In Search of Taksu 4: A Conversation with Professor I Wayan Dibia
In 2014, I had the pleasure of participating in a cultural performing arts exchange in Bali, Indonesia, as part of the East15 Acting School Directing MFA program. As a working director for many years prior to my MFA, to say that my time in Bali influenced my practice would be an understatement.
In Search of Taksu 3: Bridging Cultures & Past and Present in Balinese Performing Arts
The Traditional Balinese Preforming Arts Practices are truly unique.Due to a historical tragedy and a tremendous act of bravery by Balinese leadership in colonial times, the Balinese society was protected from the cultural repression commonly associated with European colonization. As a result, many of the performing arts practices reach back over a thousand years.