The Nyala dance theatre group says performing arts schools have a vital role in preserving cultural traditions. Most adherents of the traditional arts have one fear in common: the art’s extinction ...

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 28 -- The zapin dance is so synonymous with the identity of the state of Johor that the dance has become a must in every celebration. The traditional dance has a beautiful, gentle and ...

JOHOR BARU: The Zapin dance, which is considered part of Johor’s heritage, is still popular during social performances in the state. The traditional Malay dance, accompanied by musicians playing the ...

(Photo feature) KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (KUNA) -- Zapin is a popular traditional dance with Arabic roots deeply ingrained in Malaysian society. Accompanied by various instruments, including the gambus -- ...

MUAR: The state government, through Yayasan Warisan Johor (YWJ), has declared two zapin dances as new variations of Zapin Johor. State Unity, Heritage and Culture Committee chairman K. Raven Kumar ...

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- The Johor government is working to nominate Johor's Biryani dish and Zapin dance as Intangible Cultural Heritage under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

JOHOR BARU: Efforts are under way to put nasi briyani Johor and traditional dance, zapin, on the list of intangible heritage under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ...

Scene at Malaysian Pavilion becomes chaotic when an unknown local man throws microphones and musical instruments onto floor in protest of the show. A commotion broke out during the Ghazal and Zapin ...

Manama: A Saudi man who interrupted a folkloric Malaysian dance at the Riyadh International Book Fair is being questioned by authorities for his unruly behaviour. Video clips taken by spectators ...

Saudi authorities have been slowly introducing public entertainment in ambitious programme Manama: A Saudi man who interrupted a folkloric Malaysian dance at the Riyadh International Book Fair is ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Mr Danial Chu, who hails from Kunming in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, moved more than 3,000km from his hometown to Malaysia five years ago to study. Aside from a degree, the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body. A scene from “Epiphany Machine” at ...