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In alphabetical order, a list of independent non-governmental dance companies in Malaysia emphasizing dance as a theatrical form and a performing art.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASK Dance Company\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ASK Dance Company (ADC) is a professional dance collective. We specialize in providing training, workshops, master classes, performances, choreography as well as undertaking collaborative projects in traditional and contemporary genres of dance.
<\/span>The company was first formed in 1994 at ASWARA, Malaysia\u2019s university of the arts. It was a project-based collective of lecturers, graduates and outstanding students, established to promote local performances, artistry and champion a Malaysian identity in traditional and contemporary dance.
<\/span>In 2011, the professional company was registered, and received a tremendous boost with the injection of funds from the Sime Darby Foundation, embarking on a nationwide tour with the project Connecting Communities, a series of performances and workshops provided free to the community. This has continued with its cornerstone outreach programs Building Bridges, Get Malaysia Dancing and Forging Traditions. At the same time, the company worked to stage an impressive range of dance productions including Women On Top, 3 Faces, Main Zapin, Reborn, Pitstop, Becoming King \u2026 the Pakyung Revisited, 2 by 2, Panchali Sabatham, Tracks and Traces, Crossing Borders in Bharatanatyam, and Take Off! The company has also participated in major Malaysian festivals including JB Arts Festival, Kluang Dance Festival, Sibu Arts Festival, Arts on the Move, Georgetown Festival, kakiseni Arts Festival, Iskandar Festival and Borak Arts. Internationally, the company has toured in Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Vietnam and Thailand. The company has continued to receive arts awards and accolades for its work primarily through kakiseni\u2019s Boh Cameronian Arts Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Facebook: ASKdancecompany<\/a>
Instagram: @askdancecompany<\/a>
Website: http:\/\/www.askdancecompany.com\/<\/a>
Email: inquiries@askdancecompany.com<\/a>
Tel: +60 3 4287 6674
Studio address: A1-1, Block A, Jalan Excella 3, Taman Ampang Hilir, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/p>\n

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Dua Space Dance Theatre<\/h3>\n

Aman Yap & Anthony Meh, <\/b>artistic directors<\/p>\n

Established by Anthony Meh and Aman Yap in 1998, \u2018Dua Space\u2019 carries the meaning of sharing and interaction.
<\/span>Dua Space focuses on creating dance productions to be showcased locally and internationally, with a distinctive dance style that fuses elements from modern to ethnic dance. The company had performed in China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Pakistan, Indonesia, London, Philippines, India, Spain, and South American countries including Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay.
<\/span>Dua Space is currently developing projects under its 5 core directions:
<\/span>\u3010Sowing The Seeds of Art \u3011 Besides theatre productions, we bring dance performances into communities where dance and performing arts are less accessible through \u2018Dance Mapping\u2019 Project and performing at unconventional venues.
<\/span>\u3010Hand in Hand\u3011 We partner with Taiwan Polio Care Association, Dual Blessing Berhad (Disabled Independent Development Association), Persatuan Kebajikan Berkat Berganda (Shuang Fu) Johor Bahru and Persatuan OKU Kuching (House of Joy) to stage-manage and perform in their fundraising and social events, and teach dance and perform with disabled and wheelchair dancers.
<\/span>\u3010Sharing Dance\u3011 Our latest initiative of \u2018Dua Space Community Arts Studio\u2019 converts our studio in Puchong into a community space by organizing talks, workshops, exhibitions, or even studio performances to bring dance and art closer to the community. Besides, \u2018Puchong Dance Network\u2019hopes to join forces with artists and dance practitioners in Puchong to raise the awareness and visibility of dance and arts in the community.
<\/span>\u3010Dance@ONLINE\u3011 Continue to present our works through digital platforms in the midst of pandemics, including online screening and creating and sharing video content on our YouTube channel.
<\/span>\u3010Dua Space Art & Craft\u3011 A new vision <\/span>runs under the dance company, hoping to develop a model of financially self-sustainable art-entrepreneurship through merchandising of ar,t and craft products that would elevate the aesthetic and wellbeing of the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook: duaspace<\/span><\/a>
Instagram: @duaspace<\/a>
Website: www.duaspace.com.my<\/a>
Youtube: DuaSpace<\/span><\/a>
Email: dance@duaspace.com.my<\/span><\/a>
Tel: 018-2071005, 03-8070 0890
<\/span>Address: 2B, Jalan Kenari 11, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia<\/span><\/p>\n

