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Plate 1.

Cristina Formaggia performing Panji with Sekaa Gambuh Desa Adat Batuan at Bali Arts Festival 2006. (Photo: Catherine Diamond)

Plate 2.

Luh Luwih practicing kecak at Desak Nyoman Suarti s seaside home in Ketewel in 2004. (Photo: Catherine Diamond)

Plate 3.

Surface Tension (2000) choreographed by Shobana Jeyasingh with dancers Chitra Srishailan and Sowmya Gopalan mixes postmodern dance and South Asian movement influences. (Photo: Chris Nash)

Plate 4.

Akademi's Bells was performed at the Trafalgar Square Festival 2007 as part of India Now. (Photo: Hybridlab)

Plate 5.

Baris Dancers descend to perform as the female pedana (Emiko Susilo) makes an offering. (Photo: Jorge Vismara)

Plate 6.

The lion-like barong flanked by the two standing legong dancers with other members of the Cudamani ensemble kneeling. (Photo: Jorge Vismara)