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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. MUHAMMAD NORAMIN BIN MOHAMED FARID
DR. MUHAMMAD NORAMIN BIN MOHAMED FARID
Senior Lecturer
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Faculty of Creative Arts
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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Noramin Farid, or Soultari Amin Farid, is a Singaporean choreographer, arts educator, researcher, and performance curator. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A recipient of the ASEAN-India Youth Award (2018), Singapore Youth Award (2017), National Arts Council Scholarship (2017) and Goh Chok Tong Mendaki Youth Promise Award (2016), Amin holds a PhD in Theatre, Drama and Dance Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

He is the founding member of a few collectives in Singapore and Malaysia: DIAN Dancers, a youth Malay Dance group; Arki-Gen, a research collective focused on Southeast Asian performing arts and Ruai Kolektif, a collective to promote Bornean Arts in Peninsular Malaysia and beyond.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • ANTHROPOLOGY OF ARTS
    Social Sciences, Anthropological Studies, Anthropology
  • MALAY CULTURE AND HERITAGE
    Humanities, Cultural And Heritage Studies, Malaysian Culture And Heritage
  • TRADITIONAL/CLASSICAL DANCES
    Humanities, Arts, Performing Arts And Music

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD.Dra.Tea.Dance, (Drama / Theatre)
    Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingd
  • M.Dance, (Dance)
    Norwegian University of Science & Technology (ntnu)
  • BA.Com, (Communication)
    University of Queensland, Australia

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    01 Sep 2026 - 01 Sep 2028 (University Malaya)
  • Task Force Member
    18 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 (National)
  • Committee Members
    09 Feb 2026 - 09 Feb 2028 (Faculty of Creative Arts, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Coordinator
    10 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 (University Malaya)
  • Project Member
    20 Apr 2026 - 20 Apr 2027 (University Malaya)
  • APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA RESEARCH CENTER TASK FORCE COMMITTEE UNDER THE PORTFOLIO OF THE DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH & INNOVATION) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
    30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 (University Malaya)
  • APPOINTMENT AS E-LEARNING COORDINATOR FOR SESSION 2024/2025 UNTIL SESSION 2025/2026
    29 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2026 (University Malaya)
  • PELANTIKAN SEBAGAI AHLI JAWATANKUASA KURIKULUM FAKULTI (JKKF), FAKULTI SENI KREATIF (FSK)
    24 Sep 2026 - 24 Sep 2026 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Members
    11 May 2026 - 21 Jun 2026 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Coordinator
    08 Jun 2026 - 11 Jun 2026 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Members
    22 May 2026 - 22 May 2026 (Department)
  • Committee Members
    06 May 2026 - 06 May 2026 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • PERFORMANCE STUDIES INTERNATIONAL, MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRADITIONS OF MUSIC AND DANCE (ICTMD), MEMBER
    2017 to 2026 (International)
  • DANCE STUDIES ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2020 to 2025 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) Award 2022 (Merit)
    2023, Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP), International
  • India-ASEAN Youth Award 2018
    2018, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, International
  • Singapore Youth Award (SYA) 2017
    2017, National Youth Council, National

