Family Lamiaceae

admin Uncategorized 17 November 201011 August 2022

Clerodendrum bungei (Previously Clerodendron bungei in Family Verbenaceae)
China. Cultivated. Many tropical species from this genera are attributed with spiritual & magical properties.

Clerodendrum fragrans (Previously Clerodendron fragrans in Family Verbenaceae)
popkok rabu kambang, exhilaration tree
China. Used by Malays for rheumatism and ague, or with other substances for treating skin diseases.

Clerodendrum paniculatum (Previously Clerodendron paniculatum in Family Verbenaceae)
panggil panggil
Burma, s. China to Java, but not known in the wild. Summons spirits. One of the plants used to sprinkle tepung tawar in weddings, blessing fish stakes & ‘in the taking of the rice-soul’ (Burkill). Infusion is purgative. Elephant medicine, to protect them from harm.

Peronema canescens
(Previously in Family Verbenaceae)
sungkai
Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. Common in secondary forest and near rivers and clearings in primary forest. Small tree. Compound leaves increase in size from basal pair upwards, leaflets sessile, young leaves rich purple.

Premna foetida
(Previously in Family Verbenaceae)
buas buas
Malay peninsula, Java, Borneo. Straggling shrub, twigs and stalks finely hairy. Coastal forests, used to treat fever, asthma.

Tectona grandis
(Previously in Family Verbenaceae)
jati
India, Siam, W. Malesia to the Philippines, not wild in Malaya. Large deciduous tree, prefers open monsoon forest where a dormant period is forced by dry weather. Flowering and fruiting after new leaves emerge with wet weather.

Dancing in Place 2010

admin Dance, Dancing in Place, Uncategorized 13 August 201013 February 2017Hong Kong, Norway, Philippines, Singaporean, site-specific

3-8pm,7-8 August 2010
Entrance free to the general public.

In the midst of a 14-acre indigenous Malaysian garden, and in the shade of contemporary and traditional architecture, 13 Malaysian and international choreographers presented a collection of site-specific contemporary dance works for Dancing in Place.

The 2010 theme for Dancing in Place was Cross-Pollination. It encouraged choreographers to consider how difference – working with artists from other disciplines, working with people from other cultures or abilities, or working in new environments – creates the potential for rich and vigorous hybridities.

Performers at Dancing in Place this year included Kristine Nilsen Oma (Norway), Elysa Wendi (Singapore), Donna Miranda (Philippines) and Scarlet Yu (Hong Kong), as well nine choreographers from Malaysia including Rathimalar Govindarajoo, Gan Chih Pei, Nurulakmal Abdul Wahid, Muhaini Ahmad, Leng Poh Gee, Fahmi Fadzil and January Low.

In front of 60 turns — ‘In Spirit’, staged at Rimbun Dahan by choreographer Rathimalar Govindarajoo on the lawn in front of the art work ‘Sixty Turns.’

