Some Features of the Solo Dance that Maintain its Viability for Tribes in Transition in Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Some Features of the Solo Dance that Maintain its Viability for Tribes in Transition in Sarawak. |
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Author :
Juliette T. Crump |
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Abstract:
Efforts are being made to preserve Sarawak’s heritage of indigenous dances through tourism and community competitions, but most dances have lost their former functions in the value systems of their tribal cultures. The solo dance currently performed by male and female Orang Ulu, particularly Penan, is an exception to this tendency. An examination of the solo warrior dance and the female solo dance reveals features which reinforce traditional and contemporary values of identity, unity, strength and presence. Using the research method of Laban Movement Analysis we can place many elements ofthe solo dance in new contexts, meanings and aesthetic purposes that substantiate ethnic values. Most Orang Ulu,or upriver natives,are in transition because of government efforts to develop Sarawak. It is encouraging that they are finding their dancing a relevant means of expressing the effects of that transition. A new and different dance analysis is, therefore, intended to further new understanding of a threatened culture.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Juliette T. Crump. (1991). Some Features of the Solo Dance that Maintain its Viability for Tribes in Transition in Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XLII (63): 159-180 |
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