The Akademi Seni Kebangsaan (National Arts Academy) will present JAMU 2002 – a feast for the senses – a sumptuous evening of contemporary dance of very different styles.

Six contemporary dance lecturers of the Academy will present their own work, make their own statements and create their own magic. Sometimes abstract, at others funny, light, joyous, soulful…. contemporary dance can be all this.

Programme and featured choreographers:
Choo Tee Kuang – Miss Loke and Kim
Suhaimi Magi – Barabaku
Joseph Gonzales – Quilt
Marion D’Cruz – The Urn Piece Revisited
Mew Chang Tsing – Ngajat Kame Mak Kame
Loke Soh Kim – Watermelon Juice

The performers are drawn mainly from the students of the Academy but will be joined by Judimar Monfils, Anne James, Jerrica Lai, Loke Soh Kim and dancers from the Petronas Performing Arts Group.

Dates: 27-29 September 2002 (Fri-Sun)
Time: 8.30 pm
Venue: Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia Tourist Center, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Tickets: RM10

For bookings, call Norhafilah at 013-4054995 or 2164 9180 ext 242 / 238

Continuing its well-known contemporary dance series, The Actors Studio presents “When They Dance 3” showcasing works of modern, jazz and buto.

This latest series will feature well-known local companies and artists such as Batu Dance Theatre, Crossroads Dance Ensemble, Dancezap Production, Judimar Monfils, Michael Xavier Voon, Nyo-Ba & Dancers, Sutra Dance Theatre and Wei Jun.

Venue: The Actors Studio Bangsar, Bangsar Shopping Center

Dates/Times:
19-21 September (Thu-Sat) @ 8.30pm
22 September (Sun) @ 3.00pm

Tickets: RM27/RM37 (Adults); 50% discount (Students)

Call: 03-2094 0400/ 03-2094 1400

PROGRAMME

Crossroads Dance Ensemble – Tajau
“The wise man must remember that while he is a descendent of the past, he is the parent of the future” – Herbert Spencer
Choreographed by Joseph Gonzales and performed by Mohd Kamaludin Mohd Daud

Judimar Monfils – Refugio (Refuge)
“She didn’t choose the present, she just remembers the past and walks in pieces towards the future”
Choreographed and performed by Judimar Monfils

Nyo-Ba & Dancers – Carmen
4 bald dancers dressed in white outfits and covered with white body paint interpret Carmen in an odd way.
Choreographed by Lee Swee Keong and performed by himself, Caecar Chong, Kiea Kuan Nam and Yeoh Kok Wai

Sutra Dance Theatre – Odissi, Pallavi and Kalyan Pallavi
Examples of Odissi, an Indian Classical Dance style originating from Orissa, characterised by the chauka (square) and tribhanga (3 bodily bends of head, torso and hip) positions and danced to the Odissi music system.
Choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim and performed by the Beijing Dancers (Xiao Ting, Yanni, Xie Qiang, Li Yang and Zhang Li)

Weijun – Follow the River
An excerpt from ‘Found Turn Fountain’ where the exploration of movement is part choreographed and part improvised to original music scored by Weijun.
Choreographed and performed by Weijun

Dancezap Production – Earth
A contemporary piece that mimics the formation of earth through strong costumes and music signifying the clash of the five elements.
Choreographed by Kenzo de Tuan and performed by dancers of Dancezap Production

Batu Dance Theatre – March
“Vaguely seen in the wind, dancing surrounded by the scent of flowers, wandering around the world”
Choreographed by Tan Lian Ho and performed by May Yee, Hui Yee, Carole, Ailyn, Phei Yin, Yen Fah and Mong Mei

Michael Xavier Voon & Ensemble – Diaries Ensemble
The ensemble simply reflects the natural language and diaries of movement within the heart.
Choreographed by Michael Xavier Voon and performed by himself and Anitha, Anita, Callista, Joan, Dennis, Margaret, Nicole Ann, Steffi, Sueann, Sara and Melissa

The winner of this festival-cum-competition will represent Wilayah in the Festival Tari Kebangsaan (National Dance Festival) later in the year.

For this event there will be presentations by Adikara Dance Theatre, Kamal Akademi Tari and Bakawali.

Date: 14 September (Saturday)
Venue: Dewan Auditorium Tunku Abdul Rahman, MTC, Jalan Ampang
Admission: Free

Call: 03-2164 8337

A two-week arts festival has been organised by Mines Shopping Fair, Mines Resort City and Dua Space Dance Theatre to mark the opening of the MINES Interactive Square Malaysia. During that time a wide variety of dance and music performances will be presented.

