Dance Lab
Rimbun Dahan, the SEA Choreolab 2019
About Rimbun Dahan
Rimbun Dahan, the home of renowned
Malaysian architect Hijjas Kasturi and his wife Angela, is set on
fourteen acres of land outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The compound is a
centre for developing traditional and contemporary art forms. Its facilities
include a dance studio, underground gallery, visual arts studios and artists’
accommodation, as well as two Malaysian heritage houses, in a Southeast
Asianindigenous garden environment.
For more information,
see http://www.rimbundahan.org/
From 6 to 14 July 2019, a group of 10 emerging contemporary dance
choreographers from 7 Southeast Asian countries attended the Southeast Asian
Choreolab 2019 at Rimbun Dahan, facilitated by Australia choreographer Liesel
Zink.
the participants were:
Ayu Permata Sari, Indonesia. Hasyimah Harith, Singapore. Irfan
Setiawan, Indonesia. Michael Barry Que, Philippines. Mimee
Somvanhpheng Keolouanglath, Laos. Pat Toh, Singapore. Pham Thi Hong
Sam, Vietnam. Pich Sopheavy, Cambodia. Raul “Buboy” L. Raquitico Jr.,
Philippines. Silver Yee, Malaysia.
For nine days, the participants lived, worked and expored contemporary dance practice and creation together at Rimbun Dahan. consist of 7 work days with 2 days of study-tour. Work days took place in the dance studio at Rimbun Dahan. Each of the participants presented a 1-hour morning session sharing their own choreographic approaches or movement backgrounds. In the afternoon, Liesel Zink led the participants through sessions exploring choreographic methods and analysis.
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