Lovina = Love Ina

Maybe North Bali is not as famous or trendy as the SouthS Bali which is full of glamour and modernity. However, many people admitted that the back-to-basic North Bali is a pleasant break from the crowded modern area in South Bali. It takes 2,5 – 3 hours to get to northern area from Kuta or Ngurah Rai International Airport and thus it is suggested to hire a driver for security and comfort matters.

In fact, there are thousands of attraction and destination in North Bali but based on the survey 90% travelers that had ever visited Buleleng (regency in North Bali) stayed in Lovina. Lovina refers to the stretch of coast from north to west Singaraja (the capital of Buleleng) hugging seven villages: Temukus, Kalibukbuk, Anturan, Pemaron, Tukad Mungga, Banyualit and Kaliasem. Kalibukuk is the hub which people said it as Lovina Town Center.
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Cupak Eats Land: A Modern Drama from Buleleng

Buleleng is not just rich with traditional art performances but also produces many creative modern art performaces, modern drama for instance. The example for this modern drama performace was staged on the opening night of  International Conference and Festival Cultural Identity of North Balinese. This modern drama was performed by Made Sukadana and his troupe, they performed a story entitled “Cupak makan tanah” (Cupak eats land).

This modern drama enacted a story about Cupak, an antagonist in traditional Balinese folktale “Cupak and Grantang”. Cupak had a strange apetite for land, he ate land. His underlings tried their best to find a delicious land to be eaten by Cupak, Cupak loved to eat beachfront estate, forest or lake side, but the kind of land Cupak love most was the land on which the house of representative stand so he ordered his underlings to get the land so he could enjoy the feast he had wait for a long time.

This modern drama is a form of social and political critic of popular issues that happen in Buleleng. It talks about land acquisition by the tourism magnate, corruption in house of representative and other up to date social problem.

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