BY NORHAIZAD ADAM 27 - 29 MAY 2022, FRI - SUN - Esplanade
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BY NORHAIZAD ADAM 27 – 29 MAY 2022, FRI – SUN FRI, 8PM SAT & SUN, 3PM & 8PM ESPLANADE ANNEXE STUDIO
About Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade is Singapore’s national performing arts centre. It hosts a year-round line-up of about 3,500
live performances and activities presented by Esplanade, its partners and hirers. Esplanade also
brings the arts virtually to audiences in Singapore and beyond, through its diverse range of digital
programmes on Esplanade Offstage, an all-access backstage pass to the performing arts and guide to
Singapore and Asian arts and culture, with videos, podcasts, articles, quizzes and resources.
As an arts centre for everyone, Esplanade also creates opportunities for seniors, youth, children and
underserved communities to experience the arts. More than 70% of the shows that take place each
year at the centre are free for all to enjoy.
The centre works in close partnership with local, regional and international artists to develop artistic
capabilities and content, push artistic boundaries and engage audiences. Esplanade supports the
creation of artistic content by commissioning and producing new Singapore and Asian work for the
international stage. It also develops technical capabilities for the industry nationally.
Turning 20 in 2022, Esplanade marks the occasion with a year-long celebration themed 20 and
Beyond: Keeping the Lights On. In addition to the presentations of its year-long festivals, programme
series, and special initiatives and events, there will also be a season of new works by Singapore and
Asian artists specially commissioned for the arts centre’s 20th anniversary and official opening of its
newest venue, Singtel Waterfront Theatre.
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is operated by The Esplanade Co Ltd (TECL), which is a not- for-profit
organisation, a registered Charity and an Institution of a Public Character. The Charity Council
awarded TECL the Charity Governance Award – Special Commendation for Clarity of Strategy in 2016,
and the Charity Transparency Award for four consecutive years since 2016. Esplanade is Singapore’s
first Dementia-Friendly Arts Venue and a certified Dementia Go-To Point, as well as a Guide-dog
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Festival Message
Apa khabar? How are you? Wow... it’s been two years since we last met in
person. That’s two years of presenting Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts
digitally for us and two years of experiencing the festival online for you,
our audience.
Finally, we get to meet in person and we are truly grateful for this opportunity
to once again present Pesta Raya physically at Esplanade – Theatres on
the Bay. Nothing beats the experience of having performers and artists in
the same space and we are glad to be able to welcome you back to the
centre for our 21st edition, which will take place from 26 – 29 May 2022.
It is also Esplanade’s 20th anniversary this year and even as we look
forward to the future, we take a moment to shine a focus on icons who have
shaped our arts and entertainment scene. These include Singapore Malay
music icons Jatt Ali, Hady Mirza and Sufi Rashid who will come together
for FENOMENA, a one-night only concert presented under the umbrella of
both Pesta Raya and PopLore – A Year of Singapore Popular Music; as well
as veteran singer-songwriter Art Fazil who also marks his own milestone
in a concert that celebrates the 20th anniversary of his award-winning
album, Nur.
At the same time, we put a spotlight on the next generation of artists
who are making their mark on the scene. In the Esplanade commission,
Kepaten Obor, Suhaili Safari presents a multi-disciplinary one-woman
performance that is a heartfelt monologue reflecting on the ties that
bind grandparents and grandchildren. In The Wrong Geng 2.0, dance
artist Norhaizad Adam playfully questions themes including gender and
performance in this solo work. Popular Malaysian indie band, Kugiran Masdo,
will bring the swinging ’60s into Esplanade for their debut performance in
Singapore.
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And in An Evening of Dikir – Teraju Tiga, the Esplanade Concert Hall will come
alive in one epic night of dikir barat. This tribute concert to Singapore’s dikir
barat scene will trace the art form’s development through the years and be
a celebration of the camaraderie between artists young and old.
Audiences beyond our shores and those in Singapore who want to
experience Pesta Raya from the comfort of your homes can be entertained
by our digital screenings. These include the premiere of the film Pulang
Balik by Teater Ekamatra, which we had commissioned respected Singapore
film director Sanif Olek to shoot; as well as a recording of the well-received
concert Tempoh by OrkeStar Trio & Djangat, which was commissioned by
Esplanade and presented live as part of Pentas series in October 2021.
Lastly, look forward to commissioned short films by critically-acclaimed
directors from Singapore and the region.
Reflecting on the journey we’ve taken and the challenges that we have
been through, we are humbled to have the privilege to honour the Malay
identity through myriad art forms. We thank you, our audience and
supporters, for allowing us to share with you the wide variety of programmes
that we had the opportunity to present over the years. We also thank
The Silent Foundation for their kind support of the festival this year.
