Dancebox (September 2018)

Synopsis

MyDance Alliance dan The Actors Studio mempersembahkan dancebox (September 2018)

Production Information

  • Production / Presenting Company:MyDance Alliance & The Actors Studio
  • Artistic Director / Curator / Programme Coordinator:Bilqis Hijjas
  • Date:4 September 2018
  • Total Showing:7
  • Venue:The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) Pentas 2
  • State:Kuala Lumpur

Individual Dance Items

Item #1

  • Title:Anak Kampung (Son of the Countryside)
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    This is a movement study version and an excerpt of a work in progress entitled “Anak Kampung”. In this version, a series of kinetic responses is composed to illustrate the journey of kampung boy.

     

  • Choreographer:JS Wong
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Mohammad Khairi bin Mokthar
  • Composer:Goh Lee Kwang

Item #2

  • Title:‘You’
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    ‘Liminality’ refers to a state of ‘in-between-ness’ or ambiguous transitional space in which identity conflict and aspirational identity formation occur.

     

  • Choreographer:Hafzal Aziz
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Carmen Loh Jia Min, Kathryn Chew Yee Hsuen, Gwen Ng Wen Shi, Wong Yi Juan, & Esther Kuan Chau Voon
  • Composer:‘In This Shirt’ by The Irrepressibles

Item #3

  • Title:Bodies and Creatures of Time
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A movement piece exploring the essence of past, present and future through everyday gestures.

  • Choreographer:Lim Paik Yin
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Nikki Basharudin, Lim Paik Yin & Sim Hoi Ling

Item #4

  • Title:Try – The Dialogue
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Two solo pieces that were initially choreographed this year for different occasions have been combined.

     

  • Choreographer:Leng Poh gee
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Tay Yi Xuan & Yap Chiw Yi

Item #5

  • Title:Pandu Lalu
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Ramai orang nak cepat tapi tak tahu keburukan yang akan terjadi kepada dirinya.

     

  • Choreographer:Mohd Nuriqram Bin Azhar
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Wong En Li, Muhammad haziq bin Basar, Aramy Rasyid bin Mohamed, Nurul Nadia binti Roslan, Nabil Izwan Bin Norsaiful ‘Adlan

Item #6

  • Title:New Friend, Old Friend [Work in progress]
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Friends. Everyone has friends in life. Friends are important. But there’s nothing more precious than a true friend – a true friend will never be forgotten.

     

  • Choreographer:Matt Tan
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Yeak Sue Ning, Chin Koh Lee, Jessie Lim, Kuan Chau Voon & Chew Yee Hsuen

Item #7

  • Title:Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Hope, love, faith: you are not alone! Combining traditional and contemporary vocabulary in a futuristic approach, trying to break boundaries, at the same time appreciating similarities and taking advantage of the juxtaposition.

     

  • Choreographer:Fahezul Azri bin Suhaimi
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Megat Amiruddin Johan bin Zakri Firdaus Jean, Fahezul Azri bin Suhaimi, Seraphic Wong Shantie, Fatin Nadhirah Rahmat & Mohd Zulkarnain Zuber
  • Composer:Romo Hernandez

Credit

  • Executive Producer:MyDance Alliance & The Actors Studio
  • Producer:Bilqis Hijjas
  • Stage Manager:Rithaudin Abdul Kadir
  • Additional Notes:

    klpac Technical Crew: Mohamed Fairuz bin Mohamed Ariff @ Boy & Khairil

    klpac Technical Supervisor: Michael Joseph