The President of the Republic of Indonesia, General (Ret.) Prabowo Subianto, has signed Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 14 of 2025 concerning the Amendment of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Denpasar to the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Bali. The signing coincided with the sacred day of Pagerwesi, which also fell on the Full Moon of Sasih Kawulu, and the regulation was promulgated in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia of 2025 Number 21.

The Indonesian Institute of the Arts Denpasar (ISI Denpasar) was established based on Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 33 of 2003 dated May 26, 2003, as a result of the integration between the Indonesian College of the Arts (STSI) Denpasar and the Visual Arts and Design Study Program (PSSRD) of Udayana University.

The Academy of Indonesian Arts Denpasar (ASTI Denpasar) was upgraded to the status of the Indonesian College of the Arts Denpasar (STSI Denpasar) through the Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 0445/0/1988. The establishment of STSI Denpasar was later ratified by Presidential Decree Number 22 of 1992.

The Indonesian Academy of Dance Arts (ASTI) Denpasar was established by the Regional Government of the Province of Bali on January 28, 1967, through the Decree of the Governor of the Level I Region of Bali Number 2/Pem/5/I/a/1967, upon the initiative of the Cultural Advisory and Development Council (Listibya).

The Çiwa Nataraja Dance

The Çiwa Nataraja is a master dance of the Institute, of which is commonly carried out and performed by 9 (nine) female dancers. A dancer embodies and acts as the Lord Śiva, while eight (8) other dancers embody and act as the bright effulgence of the Lord Śiva.
This dance is a compatible fusion between Balinese and several elements of Bharata Natyam dance from India, which have been extracted and reconstructed into its total entirety. Çiwa Nataraja itself is the manifestation of the Lord Śiva Himself, or the personality of Godhead as the Supreme Dancer. Being a god of dance, he constantly moves leading to the rhythm and regularity in the cosmos. 
This master dance describes the effulgence of the Lord Śiva as the supreme powers, and then those supreme powers are accumulated into a supreme unity of which causing and creating the creatures in the universe. This master dance is often performed together with the institute Hymn and Mars in several occasions of academic ceremonies. Dance Composer: N.L.N. Swasthi Widjaja, and Music Arr: I Nyoman Windha.

The Indonesian Institute of the Arts Bali as a Higher Education Institution for Arts, Design, Digital Innovation, and Culture with Strong Character, Excellence, and a Global Reputation.

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