How we have missed seeing you all coming through our doors, dressed up
to the nines, abuzz with excitement and with such an electric energy in the
air. So come on down and don’t miss the fun as we celebrate what we have
overcome!
Hanie Nadia Hamzah
Producer, The Esplanade Co Ltd
4Choreographer’s Message
Salam everyone.
In my artistic practice, I am always finding ways to put forth themes of power-
play, morality and behaviourism in Malay culture. This work is one way for
me to reimagine and deepen my knowledge of ronggeng Melayu as a dance
form, its music, history and social functions that are rooted in Singapore.
With input from researchers and collaborators, this work is my strategy to
confront our society’s complicated relationship with the erasure of history,
as well as the systemic structures of human labour, especially performers.
Personally, as a Malay dancer, my relationship with dancing joget is filled
with enjoyable memories of a call for celebration. A communal gathering
specially meant to bring everyone together in a joyous mood. Reflecting
on current times, communal gatherings have certainly transformed in their
reduced numbers and many have introduced flexibility in cultural practices
that were previously disallowed. Will there still be meaning to commune and
carry out cultural practices in the coming years?
Since 2021, it has been really exciting to work on this next iteration of
The Wrong Geng. As this iteration was realised during the varied waves
of activity of the Covid-19 pandemic, I felt it was important to consider
the communicated restrictions that guide our social behaviours in our
community. Thus, making it relevant to our contemporary times. This
includes re-navigating the purpose of performance design and audience
experience with the emphasis of wearing masks, social distancing and
cashless transactions.
I am grateful to Esplanade’s Pesta Raya team, especially Hanie Nadia
Hamzah and Shiraz Sallim, for believing in me and giving me a chance to
develop The Wrong Geng 2.0.
5I wish to express my gratitude for the generosity of the knowledgeable
creative team, skilful designers and reliable production team. They have
been very supportive in shaping the experience of The Wrong Geng 2.0.
I also wish to convey my appreciation to friends and family who took time
to attend test run sessions to help make meaning of elements in the work.
I also wish to say thank you to the team that made the earlier iteration
of this performance, The Wrong Geng, which was first commissioned by
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in 2018, presented under the Pentas
series in the dance showcase, Joget. Thank you for believing in me: Fezhah
Maznan, Susan Sentler, Bani Haykal, James Tan, Rashid Siddiq, Zaharian
Osman and Hasyimah Harith.
Selamat Hari Raya!
Mohon maaf zahir dan batin.
Norhaizad Adam
6Researcher’s Note
The first time I watched Norhaizad’s work The Wrong Geng four years ago,
I was really impressed by the message he wanted to convey to the viewers.
Elsewhere, I have shared that this work provides a reminder that dancing is
intrinsically an activity of labour. We often focus on its aesthetics, but there
is actually much more that we can learn and understand when watching a
dancer perform.
The question that often crosses my mind when watching Norhaizad in action
is, “At what point will the dancer be considered a worker and not just a mere
subject of spectacle?” It is my belief that an artist should be given proper
recognition as someone with agency, who has the potential to harness a
critical mind and a become a player in socio-political issues.
This version premiering at Pesta Raya 2022 is no less interesting because
it provides critical thoughts about the state of our reality today. Advances in
technology and the Covid-19 situation have changed the way we interact
and communicate across distances. Through this version, the relationship
between the dancer’s labour and moral obligations is clear. What’s more,
how the act of charity is a measure of one’s responsibility to the community.
Indeed, these issues are relevant today and continue to be an urgently
needed discussion.
Dr. Noramin Farid
7About the Work
Conceptualised and performed by dance artist Norhaizad Adam,
The Wrong Geng 2.0 is a solo dance performance from the perspective of
the jantan joget (male dancer). Here, he negotiates the social, imaginative
and affective aspects of human labour within contemporary capitalism,
while posing the question: What if the role of the perempuan joget (female
dancer) was undertaken by a cis-male?
Historically, joget, also known as ronggeng, has been recognised for its
lively beats and fast-paced rhythms. It has always been a form of music
and dance that encourages interaction between male and female
performers, a means of expressing flirtatious intent as well as courtship.
This was particularly true for the dance halls within the entertainment parks
of 1930s to 1960s Singapore.
The term “wrong geng” is a play on the term ronggeng, which reflects the
stigma of joget dancers as “dirty”, speculating on the contentions of Malay
conservatives who may perceive joget as an erotic and titillating social past
time. Today, joget has been sanitised and modernised. Currently it is practiced
as a respectable Singapore Malay dance form and commonly performed
at festive events such as weddings and gatherings. Equal parts playful
and challenging, The Wrong Geng 2.0 confronts the myriad perspectives
towards labour in dance, running parallel with Norhaizad Adam’s practice of
addressing Malay identity through movement and performance.
The earlier iteration of this performance, The Wrong Geng, was first
commissioned by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in 2018, presented
under the Pentas series in the dance showcase, Joget.
