October 15, 2010. We visited Bali Safari & Marine Park!This is the second report of Bali Safari & Marine Park after the first report 2 years ago. When we came last time we took photos with leopard and lion, watched the elephant show and enjoyed the park all day.After two years,we wanted to see what does a change of the park look like?,We also watched “Bali Agung Show” at a newly opened indoor theatre♪
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To Bali Agung Theatre
Enjoyed Safari Journey Trip,and it’s time to watch Bali Agung!This one-hour running performance start at 2.30-3.30pm..
A new indoor mega-stage theatre that has the capacity of 1200 seats. It cannot end take pictures～
The entrance of theatre featuring a big Ganesha statue. It may a mega-stage theatre that only can be found at Bali Safari and Marine Park!! The appearance that looks like rock is consindered as the sacred Mount Agung.
Colorful greeting board of grand opening.Balinese color sense is gorgeous!
Go into the theatre which is dark that look like a cave.What is waiting inside!!?
The atmosphere in the theater looks like in the volcano! Fantastic lights that look like fire and, shadow of fern plants are dramatics.
We kept our camera at the reception desk inside,（not allowed to take pictures in the theater）,You can see photos provided by Bali Safari & Marine Park and Koni’s ilustration♪ The below is inside the theater map.
Bali Agung package are available for different class seats.
■ Pratama／Silver Seats ■ Madya／Gold Seats
■ Agung／Platina Seats ■ ＶＶＩP／ＶＶＩＰseats & VVIP Lounge
To take good seat you can inform as 「silver seat 2 on the front line in the middle」 「behind gold seta in the middle」and so on.（First come first served,so depending on availability）
VVIP lounge that has an atmosphere looks like parlor is available for VVIP package before the show. begins,including welcome drink.We got gold seats in the middle.!!
Bali Agung Theatre Here are the points!!
１．The stage width is 60m, depth 40m,it’s very attractive to audience!
２．The main stage is separated from the audience by a river pond! The stage is surrounded by a river pond with width of 2 meters,that’s spectacular performance is impressed…..
３．Gamelan music group on the right of the stage. Enjoy an authentic performance!
４．The left of main stage is puppet shadow stage. Throughout the show,the puppet master,dalang recounts the Bali Agung story.
５．The front line seats are higher, so the back audience can see the performance well.
６．The seats are new, comfortable with thick cushion!
Introduction of Bali Agung!
Inspired by Balinese historical and legendary 12 century accounts of
the romance of King Sri Jaya Pangus in Marwadewa dynasty, Kang Ching Wie, the daughter of a Chinese merchant, and Dewi Danu, the Goddess of the lake.
King Sri Jaya Pangus, Kang Ching Wie （Princess from Chinese）, Dewi Danu （the Goddess of the lake）
Dalang （Puppet Master）
Throughout the show, the puppet master (dalang),recounts the Bali Agung story to his son, and bring the audience to the past of Bali in 12 century.
The audience is guided by Sanskrit language and English speaking narrator.The story is simple, although you don’t understand the languange, only by watching the show we think you will understand the flow.
Story Flow!!
Balinese Traditional Gamelan Music is Great!
The story started with gamelan music played by gamelan group on the left of stage.Traditional Balinese gamelan played by 18musicians in interesting costumes with golden colour of music instruments, we were impressed they played the gamelan music very amazing! At the beginning of the performance,a combination of three different awesome musical and melodic influence were great!
Elephant parade in front of the audience seats!
Elephant parade in front of the audience on King Sri Jaya Pangus scene! The king and mahout ride an elephant decorated with gorgeous embroidered cloth walk slowly in front of the audience.More than 50 characters of soldiers with golden umbrella, girl dancers, beautiful women costumes!
If you want to see the parade closer, you can request the seats near the parade such as platinum class seats,VVIP seats,silver seats and other class seats, depending on availability.
Traditional Market in Bali
First stage describes Balinese traditional market in 12 century. with many people in the market, women carrying rice on the head, men carrying chickens, farmer bringing cows and goats. The Chinese merchant were attracted to visit Bali which has abundant crops by a big ship!
This scene describes Balinese daily life that you also can see today. The live animal performance was performed on the stage, you can find this spectacular show only at Bali Safari & Marine Park.