[Updated Sep 2018]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Euphoria Penang Modern Dance Ensemble<\/h3>\n

Aida Redza<\/strong>, artistic director<\/h5>\n

Euphoria Penang Modern Dance Ensemble is supported by Penang State Government, Hunza Sdn, Bhd and Gurney Paragon. EUPHORIA PENANG is Penang’s first modern cultural dance ensemble helmed by Aida Redza as President. Euphoria Penang is a project that provides unparalleled training and opportunities for our local dancers to work and perform locally and internationally. We focus on taking ownership of all our unique multi-cultural forms to develop a new dance training system, form, quality and identity that aims to re\/present all Malaysian. The project brings and support acclaimed talented, emerging choreographers local and beyond to create and present original new creation dance works, to be presented in Penang, with aim to bring it out to the most prestigious performance venues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook: euphoriapenang<\/a>
Website:\u00a0http:\/\/euphoriapenang.wixsite.com\/euphoriapenang<\/a><\/p>\n

[Updated Sep 2021]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Five Arts Centre<\/h3>\n

Five Arts Centre is a dynamic collective of Malaysian artists, activists, and producers, dedicated to generating alternative art forms and images in the contemporary arts landscape.
It is well-known for cutting edge performances in theatre, dance, music, and young people\u2019s theatre, and incorporates aspects of the visual and digital arts as well.\u00a0\u00a0Since it was formed in 1984, Five Arts Centre has been committed to articulating the complexity of Malaysian culture and identity through explorations and fusions of local vocabularies, forms, and traditions \u2013 in relation to the global, modern, and cross-cultural. As such, it has been instrumental in the growth of a Malaysian identity in the arts that draws from multiple influences and hybrid histories.
For over three decades, Five Arts Centre has been at the forefront of creating experimental, interdisciplinary, and intercultural work, providing platforms for the next generation of arts practitioners. Contemporary social, political, and cultural issues impinging on Malaysian life are precipitated by way of performances, exhibitions, creative seminars, research workshops and arts advocacy.
Today, the collective consists of 14 individuals from diverse disciplines and generations. They are Anne James, Chee Sek Thim, Chew Kin Wah, Fahmi Fadzil, Ivy N. Josiah, Janet Pillai, June Tan, Kubhaer T. Jethwani, Lee Ren Xin, Mac Chan, Marion D\u2019Cruz, Mark Teh, Ravi Navaratnam, and Suhaila Merican.<\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/span> @fiveartscentre<\/span><\/a>
Facebook: <\/span>FiveArtsCentre<\/span><\/a>
Website: <\/span>https:\/\/www.fiveartscentre.org\/<\/span><\/a>
Email: <\/span>fiveartscentre@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[Updated Sep 2021]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hornland Dance Theatre \/ Sibu International Dance Festival<\/span><\/h3>\n