(1hr, no intermission)
8Norhaizad Adam
Choreographer/Dancer
Norhaizad Adam is a Malay dancer, dance artist, and
performance maker who was born, raised, and currently
living in Singapore. His works are interested in themes
of morality and behaviorism in Malay culture within the
context of post-colonialism and socio-political change. He
reimagines and uses the Malay folk form as a strategy to
navigate society’s systemic structures and stereotypes.
Currently, he is the Artistic Director of P7:1SMA, a dance performance company
that hopes to radically shift the perspective of Malay identity through intimate and
innovative performance experiences. He has presented his work in Italy (Venice
International Performance Art Week), Australia (Mapping Melbourne), Taipei (Asia
Discovers Asia Meeting), France (Paris Summer Academy), Austria (ImPulsTanz),
Indonesia (NuArt), and notable events in Singapore. In 2021, he received the National
Art Council’s Young Artist Award.
Ming Poon
Performance Design Consultant
Ming Poon works with applied choreography, using it as
a tool to interrogate, disrupt and re-organise the social
and political relationality of the body in time and space. In
particular, he is interested in the potential within the body
of the weak/peripheral to resist and disrupt hegemonic
structures, using choreographic strategies that involve
decolonisation, vulnerability, care, queerness and failure.
His works are interactive and collaborative in design, usually taking the form of
collaborative performances, public interventions and intimate encounters. His
practice is inspired by Buddhist concept of interdependence and care, Judith Butler’s
resistance in vulnerability, Jack Halberstam’s queer art of failure, Augusto Boal’s
theatre of the oppressed and Nicolas Bourriaud’s micro-utopias.
He founded Asian Performing Artists Lab (APAL) in 2020, a platform for artists with
Asian background in Germany and is also a member of Urgent Bodies, a collective
whose goal is to bring dance and activism together. He is currently a fellow of the
Berlin Artistic Research Programme (2022-23).
9Dr. Noramin Farid (Soultari Amin Farid)
Researcher
Better known by his stage name, Soultari Amin Farid,
Dr Muhd Noramin Mohd Farid is a Malay dance
choreographer, arts educator, and researcher. He trained
in Malay dance with Perkumpulan Seni and was formerly
the Joint-Artistic Director of Bhumi Collective, a
multidisciplinary production and performing arts company.
Dr Amin Farid is a recipient of the ASEAN-India Youth Award (2018), Singapore Youth
Award (2017), National Arts Council Scholarship (2017) and the Goh Chok Tong
Mendaki Youth Promise Award (2016). He also holds a PhD in Theatre, Drama and
Dance Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
As an arts practitioner-researcher, his works explore ideas of class and identity
amongst other subjects. He believes that young practitioners must become leaders
in creating artistic works that are innovative, critical and relevant to their evolving
landscape.
Bani Haykal
Sound Designer
bani haykal experiments with text + music.
As an artist and musician, bani considers music as material
and his projects revolve around human-machine intimacies
through various forms of interfacing and interaction. He is a
member of the band b-quartet.
Manifestations of his research culminate into works of various forms encompassing
installation, poetry and performance. In his capacity as a collaborator and a soloist,
bani has participated in festivals including MeCA Festival (Japan), Wiener Festwochen
(Vienna), Media/Art Kitchen (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Japan), Liquid
Architecture and Singapore International Festival of Arts (Singapore), among others.
10Daryl Norman Soh
Lighting Designer
DaryI Norman Soh is a graduate of LASALLE College
of the Arts with a Diploma in Technical and Production
Management programme. His recent / favourite credits
include Festival Lighting Designer for SeptFest: In the
Margins 2021 (The Substation), Sylvia (Pachyderm
Theatre), Vassa, SoCM Graduation Recital 2021 (LASALLE
College of The Arts), Pallavi Through Abstractions (CHOWK
Productions), InterSpace (Ricky Sim; Esplanade’s Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts
2021), Peter & Blue’s School Holiday (Singapore Ballet), Locked (Deca Dance),
The Lobby (Impromptu Meetings), Cyril & Michael (Bridging The Gap), Kasi-Dance
of Infinity (Kalpavriksha Fine Arts), Aathi Antham Illai - Journey Through Numbers
(Omkar Arts), Jiwang (P7:1SMA), How I Learned To Drive (Wag the Dog Theatre),
as well as Pathey Nimidam 2020 & 2022 (Ravindran Drama Group). Daryl strongly
believed that one of the most valuable attributes of a designer is their ability to
collaborate and communicate openly and effectively with all involved, no matter how
small the role is. Daryl will be pursuing his MFA in Theatre Arts, majoring in Lighting
Design at Virginia Tech. Online portfolio @ www.darylnormansoh.com
Kaykay Nizam
Multimedia Designer
Kaykay Nizam is a multi-disciplinary artist based in
Singapore graduating from Nanyang Academy of Fine
Arts with a B.A. (1st Hons) in Theatre Arts. Since then, his
career has spanned over 40 productions, having performed
internationally in Beijing, Mongolia, Indonesia, London and
New York. Kaykay has also been an active educator of the
arts, teaching through theatre in primary and secondary
schools all over Singapore. He has helped his students attain Distinction four times
consecutively at the Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation for Drama. As part of
his practice, not only has he worked on stage but also served as one of the unseen
heroes of the theatre in roles such as producer, director, choreographer, set, sound,
lighting and multimedia designer.
