The Christian Dance Fellowship of Malaysia, in collaboration with Kairali Promotions and Persatuan Belia Kristian Malaysia, will organize an Easter charity dance production entitled Journey Toward Hope III in expression of Jesus as the Resurrection and the Life.

Featuring Indian Classical dance based on Christian themes and the innovative work of Dr Francis Barboza, this piece will be performed by renowned artistes and dancers of the Malaysian arts community.

The performance is also a fund-raising project in aid of House of Joy, a home for the elderly, orphans and abused children.

Dates/Time:
11-12 April 2004 @ 8.00 pm

Venue:
St Peter’s Church
441, Jalan Changkat Riong
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Admission: by invitation

For enquiries or reservations, contact:
Christian Dance Fellowship Malaysia: 013-308 8006 / cdfm@tm.net.my
Organizing Committee: 03-6272 0102 / 03-2272 1705
Persatuan Belia Kristian Malaysia: 012-224 6396
House of Joy: 03-8070 4497

Presented by Sharki Dance Studio, internationally acclaimed belly-dancer, teacher, choreographer and producer, Tamalyn Dallai from Miami Beach will conduct two workshops.

Workshop 1
“Polishing the Basics and Stage Presentation”
3 April 2004 @ 3pm – 6pm
Fee: RM120

Workshop 2
“Turkish-Egyptian Veil Choreography”
4 April 2004 @ 11am – 2pm
Fee: RM120

Additional registration fee (after 28 March): RM20

Venue:
Dancesteps Studio
11-2 (2nd level), Jln 26/70A
Desa Sri Hartamas, 50480 KL

For inquiries and reservations:
Contact: 012-210 5998 (Datin Kim) / 012-311 2277 (Sherlyn)
Email: sharkidance@fastmail.fm

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Tamalyn Dallai is founder and director of The Mid Eastern Dance Exchange in Miami Beach, a non-profit arts organization. She has produced a multitude of concerts, dance tours and festivals since 1983. She has performed for members of the Saudi Arabian royal families and King Abdullah of Jordan.

She is the recipient of several awards from events and organisations such as the San Francisco festival of Oriental Dance and the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance.

The Kuala Lumpur City Hall Cultural & Arts Troupe will present a contemporary performance entitled Katarsis. There are three parts to the work, each created by a different choreographer – ‘Erti Damai’ (ch: Khalib Shafi), ‘Antara’ (ch: Yusoff Nor) and ‘Jampi Bangsaku’ (ch: Jasni Abdul Hamid).

The aim of the production is to enable the troupe to develop its artistic potential. It will also provide the audience with some insight into the issues and conflicts experienced by the choreographers.

Dates/Time:
3-4 April 2004 @ 8.30pm

Venue:
Panggung Bandaraya
Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur

Admission:
RM10 (Adults) / RM7 (Students)

Contact:
03-2617 6000

In this month’s Dance Box Series, Mun Lee will present Fang Xue [Blood Letting]. Described as a hybrid of space, visuals and dance, it uses a combination of multi-visual art media to search for a cutting edge with which to ‘let blood’.

When happiness has been terminated,
My heart beat stops, pours it out, stabs it.
Gently discharging the extravasated blood,
Still hope lives.

Choreographed by Mun Lee and Loi Chin Yu, the performers include Caecar Chong, Gan Hui Yee, Lim Sheau Wey, Tey Min Li, Yong How Yean as well as Mun and Chin Yu. The models for the photographs are Kenzo De Tuan and Makoto Matsushima.

Performance Details
Saturday (17/8/2002) @ 8.30pm
The Actors Studio Box
Tickets @ RM22 (adults) / RM12 (students)
Available @ The Actors Studio Theatre (03-2694 5400 / 03-2692 5927)

The Dance Box is a series of monthly dance events organised by MyDance Alliance and The Actors Studio to showcase a diversity of dance including work by less established, more experimental choreographers.

Ng Wei Hock and Woon Fook Sen, familiar names in the Chinese community of theatre and dance, have directed Island, a maiden play by Trickster Theatre. Although there will be some dialogue in Mandarin, much of the action will be physical rather than verbal.

According to the directors, everyone has their own fantasy island, an island full of memories. The performance focuses on a group of people who have enclosed themselves within their own island, isolated from others but not from their own lonely hearts.

The performers include Tam Sie Hong, Lee Yoke Mun, Chong Pei Wen, Wai Chee Pang and Loi Chee Lun.

Dates/Times:
29 March 2003 @ 8:00pm
30 March 2003 @ 3:00pm & 8:00pm

Venue:
MCPA Theatre (at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall)

Admission by Donation:
RM12

Enquiries:
Lim Li Shien (012-264 2270), Ng Wei Hock (012-275 5977), MCPA (03-2273 2269)

Clara Ramona, an acclaimed Flamenco dancer from Madrid, Spain will conduct two special workshops to introduce local dancers to Flamenco as well as her own style of choreography. As she will be in Malaysia only briefly, this is a rare opportunity indeed!