Hornland Dance Theatre (HDT) based in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia, is a non-profit organization which was founded in 1995 and registered under the Act of 1966 (Akta Pertubuhan 1966).\u00a0
<\/span>HDT is managed by committee members. It aims to provide a professional dance platform, as well as to explore local arts and culture through dance.\u00a0
<\/span>The name is derived from \u2018The Land of Hornbill\u2019 and the inspiration of the magnificent Rejang River. These formed the basis dance forms symbolizing the multi-cultural nation of Sarawak.\u00a0
<\/span>Under the guidance of the artistic director Mr. Chen Ing Kuan who has trained in Taiwan and Beijing Dance Academy and obtained the Master in Choreography at the University of Melbourne, all Hornland\u2019s dancers receive training in ballet, contemporary, cultural dances, and yoga. However, the dance theatre puts more effort in exploring the local culture and arts in the choreographies.
<\/span>Since 1996, Hornland has created about 200 short pieces of dance and was the only dance group to win the top 2 awards (gold and silver) in the 20<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0National Chinese Dance Festival in Kuala Lumpur, a record yet to be broken. Hornland has been invited to perform in the towns in Sarawak, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, and Brunei.
<\/span>Hornland had been invited to perform in overseas: invited in year 2012 by Fujian province to perform in four cities of Fujian province which are Ningde, Gutian, Mingqing, and Fuzhou. In 2014, was invited by Fuzhou city to perform in Sea Silk Road Night in Fuzhou city, and invited by Geochang city of Korea to perform at Hamdang Festival in 2015.
<\/span>In 2020, Hornland was the only group from Malaysia invited to perform in Juedai Taipei International Dance Festival. Due to the Covid-19, the festival was cancelled.
<\/span>Hornland is the organizer of Sibu International Dance Festival (SIDF). In year 2012, Hornland organized the first debut of Sibu International Dance Festival with the acknowledgement and support of the Sibu Municipal Council and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture. It is aimed to be held as an annual event in the largest town in central zone of Sarawak, Sibu, which is located next to the Rejang River, the longest river in South-east Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0hornlanddance<\/a>
Website: http:\/\/sidfestival.com\/<\/a>
<\/span>Email: hornlandoffice@gmail.com<\/span><\/a>
Tel & Fax:<\/span>\u00a0 084-349932
<\/span><\/b>Mobile: +6 011-3844 9932
<\/span>Address: No. 46, 3rd Floor, Lane 1, Lanang Road, 96000 Sibu Sarawak<\/span><\/p>\n

[Updated Sep 2021]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inner Space Dance Company, Temple of Fine Arts<\/h3>\n

Umesh Shetty, <\/b>artistic director of Inner Space Dance Company
Malar Gunaratnam, <\/b>senior director of dance at Temple of Fine Arts<\/p>\n

Inner Space Dance Company is the performing wing of the Temple of Fine Arts, formed in mid-2017 as a collection of bodies able to masterfully communicate in a multitude of dance forms. Previous productions of Inner Space include <\/span>SUM \u2013 The Multicultural Body <\/span><\/i>(2018), <\/span>I Am Ravana <\/span><\/i>(2018, with Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya, Australia) and <\/span>Conversations<\/span><\/i> (2017) which included the full-length bharatanatyam work <\/span>\u015aiva: Love \u2014 Paradox \u2014 Ananda<\/span><\/i> by Mavin Khoo.
<\/span>The Temple of Fine Arts is a centre of Indian music and dance, founded by Swami Shanthanand Saraswathi. Many dance styles, including bharatanatyam, odissi, kuchipudi, contemporary, kathak and Bollywood, are offered at The Temple of Fine Arts, with part time courses for both group and individual students. Since 1981, The Temple of Fine Arts has captured the imagination of art lovers in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, India and even the USA. The centre of the Temple of Fine Arts in Brickfields is a five-storey building which includes dance studios, music rooms, spacious rehearsal hall, 500-seater performance hall, library and cafeteria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook: InnerSpaceDance<\/span><\/a>
Website: tfa.org.my<\/span><\/a>
Email: tfaidc@gmail.com<\/a>, tfakl@pc.jaring.my<\/a><\/span>
Telephone: 03-2274-3709<\/span>
Address: 116 Jalan Berhala Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>KESUMA Ensemble\/UMa Contemporary Dance Co<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

