Peliatan is not only famous with its Legong. Its Kebyar is also well-known and has long history. The developments of kebyar style in Peliatan was started with the activities of Peliatan young men I Made Lebah, Agung Mandera and friends in ngelawang Barong Ardja. They combined Barong with the Ardja Opera in a simple musical accompaniment played throughout the village. With these works they also performed in other regencies, Klungkung and Buleleng. In Buleleng, north of Bali, they heard live for the first time Gamelan Gong Kebyar which was so alive and powerful, so they decided that someday they must have a group of Gamelan Gong Kebyar in Peliatan. Then in 1926 a gamelan group was formed, Peliatan Gamelan group “Gunung Sari”. Sekaa Gunung Sari has a history of glorious achievements, starting from their first performance in Paris in 1931, Europe and America in 1952, Australia in 1971, Mexico in 1981, and back to USA in 1996, and to Europe in 1998. Those all became a landmark for next generations of dance and gamelan artists in Peliatan. In 1978 in the same place with Gunung Sari group, in Puri Kaleran, there were formed sekaa semara Pegulingan Tirta Sari, and the Read More