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The Ketchak (or kecak) is a ceremony and incantation rather impressive given that evening and begins with the blessing of the offerings. They then lit the torch of a huge chandelier, and suddenly the night is torn by the cries of a human wave which imitates the cries of monkeys. A hundred men are sitting in a circle in the dark, stripped to the waist, the waist in a tight black and white sarong, and wait, motionless, a hibiscus flower on the ear.
The priest enters with holy water, a voice breaks the silence and all electrified. A ripple runs and bends the body in a violent vocal music. The pace, more and more dense, is punctuated by movements of the head, arms, and trunk of the men who come to form a massive corolla that opens and closes, according to a choreography inspired by the Ramayana.
These incantations are intended to avert evil spirits. The'intensité the show puts the nerves to the test and leads the dancers to the limits of the trance.