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Joseph Gonzales – Journal of Dance Education, 2024
Since 2011, Malaysia has witnessed the emergence of Bharatanatyam performers who are not of Indian ethnicity, groomed through dance studies at Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), a tertiary arts institution assessable to students of all ethnicities. The performance of Bharatanatyam, including the completion of the Arangetram, for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Self Concept, Religion
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Gonzales, Joseph – Journal of Dance Education, 2021
This article researches the efforts and the strategies to keep Makyung, a traditional dance theater form of Malaysia (practiced in the region of Southeast Asia) alive and relevant in society today. Makyung was proclaimed as an Oral and Intangible Heritage of the World by UNESCO in 2005. However, the art form struggles to find a foothold in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance, Cultural Maintenance, Theater Arts