TOPENG DANCE IN BALI

TOPENG means mask made of wood, paper, cloth and other materials to form different. Shape of the face of the god-goddess, people, animals, demons and others. In Bali, masks are also a form of dramatari that perpetrators wear masks all the stories that the history of the story is well known as Babad. Present in the roles played, the dancers wear masks bungkulan (which cover the entire face of dancers), sibakan masks (which cover only part of the face from forehead to jaw, including the top cover only the forehead and nose). All the figures wear masks bungkulan does not need to direct dialogue, while all the figures wear masks sibakan use of dialogue and Kawi Bali. Figures contained in the main dramatari Topeng consists of Pangelembar (mask mask Hardware and older), Panasar (Kelihan - who are older, and a smaller Cenikan), Queen (Dalem and Patih) and Bondres (people). The types of masks that have dramatari in Bali is: Topeng Pajegan the ditarikan by an actor with the positions of all the tasks listed in the act that brought. Pajegan mask in the mask have the absolute must have, that is, the mask Sidakarya. Because such relationships eratnya mask Pajegan with religious ceremonies, the mask is also called the Wali Topeng. Dramatari Topeng up to now there is still almost the Bali. Mask Panca played by four or five dancers who play a different story according to demand, Topeng Prembon showing the figures are taken from the mixture Dramatari Panca Topeng and some of dramatari and the Arja Topeng Bondres, mask performance art that is still relatively who prefer the appearance figures to present humor funny-humor fresh.