Clara Ramona is one of the more celebrated Flamenco dancers having performed in theatres all over Spain, the UK, USA, China, Japan and Mexico. A recent notable role was Carmen. She also has her own dance company in Spain, which tours the world regularly.

Workshop Details:
Beginners
Saturday, 27 March
2.00 – 3.30pm
RM 40

Intermediate
Sunday, 28 March
4.00 – 5.30pm
RM 40

Venue:
The Dance Space
F3-2 Plaza Damas, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1
Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur

Contact:
Tel: 013-388 0821 (Lavinie)
Email: thedancespace@asia.com

The first Polyzentral project took place in 2003. Due to its great success, the organisers are planning a second Polyzentral project to take place 2-19 March 2005.

For this event they would like to invite contemporary African, Arabic, Central Asian and East European theatre and dance projects that are searching for their own unique artistic paths beyond Eurocentric aesthetics.

The aim is to show that innovative theatre work can be created anywhere, not only in the established centres of European art production. This includes diversity in form and content, and the artist’s individuality and roots against more obvious global aesthetics.

Dance companies and individual artists interested in participating are invited to contact the organisers and provide them with information and a video about their work. The contact details are below.

Invited foreign dance participants will be granted travel allowances, hotel accommodation and pocket money.

Kampnagel is one of Europe’s biggest centres for innovative and expressive arts. Over the last twenty years, Kampnagel has established itself as a platform for the production and presentation of artistic ideas, experimental theatre, dance, performing art and music, both on a national and international level.

Contact
Honne Dohrmann (curator)
Polyzentral
Kultur Nord
Postfach 3328
D-26023 Oldenburg
Germany

Email: honne.dohrmann@kultur-nord.de
Tel: +49 – 441 – 2171702
Fax: +49 – 441 – 2171704

Lightology is a contemporary performance that links together music, dance, audiovisuals and words. Presented by the Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur and Tokidoki-Jido Theatre, Lightology uses light to explore the conflict between human despair and hope.

In addition, there will be a talk organised by The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur and Malaysian Alliance of Technical Theatre on the following topics:

What is the role of Video Works in ‘Lightology’?
by Asahina Naoyuki (director)

How are Video Works created?
by Ohkubo Hideki & Aono Shingo (video artists)

Performance
Dates/Times:
20 March @ 3.00pm & 8.30pm
21 March @ 3.00pm

Venue:
The Actors Studio Bangsar
Bangsar Shopping Center

Tickets:
RM35 (Adults) / RM15 (JFKL members & Students)

Contact:
03-2094 1400 / 03-2094 0400

Video Talk
Date/Time: 21 March @ 10.00am-12.00nn
Venue: The Actors Studio Bangsar
Admission: Free!

The Akademi Seni Kebangsaan (National Arts Academy) will be starting its new semester in May 2004. Students who wish to pursue full-time and part-time training in music, theatre, writing, cinematography and dance are invited to apply NOW. No previous experience required, just an interest and aptitude!

Closing date is 27 March 2004
(Interview / placement auditions are in April 2004)

The Dance Program offers courses in Introduction to Malay dance, folk dances from Sabah and Sarawak, Chinese dance, Indian dance, Improvisation, Tai Chi, Silat, Ballet, Modern dance, Jazz and Choreography.

The lecturers are among Malaysia’s dance elite such as Suhaimi Magi, Mew Chang Tsing, Marion D’Cruz, Annuar Abd. Wahab, Lee Tang Kok, Choo Tee Kuang, Loke Soh Kim, Umesh Shetty, Zhou Gui Xin, Gan Chih Pei, Joseph Gonzales and others. The dance department has a reputation for providing quality training in dance, with emphasis on both traditional and modern dance technique.

Those interested may personally collect the application forms at a cost of RM10 (payable by postal order or money order) OR send a self-addressed envelope with a RM2 stamp to the following address:

Akademi Seni Kebangsaan
33rd. Floor, Empire Tower
Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur

Contact:
03-2164 9180 (tel) / 03-2164 9186 (fax) / 019-3991452 (Jeffri)

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More about the Courses
There are 2 semesters in a year and each semester is 14 weeks long. Students who register for the part-time courses will receive a certificate of attendance. The full-time program is 3 years long leading to a Diploma in Performing Arts recognized by the Ministry of Education.

Requirements
Full-time students need their SPM certificate with credits in Bahasa Malaysia and 2 other credits. Entry qualification is by a placement interview / audition process.
Part-time students require their PMR certificate or equivalent.

Fees
Fees are approximately RM 2000 per year for the Diploma course and RM 150 per course per semester for part time students.
There is a one off registration fee of RM 200.
The fees are subsidised by the Government of Malaysia.

RiverGrass Dance Theatre and MyDance Alliance will present a workshop to show participants a new way of moving. Movement is not just about strength or the use of muscles and bones.

The workshop will also explore self-rehabilitation in the event of injury, and the maintenance or increasing of flexibility as people age.

Please call to register before 24 March 2004

Date/Time: 28 March @ 11.00am

Venue: RiverGrass @ Bangsar
69-2, Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya
59100 Bangsar

Admission: Free!

Tel: 03-2093 1388 / 016-221 0562