KESUMA is the traditional dance ensemble and UMa is the contemporary dance ensemble of the Dance Department of University of Malaya.
KESUMA Ensemble<\/strong> was formed by a group of students at the University of Malaya in 1971 to promote dance on campus. Since its inception, KESUMA has performed frequently in Malaysia and overseas. Amongst the countries visited are Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Scotland, Austria and England. In 2007, KESUMA became the Dance Department of Malaya\u2019s traditional dance ensemble for traditional dances of Malaysia and the Malaya Archipelago. The group is open to all campus members of University of Malaya. Hamid Chan and Mohd Hairil Anuar Bari currently are tutors of the Dance Program, University of Malaya.
The Bachelor of Performing Arts (Dance) degree was first offered in Malaysia by University of Malaya in December 2005. Subsequently, the dance department\u2019s performing entity, UMa Dance Company<\/strong>, was established in 2007 to enable its dance students to showcase contemporary works featuring challenging choreography. The company performed in TARI (Kuala Lumpur, 2007), WDA Singapore Conference (Singapore, 2007), Pra-Festival Negara Kretagama (Indonesia, 2009), CONTACT<\/em>, a full-length contemporary dance performance (Kuala Lumpur, 2009) and Youth Dance Festival (Kluang, 2009 \u20132011).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address:<\/strong> Pusat Kebudayaan, Level 2, Old Canseleri Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Tel:<\/strong> 603-7967 7079
Fax :<\/strong> 603-7967 3576
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KL Dance Works<\/span><\/h3>\n
Choong Wan Chin, <\/b>artistic director<\/h5>\n

KL Dance Works Sdn. Bhd. was registered in November 2014 with the purpose of enlarging on the original scope of Danceworks Production\u2019s activities. The new entity (KLDW) will provide dance education especially in ballet, support young talents and dance enthusiasts to learn and explore their passion. Another important pillar of KLDW is to stage performances, international events and to provide a foundation for building a career in dance. In doing so, our goal is to help promising dancers reach their potential in Malaysia.
<\/span>KL Dance Works Production (previously known as Danceworks Production), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1998 by a group of Malaysian dance enthusiasts with a consuming desire to bring dance to a higher level so that Malaysians could share the joy of dance, whether as a participant or spectator. At the same time, it was also aimed to use dance to assist local charities.
<\/span>Since 1998, KL Dance Works Production has staged 13 productions and raised more than RM600,000 for 26 local charity groups
<\/span>From 2010 (with the exception of 2016-2017 owing to renovation at IB), KL Dance Works Production has annually been part of the program of Istana Budaya Kuala Lumpur with the support from the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Malaysia, and Embassies of the participating countries such as Japan, Australia, People\u2019s Republic of China, Austria, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Germany, UK and the USA.
<\/span>Full-length classical and original ballets were made possible by collaboration with guest artistes invited from prominent ballet companies worldwide. KL Dance Works Production involves not only foreign artistes but also many Malaysian artistes and students. We envisage such cultural exchange will benefit our local dancers as well as our people culturally and socially.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook: danceworks.production<\/span><\/a>
Website: www.danceworksproduction.org<\/span><\/a>
Tel: 013-2528804 (Vincent Choong, Managing Director)<\/span><\/p>\n

[updated Sep 2021]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kwang Tung Dance Company<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amy Len<\/strong>, artistic director<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Kwang Tung Dance Troupe has been established for 30 years and was founded on 15 June, 1980. In 2010, the troupe was upgraded to Kwang Tung Dance Company. The company\u2019s initial focus was to gravitate more towards folk and traditional Chinese dance.
The company changed its directions to focus on modern and contemporary dances following its development in recent years. At 2005, the company even had its first open audition to scout for talent.
The company\u2019s vision is to promote the local performing arts dance scene, nurturing dancers and to create a dance platform as a move to transform itself into a professional dance company gradually.
Some of the memorable and significant performances by the company are the yearly members\u2019 showcase entitled KUA BU series<\/em>, To Dance or Not to Move<\/em> in 1995, Qing<\/em> in 2002, Emotions in Motion<\/em> in 2004, In-Transit<\/em> in 2005, and Hiding Love<\/em> in 2007. The company has also participated in APEC guests welcoming 1998, SUKOM Closing Ceremony 1998, TARI 1998, the opening ceremony of the launching of Istana Budaya 1999, Formula One Malaysia 1999, TARI 2000, TARI 2002, Malaysian Dance Festival 2005, TARI 2007, etc.
In recent years, the company has been well-recognized for its performances and has received many nominations in the Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: kwangtungdancecompany<\/a>
Website: kwangtungdancecompany.blogspot.com<\/a>
Email: kwangtungdancecompany@gmail.com<\/a>
Tel: +6012-4717730, +6012-674 8411, +6016-964 8363, +603-2031 1203
Address: The Sel & KL Kwang Tung Association,
6th Floor, No.44, Jalan Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. (opposite Puduraya)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lee Wushu Arts Theatre<\/h3>\n

