Flourishing Diversity: A Review of Chinese Dance at FESENI University Malaya 2017

Since 1975, students of University of Malaya’s twelve residential colleges have competed in the annual Festival Seni Universiti Malaya (FESENI), in a variety of categories of music, dance and poetry. There are four dance categories: National Traditional Dance, Creative Dance, Indian Dance and Chinese Dance. As lighting designer-operator and audience member, I have observed the […]

探讨如何使用马来民间舞蹈元素进行当代舞蹈创作

当我在马来西亚博特拉大学(博大)业余式地学习马来传统舞蹈时,我已经深深地爱上了这门艺术。它那手势弧线流动式的卷曲、身躯柔软优雅的拧转、双人舞蹈相敬如宾的迎合和礼让、善用通用 舞蹈语汇而进行有限度的现场即兴等等 — 这些温和的舞蹈符号,都描绘了我的故乡 — 吉兰丹州生活的写照。当时的我还没开始正式接受现代舞的训练。自此以后,马来传统舞蹈元素渐渐地影响了我日后当代舞蹈的创作。