Dates: 14-29 September 2002
Time: 8.00-9.00pm
Admission: Free of charge
Venue: MINES Interactive Square Malaysia
(outside the main entrance of MINES Shopping Fair on the 2nd floor)

Enquiries: Ms. Wang 03-8942 1396 / Maggie Ng 03-8942 2163

For those interested in dance there will be the following:

Mon (16/9): Chinese Martial Arts by the Chin Woo Athletic Association
Thu (19/9): Malay Dance by Tandak Dance Theatre
Fri (20/9): Modern Chinese Dance by the Kwang Tung Association Dance Troupe
Sun (22/9): Modern Dance by Dua Space Dance Theatre
Mon (23/9): The Graceful Visages Kindergarten Dance Competition
Tue (24/9): The Graceful Visages Kindergarten Dance Competition
Fri (28/9): Indian Cultural Dance and Music by the Temple of Fine Arts

Kre Art Dance Theater, a Kajang-based teaching and performing dance organisation directed by Loo Poh Choo, is holding a dance concert involving 100 of its students ranging in age from 3 to 25 years old.

The concert is an opportunity for the students to learn and perform different styles of dance, appreciate variety in music and work together as a team.

Date: 14 September 2002
Time: 8.00pm (1 hour duration)
Venue: New Era College Auditorium, Kajang
Admission: by donation (RM10 for children below 12 years old; RM15 for adults)

For further information, contact Loo Poh Choo at 03-8737 4873

An evening of plate dances from Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and other states has been organised by Junainah M. Lojong and other tutors of the Dance Program at the Akademi Seni Kebangsaan.

Originally from Indonesia, these dances have now become a part of Malaysian traditional dance, practiced by people of Minang descent and numerous others resulting in many versions.

Date: 7 September 2002
Venue: Mini Auditorium MTC, Jalan Ampang
Time: 8.30 pm
Admission: FREE!

For further information call 03-2164 9180

Dama Orchestra’s musical production of In the Imperial Garden will feature the inimitable Lee Swee Keong of Nyoba & Dancers in the role of Evil.

Combining music and songs with drama, dance and theatrics, the production dramatises the triumph of Good over Evil in the Kingdom Earth.

Dates: 5-8 & 12-15 September 2002
Time: 8.30 pm
Venue: The Actors Studio, Bangsar
Tickets: range from RM30 to RM125

For details: call 03-2094 0400, 03-2694 5400 or 03-2693 1008

Shirena Hamzah is organising a seven-day dance workshop to be held 7-13 September 2002 at Desa Sri Hartamas.

Jay T Jenkins and Vicki Fischer, instructors from STEPS on Broadway, New York, will conduct the workshop. Both have worked with various dance companies across the United States, and also on Music Videos for artists such as Prince, Salt n Pepa and Chaka Khan.

At the end of the workshop, there will be a performance at the Securities Commission Auditorium. This will be a charity event and the proceeds will go to the Malaysian AIDS Foundation.

Aside from recruiting students for the workshop, we are also inviting schools to send in one or two numbers to be staged on the charity night.

For further information contact Shirena at 012-2316369.

Qing by the Selangor & Kuala Lumpur Kwang Tung Association Dance Troupe is a performance based on an abstraction of the elements of nature such as wind, land, water and mountain. A range of cultural and artistic works such as poetry, music and Chinese landscape paintings have been incorporated into the performance.

The programme is made up of several pieces, each choreographed by one of the senior dancers/teachers at the Kwang Tung Association – Land Search (Michelle Yong), Wind Movements (Kenny Low), Water Ripples (Kenzo de Tuan), Autumn Leaves (Cheong Lin Poo – Artistic Director) and Earth Tracks (Amy Len).

Performance Details
Dates: 7-8 September 2002 @ 8.30pm
Venue: Auditorium DBKL
Tickets: by donation @ RM30 (adults) and RM15 (students)

Outlets:
Kwang Tung Association (03-2031 1203)
Dancezap Production (03-2070 6898)
Dynasty House (012-3049 448)
Mentor Bookstore (03-2026 6384)

Enquiries: Siew Mee (012-670 8454), Tsung Hui (012-664 6078)

There are two parts to Global Dance 2002.

The first part, 23 – 29 August, is the World Dance Alliance Festival, which will comprise performances, workshops and conferences. Held in Dusseldorf, the festival will offer audiences a truly global perspective, not only through invited artists and dance experts from diverse cultural regions, but by also incorporating different aesthetic value systems. The festival aims to present the ever-changing perspective of contemporary dance.

The second part of Global Dance 2002, 28 – 31 August, will be the International Dance Fair (Internationale Tanzmesse NRW). 1000 sqm of exhibition space will be used by exhibitors such as companies, dancers, choreographers, organisations, schools and institutions, scholars, festival directors, cultural commissioners, arts administrators and so forth from places as diverse as Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Israel, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Russia, USA and many, many more.

(Of note – Malaysia’s own Kuala Lumpur Dance Theatre, directed by Mrs. Lee Lee Lan, will perform in the festival)

For more information, visit the festival’s website at www.global-dance.org.