Briskly entertaining, the film is composed with ravishing images and haunting music by Simon Fisher Turner with several tracks by Portishead. Written and directed by Michael Almereyda and executive produced by David Lynch, Nadja is showing April 11 to 13. The Lied Center for Performing Arts invites audiences to experience another culture when the Dancers and Musicians of Bali appear on the main stage at 8 p.m. April 12. Through highly stylized movements of the entire body set to exotic Asian melodies, the Dancers and Musicians of Bali relate traditional ideas, stories and myths. Among the selections programmed for their Lied Center performance, the ensemble will perform warrior dances and religious rituals, as well as several pieces created simply for entertainment.
Balinese dancing is based on Indian forms.
In general, the Balinese methods require exacting articulation of limbs, isolation of various parts of he body, and fixed posture of hips and back. Alus dancers move gracefully, with eyes half closed, lips smiling and voices high and lyrical. Keras characters use bold, intense movements, eyes wide open, mouths frowning and voices filled with emotion. The musical entourage that accompanies Balinese dancers is called gamelan . The orchestra is composed of percussion instruments, such as xylophones, gongs, chimes and drums.