11Md. Hariz Bakri
Creative & Marketing Manager
Hariz Bakri is an autodidact creative designer and an arts
enthusiast, with keenness to indulge and contribute to the
nurture of the arts scene. He has the visual eye to conceive
creative composition and wishes to impart the same as he
embarks in creative producing. He is fascinated with the
assimilation of east and west, sci-fi and fantasy, futurism
and cultural stories of the past. Hariz is a co-founder of
P7:1SMA and involved as the Creative Manager and dance artist for the company.
Badarudin Hassan
Costume Designer
Badarudin Hassan produces choreographic works for
several local institution and schools across Primary,
Secondary and Tertiary institutions. He was appointed as
the Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer for ITE
College West’s Malay Dance Group (Westari) where he
produced and developed showcases and productions for
ITE College West.
In 2013, he founded and formed his own dance company, Artistari Gentari Singapore.
His works been commissioned and presented by Esplanade – Theatres by the Bay
for Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts and A Date with Friends. The company has
also been featured in Mediacorp Suria for Sinar Lebaran, Sinaran Hati Rapsodi in
Brunei Darusalam, Projek Kasih and Rayakustika.
Apart from dancing/choreographing, he also has a flare for Producing and also
to design costumes and have gained much experience in designing for Chingay
Parades (Singapore) for the last 5 years running. He was part of the Creative team
for Soundwaves 2013 – Footprints (People’s Association Talents) and was featured
as the Costume Designer for the show.
In 2020, He was commissioned to be the first youngest Artistic Director for Chingay
Parade, Malay Cultural Contingent, leading up to 150 Participants and won ‘Most
Lively Contingent’ for that year.
He strives for excellence and plans to continue to produce and present more of his
works in the near future.
12Hasyimah Harith
Project Manager
Hasyimah Harith is a Malay-Muslim female artist based in
Singapore that performs, choreographs and teaches
traditional Malay dance. Using her body as the starting
point, Hasyimah works with the Malay identity and female
sexuality, as a way to reclaim agency over her body.
Her working method involves strategies of pleasure,
vulnerability and confession. Currently, she is the Company
Manager of P7:1SMA and a visual arts educator.
Kow Xiao Jun
Production Stage Manager
Kow Xiao Jun (XJ) performs, creates and nurtures in the
field of dance, theatre and design.
Graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS)
with Masters of Landscape Architecture and Bachelor of
Arts (Architecture), Xiao Jun believes art stems from truth,
goodness and beauty.
On a lifelong journey of exploration and creation, Xiao Jun seeks to blur boundaries
of categorisation and labelling in the arts; and for simplicity to breathe in her craft.
XJ has worked with various practitioners and companies: Cake Theatre, P7:1SMA,
Jeffrey Tan, Chen Wei (China), Li Lishan (China), Geng Diansheng (China), Tang
Chia-yu (USA), Zaini Mohd Tahir, Jalyn Han, Ang Gey Pin (Singapore-Italy), among
others.
13/Penghargaan
Choreographer & Performer Norhaizad Adam
Pereka Tari/Penari
Performance Design Consultant Ming Poon
Konsultan Rekaan Persembahan
Researcher Dr. Noramin Farid
Pengkaji
Sound Designer Bani Haykal
Pereka Bunyi
Lighting Designer Daryl Norman Soh
Pereka pencahayaan
Multimedia Designer Kaykay Nizam
Pereka Multimedia
Creative & Marketing Designer Md. Hariz Bakri
Pengurus Pemasaran Kreatif
Costume Designer Badarudin Hassan
Pereka Kostum
Assistant Costume & Make-Up Nuradirrah Ismail
Penolong Kostum Dandanan
Sets On Staging Pte Ltd
Project Manager Hasyimah Harith
Pengurus Projek
Production Stage Manager Kow Xiao Jun
Pengurus Penerbitan Pentas
Crew Md. Hariz Bakri, Kyle Ashraf
Kakitangan
Photography Bernie Ng (MsBern Photography)
Jurugambar
Videography 1 Grace Baey
Juruvideo 1
Videography 2 Standstills Movement (Md Al-Hafiz Hosni)
Juruvideo 2
14Salam semua.
