Bali Art Center

Lokasi/Location  : Denpasar, Bali

Werdhi Cultural Park (Bali Art Center) is located in Jalan Nusa Indah Denpasar is

Taman Budaya Art Center or the architecture is a complex of buildings with the main sign of a big open stage. This amphitheater can accommodate up to 6.000 spectators to the colossal performances for both modern and traditional. Designed by architect Ida Bagus Pugur traditional Balinese, opened to the public in 1973. In addition to the traditional open stage, there are many buildings and halls built in Balinese architecture with the best decorations. This building consists of two types, one type for a permanent exhibition and another person is to exhibit a seasonal, particularly during the Bali Arts Festival in mid-June to July every year. Two building in Balinese architecture is best for permanent exhibition in which people can see different artistic Balinese dance or numbers of facilities, carving, art clothing, paintings, and others. During the Bali Arts Festival throughout the building proposed by the exhibition of all types of products, arts are not only products but also history, books, daily necessities, creative products, with government departments and other tasks.

The situation is real busy for a month party. Activities on the open stage is even more alive, like a scheduled life today showed their representatives from the traditional dance or drama or pantomime of Bali, other provinces in Indonesia and the participants from foreign countries. Foreign participants who join such as India, Thailand, United States, France, Australia, Japan, and Korea. new countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia are also actively participating. As interesting is the moment when the opening of an art festival, which always begins with a parade from the Town Square plaza Puputan Badung (front Jaya Sabha) peed with processions, dances, music, decorations, art and other marshals, where invited high officials and foreign officials while waiting on the platform, a traditional Balinese pavilion with thatched roof.

Along the way procession consisting of several artists to show their actions or dance followed by TV stations or journalists. The procession usually starts at 6 pm and finished at 12 noon marked the beginning of a month long arts festival. Life situations can be seen both in the exhibition and the open stage from tonight's opening ceremony with a procession. Each afternoon or evening has been scheduled for replacement every representative to present their event which is usually confirmed shortly before the event. On the afternoon of the remaining open stage was also not always, but several times a school or university will be filled with various activities such as life drum band, drama, or other arts activities that they can attend. In addition to normal shows there is also a kind of competition between traditional Balinese music just like Gong, and the winner will be given appreciation.