Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center

Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC) mempersembahkan Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur yang akan dibawa oleh Nyala Dance Theatre dan Perbadanan Adat Melayu dan Warisan Negeri Selangor (PADAT) bersama iringan muzik secara langsung daripada Kumpulan Muzik Ronggeng NusPARC.

Program Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur ini disokong oleh Think City di bawah program Kreatif KL dan Festival Kuala Lumpur 2026. Program Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur bertujuan untuk menghidupkan semula tradisi kreatif dan budaya yang sinonim dengan Kuala Lumpur.

Kami akan berada di SEMUA HOUSE & PASAR SENI pada tarikh-tarikh tersebut.

Kepada sesiapa yang terlepas untuk bersama kami sebelum ini, boleh sertai kami di SEMUA HOUSE & PASAR SENI dan meronggeng bersama SECARA PERCUMA!

Jom kita meronggeng sampai lencun!

Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC) presents Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur, which will be brought by Nyala Dance Theatre and Perbadanan Adat Melayu dan Warisan Negeri Selangor (PADAT), with live music performance by NusPARC Ronggeng Ensemble.

Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur program is supported by Think City under the Creative KL program and Kuala Lumpur Festival 2026. The Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur program is meant to revitalise extant creative and cultural traditions synonymous with Kuala Lumpur.

We will be at SEMUA HOUSE & CENTRAL MARKET on the dates above.

To those who could not participate in our previous event, fret not! You can join us at SEMUA HOUSE & CENTRAL MARKET and ronggeng together FOR FREE!

Let's meronggeng together till there's no tomorrow!

NusPARC International Talk Series 2025

Date: Saturday 26th April 2025
Time: 11:00 am-12:30 pm

Location:
Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center, 30A First Floor, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 KL
(Parking; Street Parking or at Maybank Parking)

Topic: Gaana Street Dance Style Contributes to the Construction of Tamil Identity Within the Local Community

Presenter: Professor Dr. Kristen Rudisill, Bowling Green State University

Abstract

As a recipient of the ACC (Asian Cultural Council) Fellowship, Professor Dr. Kristen Rudisill has come to Malaysia and Singapore to conduct research for her book project The Rise of Gaana Dance, Cinema, Competitions, and Global Tamil Identity. NusPARC is facilitating her research within the Tamil diaspora in Malaysia to examine and interrogate Gaana Dance, an energetic, expressive and upbeat form of street dance that originates from South India. This dance form places huge importance on the folk genre, percussion beats and is often referred to as a symbol of celebration and festival. Her research involves discourses on dance practices, Tamil theatre and literature of the Tamil diaspora in Malaysia and Singapore. She will present her research trajectories on Gaana street dance style within the rubrics of emic-etic research analysis.

Bio:
Dr. Kristen Rudisill is a Professor of Popular Culture and current Director of the Asian Studies Program at BGSU. She has a background in religious studies and earned her PhD in Asian Studies from the University of Texas in Austin. Her research focuses on Tamil theatre, dance, and literature in India, Sri Lanka, and the Tamil diaspora. She has had two Fulbright Fellowships in India and sees Chennai as a second home. Her book Honeymoon Couples and Jurassic Babies: Identity and Play in Chennai’s Post-Independence Sabha Theatre was published with SUNY Press in 2022. She has published in a number of edited volumes and journals such as the Journal of Popular Culture, the Indian Theatre Journal (for which she serves on the editorial board), the Asian Theatre Journal, South Asian Popular Culture Journal, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Journal, Ecumenica, and Studies in Musical Theatre.

Free Admission & Limited Seats;
If you are interested, please call Zidane 012 8411017 before Wednesday 23rd April, 2025

Diucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri kepada semua rakan taulan Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC)!

Wishing Mubarak Eid-ul-Fitr from Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC) to all our friends!

We are happy to announce that we have published NusPARC's new website! Come and check it out by clicking the link below!

Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa kami telah melancarkan lama sesawang NusPARC dengan muka yang baharu! Jom kita melayari laman web untuk mengetahui tentang NusPARC dengan lebih lanjut!

Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center The Organisation The Nusantara Performing Arts Research Centre (NusPARC) is a multi-faceted organisation with several programmes dedicated to the advancement of the performing arts in Southeast Asia. The Education Programme offers outreach classes for school-going children as well as to the public a...

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* butiran berkenaan persembahan tertera diposter

Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC) has two new positions to be filled, (1) Program Officer and (2) Research Assistant. We are looking forward to applications from interested candidates.

Pusat Penyelidikan Seni Persembahan Nusantara (NusPARC) mempunyai dua jawatan baharu yang perlu diisi, (1) Pegawai Program dan (2) Pembantu Penyelidik. Kami menantikan pemohon dari calon yang berminat.

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Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC) mempersembahkan Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur yang akan dibawa oleh Perbadanan Adat Melayu dan Warisan Negeri Selangor (PADAT) dan Nyala Dance Theatre bersama iringan muzik secara langsung dari Kumpulan Muzik Ronggeng NusPARC. Program Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur disokong oleh Think City dan Kreatif KL Festival.

Program Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur bertujuan untuk menghidupkan semula tradisi kreatif dan budaya yang sinonim dengan Kuala Lumpur.

Kami akan berada di 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜 pada tarikh-tarikh tersebut. Kepada sesiapa yang terlepas untuk bersama kami sebelum ini, boleh sertai kami di 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜 dan meronggeng bersama 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗔!

Jom kita meronggeng sampai lencun!

Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusPARC) presents Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur which will be brought by Perbadanan Adat Melayu dan Warisan Negeri Selangor (PADAT) and Nyala Dance Theatre with live music performance by NusPARC Ronggeng Ensemble. Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur program is supported by Think City and Kreatif KL Festival.

The Ronggeng Kuala Lumpur program is meant to revitalise extant creative and cultural traditions synonymous with Kuala Lumpur.

We will be at 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 on the dates above. To those who could not participate in our previous event, fret not! You can join us at 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 and ronggeng together 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘!

Let’s meronggeng together till there’s no tomorrow!