kekac dance | uluwata

Uluwata Temple on the south coast of Bali hosts daily performances of the Kekac (Fire) Dance. Mainly for tourists, the dance is a story-telling performance based on traditional tales and involves melodrama, humour and fantastic costumes. The Monkey King was particularlry athletic and exciting to watch. We were privileged to have "back-stage" access to watch the performers preparing and resting in the concrete area underneath the stands. It was fascinating although it did mean I missed most of the performance. Shooting at extremely high ISO settings was a challenge but it captures a completely different side to the night.