Deconstructing Malay Dance Technique with Fauzi Amiruddin

This workshop by dancer/choreographer Fauzi Amiruddin, ASK Dance Company (Malaysia), deconstructs some of the techniques inherent in traditional Malay dance (breath, stance and bounce) that can be applied in contemporary dance-making.

Fauzi is a choreographer who is currently a principal dancer at ASK Dance Company (ADC). His achievements include representing Malaysia at the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Los Angeles in 2011 where he won three gold medals. In 2014, he also won the BOH Cameronian Arts Award for "Best Choreographer" in a mixed bill for his work 2 by 2 produced by ADC. Fauzi produced and choreographed his production Pit –Stop, an evening of his own choreography in 2015. In 2016, Fauzi was selected to represent Malaysia as part of top Japanese choreographer Un Yamada’s double bill showcasing her professional troupe and rising Malaysian dancers. They trained rigorously in Japan for One Piece and in 2017, he was invited again to join Un Yamada Dance Co. to perform her piece A City Without Seasons in Tokyo. Recently, he took part in the International Young Choreographer Project 2017 (IYCP) in Taiwan this year and performed in 3 Faces for the Vietnam International Dance Festival 2017. In 2017, he was selected as one of the Top 10 Cultural Dancers by Top 10 Magazine.