Community Based Arts & Culture Workers in Malaysia

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