Fire performance (Indonesia) (original) (raw)

In Indonesia, a fire performance is a group of performance arts or skills that involve the manipulation of fire. Fire performance in Indonesia (Indonesian: Pertunjukan Api) reflects the country's diversity of ethnicities and cultures. There are more than 1,300 ethnic groups in Indonesia. Each ethnic group has its own performances: there are many fire performance forms in Indonesia. Fire performance has various styles of performance including fire dancing; the use of fire as a finale in an otherwise non-fire performance; and the use of fire skills. Performances can be done as choreographed routines to music (this type being related to dance).