Merchant Ship From China
At first, Balinese people were beware of the merchant ship from China that came suddenly,however the merchants from China were friendly and also brought gifts and presents of folding fans, silk and others.The Kang family whose ship regularly visit Bali and make friendly relations with the King Sri Jaya Pangus.
In this scene, you will see real animals such as tiger, snake and other exotic animals!The merchants in Chinese traditional costumes.
Encounter With a Beautiful Princess
The daughter of a Chinese merchant,Kang Ching Wie was described as a beautiful princess who had mastered various Chinese dances.The King Sri Jaya Pangus defied traditional law by taking Kang Ching Wie to be his wife.
In this scene, you can see wedding ceremony in Balinese palace style!with gorgeous wedding dress, legong dancers, topeng dance and also Chinese lion dance.
The bottom of Lake Batur….
The King and his beloved wife was life in hapiness,but after years of marriage without having offspring .Then the King decides to set out pilgrimage to Lake Batur.There attacked by a giant dragon and thrown into the lake.
The scene changed and turned into the lake that full of glow and lightning.Following the storm and big wave at the sea the king is washed ashore into magical place with strange giant dragon!
The Goddess of The Lake Dewi Danu
The rise of Dewi Danu,the water goddess of the volcanic lake Batur accompanied by her forest spirits.The Goddess seduces the king and he cannot resist it.In addition, Kang Ching Wie gather the courange to seek her husband until she found her husband with Dewi Danu already have a son.In an unavoidable brawl, Dewi Danu cursed the king and his wife into stone statues.
In this scene, we can see a fantastic blue and purple light and beautiful and superb performance. It looks like Kobayashi …..ko’s Performance!
Stone Statue Protecting People
The stone statue of King Sri Jaya Pangus and Kang Ching Wie is consindered to be the symbol of protecting Bali Island. The effigies of the King and Kang Ching Wie are paraded once in every 210 days on the celebration of Bali’s most elaborative ceremony Galungan and Kuningan, and believed to ward off bad luck and evil spirits.
At last, all the characters went up to the stage! It was a spectacular and amazing one hour performance!
Character Costumes♪
After watched Bali Agung…..
Bali Agung Koni’s Impression & Comment
I heard from soft opening staff”it’s great!!”, “watch Bali Agung show at Bali Safari & Marine Park”,and i was wonder, watch Bali Agung at Bali Safari and Marine Park??The impression after watched the show,i think Bali Agung is a spectacular entertainment that only can be seen at Bali Safari and Marine Park.
First,i was impressed by live elephant parade on the opening.The parade of 10 elephants, the king and mahout ride an elephant decorated with gorgeous embroidered cloth walk slowly in front of the audience. In the scene of market, we could see cow cart, men carrying chickens, it looked like a real market. I was also impressed of ducks swimming in the river pond, lion and camel coming down from the Chinese ship, etc. It was a great live animal performance!!
And, i previously thought that the story was a creation, in fact it is a historical story known by Balinese people well. The Goddess of the lake, Dewi Danu is believed to be the Goddess of water.Dewi Danu is worshipped as the symbol of fertility. In addition, the Bali Agung performance combining stunning and very colourful traditional and contemporary dance, modern puppetry and live animal parades and all highlighted with a combination of three different awesome musical and melodic influences, and also the character costumes from people to royal family.
For considerations, air conditioner in the theatre was very cool,but the luxurious seat was very comfortable, the back audience can see the performance clearly.It’s recommended to you who come to Bali at the first time, people who come to Bali Safari and Marine Park with children, people who like theatre performance.
If you book set with Driver Service（US$40～/8hours）, transfer from hotel to Bali Safari & Marine Park will be private car., you can go around Ubud and have shopping during rental time♪
Company Partner Staff S-chan’s Impression & Comment
A newly opened Bali Theatre is great.The seats are very comfortable.The stage is also great!
I was impressed of various scenes and beatiful costumes of the characters.I was impressed of amazing scenes and beautiful costumes.Imperceptibly one hour has past.Combining stunning and very colourful traditional and contemporary dance, and also modern puppetry and live animal parades and all highlighted with a combination of three different awesome musical and melodic influences. exotic live animal performance on each scene.Bali Safari & Marine Park is great!The animals can also perform well. I recommend VVIP, platinum class seat and gold class seat. It’s better to take seat slightly above near the middle.
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