Lee Swee Seng<\/strong>, artistic director<\/p>\n

With passion of the arts and persistence to develop \u201cwushu as an art\u201d, Lee Wushu Arts Theatre was founded in 1998 with an aim to strive in creating wushu in various aspects and to emphasize both the beauty and power of wushu in combination of dance, drama, multimedia effect, etc. This creates new multidimensional performances as called \u201cmartial dance\u201d in theatres and blended cultural and lifestyle elements in a creative manner.
<\/span>Thereafter, set up its office and studio in 2009 with full-time wushu artists, administrators and apprentices.\u00a0It also invited artists to perform and to be involved in its\u00a0production team. Since its establishment, members have invited to perform in Belgium, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Monaco, Singapore, Taiwan, UK and many more.\u00a0
<\/span>Lee Wushu Arts Theatre has published a series of unique style work since its inception. Works include\u00a0<\/span>Wushu and Dance<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2001),\u00a0<\/span>Wushu & Dance United \u2013 Seeking of the Sun<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2003),\u00a0<\/span>The King\u2019s Sword<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2005), Qi (2007),\u00a0<\/span>Dances Experimental Art Show \u2013 Walking Distance<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2008),\u00a0<\/span>Buffer Zone of Force<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2009),\u00a0<\/span>Farewell My Concubine \u2013 The Movement of the Martyr<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2009),\u00a0<\/span>Wushu Madness \u2013 1 Table 2 Chairs<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(2011),\u00a0<\/span>Wushu Madness II \u2013 The Realm Between\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(2012), <\/span>A Decade\u2019s Sword<\/span><\/i> (2014), <\/span>W-soul<\/span><\/i> (2015), <\/span>Solely Miles<\/span><\/i> (2017). With simple and abstract elements, the performances depict the spirit from within, emphasizing both beauty and power of \u201cmartial dance\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook<\/span> : <\/span>LeeWushuArtsTheatre<\/span><\/a>
YouTube<\/span> : Jack Lee Wushu<\/a>
<\/span>Email<\/span> : wushuarts@gmail.com<\/a>
<\/span>Tel: +6016 7159193
\u00a0Address: <\/span>101-02, Jalan Bestari 1\/5, Taman Nusa Bestari, 79150 Iskandar Puteri, Johor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nyoba Kan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lee Swee Keong<\/strong>, artistic director<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The only dance theatre focusing on the Japanese dance art of Butoh in Malaysia and led by Lee Swee Keong, Nyoba Kan has been bringing the most avant-garde and yet absurdist pieces to their audiences. In order to promote the dance form, Nyoba Kan has successfully organized the International Butoh Festival in Kuala Lumpur since 2008. Lee Swee Keong has combined various techniques and disciplines acquired from the pioneers in forming his own Butoh philosophy. He believes that Butoh helps to reconstruct the body and the mind, providing a new perspective towards life and death, and a form of spiritual expression far beyond the physical. Recent major productions include Curse of Forbidden Palace<\/em> (2008), She Walks in Beauty Like The Night<\/em> (2008), Green Snake<\/em> (2009), The Peony Dream<\/em> (2009), The Testimony of Rashomon<\/em> (2010), The Butterfly Lovers<\/em> (2011) and Catan Kulit<\/em> (2012).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook:<\/strong> www.facebook.com\/groups\/179867478730564<\/a>
Email: nyobakan@gmail.com, jess_procast@yahoo.com.my
Tel: 012-300 8255694
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Sutra Foundation<\/h3>\n

