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Track 1: Act 1
Sita has sent her husband to try and capture the golden deer, unaware that itï¾’s really Rawanaï¾’s prime minister in disguise. Soon, a cry of help is heard and thinking it to be Ramaï¾’s voice, Sita asks Laksmana to go and see what is the matter. Reasoning that as a divine prince, Rama can come to no real harm, Laksmana refuses the request at first. However, when Sita accuses him of wanting his brother dead so that he can marry her, Laksmana becomes very angry and compiles with the wish, leaves her alone unprotected.
Track 2: Act 2
Rawana kidnaps the terrified Sita and takes her to his kingdom
Track 3: Act 3
In Rawanaï¾’s palace, Sita is accompanied by Trijata, Rawanaï¾’s niece. She is lonely and very unhappy. Suddenly the monkey general, Hanoman, appears. He has secretly entered the palace and brought a ring from Rama for Sita, to prove that he is a friend of Rama.
Track 4: Act 4
On the battlefield, Rama is shot by Meganada, the son of Rawana. Meganadaï¾’s arrow turns into a snake which encircles Rama and ties him up like a rope. In the dance, this scene is represented by the inner circle of the chorus, separating from the rest and surrounding Rama. In desperation, Rama calls his ally, the Garuda Bird, that immediately appears and frees him by pecking the snake to death.
Track 5: Act 5
Sugriwa, the king of the monkeys, offers to lead his monkey army to attack Meganada. He challenges Meganada to come out from the cloud and fight. Here the chorus divides itself into two parts. One half forms the monkey army and the rest becomes the demon army, shouting ﾓcak ﾖ cak ﾖ cakﾔ. The monkeys win the battle. Rama kills the demon Rawana and finally he returns happily to his kingdom with his wife, Sita. |
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Contrary to popular belief, The Kecak Dance itself is not particularly old. It was probably first performed in 1930 although the chorus has its origin from a very ancient ritual of Sanghyang (trance) Dance, which is still performed sometimes in the village. In Sanghyang Dance, a person is in a state of trance, communicate with God or the ancestors and convey his wishes to the people. The accompanying chorus sit and chant in a hypnotic tempo “Kecak – kecak – cak”. Kecak Dance tells us the story of Ramayana as follows: The Divine Prince Rama, legal heir to the throne of Ayodia is forced to live in exile in the forest with his wife Sita, and his younger brother Laksmana. While there, the giant Rawana, king of demons and a monster of wickedness and lechery, lusts after the beautiful Sita and devises a plan to steal her. Rawana’s prime minister Monica, disguises as a golden dear lures Rama and Laksmana away from Sita, who is then kidnapped and taken to Rawana’s kingdom. Discovering the deception, Rama sets out to rescue Sita, assisted with a huge army of monkeys who participate in the battle that follows before Rawana is eventually killed and Sita is rescued. |
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