SCHEDULE

*Time*	Item
3pm	Arrival & introduction
3.15pm	The Campus ThoughtChoreographed by Leng Poh Gee & Kathyn Tan Chai Chen Performed by Lim Siew Ling, Lim Hooi Ming, Lim Shin Hui, Tan Shiao Por & Pan May Tzy A work by LAPAR LabAt the same time we are doing this particular performance, a batch of new graduates of the dance degree from University of Malaya is celebrating their graduation. We sincerely dedicate this performance to those who are ready to embark upon their journey into professional dance society, and wish them luck.
3.30pm	13 Knots to HomeCreated and performed by Scarlet Yu Mei Wah Having left her home in Hong Kong ten years ago to live in Singapore, Scarlet Yu has moved from one room to another, one house to another, in a foreign land that has accepted her as an adopted child. In the past ten years, she has made exactly thirteen trips back home to Hong Kong, only to feel more and more distant from the place she once regarded as home.
3.45pm	Dreams InterruptedChoreographed by Elysa Wendi (Singapore) Performed by Ren Wei ChenInspired by the Kun Opera Peony Pavilion, choreographer Elysa Wendi investigates the idea of intangibility and the power of dreams in our life. Dreams interrupted is performed in a series of 5 short segments. Like a dream that happens over a number of days, the audience will slowly find out the full story at the end.
3.54pm	In SpiritChoreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, reworked by Rathimalar Govindarajoo Performed by Michelle Chang, Revathi Tamilselvam, Sivagamavalli, Tan Mei Mei, Divya Nair, and Rathimalar Govindarajoo.An ode to women who celebrate the rhythm of life.
4.15pm	KapayapaanChoreographed and performed by Wong Oi Min & Gan Chih Pei Music by Razali bin Abd. RahimA piece about the celebration of life, conservation of nature and cultivation of compassion.
4.40pm	Similar Choreographed by Nurulakmal Abdul Wahid Performed by Ahmad Zaki B. Mu Salleh @ Musleh, Muhaini Ahmad & Nurulakmal Abdul Wahid A man wears women’s clothing, but he is not a woman. No matter how much he imitates her lovely or sexy movements, he can only be similar. He is only an outline. She fills in the gaps.
4.55pm	ChimeraCreated by Kim Kyungmi, Sasha Ratnam & Mathieu Castel Performed by Kim Kyungmi Music by Mathieu CastelIn the quirky circle of life, we begin as simple cells awakened by meeting each other. Moulded by genetics over which we have no control, we evolve and mutate through human socialisation, finally leaving nothing behind. No predictions, rules or even will can exist in this cycle of energy. The same clone but different mutants, we are born and fade away within this energy of evolution.
5.10pm	Divide & ConquerChoreographed by Fahmi Fadzil Performed by audience volunteersMalaysians love polls. Malaysians love being together. Let’s see if this “poll” performance can keep people together. Or not.
5.20pm	Intermission
5.40pm	SweetChoreographed & performed by January Low Music by Reza Salleh
6.05pm	AchilotCoordinated by Elaine Pedley Assisted by Muhammad Syaffiq bin Hambali Choreographed and performed by the young participants of the Rimbun Dahan Dance WorkshopThe workshop is based on basic movements pieced together by the kids through games and exercises. The focus is on play, hence achilot, a Malay term for various children’s games.
6.30pm	Biji IIChoreographed by Chai Vivan Performed by Fione Chia Yan Wei, Caren Yap Chai Wen, Denny Donius, Chew Sie Theng, Sufi Asyraf b. Mohd Azman, Woo Yan Ten & Anna Lee See Wan.Something small springs into growth. From the seed comes life.
6.50pm	Anything less is less than a reckless actChoreographed and performed by Donna Miranda Dramaturgy by Angelo V. Suarez Featuring (on video) PJ Rebullida & Marah ArcillaTo go to the theatre, to go shopping, to watch a dance performance or the latest Hollywood movie—any aesthetic experience is informed by a decision-making process. This entails a necessary foreclosure: to choose one experience means not experiencing another. With the use of two rooms that cannot be experienced by the audience simultaneously—one with a video featuring two dancers in a duet, another where Miranda talks about the video’s context—Anything less is less than a reckless act allows room for participation. This in turn exposes the futility of the concept of participation in theatre, a prohibitive system designed to distinguish performer from audience. To risk the audience’s subjectivity by giving them a measure of activity is to risk theatre itself.
7.40pm	Marilyn Monroe’s last 20 minutes before committing suicide Created and performed by Kristine Nilsen Oma Video art by Kok Siew Wai The work is an experiential exploration of the Buddhist concept that earthly desires can lead to enlightenment. The work is a response to meeting a whole new environment and culture, and a personal quest to understand both my own desires and how to make them come from a higher perspective. In the context of the Third World certain neuroses becomes ridiculous. Yet they were created as a response to the Western world I have lived in all my life. How do I cope in the Third World? How will my neuroses behave? Is there a control in this experiment? This last item is not appropriate for children.

Artists in Dancing in Place 2010 observing the performances from their green room.

Khin Zaw Latt

admin Resident Artist, Southeast Asian Arts Residency, Uncategorized 22 June 200822 April 2015Myanmar

Burmese visual artist Khin Zaw Latt was resident at Rimbun Dahan in May 2008. Following his residency, he returned home where he was awarded the first prize at the Myanmar Contemporary Art Award 2008 competition, a prestigious achievement which has greatly increased the selling price of his work in Myanmar.

Khin Zaw Latt then travelled to Laputta, in the Burmese south, an area devastated by Cyclone Nargis at the beginning of May. Armed with a donation from Rimbun Dahan, he provided the inhabitants of Laputta with aid in the form of clothes, food and help building houses, as well as books and school materials for children.

The work by Khin Zaw Latt which won the Myanmar Contemporary Art Award 2008.

Donna Miranda

admin Resident Artist, Southeast Asian Arts Residency, Uncategorized 8 November 200722 May 2023Choreographer, Collaboration, Contemporary, Dance, Philippines, Visual artist

Resident Choreographer March-June 2007

Artist-in-residence at Rimbun Dahan from March to June 2007, Donna created new performance piece bringing together local Malaysian dancers, video and sound artists to explore the idea of waiting, passing time, momentum and interruption in Extended Periods of Waiting, which was performed on June 8 2007 at The Annexe Central Market. The work featured live sound by SiCKL, video projection by Saiful Razman and Au Sow Yee, lighting by Roman Cruz and performance by Donna Miranda, Bilqis Hijjas, Yuka Tanaka, Louise Yow Sing-Hwa, Low Shee Hoe, Shaifuddin Mamat and Chan Seau Huvi.

The trio section from Extended Periods of Waiting was performed again as part of the Tari! 07 festival at ASWARA in July 2007.

During her stay, Donna also created I Will Think About It, a contribution to the 2007 Art for Nature exhibition in collaboration with visual artist Saiful Razman, and featuring Poodien. She also conducted a workshop in contemporary dance, creative process and free movement improvisation at the Annexe Central Market in June 2007.

Donna and Poodien creating I Will Think About It.

Donna received dance training as national government scholar of the Philippine High School for the Arts, pursuing professional practice and further training with Ballet Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater, Myra Beltran’s Dance Forum and specialized training in contemporary dance at the 2005 DanceWEB Europe Scholarship Programme, in Vienna, Austria. She has since been actively involved in multimedia projects that explore new possibilities through works that combine contemporary dance, new media, fashion, physical theater, spoken word and sound. In 2000, she co-founded Green Papaya Art Projects, building a research platform for contemporary dance in Manila through its Anatomy Projects (AP+). Her solo ‘Beneath Polka-dotted Skies’ recently received 2007 Jury Prize Award in the Yokohama Solo X Duo Competition in Japan.