Indung meets Sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage.

In 21 July 2011, after a gap of more than ten years, Indung was staged again in Kuala Lumpur under the 82 years old Hamiah Haji Ahmad at a cross cultural dance festival organized by the National Department for Culture and Arts. This time, Indung, performed by elder villagers, was placed between tap...

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Main Author: Chan, Cheong Jan
Other Authors: Loo, Fung Ying
Format: Book Section
Published: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26336/
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description In 21 July 2011, after a gap of more than ten years, Indung was staged again in Kuala Lumpur under the 82 years old Hamiah Haji Ahmad at a cross cultural dance festival organized by the National Department for Culture and Arts. This time, Indung, performed by elder villagers, was placed between tap dance performances by the Sayang Dancers which consisted of young female dancers. Finally, the observation of this performance presents strong evidence of clash of aesthetic expectations and ritual requirements from the performers and the audience. A framework or model to effectively representing the work-dependent folk genre to the public is urgently needed to prevent further attempt to stage Indung without considering the unfulfilling sentiments of the villagers and the audience.
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spelling upm-263362013-12-24T08:11:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26336/ Indung meets Sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage. Chan, Cheong Jan In 21 July 2011, after a gap of more than ten years, Indung was staged again in Kuala Lumpur under the 82 years old Hamiah Haji Ahmad at a cross cultural dance festival organized by the National Department for Culture and Arts. This time, Indung, performed by elder villagers, was placed between tap dance performances by the Sayang Dancers which consisted of young female dancers. Finally, the observation of this performance presents strong evidence of clash of aesthetic expectations and ritual requirements from the performers and the audience. A framework or model to effectively representing the work-dependent folk genre to the public is urgently needed to prevent further attempt to stage Indung without considering the unfulfilling sentiments of the villagers and the audience. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Loo, Fung Ying Hashim, Mohd Nasir Loo, Fung Chiat 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed Chan, Cheong Jan (2012) Indung meets Sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage. In: Essays on Issues in Music and Its Function. UM Book Series on Research in Musicology (4). LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany, pp. 18-38. ISBN 9783659201639
spellingShingle Chan, Cheong Jan
Indung meets Sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage.
title Indung meets Sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage.
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title_short Indung meets Sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage.
title_sort indung meets sayang dancers : issues of putting folk genres on stage.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26336/