Ramayana Ballet at Prambanan Temple
Ramayana ballet is a performance of drama and dance that perform in the Prambanan Temple area. Domestic and abroad tourists can see this show at night at 18.30 until the end. Here are some things that tourists need to know before watching the Ramayana show.
Four Things About Ramayana Ballet After having a ticket to watch the show, here are some things that tourists can meet when they watch this colossal performance.
Professional Dancers
All of these spectacular performances in beautiful classical dances and high artistic value. The dancer who plays the character in Ramayana Ballet has excellent dance skills. In this ballet, almost 200 or maybe more than 200 dancers play beautifully to entertain the tourists.
Gamelan Live Music
The classical dance that tells this romantic story is accompanied by live music. Gamelan play as an accompaniment to classical dance in Java and Yogyakarta. This music is like an orchestra with various instruments in it. The difference is if a conductor leads the orchestra, a Kendhang player who can change the tempo of the music with his kendhang leads the gamelan.
Love Story about Rama and Shinta
Ramayana Ballet tells about the romance of Rama and Shinta. Their marriage relationship was interrupted by Rahwana who is suddenly kidnapped Shinta. This is what makes Rama have to fight for his lover with the help of powerful and magical ape soldiers.
Spectacular Stage
A good stage concept and dramatic effects support the Ramayana Ballet show. The organizers even provide fire effects on stage to provide interesting visual effects. In addition to the dramatic effects, supporting decorations such as trees, rocks, and other properties do not stay in place. Therefore, the visualization movement as a story setting is also dynamic and does not make the audience confused even though the story does not use dialogue. Besides these four things, there is one thing that becomes very interesting in the Ramayana Ballet. This ballet stage has an amazing background that is the Prambanan temple building. The location of the open stage, which is a bit far from the temple. It allows tourists to enjoy the beauty of the stage, beautiful !
Time: 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Venue: Open Prambanan Stage (Open Air Theater) Taman Wisata Prambanan Temple. Jalan Raya Yogya - Solo km 16 Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Ramayana ballet is staged where the story was carved a thousand years ago: Prambanan Temple. The show is able to unify the Javanese arts of dance, drama, and music in one stage and one momentum to present the Ramayana story which is summarized in 4 stages: Sinta's abduction, Anoman's mission to Alengka, Kumbakarna or Rahwana's death, and Rama-Sinta. Dion Jogja Driver is ready to serve pick up and shuttle from hotel/airport/station to Prambanan Temple. more...