Baum visited Bali in 1935 and became close friends with Walter Spies.

It focuses first on the gamelan orchestra, before turning to the influence that Walter Spies has had on the younger generation of painters.

It has been known as an artist's village since the 1930s when Walter Spies lived there.

In the 1930s, Walter Spies, a German painter and musician, became deeply interested in the ritual while living in Bali.

The dance as performed today was choreographed by the German artist, Walter Spies, who did so much to influence art in the Ubud region during the 1930s.

In 1920's Walter Spies began to settled in Bali, he is often credited with attracting the attention of Western cultural figures to Balinese culture and art.

Walter Spies' influence can be seen in their early works (prior to 1940s).

Walter Spies (15 September 1895 - 19 January 1942) was a Russian-born German primitivist painter.

Remarkably, he was probably over 50 years old when he met Walter Spies and Bonnet (see page 53).

Tourism on the island developed after the arrival of Walter Spies, an ethnic German born in Russia who taught painting and music, and dabbled in dance.