Glide With Purity

Last Updated:
2021-11-27
Captured: 2018-07-30 ~ 2018-11-11
Duration: 21:30
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In this video participants of Layang-layang festivals in Bali, collaborate to build and fly their kites in honour of their Balinese Hindu god, Rare Angon.

Production

This video was made possible with the gracious assistance of Kadek "Deck Sotto" Suprapta, who introduced me to his banjar Dengin Peken and their enormous, in fact largest kite in Indoensia, whilst it was being prepared for its 2018 flight.

Deck Sotto and team prepare Naga Raja kite for flight

Putu Nurhayati became my main contact with kite festivals and teams throughout the season and introduced me to her own unique women's team of Bali.

Putu Nurhayati sits for interview

Her interview is inspiring for all those women who would like to take part and grow women's involvement in the sport, including her daughter Putu Saskia Candragita.

Putu Saskia Candragita & team Srikandi

At the very end of my stay in Bali I was lucky enough to meet a venerable and most celebrated organiser of international kite festivals, Nyoman Adnyana, who graced me with his positive outlook on life through the participation of the festivals and the overall notion of self improvement through kite flying.

I am so thankful for all the support and enthusiasm that all the kite teams showed me during the festivals, constantly offering me food and much needed refreshments under hours of baking hot sun, without which I might have had another dehydration crisis.

Small bebean kite doubles as shelter from the sun

Credits

Producer

Tim Jules Hull

Featuring

Putu Saskia Candragita Putu Nurhayati Nyoman Adnyana

Introduction Music

Global T
Virgil Howe

Music

Gamelan 01
Banjar Dengin Peken
Gamelan 02
Prt Bali

Transcript

Indosnesian
Inriyani Takesan
Indosnesian
Putu Nurhayati
Balinese
Trishna Newson

Translation

Indosnesian to English
Inriyani Takesan
Balinese to English
Trishna Newson

Special Thanks

Kadek "Deck Sotto" Suprapta Kadek Newson Sarita Newson Banjar Dengin Peken Bali Layang-layang organisers

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Parent Post: Layang-layang

Author

Tim Jules Hull
Games Explorer

Tim is a computer games developer turned games explorer, documenting indigenous games and sports as he travels around the world via motorcycle.