Groh Goh (Rehearsal for Rangda)

Groh Goh re-imagines performance lineages surrounding the mythological figure of Rangda: Bali’s queen of the graveyard and patroness of black magic. The story of Rangda, and her alter incarnation, the legendary witch widow Calonarang, occupies a central role within Bali’s spirit cosmology and frames a narrative around an undesirable woman as a dangerous and deviant social disrupter. Alongside her feared otherness, Rangda is also conceived as a balancing force for spiritual order, and a powerful matriarchal protector. The film centres upon a matrilineal building and passing of knowledge around Rangda, channelling her presence through different bodies, performance genres and landscapes.

• Leyla StevensDirector

• Karina UtomoRangda / Narrator (voice)
• Ni Ketut Putri MinangsariRangda's Disciple
• Ida Ayu Wayan PrihandariRangda's Disciple
• Ni Kadek Thaly Titi KasihRangda's Disciple
• Ni Kadek DwipayaniRangda's Disciple
• Ni Komang TrisnadeviRangda's Disciple
• Jro Mangku SeronggaMaster Rangda Performer
• Luh Yesi CandrikaMantra (voice)