Biography
I Nyoman Catra returned to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ in the fall of 2016 as a Visiting Fellow of Balinese Performing Arts. One of Bali's master artists of traditional dance/theater, I Nyoman Catra specializes in the Kecak monkey dance and masked temple performances known as Topeng, whose clown characters bear a strong resemblance to commedia dell'arte. In common with his predecessors at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, he is internationally renowned and has taught at the Institut Seni Indonesia (The National Institute of the Arts is Denpasar).