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Fortnightly updates on dance in Malaysia.
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Upcoming Dance Events

Dancing in Place 2018

Dancing up a tree. On a sculpture. Underwater. Underground. Dancing in Place is back! A fun excursion for the family, Dancing in Place features 10 short dance works performed outdoors in the tranquil tropical garden at Rimbun Dahan, by local dance artists and new collaborative creations by teams of Southeast Asian choreographers.

13-14 January
Rimbun Dahan, Kuang. More info...

Soundance 09

Featuring butoh dancer Solène De Cock from France and musician Naoto Vava K. from Japan. The live performance will be at 8.30pm. Also, Solène will be giving a butoh dance workshop at 4pm!

6 January
RAW Art Space. More info...

Langkah

Informal showcases from the students of ASWARA. 9 Jan features folk and classical dances of Malaysia, plus contemporary dance, choreography and composition works. 10 Jan shows reconstructions of local dance heritage in the morning, with Music for Dance creations at 2pm, and Dance & Multimedia course projects at 4pm. 

9-10 January
Blackbox, ASWARA. More info...

Mermaid

A German-Malaysian contemporary dance production with choreography and performance by Raymond Liew Jin Pin and Jascha Viehstädt. With a lot of humor and some dark magic, creating a mermaid and explore the implications of this “hybrid creature” concerning movement, narration and gender.

G Six Studio, Johor Bahru, 5-7 January 2018
Hin Bus Depot, Penang, 12-13 January 2018. More info...

Local Opportunities

Emerging Artist Incubation Funding Programme

Now open! The Cultural Economy Development Agency (CENDANA) invites performing artists to submit applications for funding to support the creation, adaptation or re-development of distinctive artistic content that engages audiences in Malaysia and abroad. Applications due 12 February 2018. More info...

International Conference of Performing and Visual Arts 2018

The conference offers more than 16 parallel and plenary sessions, keynote speaker, Prof Dr Astri Wright and guest speakers Prof. Dr. Chen Kuan-Hsing, Prof. Dr. Ghulam Sarwar Yousof, Prof. Dr. Tan Sooi Beng, Prof. Dr. Mohd Anis Md Nor as well as delegates from 17 countries. Panelists will present papers on traditional as well as contemporary art, globalization and culture, located advertisement, transnationalism, heritage, cultural and artistic education, etc.

9-11 January
Cultural Center, University of Malaya. More info...

2nd International Conference on Dance Education: The Spirit of Creativity in Dance Education

The 2nd ICONDE aims to leverage discourses on creativity in dance education through examining the original, progressive, or imaginative need for creativity in the teaching, learning and/or performing of dance in educational settings. Now open for applications to present papers. Applications close 15 February 2018.

Conference: 2-4 August 2018
Pusat Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tuanku Bainun, TTDI.  More info...

International Opportunities

Audition to study Dance at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Study Bachelors of Fine Arts (Hons) Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Dance, with major study in ballet, Chinese dance or contemporary dance. Scholarships available. Audition is Saturday 13 January 2018 at DPAC, Damansara Perdana. Download and complete the audition form, and bring to the audition: https://www.hkapa.edu/studyi…/prospective-students/download/.
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2018 Experimental Choreographic Residency

A 3-week residency for experimental choreographic practice at Critical Path, Sydney, Australia. Open to non-Australians. Project budget up to AUD$7000 available. (You must fund your own airfare and accommodation, within the budget). Applications close 25 January 2018. More info...

Scholarships to Study Culture in Indonesia

Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship (IACS) 2018 is now open for registration. Awardees will learn about Indonesian arts and culture in one of the arts centers in East Java, Bali, South Sulawesi, West Sumatra, East Kalimantan or Yogyakarta for 3 months. Application should be received by the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur by 10 January 2018. More info...

Workshops & Training

Contemporary Dance Workshops with Kristal Tan

Coming all the way from LA, Kristal Tan is a dancer and choreographer from San Antonio, Texas where she trained competitively in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop. Come and join her for a different perspective on Contemporary and Tap Dance!

10 February
Federal Academy of Ballet, Section 14, PJ. More info...

Contemporary Dance & Ballet Workshops in Penang

Choreographer Jet Leang, trained at Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, Singapore, and in the Netherlands, returns to Penang to set up Jet Leang Dance Theatre. He teaches contemporary workshops on 13 Jan, with ballet masterclasses by Toru Okada, graduate of Australian Ballet School, who has danced with Singapore Dance Theatre and Finnish National Ballet, on 27 Jan. 

13 & 27 January 2018, penangpac. More info...

Lift & Trick Workshop with Richard Tholoor

How to lift your partner without effort: weight & height is not the only factor; technique matters. Learn how from Richard Tholoor, one of the first salsa/bachata teachers in India.

10am-12:30pm, 27 January 2018. More info...

Flying with Ease: Soft Acrobatic Improvisation

In this all-levels contact improvisation dance workshop taught by Aaron Jessup and David Lim, prepare to work – and play – as the instructors dive headlong into the details of technical skill development, while cultivating softness, presence and flow through bodywork, deep listening and improvisation.

3-4 March
Unit 11, 7th Floor, Block B, Phileo Damansara 1. More info...
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