Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Dance
There are several tourist-oriented dance shows in KL at which you can see traditional
Malay dances from the peninsula; the main one is at the Malaysian Tourism Centre.
Traditional Indian dance is taught and performed at the Temple of Fine Arts in Brick-
fields. Malaysian dance legend Ramli Ibrahim founded Sutra Dance Theatre in 1983, a
troupe that also takes Indian classical dance as the basis for its choreography. They have
their own small dance theatre in Titiwangsa and also put on shows at Kuala Lumpur Per-
forming Arts Centre (KLPAC). This is the venue you're most likely to catch other contem-
porary dance performances by local troupes such as Nyoba Kan
(
www.nyobakan.blogspot.com
)
, who specialise in the Japanese dance form
buto
.
There are various dance festivals held in KL throughout the year including My Dance
Festival (
www.mydancefestival.net
)
, which includes dance films and masterclasses as well
as live performances.
WAYANG
During important festivals for the Chinese community, such as Chinese New Year, there are street performances of
wayang
(Chinese opera) in KL. Shows feature dramatic music, high-pitched romantic songs and outrageous dances
in spectacular costumes. Performances can go for an entire evening, but typically you don't have to understand
Chinese to follow the simple plots.
