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Element# 2 BAHASA KOREOGRAFI what is the point of me? by Norhaizad Adam Visual Keywords recorded from Silat Duduk with facilitators and artists at the ELEMENT#2: Bahasa Koreografi Residency: ● Social dramaturgy, process of socialization ● The socialist body ● Transit and transmission ● Transnational Malay, critics of modern nationalism ● Concept of home ● How do I own this contemporary body? ● Bumiputra rights ● Text, Extratext, Paratext and Metatext ● Performativity of the ironic ● Democratic and Majority will ● Minority rights is important too ● Singapore Malay Pop culture ● Negotiation of Malay social dance or social gathering ● Noise of the Asiatic soundscape: management, coloniser, gatekeepers etc. ● Tension between Majority and Minority ● Choreography as critical practice ● Diaspora has power, economy and money ● Nationalism has affected what Malay is? ● Translocal rather than Transnational ● Responsibility of traditional artist is heavier than popular celebrities ● Minority complex ● Daniel: What’s the relationship of dance to you now? ● Ming Poon: How far are you willing to go? Find your Instrumentalization ● Orientalism ● Normalisation ● Minority identity ● Malay body as sympathy body Article 152 For the ELEMENT#2 residency at Dance Nucleus, I knew by instinct that Article 152 of the Singapore Constitution will be a necessary tool for the crafting of my discovery and ideation process. In my perspective, this article is intended to protect the rights of minority races within Singapore and puts forth ‘special position of the Malays’. I am curious to imagine in between the lines and maybe uncover a hidden clause that seeps through cracks in the wall. I wonder if loaded words such as ‘privileged’, ‘underprivileged’, ‘majority’ and ‘minority’ can come out in an everyday Singaporean conversation and Singapore’s current social, economic and political context. From my standpoint, I question about the Malay diaspora in modern times. How nationalism and traditionalism during colonial ruling affects what being a Malay is? What does being a Malay in Singapore mean? What does being Malay in Malaysia mean? What does being a Malay in Indonesia mean? What are the concerns and negligence of Malay minorities in Singapore? I reimagined Article 152 by changing the scale of minority according to social, political and economic demographics in Singapore. Then, I realize that the concerns may directly affect me. However, there is an air of tension between majority and minority relevance as an Anak Melayu Singaporean artist. I map out my thoughts on the comparisons of different minority status. 79 80
Element# 2 BAHASA KOREOGRAFI Table 1. Levels of Social Organisation what is the point of me? by Norhaizad Adam The real Article 152 extracted from the Constitution. Commencement 9th August 1965 MACRO MESO MICRO World Region Nation Province/city Community District/town Village/suburb Household/family Individual Minorities and special position of Malays 152.— (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Government constantly to care for the interests of the racial and religious minorities in Singapore. (2) The Government shall exercise its functions in such manner as to recognise the special position of the Malays, who are the indigenous people of Singapore, and accordingly it shall be the responsibility of the Government to protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote their political, educational, religious, economic, social and cultural interests and the Malay language. The Norhaizad Adam version of Article 152 Based on studies of levels of social organisation, I visualise 3 levels of minority statuses: 1) Macro level – Within World & Continent: Singaporean Malays vs Malays in the Malay Archipelago 2) Meso level – Within Community: Malay Citizens vs Singapore Citizens 3) Micro level – Within Household / Family and Individual: Contemporary Malays vs Malay Traditionalists Concept of Home (Rumahku) Minorities and special position of Malays contemporary dance artist 152.— (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Malay dance community constantly to care for the interests of the contemporary minorities in Singapore. (2) The Malay dance community shall exercise its functions in such manner as to recognise the special position of the Malay contemporary practitioners, who are the indigenous people of Singapore, and accordingly it shall be the responsibility of the Malay dance community to protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote their ideation, thesis, choreography, rehearsals, movement vocabulary and language and their performances. My first instinct is to focus on the Micro level. I created an analogue to Article 152 as I find comfort in knowing that I am in control of a head-heart experiment. Questioning my relevance of being a minority in a minority community. I feel amused by this ironic juxtaposition. 81 82
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