Dalam amalan kesenian saya, saya selalu mencari jalan untuk
mengetengahkan tema-tema mainan kuasa, moraliti dan psikologi kelakuan
dalam budaya Melayu. Karya ini adalah cara bagi saya membayangkan
semula dan mendalami pengetahuan saya tentang ‘ronggeng Melayu’
sebagai satu bentuk tari, fungsi sosial, sejarah dan muziknya, yang berakar
di Singapura. Menyusuli input dari para penyelidik dan kolaborator, karya
ini adalah strategi saya untuk menghadapi hubungan rumit masyarakat
kita terhadap penghapusan sejarah, serta struktur sistematik tenaga kerja
manusia, terutamanya penghibur.
Secara peribadi, sebagai seorang penari Melayu, hubungan saya bersama
tarian ‘joget’ dipenuhi dengan pelbagai kenangan indah bagi menyambut
suatu perayaan. Satu perjumpaan komunal yang bertujuan menghimpun
semua orang bersama dalam suasana gembira. Merenung masa terkini,
perhimpunan komunal pastinya telah berubah dengan jumlah yang
berkurangan dan ramai telah memperkenalkan fleksibiliti dalam amalan
kebudayaan yang sebelum ini tidak dibenarkan. Adakah masih ada makna
untuk berhimpun dan menjalankan amalan kebudayaan pada tahun-tahun
akan datang?
Sejak 2021, ia sangat menarik untuk mengusahakan ‘The Wrong Geng’
sekali lagi. Memandangkan karya ulangan ini dicipta semasa gelombang
aktiviti pandemik Covid-19, saya berasa ia penting untuk mempertimbangkan
sekatan yang dikomunikasikan bagi membimbing kelakuan sosial kita dalam
masyarakat. Justeru, ia perlu relevan dengan masa kontemporari kita. Ini
termasuk menavigasi semula tujuan rekaan persembahan dan pengalaman
penonton dengan memberi penekanan terhadap pemakaian pelitup muka,
penjarakan sosial dan urusan jual beli tanpa wang tunai.
15Saya berterima kasih kepada pasukan Pesta Raya Esplanade, terutama
Hanie Nadia Hamzah dan Shiraz Sallim, kerana mempercayai dan memberi
saya peluang untuk membangunkan The Wrong Geng 2.0.
Saya ingin melahirkan kesyukuran saya terhadap kemurahan hati pasukan
kreatif yang berpengetahuan, pereka yang mahir dan pasukan penerbitan
yang boleh dipercayai. Mereka sangat menyokong dalam membentuk
pengalaman The Wrong Geng 2.0. Saya juga ingin menyampaikan
penghargaan saya kepada kawan-kawan dan keluarga yang telah
meluangkan masa untuk menghadiri sesi ujian untuk membantu saya
memberi lebih makna pada elemen-elemen dalam karya.
Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada pasukan yang telah
menjayakan persembahan awal The Wrong Geng, yang pertama kali
dikomisyen oleh Esplanade - Teater di Persisiran pada 2018, dipersembahkan
dalam siri Pentas bagi persembahan tarian, Joget. Terima kasih kerana
mempercayai saya: Fezhah Maznan, Susan Sentler, Bani Haykal,
James Tan, Rashid Siddiq, Zaharian Osman dan Hasyimah Harith.
Selamat Hari Raya!
Mohon maaf zahir dan batin.
Norhaizad Adam
16Apabila saya pertama kali menonton karya Norhaizad, The Wrong Geng,
sekitar 4 tahun lalu, saya sungguh terkesan dengan mesej yang beliau
ingin sampaikan kepada para penonton. Dalam ruang yang lain, saya telah
melafazkan bahawa karya ini memberikan kita peringatan bahawa menari
secara semula jadi adalah satu aktiviti buruh. Seringkali kita memberi fokus
terhadap estetikanya tetapi sebenarnya ada banyak lagi yang kita boleh
kupas apabila menonton sang penari membuat persembahan di depan kita.
Soalan yang sering terlintas dalam minda saya apabila menonton Norhaizad
beraksi adalah, “Pada titik manakah sang penari itu akan dianggap sebagai
seorang pekerja dan bukan sekadar tontonan semata-mata?” Ia adalah
kepercayaan saya bahawa seseorang senimani itu diberikan pengiktirafan
sewajarnya sebagai seseorang yang mempunyai agensi yang mempunyai
potensi untuk memupuk fikiran kritikal dan menjadi pemain dalam perihal
sosiopolitik.
