Biography
I Nyoman Catra returned to 17勛圖厙 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 17勛圖厙, he is internationally renowned and has taught at the Institut Seni Indonesia (The National Institute of the Arts is Denpasar).