New Zealander Lucy Marinkovich reflects on her collaborative choreographic methods in two pieces for Penang Dance Day 2016.
We Are All Water Bags: Bodies Connecting at API2
Japanese dancer Minori Nagai recounts her experience at Asia Pacific 2, an artist exchange program presented by MyDance Alliance that took place 19-25 October 2015 at Rimbun Dahan.
Contemporary Dance in PeTA Tari
Norsafini Jafar recounts the diverse themes and ideas showcased in contemporary dance works by undergraduate Dance students at ASWARA for their final year assessment in 2015.
How to Position Your Body to Survive
In the midst of its conception, Australian dance maker Ashley Dyer reflects on trying to create SK!N, a work about human trafficking, without sacrificing integrity, complexity and the voices of the people at the heart of the issue.
Teaching Creative Dance to Myanmar Refugee Children
Independent performer and educator Lim Shin Hui gives an account of one of her recent teaching experiences.
In Choreography, I am Young!
Interview by Bilqis Hijjas.
Wong Jyh Shyong (JS), artistic director and resident choreographer at Damansara Performing Arts Centre, discusses a shift in his creative methods away from dance theatre to devising more open-ended work, with material generated by the dancers
A Journey in the Heart of One Dancer
Dancer Norbaizura Abdul Ghani shares her experience in the creation of the contemporary work “Heart Piece” along with choreographer Mohammad Naim Syahrazad.
2020: A Five-Year Plan for a Multidisciplinary Series of Performances
2020, a multidisciplinary series, had its first showing on 27–28 June, 2015 at Space.Toccata in Petaling Jaya. Its creative producer, Tan E-Jan, responds to questions by Langkah editor Bilqis Hijjas about the creative process.
Southeast Asian Choreolab 2015
Revisiting the exchanges that he encountered during the Southeast Asian Choreolab 2015, Faillul Adam describes how the event has impacted him.
Investigating the Space of the Body through Shaking
In her research paper for her M.A. in Contemporary Dance Performance at the University of Limerick, Ireland, Murni Omar explains how a single movement can open up infinite possibilities, as she discovered while making her final project in 2014
Talking about Love Through Dance
Dua Space Dance Company dancer Lim Hong Jie talks about his experience rehearsing for the company’s recent performance, Men and Women are Seeking for LOVE, held at Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre from 28 to 31
Dream or Memory: Creating a Site-Specific Work
Choreographer Nurulakmal Abdul Wahid tries to rekindle the atmosphere of childhood, along with two dancers with little experience in contemporary dance.
The Pak Yung and I: My Attempt at Becoming King
National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Malaysia (ASWARA) graduate Imran Syafiq recounts his nerve-wracking but joyous experience as a student performing on a particular night in Joseph Gonzales’ Becoming King: Pak Yung Revisited, which was staged at the
Editorial: A Space for Sharing
MyDance Alliance president Bilqis Hijjas shares her hopes for Langkah in bridging gaps between physical and verbal, and between the various community languages in Malaysia.
Documenting the Power of Dance: An Interview with Indrani Kopal
Filmmaker Indrani Kopal discusses her award-winning documentary, The Game Changer, which profiles a dance teacher who successfully initiated a dance rehabilitation program in a New York state prison.