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Course Info

  • INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE TRADITIONAL

INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE TRADITIONAL

About this Course

This course is designed to explore the introduction of traditional theatre in Malaysia. To understand traditional theatre, one should examine the theory in performance studies. This course will expose the elements of drama that can be applied to identify traditional theatre holistically. This course will introduce briefly of four categories of traditional theatre in Malaysia including proto-theatre, puppet theatre, dance theatre and opera. Finally, the student will be learnt the basic way to produce traditional theatre for the public. The process involving in creating a new techniques and ideas of looking at the arts.

Course Syllabus

Syllabus Info
TRADITIONAL THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
a. Traditional Theatre
b. Aristotle's Elements of Drama
c. Opera in Malaysia



TRADITIONAL THEATRE IN MALAYSIA
a. Proto Theatre and Puppet Theatre in Malaysia
b. Dance Theatre in Malaysia.
c. Opera in Malaysia


DANCE THEATRE OF MENORA, MAK YONG AND MEK MULUNG IN MALAYSIA
a. Menora in Malaysia
b. Mak Yong in Malaysia
c. Mek Mulung in Malaysia


THE MALAY OPERA OF BANGSAWAN IN MALAYSIA
a. History of Bangsawan in Malaysia
b. Elements of Drama in Bangsawan
c. Bangsawan Performance in Malaysia today


TRADITIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA
a. The production if Traditional Theatre in Malaysia
b. The Future production of Traditional Theatre in Malaysia

Frequently Asked Questions

Course FAQ
Q1 : What is traditional theatre?
A1 : Traditional theatre performances usually combine acting, singing, dance and music, dialogue, narration or recitation but may also include puppetry or pantomime. These arts, however, are more than simply ‘performances’ for an audience; they may also play crucial roles in culture and society such as songs sung while carrying out agricultural work or music that is part of a ritual. (UNESCO)

Q2 : What theories can be applied in traditional theatre?
A2 : Performance Studies is a new academic discipline, developed largely out of university departments of drama or of theatre studies, and driven mostly in USA, especially by Richard Schechner” (Nasrullah Mambrol, 2018)

Q3 : What are traditional theatre in Malaysia?
A3 : Almost all theatre activity in Southeast Asia fits into four categories as follows: Proto-Theatre, Puppet Theatre, Dance Theatre and Opera. For example in Malaysia: Awang Batil (Proto-Theatre), Wayang Kulit Kelantan (Puppet Theatre, Mak yung (Dance Theatre) and Bangsawan (Opera) (Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof, 2010)