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Dramatizing 1Malaysia in contemporary Chinese lion dance


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Loo, Fung Ying and Loo, Fung Chiat (2016) Dramatizing 1Malaysia in contemporary Chinese lion dance. Asian Theatre Journal, 33 (1). pp. 130-150. ISSN 0742-5457; ESSN: 1527-2109

Abstract

This article looks into the evolution of the diasporic Chinese lion dance in Malaysia. More importantly, it examines how this traditional art genre stands out among the many other forms that have withstood extinction. Although once regarded as foreign to the national culture in Malaysia due to its identity as a Chinese folk art, it was first threatened, but not abandoned. Malaysia eventually responded by merging the northern and southern lion styles and developing a World Lion Dance Championship. This article will elaborate on the origin of the lion dance, and examine changes that may be factors in its sustainability. More importantly, the article examines the political concept of 1Malaysia introduced by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak in 2008 that has brought a new model to the lion dance in aiming for national unity. Kun Seng Keng Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe’s practice exemplifies this phenomenon.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1353/atj.2016.0008
Publisher: University Of Hawai'i Press
Keywords: Chinese lion dance; 1Malaysia
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 19 May 2016 05:27
Last Modified: 19 May 2016 05:27
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47364
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