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Theatre

Menorah

  • is a traditional Siamese dance drama performance in Malaysia, especially in the states of Perlis, Kelantan and Kedah.
  • has the influence of Buddhist elements because once upon a time this traditional theater was one of the performances in Buddhist temples.
  • Javanese Skin Puppets

  • a form of traditional theater that has been rooted for a long time in the Malay Islands.
  • Beginning with the famous classic sagas of Mahabrata and Ramayana.
  • Wayang Kulit has its own traditional value in making it a legacy of the ages.
  • Randai Traditional Theatre

  • a form of traditional theater of the Minangkabau people. It combines elements of dance, music, comedy and acting in each performance.
  • Randai is the cultural identity of Negeri Sembilan which also combines various elements including dance, martial arts, music and literature.
  • Boria

  • began to be brought in by Indian Muslims to Malaya and began to establish a foothold in Penang around the 19th century.
  • Over time they became more and more interested and were taken over by the Malays as well.
  • Nobility Traditional Theatre

  • is a pioneer of modern drama performances. It does not involve the use of scripts as compared to today's modern dramas.
  • The actors only speak dialogues spontaneously based on the story line given by the director.
  • Makyong

  • is a type of traditional Malay dance. This Mak Yong dance drama is a form of Malay dance drama that combines elements of ritual, acting and stylized dance, vocal and instrumental music, songs, stories and formal and simple conversation texts.
  • These dramas are performed mainly in Terengganu, Patani, Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis as well as in Riau Islands - Indonesia.
  • presented as entertainment and also as a means of medicine.
  • Opera of Chinese Nobility

  • also known as Beijing Opera or Peking Opera in China, is a traditional performance art Chinese people who use Mandarin or other dialects by combining music, dance, singing and acrobatics.
  • The uniqueness of Chinese Opera is in the clothes and make-up of the actors who look like very beautiful and cute statues.
  • Each actor will be made up with thick white powder and also red powder as eye and cheek make-up.
  • In Malaysia, Chinese operas more often use certain dialects according to the majority dialect of the Chinese community in a place such as Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka and others.

    Hamdolok

  • is one of the lesser known Malay arts.
  • art that has a combination of Middle Eastern and local art.
  • Hamdolok performance consists of elements of singing, dancing and music.