H ita 3 KARANA

The theatre production’s main inspiration, Tri Hita Karana, is a Balinese philosophy of maintaining balance between the real and the spiritual, manifested through three sacred connections.

Pawongan refers to the relationship between human to human. Palemahan, man to nature. Lastly, the cycle concludes with Parahyangan, the connection between man and the divine. These Three Sacred Bonds are interconnected and continue to be practiced in Balinese daily life.

Engaging with the Balinese everyday spirituality, the Three Sacred Bonds serve as a reminder that phenomenal connection can stem from cherishing the every day, the fact that any moment in life cannot be repeated; a particular gathering will never be replicated, and thus each moment is always a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Simillarly, Ikatan invites you to ‘un-capture’ Bali, and instead experience the moment through a sacred cycle you have never encountered before.

Bali’s first-ever participatory theatre installation, moving around the island to share its wisdom experience sacredness in its truest form through cultural participation inspired by the sacred philosophy inherited through generations. Every session, 4 travellers and 4 locals come together to commence the theatre acts from beginning to end. Unlike other shows and theatres in Bali where they experience performances by ‘watching’ passively as tourists; they are given a chance to ‘participate actively’. Participants can be immersed in the culture, infused with the local values and spirit as they intermingle with local communities, whilst producing their own sacred performance with unique ear cries and designs a mobile theatre with the philosophical aspect manifested into a whole physical participatory experience, allowing travellers to experience Bali’s spirituality authentically instead of the exhibitionist display format. Performing together with the locals, mobile theatre acts as an agency for participants to commence the cultural activities of the Three