Calon Arangs New Witchcraft
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
THERE is no rangda (a goddess with power over death and destruction). There is no gamelan (traditional Balinese music) at all. There is no keris (dagger) being pierced into a body. Calon Arang, the Balinese folk tale, has been completely transformed anew.
On the stage was a set of high stairs made of iron in the form of a triangular dome. The right side slanted upwards to a height of 9 meters and the left side measured 7 meters. The width of this
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