Versi yang bakal dipersembahkan di Pesta Raya 2022 tidak kurang
menariknya kerana ia menawarkan buah fikiran yang kritikal tentang
keadaan realiti kita hari ini. Kemajuan teknologi dan keadaan Covid-19 telah
mengubah cara kita berinteraksi dan berkomunikasi antara jarak. Melalui
versi ini, perhubungan antara tenaga kerja penari yang digandingkan
bersama kewajipan moral amat terserlah. Apatah lagi, bagaimana tindakan
bersedekah itu menjadi ukuran tanggung jawab seseorang terhadap
masyarakatnya. Ternyata, isu-isu ini relevan pada hari ini dan akan terus
menjadi perbincangan penting yang amat diperlukan.
Dr. Noramin Farid
17Pereka tari dan penari, Norhaizad Adam, menghasilkan konsep dan bakal
menyampaikan satu karya solo, The Wrong Geng 2.0, daripada perspektif
jantan joget (penari lelaki). Beliau menerokai aspek sosial, imaginatif dan
emosi yang tersirat dalam sistem tenaga kerja pada zaman kapitalisme kini,
lalu bertanya: Bagaimanakah jika peranan perempuan joget dilaksanakan
oleh seorang lelaki maskulin?
Berdasarkan sejarah, joget, juga dikenali sebagai ronggeng, adalah tarian
yang mempunyai rentak yang rancak dan irama yang pantas. Ia biasanya
genre muzik dan tari yang menggalakkan interaksi antara lelaki dan wanita,
terutamanya untuk memikat satu sama lain. Demikian inilah suasana ‘joget
dance halls’ di taman-taman hiburan pada tahun 1930-an hingga 1960-an di
Singapura.
Istilah “wrong geng” adalah permainan kata pada istilah ronggeng, yang
mencerminkan stigma penari joget sebagai “kotor”. Ini menimbulkan
spekulasi tentang perbalahan orang Melayu konservatif yang mungkin
menganggap joget sebagai kegiatan sosial yang erotik dan menggoda.
Hari ini, joget telah melalui pemodenan dan ‘dibersihkan’. Kini, joget
diamalkan sebagai bentuk tarian Melayu yang dihormati di Singapura
dan sering kali dipersembahkan di majlis-majlis perayaan seperti majlis
perkahwinan dan perjumpaan. Menerokai tema yang mencabar dengan sifat
yang terbuka, The Wrong Geng 2.0 menerokai pelbagai perspektif terhadap
isu tenaga kerja dan seni tari. Konsep dan kritikan ini selaris dengan amalan
seni Norhaizad Adam dalam merenung dan menyoal identiti Melayu melalui
persembahan.
Sebelum ini, persembahan berjudul The Wrong Geng telah dikomisyen buat
julung-julung kalinya oleh Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay pada 2018,
dipersembahkan sebagai siri Pentas dalam pertunjukan tarian, Joget.
(1jam, tanpa waktu rehat)
18Norhaizad Adam
Pereka Tari/Penari
Norhaizad Adam ialah seorang penari dan pereka tari
yang dilahirkan, dibesarkan, dan menetap di Singapura.
Karya beliau menerokai tema moral dan behaviorisme
(psikologi tingkah laku) dalam Budaya Melayu, konteks
pasca kolonialisme dan perubahan sosio-politik. Beliau
memanfaatkan artistik konsep tari sebagai strategi untuk
merunding struktur sistemik dan stereotaip masyarakat.
Beliau juga merupakan Pengarah Artistik P7:1SMA, sebuah syarikat persembahan
tari yang secara radical mengubah perspektif identiti Melayu melalui pengalaman
persembahan yang intim dan inovatif. Beliau telah mempersembahkan karya-karya
di Itali (Minggu Seni Persembahan Antarabangsa Venice), Australia (Pemetaan
Melbourne), Taipei (Asia Discovers Asia Meeting), Perancis (Akademi Musim
Panas Paris), Austria (ImPulsTanz), Indonesia (NuArt), dan acara-acara penting di
Singapura. Norhaizad Adam juga merupakan salah seorang penerima Anugerah
Artis Muda Majlis Seni Kebangsaan (NAC) pada 2021.
Ming Poon
Konsultan Rekaan Persembahan
Ming Poon menerapkan koreografi amalan,
menggunakannya sebagai alat untuk menyoal siasat,
mengganggu dan menyusun semula perhubungan politik
dan sosial dalam masa dan ruang. Beliau, terutamanya,
berminat terhadap potensi dalam badan yang lemah atau
pinggiran untuk menentang dan mengganggu struktur
hegemonik, menggunakan strategi koreografi yang
melibatkan penyahjajahan, kelemahan, penjagaan, keanehan dan kegagalan. Karya-
karya rekaannya interaktif dan kolaboratif, sering kali dalam bentuk persembahan
kolaboratif, campur tangan awam dan pertemuan intim. Amalannya diilhamkan
daripada konsep Buddha yang saling bergantung dan menjaga, tentangan Judith
Butler dalam kelemahan, seni aneh Jack Halberstam terhadap kegagalan, teater
Augusta Boal tentang golongan yang tertindas dan mickro-utopia Nicolas Bourriaud.
