Gamelan Cudamani- Tari Pertiwi (Legong for Mother Earth) University of California Davis, Feb. 2018

TARI LEGONG PERTIWI
(Legong for Mother Earth)
CHOREOGRAPHER: I NYOMAN CERITA
COMPOSER: I DEWA PUTU RAI
Pertiwi is the goddess of the Earth, the
womb of the origins of life, who contains
and maintains all that we need to live as
humans. She is life, and to the extent that
life is cherished and revered, she is cherished
and revered. Legong Pertiwi is an homage to
Mother Earth, Ibu Bhumi, the Universe and
all that exists within. Remembering that her
destruction would be our destruction, we
offer our energy, focus and work to care and
honor Her. The music is gamelan selonding,
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an ancient form of iron gamelan, deeply
rooted in the rituals of Balinese Hinduism.