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Farid, N (2026). Sriwana's Endurance, Seventy Years On, DANCE CHRONICLE. , 5. doi:10.1080/01472526.2026.2707867
Scopus
  1. Li Y., Farid N. (2026). Stepping into the Center: Embodied Displacement of Jingpo Women Through Square Dance in Public Squares, Journal of Intercultural Communication. 26(3), 94-103. doi:10.36923/jicc.v26i3.1551
Others
  1. Farid, N. (2024). Documenting Dian Dancers’ two decades of Malay cultural youth activism. Tirai Panggung: Journal of Performing Arts, 20(1), 35–53. https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/tiraipanggung/article/view/53942/17308
  2. Farid, M. N. M. (2022). Inter-Asia traditional dances in dialogue: Reflections on a performance-lecture between Singaporean practitioner-scholars. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 23(4), 675–683. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649373.2022.2131107
Chapter in Books
  1. Farid, N. (2023). Tarian Melayu à la Singapura?: Reflections on Singapore’s nationalising of Malay folk dances from maritime Southeast Asia. In S. Weiss (Ed.), Is there such a thing as Singaporean performance? (pp. 81–102). Shaker Verlag.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Farid, N. M. (2023). Ronggeng Singapura: Early stages of dance revivalism and activism. In H. Z. Hamza, F. A. M. Gingging, L. F. H. Chin, P. A. Hardwick, M. B. T. Sampurno, & C. Augustine (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Music and Performing Arts Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 208–219). Penerbit Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. https://fmsp.upsi.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMPAC-PROCEEDINGS-2023-FINAL-eISSN.pdf
Other Publications
  1. Farid, N. (2025, September 18). Zapin’s legacy finds new life in Malaysia’s urban heartlands. Eksentrika: Arts Community • Artist Registry • Asian Arts Magazine. https://www.eksentrika.com/noramin-farid-zapin-culture-urban-malaysia/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
  2. Ties That Bind - Creative/art Work
  3. Farid, N. (2024, December 17). Dance Now Asia: A potential platform for Asian camaraderie? Eksentrika. https://www.eksentrika.com/dance-now-asia-dna-festival-noramin-farid/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Dance and Music of Maritime Southeast Asia (Malay World, Tari, Tarian, Alam Melayu, Music, Muzik, Southeast Asia)
  • Critical Dance Studies (Gender, Sexuality, Nationalism, Belonging, Intercultural, Race Studies, Politics)
  • Interdisciplinary Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre) (Interdisciplinary)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2026 - 2027, RU Geran - UMCares
    Projek Penglibatan Komuniti dan Dokumentasi Warisan Digital: Zapin Padang Sari - Warisan Hidup Parit Sulong ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2025 - 2027, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    The Place of Female Choreographers in Malaysia (2000-2025): Artistic Leadership, Activisms, and Futures ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