19Beliau mengasaskan Asian Performing Artists Lab (APAL) pada 2020, satu wadah
buat seniman dengan latar belakang Asian di Germany dan juga seorang anggota
Urgent Bodies, satu kolektif yang matlamatnya ialah untuk menyatukan tarian dan
aktivisme. Beliau kini merupakan peserta dalam Program Kajian Kesenian Berlin
(2022-23).
Dr. Noramin Farid (Soultari Amin Farid)
Pengkaji
Lebih dikenali sebagai Soultari Amin Farid, Dr Muhd
Noramin Mohd Farid merupakan seorang pereka tari,
pendidik seni dan pengkaji tarian Melayu. Beliau telah
berlatih dalam tarian Melayu bersama Perkumpulan Seni
Singapura, dan merupakan mantan Pengarah Artistik
Bersama di Bhumi Collective, sebuah syarikat pelbagai
disiplin dan seni persembahan.
Dr Amin Farid adalah Penerima Anugerah Belia ASEAN-India (2018), Anugerah
Belia Singapura (2017), Biasiswa Majlis Seni Kebangsaan (2017) dan Anugerah
Belia Cemerlang - Goh Chok Tong Mendaki Youth Promise Award (2016). Beliau
memegang PhD dalam Pengajian Teater, Drama dan Tari daripada Royal Holloway,
Universiti London, United Kingdom.
Sebagai penggiat-pengkaji seni, beliau menyelidiki idea antaranya, mengenai kelas
dan identiti. Beliau percaya bahawa penggiat muda harus mengetuai penciptaan
karya seni yang inovatif, kritikal dan berkaitan dengan landskap yang sering berubah.
20Bani Haykal
Pereka Bunyi
Bani Haykal bereksperimen bersama teks + muzik.
Sebagai seorang seniman dan pemuzik, Bani menganggap
muzik sebagai bahan dan projek-projeknya berkisar tetang
keintiman mesin-manusia melalui pelbagai bentuk antara
permukaan dan interaksi. Beliau adalah anggota band
b-quartet.
Manifestasi penyelidikannya memuncak pada karya-karya dalam pelbagai bentuk
seni pemasangan, puisi dan persembahan. Dalam ruangnya sebagai seorang
kolabarator dan pemain solo, Bani telah menurut serta dalam pelbagai festival
termasuk antaranya, MeCA Festival (Jepun), Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), Media/
Art Kitchen (Indonesia, Malaysia, Filipina dan Japan), Liquid Architecture dan Festival
Seni Antarabangsa Singapura (Singapura).
Daryl Norman Soh
Pereka pencahayaan
DaryI Norman Soh adalah kelulusan Diploma dalam
Pengurusan Penerbitan dan Teknikal dari Maktab Seni
LASALLE. Antara karya terbarunya termasuk Festival
Pereka Pencahayaan untuk SeptFest: In the Margins 2021
(The Substation), Sylvia (Pachyderm Theatre), Vassa,
SoCM Graduation Recital 2021 (LASALLE College of The
Arts), Pallavi Through Abstractions (CHOWK Productions),
InterSpace (Ricky Sim) bagi Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2021 di Esplanade,
Peter & Blue’s School Holiday (Singapore Ballet), Locked (Deca Dance), The Lobby
(Impromptu Meetings), Cyril & Michael (Bridging The Gap), Kasi-Dance of Infinity
(Kalpavriksha Fine Arts), Aathi Antham Illai - Journey Through Numbers (Omkar Arts),
Jiwang (P7:1SMA), How I Learned To Drive (Wag the Dog Theatre), serta Pathey
Nimidam 2020 & 2022 (Ravindran Drama Group). Daryl percaya bahawa salah satu
sifat paling bernilai bagi seorang pereka adalah keupayaan mereka untuk bergabung
dan berkomunikasi secara terbuka dan berkesan bersama semua yang terlibat, tidak
kira betapa kecil peranannya. Daryl akan melanjutkan pengajian Sarjana dalam
Seni Halus bagi Seni Teater, dalam jurusan Reka Pencahayaan di Virginia Tech.
Portfolio Online @ www.darylnormansoh.com
21Kaykay Nizam
Pereka Multimedia
Kaykay Nizam ialah seorang artis pelbagai disiplin yang
berpangkalan di Singapura yang berkelulusan Sarjana Muda
dalam Teater Seni (kepujian pertama) dari Akademi Seni
Halus Nanyang. Sejak itu, kerjayanya telah menjangkau
lebih 40 produksi dan telah membuat persembahan ,di
peringkat antarabangsa di Beijing, Mongolia, Indonesia,
London dan New York. Selain itu, Kaykay juga seorang
pendidik aktif seni, mengajar melalui teater di sekolah-sekolah rendah dan menengah
di seluruh Singapura. Beliau telah membantu pelajarnya mencapai kecemerlangan
sebanyak empat kali berturut-turut di Persembahan Seni Festival Belia Singapura
untuk Drama. Sebagai sebahagian daripada latihannya, beliau bukan sahaja bekerja
di atas pentas tetapi juga berkhidmat sebagai salah seorang wira teater sebagai
penerbit, pengarah, koreografer, set, bunyi, pencahayaan dan pereka multimedia.
