Finalised All-Male Malaysian Cast of one◆piece

Raziman Sarbini

An ASWARA alumnus, Raziman commands an eclectic skillset ranging from ballet and contemporary dance to the classical forms of Malaysia’s three major races. In addition to performing at various student productions and festivals, he has taken his skills to the competitive arena; most successfully at the 2012 World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles where he won several gold medals. The very same year, his choreographic piece made it to the Gala Finals of klpac’s Short+Sweet Festival. (image source: Huneid Tyeb. All rights reserved.)

Fauzi Amirudin

Currently a choreographer and principal dancer at ASWARA Dance Company, Fauzi boasts an impressive list of accomplishments that belies his age. “Stalemate”, his final choreographic project as an undergraduate, was a hit with audiences at the Tari international Dance Festival and regularly features in his alma mater’s main repertoire. In 2014, he was named Best Choreographer at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards for his mixed bill work “2 by 2”. Fauzi also travels extensively within and outside the country for workshops, either in participant or facilitator roles.

Pengiran Khairul Qayyum

Part of the ensemble that won Best Group Performance at the 2014 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards, Pengiran has enjoyed similar highs throughout his student life. A seemingly permanent fixture in ASWARA Dance Company’s various productions, he has been involved in several international collaborations and events like the Asian Arts Festival in China, dance play “Bendahara” in Singapore and Festival Zapin Nusantara in Johor. Some of the established names he has worked with includeYunus Ismail, Suhaili Micheline and Jen Jan Loo.

Lu Wit Chin

Hailing from a small town in Kelantan, Wit Chin is a contemporary dance graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he studied under a full scholarship. Prior to opening his own studio, he has contributed his expertise as a freelancer for local ballet school productions and as an artiste internationally. His talents have not gone unnoticed; winning him the Sansha Modern Dance Award at the 2008 TDS Solo Ballet Competition and Most Promising Work award at Sprouts 2011, a dance choreography competition in Singapore.

James Kan

A former primary school teacher, James only started dancing in 2004 and made it his profession two years later. The decade since has seen a string of choreographic works that have travelled a large stretch of the Asia Pacific. His 2011 piece “Utopia” garnered a Merit Award at the Taiwan Creative Dance Competition, while “Dreams” led him to the top prize on his next attempt. James is now undertaking a Master’s programme at the Korea National University of Arts.