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 Stevens
Director
Karina Utomo
Rangda / Narrator (voice)
Ni Ketut Putri Minangsari
Rangda's Disciple
Ida Ayu Wayan Prihandari
Rangda's Disciple
Ni Kadek Thaly Titi Kasih
Rangda's Disciple
Ni Kadek Dwipayani
Rangda's Disciple
Ni Komang Trisnadevi
Rangda's Disciple
Jro Mangku Serongga
Master Rangda Performer
Luh Yesi Candrika
Mantra (voice)
McQueen74%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Above Majestic73%
The Class of ‘9271%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Until the Light Takes Us67%
Report61%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Directed by John Ford70%
Maternal Instinct71%
Dawg Fight65%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert83%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Public Speaking70%
The Captains63%
Whitney73%
Gunda72%
