Zapin Folk Dance of the Malay World
by Mohd Anis, Md NorFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1993-05-20
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This is the first work published on zapin , a Malaysian performing art which extends to Singapore and East Sumatra. The syncretic combination of Arab and Malay performance elements in this dance is explained in detail with the extensive use of dance and music notations. The book shows how the transition of zapin from a communal level to a national one involved not only a contextual change but also change in its structure and cultural meaning. It also traces the evolution of the Malay dance form from a participatory art to one that is passively observed and investigates the music and dance structure of the genre.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Appendices | |
| Figures | |
| Maps | |
| Plates | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Zapin in Johore | p. 4 |
| The Origins of Zapin | p. 4 |
| The Role of Zapin in Society | p. 9 |
| The Performers of Zapin | p. 12 |
| Zapin and the Malay World | p. 19 |
| The Historical Perspective | p. 20 |
| The Spread of the Tradition and the Development of Variants | p. 22 |
| Zapin and Alam Melayu | p. 29 |
| Public Entertainment in the Pre-Second World War Period | p. 35 |
| The Bangsawan Theatre | p. 36 |
| Malay Dances in the Bangsawan | p. 39 |
| The Urban Entertainment Parks | p. 42 |
| The Development of the Malay Movie Industry | p. 45 |
| The Malay Movie Industry in the 1950s | p. 51 |
| The Early Post-war Years | p. 52 |
| Indian Movie-making Techniques | p. 53 |
| Zapin in the Malay Movies | p. 55 |
| The Principals: The Mid-1950s to the 1960s | p. 56 |
| The Demise of the Old Zapin | p. 58 |
| Village and Contemporary Zapin: The Music and Dance | p. 61 |
| The Performance Style | p. 61 |
| Zapin Music: The Structure | p. 63 |
| Zapin Dance: The Structure | p. 69 |
| The Basic Dance Phrase (Gerak Asas) | p. 70 |
| The Dance Motives | p. 72 |
| Zapin in Malaysia: The Contemporary Context | p. 82 |
| The Taman Budaya and the Institutional Context | p. 82 |
| The Contemporary Repertoire | p. 84 |
| The Contemporary Interpretation | p. 87 |
| The Massive Dance Performances | p. 89 |
| Zapin Rediscovers Its Roots | p. 90 |
| Appendices | p. 93 |
| Bibliography | p. 157 |
| Index | p. 163 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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