The Dance Programme at Rimbun Dahan conducts various dance activities including:
- Southeast Asian Choreolab
- Residencies
- Workshops
- Performances & Productions
- Dancing in Place
- Other Projects
Southeast Asian Choreolab
Since 2014, Rimbun Dahan has run the Southeast Asian Choreolab, an annual 9-day facilitated international choreographic laboratory for emerging contemporary dance choreographers from the Southeast Asian region. The Choreolab has been facilitated by established international choreographers, and supports participants to enrich their choreographic toolbox, build their regional network of peers, and receive expert mentorship, with the goal of sustaining a professional career.
Southeast Asian Choreolab 2024 was held in George Town, Penang, as part of the George Town Festival, and not at Rimbun Dahan.
Residencies
Since 2007, Rimbun Dahan has offered residencies for contemporary dancers and choreographers, lasting from a few weeks to several months. Resident choreographers have full use of the dance studio. Many of our residents present a work-in-progress showing in the dance studio at the end of their stay. Resident choreographers with funding capacity may also elect to present a full-scale production in a theatre in the Kuala Lumpur urban area.
See a list of our previous resident choreographers.
See our Residencies page for more information about what residency formats are currently available.
Workshops
Workshops taught by resident choreographers are usually open to the local dance community.
Performances & Productions
Previous work-in-progress or full-scale shows by Rimbun Dahan resident choreographers in theatres in Kuala Lumpure have included:
Dancing in Place
A weekend of site-specific dance works in the garden at Rimbun Dahan. Dancing in Place is free for entry to the general public, and invites local and international dance and performing artists to engage with the architecture and garden environment of Rimbun Dahan by creating short site-specific works.
Choreographers interested in creating works for Dancing in Place should check out the possible venues for performance.
Other Projects
The dance programme also conducts capacity-building and networking projects for local and regional dance practitioners and managers, in partnership with non-profit organisations supporting dance and other cultural organisations.
