found: Grove music online, viewed July 14, 2014 :under South-east Asia. 6, Dance and theatre. ii, Indonesia (Balinese dance and drama, for the most part, have their origins in religious ritual and continue to serve ritual functions. Some genres involve trance possession, such as the barong and sanghyang. The barong, accompanied by a relatively large Balinese gamelan (gong kebyar or a derivative), depicts the struggle between the force of an evil witch (Rangda) and a benign lion-like figure (Barong), whose faithful defenders fall into trance as they attack and are repelled by the powerful Rangda)
found: Britannica WWW site, March 8, 2021:Shadow puppet theatre (Balinese villagers playing in the barong exorcism dance-drama are not merely actors exercising theatrical skills. The actors' bodies, going into a trance, are believed to receive the spirits of Rangda and the Barong, and it is the spirits themselves that do battle. Thus the performance is actually more a ritual than a piece of theatre)
found: Travelonline WWW site, July 11, 2022:under Bali, Attractions (Barong and keris dance; known as one of Bali's most iconic and spiritual dance dramas, the Barong and Keris dance is an integral part of Balinese culture. The Barong and Keris dance tells the age old story of the battle between good and evil with Barong the protector fighting against the wrath of the witch queen Rangda; the story of the Barong and Keris dance is used as a reflection of the actions and choices of daily life, representing good and bad behaviour, known as dharma and adharma in Balinese culture; the Barong and Rangda masks used in the Barong and Keris dance are especially sacred items and a priest must be present to sprinkle them with holy water from Mount Agung, and offer blessings before they are brought out for a performance)
