Sharing Identities: Celebrating Dance in Malaysia by Mohd Anis Md Nor and Stephanie Burridge

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Dance, to a large extent, has remained outside the arena of academic discourse. This comprehensive anthology by acknowledged luminaries in the field provides a platform for this discourse. The articles in this book are rooted in research on important and relevant issues in Dance Studies and incorporate a multidisciplinary approach covering the diversity of dance practices in Malaysia from court to folk, contemporary and indigenous dance. The volume includes contributions from eminent scholars, writers and commentators, as also short essays and interviews with artists who share their stories and speak about their struggles of working within and outside tradition as they grapple with national and international audience expectations, and their own personal values and sense of identity in this multiracial country. The book is about dancing diversities in Malaysia, a multicultural nation that celebrates old and not-so-old dance traditions in synchronicity with history, creativity, inventions and representations of its people, culture and traditions. The collection of articles and interviews celebrates the legacy of dances from the Malay Sultanates to the contemporary remix of old and new dances inspired by a melange of influences from the old world of Indian, Chinese, European and indigenous dance traditions, which gives forth dance cultures that vibrate with multicultural dance experiences.CONTRIBUTORS: Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer / Mohamed Tharuwat Ismail Bakti / Su-Ling Choy / Marion D'Cruz / Leng Poh Gee / Joseph Gonzales / Bilqis Hijjas / Revathi Murugappan / Mohd Anis Md Nor / Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan / Premalatha Thiagarajan / 26 Malaysian dance artists

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Mohd Anis Md Nor is Professor of Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology at Cultural Centre, University of Malaya. Stephanie Burridge lectures at Singapore Management University and is a dance critic, author and Editor of the Routledge series, Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Joget Gamelan: The Royal Dance of the Pahang and Terengganu Courts 2. Asyik Dance: From Kelantanese Palace to a National Heritage 3. Eclecticism and Syncretic Traditions: The Making of Malay Folk Dance 4. Five-Six-Seven-Eight! . . . Tracing the Malaysian Roots of Jazz Dance 5.Transnationalism among Malaysian Contemporary Dance Choreographers 6.From Ballet to Modern Dance: Tracing Modernity in Malaysian Dance 7. The Making of Malaysian Contemporary Dance by Chinese Choreographers and Dancers 8. Bharatanatyam in Malaysia 9. Dancing the Strong Woman: Celebrating Women, Feminism and Contemporary Dance in Malaysia 10. Dance and Ritual in Sabah 11. Dancing with the Pen