Invited Speaker
  1. Choreocurating as a Methodology: Activating heritage through education and activism, Public Webinar: Embracing Shared Heritage through Performing Arts -- Rethinking traditional performing arts through regional dialogues, UNESCO (International) (27 Nov 2025 - 27 Nov 2025)
  2. Choreocurating Otherwise: Scholar-Activist Reflections on Critical Dance Artistic Research, SYMPOSIUM ON THE OCCASION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOLK MUSIC RESEARCH AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, DEPT. OF FOLK MUSIC RESEARCH AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS VIENNA (International) (30 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025)
  3. Millennials Teaching Traditional Malay Dance in Singapore, The 7th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on the Performing Arts of Southeast Asia, University of the Philippines (International) (20 Jun 2024 - 26 Jun 2025)
Oral Presenter
  1. Ajat Iban Diversity in Ibanscapes (2024): Producer Curator Perspective on the Micropolitics of Dance Technique, 7th International Music and Performing Arts Conference (IMPAC 2025), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (International) (25 Nov 2025 - 27 Nov 2025)
  2. Water Bodies As Inspiration:, Water Bodies as Inspiration: Zapin Creativity in Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts, National University of Theatre and Film I.L Caragiale and University of the Philippines Diliman. (International) (14 May 2025 - 16 Jun 2025)
  3. Aliens who walked on land and under sea embodying the survivance, surrealism and South-South allyship of the north west Australian pearl shell industry 1860s-1960s, Uncommon Senses V Conference: Sensing the Social, the Environmental, and Across the Arts and Sciences, Concordia University (International) (07 May 2025 - 10 Jun 2025)
  4. Water Bodies as Inspiration: Zapin Creativity in Singapore, 48th ICTMD World Conference, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington (International) (09 Jan 2025 - 15 Jan 2025)
  5. Singapura Gelek: Gender Explorations by Malay-Identifying Choreographers, 12th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Music, Gender, and Sexuality, ICTMD Study Group on Music, Gender, and Sexuality (International) (27 Aug 2024 - 01 Sep 2024)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2026) Appointment as Panel for Candidature Defence Session for Wang Na (s2162541/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  2. (2026) Appointment as Chairman for Proposal Defence Session for Wang Libei (22078402/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2026) Appointment as Chairman for Proposal Defence Session for Su Jiaqi (23101683/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2026) Appointment as Panel for Proposal Defence Session for Zhang Yuxing (23071187/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2026) Appointment as Chairman for Proposal Defence Session for Ai Xinyuchen (23075240/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2026) Appointment as Panel for Candidature Defence Session for Hu Yizhen (s2118066/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  7. (2026) Appointment as Panel for Candidature Defence Session for Yuanyuan Guo (s2013981/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  8. (2026) Appointment as Panel for Candidature Defence Session for Yang Yang (s2037289/1), University, (Internal Examiner)
  9. (2025) Cultural Commodification as Cultural Sustainability: a Case Study of The Xiangxi Tujia Bai Shou Dance in Hunan Province, China - Yaxin Wen, University, (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2025) The Cultural Fusion of Ballroom Dance in Chinese Higher Education Between 1989 and 2024 - Ni Pengcheng, University, (Internal Examiner)
  11. (2025) Development of Community - Based Dance Module for Fostering Social Relationship Among The Elderly in Senior - Citizen Universities in Fujian Province, China - Mao Haiting, University, (Internal Examiner)
  12. (2025) "transcending Tradition" : Choreographing New Aesthetics in Women's Baishan Dance in Tujia in Central China - Zhao Xinze, University, (Internal Examiner)
  13. (2025) Reviewer of The Tirai Panggung Journal, Volume 21, University, (Reviewer)
  14. (2025) Adjudicator of Arts Presentation (ap) for Malay Dance in Singapore Youth Festival 2025, National, (External Assessor)
  15. (2024) Adjudicator of Arts Presentation (ap) for Malay Dance in Singapore Youth Festival 2024, National, (External Assessor)
  16. (2023) Adjudicator of Arts Presentation (ap) for Malay Dance in Singapore Youth Festival 2023, National, (External Assessor)
Contribution to External Organisation
  1. (2026) Appointment as Member of The Malay Language Council, Singapore, International, (Expert Advisor)
  2. (2026) Council Member, National, (Expert Advisor)
  3. (2026) Council Member, National, (Expert Advisor)
  4. (2025) Workshop On Conceptualization of The Secondary School Curriculum for The Elective Subject of Dance, Dance Choreography and Dance Appreciation of The School of The Malaysia Arts (ssem) Grades 4 and 5 No. 1/2025 and Workshop On Refining The Materials for Dissemination of The Secondary School Curriculum for The Subject of Dance and Music (ssem) Grades 1 No. 1/2025, National, (Expert Advisor)
  5. (2025) Bulan Bahasa 2025 Committee, National, (Resource Person)
Contribution to Event
  1. (2025) Guest Speaker, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  2. (2025) Moderator of Ragam & Rakyat: a Malay Dance Seminar, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
Media Appearance
  1. (2025) Berita Harian (singapore) - Producer for Tiga Collective's Production, "pu:lse" - 15 July 2025, International, (Interview)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2026) CHOREOGRAPHING AN INSTRUCTION-BASED PARTICIPATION: A FRAMEWORK FOR AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IN MALAYSIA, MOHD ZHAFIR MUZANI BIN MOHAMAD
  2. (2026) The Inheritance and Development of Chinese Traditional Folk Dances under the Strategy of China's Rural Revitalization —— Take Yunnan festive lantern dance in Anning County, Yunnan Province as an example, YI LI
  3. (2026) BETWEEN INHERITANCE AND INNOVATION: A COMPARATIVE ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF DAI DANCE TRANSMISSION IN YUNNAN AND JIANGSU, ZHANG QINRU
  4. (2026) COPYRIGHT LITERACY ON MALAYSIAN FOLK/TRADITIONAL FORMS: PROCESS, RECOGNITION AND TRANSMISSION., ARAMY RASYID BIN MOHAMED
  5. (2026) RESEARCH ON AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF CHINA’S ETHNIC FOLK DANCES IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDER THE BACKGROUND OF NEW LIBERAL ARTS-TAKING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN SHANXI AS AN EXAMPLE, ZHANG YINAN
  6. (2026) EXPLORING THE APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXPRESSIVE CULTIVATION IN DANCE EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS., LIANG QINGYAO
  7. (2025) RESEARCH ON THE PATH OF AIGC EMPOWERING REGIONAL DANCE TEACHING MODELS, ZHANG XINYUE
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2025) PELESTARIAN TARIAN PAKARENA OLEH KUMPULAN KESENIAN CITRA UGIK SEBAGAI USAHA PENERUSAN IDENTITI MASYARAKAT BUGIS DI SELANGOR - NOOR ASIAH BINTI ABDUL SAMAD
  2. (2025) PELESTARIAN DAN PERKEMBANGAN TARIAN KUDA PACU DI LEMBAH KLANG, MALAYSIA - SYAFIE BIN SUWARDI
  3. (2025) NAVIGATING GENDERED STIGMA: EMBODIED PERSPECTIVES OF POLE DANCERS IN THREE KLANG VALLEY STUDIOS - NUR SHAFIZA HANIM

