Style, genealogy and performative tradition: voices of legong in Bali

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https://doi.org/10.5965/1414573102552025e0502

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Legong, balinese dance, performance style, artistic genealogy

Abstract

This article presents an exclusive interview with Professor Ida Ayu Wimba Ruspawati, a faculty member of the Dance Programa at the Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI – Denpasar), and legong dancer since childhood. The conversation explores the origins of the legong dance and its stylistic variations across different regions of Bali. The interviewee shares her learning experiences with various masters – such as Ketut Arini and Gusti Agung Susilawati – and in villages like Saba, Peliatan, Bedulu and Tista, amassing a vast and diverse technical repertoire. She also reflects on her role as teacher, dancer, and creator of new choreographies within the tradition of legong.

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Author Biography

Igor de Almeida Amanajás, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Doutorado e Mestrado em Artes da Cena pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Especialização em Method Acting pela The Lee Strasberg Theatre And Film Institute.  Graduação em Artes Cênicas pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP).

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RUSPAWATI, Ida Ayu Wimba. Re-interpretasi Legong Tombol di Desa Banyuatis: Antara Memori Koletif dan Model Pembelajaran Kompleksitas. Yogyakarta: Penerbit KMB Indonesia, 2021.

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Published

2025-08-31

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AMANAJÁS, Igor de Almeida. Style, genealogy and performative tradition: voices of legong in Bali. Urdimento: Revista de Estudos em Artes Cênicas, Florianópolis, v. 2, n. 55, p. 1–25, 2025. DOI: 10.5965/1414573102552025e0502. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/urdimento/article/view/27470. Acesso em: 1 sep. 2025.

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Vol. 2 No. 55 (2025): Drama: 30 anos da abordagem no Brasil | Acervos Ex-cêntricos: as materialidades diversas da documentação nas Artes Cênicas

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Interviews

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