REPERTOIRE (APPROX. 45 MINS)
THEME OF PERFORMANCE ARE “ SONGKET
EVOLUSION”
SONGKET – A Malaysian Fabric
Hand-woven traditional Malay fabric with gold and silver
thread name Kain Songket
and telepok is the flower that was threaded on the
fabric.
The songket goes through eight
stages before it becomes a of fabric and is still tradionally woven. Men wore songket
fashion into destar or head cloth/gear and sampin.
Mostly the SONGKET are wearing by the Sultan during the
special occasion in the castle.
“Kain Sonket” is a hand-woven traditional Malay fabric with
gold and silver threads and worn mainly during official functions and
ceremonies
Woven on a Malay frame loom, elaborate
patterns are created by introducing extra gold or silver weft threads with the
use of a flat needle or cuban.
Beside that during the
wedding ceremony bride and groom also are wearing songket
and we called them ‘Raja Sehari’-‘
King for a Day’
Now songket fabric
are created as handicraft and souvenir item in
OPENING – OVERTURE
Welcome and opening of performance by
the dancers using the bunga emas,
bungga manggar and sireh junjung .
It to shows the audience the the items are very sinomin with
the Malay traditional
as a give and rememberance.
SONGKET FASHION SHOW
Songket is a hand-loomed cloth of supplementary weft-weaving technique belonging to the brocade family of textiles.
Grace Selvanayagam writing about the songket as
"a rich luxurious, ceremonial fabric, handwoven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with
gold and sometimes silver threads which stand out in subtle relief on the
background cloth.
The interplay of light and gentle shadow on the fabric creates a
gorgeous shimmering effect, making it undoubtedly the "Queen" of
hand-woven fabrics."
S I LAT
(SELF DEFENCE DEMOSTRATION)
POJA DANCE
The are from the state of Selangor where the
group come from. The Bugis missionaries brought them
from
KUDA KEPANG
Dance from the state of Johor and
Selangor.
The Kuda Kepang is a very interesting dance from Johor.
The dance was once a form of totemic worship.
The dance had strong links with spirit possession and often dancers went into a trance-like state.
However with the Islamisation of Malaysia, this dance now generally renders the tale of nine Javanese men who spread the Islamic faith in the interior of Java.
The nine Muslim evangelists rode on horseback and dramatized stories of the battles waged and won for the cause of Islam to draw and hold the attention of the congregation.
Kuda Kepang is performed by nine dancers who are seated astride a two dimensional 'horse' made of hide or pleated rattan.
The dancers re-enact the early Islamic battles in enthusiastic gestures and vigorous action. Naturally as time as moved this dance is seen very much more for its entertainment value.
This dance is performed in accompaniment to a rich and exotic rendition of traditional music played with indigenous instruments such as gongs, tambourines and angklungs.
INANG ‘KIPAS’ (FAN DANCE)
INANG RENEK
The Kedah folk dance that performers by the ladies only from the song of ‘INANG
TUA’ WAS CREATED IN THE LATE 70’s BY Wan Zainal Alam. Inang is a female only
dance, fluid and graceful almost like a simpler version of court dancing – so
intricate. It is completely different dance, the choreographer maintained the
gracefulness, added the women being seated on the floor and the swiveling. It
is very beautiful but still traditional.
SONGKET DANCE
Dance on woven the songket
CANGGUNG/JOGET 106
ZAPINA ( ZAPIN
The combination of the zapin thru all the
CLOSING –
Colours of the
