David Metcalf

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Biography

In English

David Metcalf is a professional photographer, originally from New Zealand but has been living in Bali since 2011.

David has been working with communities in Bali, Kalimantan, Sumba to help preserve the culture and leads photography and cultural tours to various parts of Indonesia, Japan, Alaska, Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and India. He has been involved in organizing many events in Bali including the indigenous film festival held in Bali in 2018, 19,20, and is the founder of The Togetherness Project which is at the forefront of community-based tourism and assisted Balinese communities during Covid.

To find out more please visit www.davidmetcalfphotography.com, Facebook and Instagram David Metcalf photography and www.thetogethernessproject.net.

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Examples of work

VisualArt The Janger Dance

This is a very popular dance in the villages whose origins go back to the 1930’s. Also called the Love dance, it is performed by 10 young ( unmarried) couples, and involves singing and dancing to the gambelan and flirtatious movements. Janger means infatuation, so the young ladies and men flirt with each other during the dance creating a happy, fun and sometimes humorous connection.

The performers had practised this dance in Pesalakan village , a traditional village about 15 minutes from Ubud centre, for many months before, as many had never danced before.

So this was a revival of the culture through dance which is so important to witness with the many modern influencers impacting culture on the island of the gods.

One of the main aims of the Togetherness Project is to preserve and revive the culture among the younger generation, and this dance is a wonderful example of togetherness, as it brought the youth together to practise and express their culture.

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