TEACHING

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2026) GIR1003 - Introduction Malay Folk Dance
  2. (2026) RIC1001 - World Dance Culture
  3. (2026) RIC1006 - Uma Ensemble I
  4. (2026) RIC2002 - Malay Folk Dance I
  5. (2026) RIC2021 - Malay Dance of Nusantara
  6. (2025) RQA7005 - Performing Arts Theory

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE FORUM OF THE 44TH KOREA THEATER FESTIVAL, BUSAN 2026., BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY AND THE KOREA THEATER (24 Jul 2026 - 27 Jul 2026)
  2. INTERNATIONAL CHOREOMUNDUS ALUMNI CONFERENCE, UNIVERSITE CLERMONT AUVERGNE (01 Jul 2026 - 05 Jul 2026)
  3. BRITISH ACADEMY-FUNDED PROJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA, CHIANG MAI (05 Feb 2026 - 07 Feb 2026)
  4. SYMPOSIUM ON THE OCCASION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOLK MUSIC RESEARCH AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, DEPT. OF FOLK MUSIC RESEARCH AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS VIENNA (29 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025)
  5. SEMINAR ETHICAL ACADEMIC SETTING : FOR ACADEMICS , BILIK SEMINAR ARAS 1 BANGUNAN HIR UNIVERSITI MALAYA (02 Oct 2025 - 02 Oct 2025)
  6. BENGKEL LATIHAN PENGGUNAAN SISTEM JAWATANKUASA PEMERIKSA FSK, STUDIO 2, LAVEL 3, WYDHAM HOTEL (30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2025)
  7. ASIA PACIFIC ARTISTIC RESEARCH NETWORK (APARN) 2025, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY (30 Jun 2025 - 04 Jul 2025)
  8. 48TH ICTMD WORLD CONFERENCE 2025, T?KINA WELLINGTON CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE? (08 Jan 2025 - 16 Jan 2025)
  9. SEMBANG TARI SYMPOSIUM @ MUARA FESTIVAL 2024, WISMA GEYLANG SERAI, SINGAPORE (22 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)
  10. 2024 DANCE NOW ASIA, TAIPEI ZHONGSHAN HALL, NO. 98, YANPING S. RD., ZHONGZHENG DIST., TAIPEI CITY (23 Sep 2024 - 01 Oct 2024)
  11. 12TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE ICTMD STUDY GROUP ON MUSIC, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY, SUNWAY UNIVERSITY (27 Aug 2024 - 01 Sep 2024)