Taksu -The Heritage of a Balinese Dancer-
Director Miho Nitta
Countries Japan
Duration 58 min
Synopsis
"Taksu-The Heritage of a Balinese Dancer-" is a documentary film, which depicts the life of a great Balinese dance maestro, Ni Ketut Cenik. At the last stage of her life, Ni Ketut Cenik kept dancing with declined health, putting forth all her strength into taking over her dance "Joged Pingitan" to the next generations. This film explores the profoundness of the traditional Balinese dance and the true meaning of how it means to succeed dance over generations, through the life of one woman who devoted her entire life into dance. And we all will see...what the word "Taksu" truly means.
"Taksu-The Heritage of a Balinese Dancer-" is a documentary film, which depicts the life of a great Balinese dance maestro, Ni Ketut Cenik. At the last stage of her life, Ni Ketut Cenik kept dancing with declined health, putting forth all her strength into taking over her dance "Joged Pingitan" to the next generations. This film explores the profoundness of the traditional Balinese dance and the true meaning of how it means to succeed dance over generations, through the life of one woman who devoted her entire life into dance. And we all will see...what the word "Taksu" truly means.