Tari Pendet

Lila Bhawa/Lila Cita LSO 1st April 2023 This is a traditional welcome dance, usually performed at the beginning of a programme by pairs of dancers carrying bowls of flower petals (pendet means ‘to hold in the hand’). Developed from rites to honour the gods visiting a temple festival, the dance has been adapted to honour the guests at a performance. Dancers: Siti Nurhasanah, Siti Fitriyah, R. Thesalonika Yulyanti, Alexandra Vie Kulanthai, Nuning Listyorini, Novida Barnes, Ersaly Aisyah Erwinputri, Marhadiwati Dwiastuty S. Sjofjan, Novie Cawley dancers Video: Salvatore Scarpa Video editor: Juli Widjajanti