Md. Hariz Bakri
Pengurus Pemasaran Kreatif
Hariz Bakri ialah seorang pereka kreatif yang mempelajari
sendiri dan peminat seni dengan semangat untuk
menyumbang kepada perkembangan persada seni. Beliau
mempunyai daya visual untuk menghasilkan komposisi
kreatif dengan tujuan yang sama sebagai penerbit kreatif.
Hariz juga terpesona dengan asimilasi timur dan barat, sci-
fi dan fantasi, futurisme dan cerita budaya masa lalu. Hariz
adalah salah seorang pengasas, Pengurus Kreatif dan artis di P7:1SMA.
22Badarudin Hassan
Pereka Kostum
Badarudin Hassan menghasilkan karya-karya koreografi
untuk pelbagai sekolah rendah dan menengah serta pusat
pengajan tinggi setempat. Beliau dilantik sebagai Pengarah
Seni dan Pereka Tari untuk Kumpulan Tari Kolej West
(Westari) Institut Pendidikan Teknikal (ITE), di mana beliau
menerbit dan menghasilkan penerbitan dan persembahan
untuk ITE Kolej West.
Pada 2013, beliau mengasas dan menubuhkan syarikat tarian sendiri, Artistari
Gentari Singapore. Karyanya telah dikomisyen dan dipersembahkan oleh
Esplanade – Teater di Pesisiran untuk Pesta Raya – Festival Seni Malayu dan
A Date with Friends. Syarikat itu juga tampil di Mediacorp Suria untuk Sinar Lebaran,
Sinaran Hati Rapsodi di Brunei Darusalam, Projek Kasih dan Rayakustika.
Selain menarik dan mereka tari, beliau juga berbakat dalam penerbitan dan rekaan
kostum dan telah meraih pengalaman dalam rekaan kostum bagi Perbarisan Chingay
(Singapura) selama lima tahun. Beliau adalah sebahagian daripada pasukan Kreatif
untuk Soundwaves 2013 – Footprints (Bakat Persatuan Rakyat) dan dipaparkan
sebagai Pereka Kostum dalam persembahan itu.
Pada 2020, beliau dikomisyen menjadi Pengarah Seni paling muda bagi Perbarisan
Chingay, Kontinjen Kebudayaan Melayu, memimpin sehingga 150 peserta dan
memenangi ‘Kontinjen Paling Meriah’ pada tahun tersebut.
Beliau berusaha untuk mencapai kecemerlangan dan merancang untuk terus
menerbit dan mempersembahkan lebih banyak karya pada masa depan.
23Hasyimah Harith
Pengurus Projek
Hasyimah Harith adalah artis wanita Melayu-Islam dari
Singapura yang membuat persembahan, menggarap
koreografi dan mengajar tarian tradisional Melayu.
Menggunakan tubuhnya sebagai titik permulaan, Hasyimah
menerokai identiti Melayu dan seksualiti wanita sebagai cara
untuk menuntut semula agensi ke atas tubuhnya. Kaedah
kerjanya melibatkan strategi keseronokan, kelemahan dan
pengakuan. Pada masa ini, beliau adalah Pengurus Syarikat P7:1SMA dan seorang
pendidik seni visual.
Kow Xiao Jun
Pengurus Penerbitan Pentas
Kow Xiao Jun (XJ) membuat persembahan, mencipta dan
memupuk dalam bidang tarian, teater dan reka bentuk.
Lulusan Sarjana dalam Seni Bina Lanskap dan Sarjana
Muda Seni (Seni BIna) dari Universiti Nasional Singapura
(NUS), Xiao Jun percaya seni berpunca daripada
kebenaran, kebaikan dan keindahan.
Dalam perjalanan penerokaan dan penciptaan sepanjang hayat, Xiao Jun berusaha
untuk mengaburkan sempadan mengkategorikan dan melabelkanmdalam seni; dan
menerapkan kesederhanaan dalam kraf seninya.
XJ telah bekerja dengan pelbagai pengamal dan syarikat, antaranya Cake Theatre,
P7:1SMA, Jeffrey Tan, Chen Wei (China), Li Lishan (China), Geng Diansheng (China),
Tang Chia-yu (USA), Zaini Mohd Tahir, Jalyn Han, Ang Gey Pin (Singapura-Itali).
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