Community Based Arts & Culture Workers in Malaysia
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Orang-orang Drum Theatre
Artist, Artist-Facilitator, Cultural worker (Registered company)
Languages spoken:
Mandarin, English, Bahasa Malaysia
Based in Community:
No
Target age groups:
Children aged 12 and below
Children aged 13-17
Youth aged 18 above and young adults
Families
Older generation/retirees
General
Ethnic Groups:
Chinese
Mission/Personal statement:
Orang Orang Drum Theatre is a professional performing arts group.
“(We organise) drumming workshops using local found simple used objects. Communities create music from simple (recycled) objects as drum instruments…. (we) also provide opportunities for …community people to understand arts and culture. Through music and drama performances, we pull the community together, to laugh, to share and to think together.”
Community-based work interests:
Provide exposure to community
Building community relations
Cultural revitalisation
Types of community where work is conducted:
Urban village, Suburb
Type of housing area: Housing estate, Apartment blocks/Flats, Other: Chinese New Village
Types of activity:
Organising events: Drumming Workshop and Recycled Drumming Workshop
Classes: Music, Performance art , 24 Chinese Season Drum
Workshops: Music, Performance art
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan.
+6012-2099182
Contact Details:
PROJECTS DATE SHORT DESCRIPTION
"The Mouse Bride" Community theatre Project
Dec, 2013 Feb, 2014
Produced and performed at 4 places: 1) SJK(C) KANGKAR BAHRU, 83700 YONG PENG 2) Yong Peng Private High School 3) Sasaran Primary School 4) Kuala Sepatang Chap Goh Mei Celebration Where community members were invited as audiences.
Serdang Art Carnival
2012
Recycled Drumming Workshop for local community
Batu 14, Community Arts Festival (Hulu Langat)
2011
Recycled Drumming Workshop for local community
Resources & Additional Links
Video documentation of the performances
Contact: Orang-Orang Drum Theatre