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The composition of Rangrang was created by composer I Dewa Putu Rai from Banjar Pengosekan, Mas, Ubud. The word rangrang refers to that which is intertwined or knit together, just as we are interwoven with one another and the universe around us.
Balinese gamelan often starts with a section called a peng-rangrang, a flowing abstraction of the core melody, 'benang merah' or ‘red thread’ that -weaves through the fabric of the composition. The piece is inspired by and a tribute to master composers of our ancestors, such as the late Wayan Lotring (master of dance, musician and composer of Gamelan Bali), and the belief that each sound, each note has a sacred resonance, each pattern an intrinsic beauty. Beauty and inspiration is brought together in a way that is rooted in those heirlooms of artistry that we have inherited and is joyfully relevant to the young generations of today. +
The Rejang Pala dance is an ancient dance that was created in Nongan Village, Rendang District, Karangasem Regency, has undergone two reconstructions in 1984 and 2019. In 2019 the local village carried out a reconstruction which refers to the results of a study entitled Continuity and Changes in Rejang Balang Tamak Dance in Nongan Village , Rendang District, Karangasem Regency, 2017. In addition to referring to ancient lontar palms stored in Leiden, the Netherlands, it also refers to the instructions of Ida Pedanda Istri Ratna Kania from Griya Budha Alang Kajeng, that she remembers danced the rejang with various fruit decorations on her head.
The Rejang Pala dance is a sacred dance in the Usaba Desa ceremony, to welcome Ida Betara Dalem to a ‘memasar’ procession at Pura Pesamuhan Agung. The dancers are divided into three age classifications, namely: (1) children are called Rejang Alit; (2) young women are called Rejang Daha; and (3) Mothers are called Rejang Lingsir. The primary function of the Rejang Pala Dance is as a medium of ritual, as well as a medium of personal entertainment, and as an aesthetic presentation. Its secondary function, as a binder of solidarity and as a means of communication. The uniqueness of the Rejang Pala Dance can be seen in its headdress, which is decorated with various kinds of fruits.
The symbol of the fruit on the head is remembering the history where the children of Ida Bhatara Balang Tamak were working in the fields and they always had lots of fruit tied on their heads. Ida Bhatara Balang Tamak is revered by the local community as a pioneer figure in Subak Abian and an intelligent figure who was feared by ancient kings. He was also a figure who opposed the feudal system which was detrimental to society at that time. Perhaps because of this, some historical versions depict him as an antagonist because of political interests. With the return of the Rejang Pala at the Balang Tamak Temple, apart from being a reconstruction of ancient dances of ancestral heritage, it is also a form of revision of the history of great figures on the ancient island of Bali.
