CONGRATULATIONS! S+S Dance (KL) 2017: Shortlisted Choreographers (updated 15 Sep)

S+S Dance (KL) 2017 will be held on

Week 1: 27 Sep to 30 Sep (Wed - Sat)

Week 2: 4 Oct to 7 Oct (Wed - Sat)

Gala Night: 8 Oct (Sun)

Time: 8.30pm

Venue: Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

16 Shortlisted Choreographers

Week 1: 27 Sep to 30 Sep (Wed - Sat)

BUTOD

CHOREOGRAPHER: Douglas Labadin

The Butod is an exotic delicacy from Sabah, and people say it tastes like coconut, and some say it tastes like chicken. But have you ever wondered, what does the Butod think about it?

COLOURS

CHOREOGRAPHER: PRISCILLA JOSH

Addresses the stereotypes an Indian women faces in her daily life whilst focusing on an empowerment message for Indian women.

TENTORIUM (GANTUNG)

CHOREOGRAPHER: JABA

Kita hidup sebagai manusia bukan untuk dilayan seperti mainan. Bukan untuk DILEMPAR, DIHEMPAS, DIABAI mahupun dijadikan sebagai HIBURAN. “Aku lebih rela mati daripada terseksa !”

L.O.S.T

CHOREOGRAPHER: VICKY YAP

I am lost....  But I will look for “someone" to find myself in........

MDC

CHOREOGRAPHER: EZRA THAM & AARON LEE

MDC represent the hunger for the dance floor, the strength and fierceness of dance; showcasing that dance is a passion, that confidence comes from unity, and that difference is rarely a weakness.

PRAGINA WIT

CHOREOGRAPHER: ZHAFIR MUZANI

Pragina means ‘dancer’ and Wit means ‘start’ or ‘where we from’ in Balinese language, potray all dancers are actually God messenger, who bring His messages through dance movements.

D.I.D

CHOREOGRAPHER: SHARM NOH

Are you human?

Week 2: 4 Oct to 7 Oct (Wed - Sat)

MADU BAGAI HEMPEDU

CHOREOGRAPHER: IZZIE ISLAM

‘MADU’. Honey? What is the benefit of ‘MADU’? If you have to drink ‘MADU’, would it be hot, warm or chilled? Would it be sweet or bitter? If bee sting is venomous, would ‘MADU’ be poisonous? Would the ladies enjoy it? Nice or otherwise? Hmmm… sweet sweet ‘MADU’ bitter like ‘HEMPEDU’ (bile).

INSIDE

CHOREOGRAPHER: SHALIA

A girl who have one big dream that she always wanted to achieve. A dream that almost every little girl ever wanted. But with one passion spirit that came inside her is the most precious achievement.

THE PASSAGE OF ‘114’

CHOREOGRAPHER: MUHAINI AHMAD

VOGINANG

CHOREOGRAPHER: ROMO
Traditional. Femme. Flambougant. Why Not?

I AM ME

CHOREOGRAPHER: RIENA AISYA

A group of people with different personalities and backgrounds face challenges that occur in their life. Each individuals eventually come together to embrace and accept their differences.

SARABANDE

CHOREOGRAPHER: JEREMIAH RICHARD LIM

This piece is inspired by the music of Sarabande; a slow, stately Spanish dance in triple time. The sound of the music can portray a lot of different emotions in movements.

RIGHT MY WRONGS

CHOREOGRAPHER: FARAH SOFEA

Three sisters struggle daily with their own personal conflicts and intolerance towards one another. Relationships are strained making life almost intolerable. By looking back at their past and reminiscing their childhood they soon are able to reconcile and move forward.

BRAINS IN A VAT DANCE DUET

CHOREOGRAPHER: CIRCUL'R COMPANY

A man and a woman’s minds live in two separate worlds as their bodies obey to the same signals in the fluid world of a vat. They are awakened to their real condition when their bodies collide. They then start to converse, listen and try to get along. Uniting their embodied breath, they end up responding to it in an organic, way and get though the physical limitations of the vat. The spectator travels with revisited breakdance movements along an eventful relationship, full of shifting energies, where the quest is to become more and more organic.

OBLIGATION

CHOREOGRAPHER: MURNI OMAR

OBLIGATIONS MAY BE UNIVERSAL OR PARTICULAR – quote by TOM G.PALMER

Congratulations!
Running orders for the festival will be decided at a later date pending further deliberation.