Established in 1983 by Ramli Ibrahim, Sutra Dance Theatre has groomed a generation of Malaysian dancers and has taken original Malaysian works to reach out to national and international audiences, promoting the cultural diversity and vibrancy of Malaysian dance. Sutra Foundation, was then established as a full-fledged and tax exempt Foundation in 2007 in order to secure its legacy for the future generations. It carries into the future the thread of Ramli\u2019s vision and contribution to the Malaysian arts scene and strives to develop the breadth and depth of Malaysian performing and visual arts by stimulating the creative spirit of cross-cultural Malaysia. Sutra Foundation has presented outstanding local and international artists and groups and has cultivated professional and creative staffs in the areas of lighting, stage management, theatre production and administration. Various cultures come together here to forge a unique \u2018sutra\u2019 bond that fosters a universal yet distinctively Malaysian interpretation of the arts. Sutra Foundation has been vital in maintaining Sutra\u2019s activities when the arts face challenging times. It continues to provide Malaysia with sustained activities in the performing arts (Sutra Dance Theatre), exhibitions (Sutra Gallery & KamaRia Gallery) and teaching (Sutra Academy).\u00a0
An accomplished ballet, modern and Indian classical dancer, Ramli Ibrahim has performed internationally for four decades. Since his return to Malaysia more than thirty-five years ago, he has been instrumental in transforming the dance scene in Malaysia by boldly charting new paths establishing Odissi as a widely appreciated dance form in Malaysia. Simultaneously, Ramli has contributed to the establishment of Malaysian contemporary modern dance through the creation of a strong body of original works, which defines \u2018modernity\u2019 from Asian perspectives. Ramli Ibrahim has been honoured with many awards, the most recent being the Sangeet Natak Akademi award<\/i>\u00a0(2011) and the\u00a0Padma Shri award<\/i>\u00a0(2018) from India and a\u00a0Datukship<\/i>\u00a0(2013),\u00a0Perdana Award<\/i>\u00a0(2019) and the\u00a0Lifetime Arts Achievement Award<\/i>\u00a0(2019) from Malaysia. To Ramli Ibrahim \u201cDance is a celebration and<\/i>\u00a0liberation of the body, mind and soul.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sutrafoundation<\/a>\u00a0
Wesbite:\u00a0www.sutrafoundation.org.my<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0
Email:\u00a0sutrafoundation25@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0
Tel: +603 4021 1092
Address:\u00a012, Persiaran Titiwangsa 3,53200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/p>\n

[Updated Sep 2021]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following dance companies have been disbanded or are currently non-operative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BalletBase [inactive]<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bilqis Hijjas<\/strong>, founder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balletbase is an amateur contemporary ballet performance group founded in 2007 by Bilqis Hijjas. An opportunity for classically-trained Malaysian dancers to perform, Balletbase has presented its own full-length works Take Flight!<\/em> (2007), Technatomy<\/em> (2008), and Balletbase Presents…<\/em> (2017). The group has performed consistently in Dancing in Place at Rimbun Dahan, in works by Patrick Suzeau, Ming Lam, and Bilqis Hijjas, and at Open Day \/ YSD Festival at klpac. Many of the performers in Balletbase are themselves teachers of classical ballet in local studios and universities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: bhijjas@gmail.com<\/a>
Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/balletbase\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ballet Theatre Malaysia [disbanded]<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Choong Wan Chin<\/strong>, artistic director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ballet Theatre Malaysia (BTM) is the first professional classical ballet company, based in Klang Valley, Malaysia. It was established jointly by Datin Jane Lew, Choong Wan Chin and Rachel Chew.
Malaysia has numerous ballet schools that provide training for young dancers. However, the country lacks an avenue for talented dancers who aspire to progress further, to turn professional.  So far, the accepted norm has been for these dancers to seek training abroad, via either scholarships \/ sponsorships or with parental financial support.  For obvious reasons, both these avenues are not always available, and much talent has had to be left on the back-burner. Hence, the birth of Ballet Theatre Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTM was set up with two aims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n