KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Renowned local Mak Yong group, Kumpulan Mak Yong Cahaya Matahari is heading to Singapore for a three-day performance. The group from Terengganu along with their master ...

Malaysia's first contemporary Malay opera has a suitably operatic subject: Puteri Saadong, a legendary princess, is said to have killed a man with a hairpin. Among many dramatic episodes of her ...

Specific to the villages of Kelantan in northwest Malaysia, where the tradition originated, Mak Yong is performed mainly as entertainment or for ritual purposes related to healing practices.

Three traditional performing art forms – mak yong, wayang kulit and teater bangsawan – were highlighted. During the awards ceremony, arts outfit Kakiseni pledged to help promote these art ...

which were portrayed in many of its arts such as Mak Yong traditional dance, Dikir Barat and shadow puppet play (wayang kulit).