Ramayana Ballet, the Artistic Dance

Beautiful Shinta - Photo by Deka

Don't say that you have visited Yogyakarta if you did not watch the Ramayana Ballet. This daily show is performed at the open theater Prambanan Temple. Portraying the Ramayana epic, this colossal dance performance give certain kind of entertainment for the audiences.

Ramayana Ballet has two main characters, Rama and Shinta. Love is the main topic of the story. The love between those two characters is 'disturbed' by the antagonist character Rahwana. Rahwana, a giant with monster face, kidnapped Shinta and forces her to be his wife.

The war breaks between Rama and Rahwana. The war involves Hanuman, a monkey man, who helps Rama. Hanuman burns Rahwana's kingdom and releases Shinta.

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