Curriculum Vitae

DR. PREMALATHA A/P THIAGARAJAN

Senior Lecturer
  • Dean's Office
    Faculty of Creative Arts
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BIOGRAPHY

Premalatha Thiagarajan is currently a senior lecturer and the Deputy Dean (Undergraduate and Student Affairs) at the Faculty of Creative Arts, Universiti Malaya. Trained in the Indian classical dances, Bharata Natyam and Odissi, she has staged numerous dance performances and conducted workshops and lecture-demonstrations in Malaysia and abroad. She is the founder of Premalayaa Performing Arts, a company that specialises in Indian classical dance and music. She is a member of the ICTM Study Group on Ethnochoreology, World Dance Alliance (WDA) and the Dance Studies Association (DSA). Through her numerous research publications, she has pioneered the study on Indian dance in Malaysia. Her current research interest also focuses on dance as therapy and arts and indigenous tourism. 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • PERFORMING ART AND MUSIC
    Dance, Gender

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Critical Dance Studies), (Tarian)
    University of California, Riverside
  • MPA (Dance), (TARI)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BSc (Hons)(Resource Economics), (EKONOMI SUMBER)
    Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Deputy Dean (Undergraduate and Student Affairs)
    01 Feb 2024 - present (Deputy Dean's (Undergraduate & Student Affairs) Office, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Deputy Dean of Undergraduate
    11 Oct 2022 - 31 Jan 2024 (Faculty of Creative Arts, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • STUDENT MOBILITY COORDINATOR
    03 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024 (Faculty)
  • Chairman
    11 Oct 2022 - 31 Dec 2024 (Faculty)
  • E-learning Coordinator
    01 Jan 2020 - present (Faculty)
  • AHLI TASK FORCE PENAMBAHBAIKAN DAN PENJENAMAAN PERKHIDMATAN KEBUDAYAAN
    01 Aug 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Coordinator
    04 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department)
  • Head of Department
    01 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2022 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member Postgraduate Committee (JIT)
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Aug 2022 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Jawatankuasa Akademik (JKA)
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Aug 2022 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator/Artistic Director KESUMA-UMa
    04 May 2018 - 31 Aug 2022 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Pusat Kebudayaan
    01 Aug 2018 - 31 Aug 2022 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Aug 2022 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Head of Department
    01 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2020 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member Undergraduate Meeting JID
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Aug 2020 (Faculty)
  • Head of Department
    01 Aug 2018 - 30 Sep 2018 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Head of Department
    01 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2018 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator/Artistic Director of Informal Dance Showcase
    06 Dec 2017 - 06 Dec 2017 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator of KESUMA-UMa Dance Showcase 2017
    18 May 2017 - 19 May 2017 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Head of Department
    01 Aug 2015 - 31 Jul 2016 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Coordinator
    04 Jan 2016 - 30 Dec 2016 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator of UMa Dance Showcase May 2016
    26 May 2016 - 27 May 2016 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Ahli Panel Perwakilan Tatatertib
    26 May 2016 - 26 May 2016 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Department
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator Kesuma Showcase 2015
    02 Dec 2015 - 02 Dec 2015 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Pemilih Calon Slab Slai
    22 Sep 2014 - 22 Sep 2015 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member for JID
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member for Managament Meeting
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Faculty)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member for JIT
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member of Research and Development Committee
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Faculty)
  • Board Member for Jawatankuasa Akademik
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2015 (Faculty)
  • Penemuduga Program Ijazah Dasar and Asasi 2014/15
    14 Mar 2014 - 14 Mar 2015 (Faculty)
  • Board Member for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Examination
    03 Mar 2014 - 02 Mar 2015 (Faculty)
  • Committee Member for Jawatankuasa Akademik
    31 Jan 2013 - 02 Jan 2015 (Faculty)
  • Head of Department
    01 Jul 2014 - 31 Jul 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Head of Department
    01 Jun 2013 - 30 Jun 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator of Kesuma Dance Showcase Semester 1 2014/15
    03 Dec 2014 - 04 Dec 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member for Jawatankuasa Ijazah Tinggi
    01 Jun 2013 - 01 Jun 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Chairman
    01 Jun 2013 - 01 Jun 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member for Management Committee
    01 Jun 2013 - 01 Jun 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Board Member for Jawatankuasa Ijazah Dasar
    01 Jun 2013 - 01 Jun 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator of UMa Dance Showcase Semester 2 2013/14
    22 May 2014 - 23 May 2014 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator of Dance Showcase Kesuma Semester 1 2013/14
    12 Dec 2013 - 13 Dec 2013 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Curator of Dance Showcase Semester 2 2012/2013
    15 May 2013 - 16 May 2013 (Dance Department, Faculty of Creative Arts)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP MYDANCE ALLIANCE, MEMBER
    2022 to 2023 (National)
  • DANCE STUDIES ASSOCIATION , MEMBER
    2022 to 2023 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC (ICTM), MEMBER
    2019 to 2020 (International)
  • MYDANCE ALLIANCE MALAYSIA, ACTIVE MEMBER
    2017 to 2019 (National)
  • WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE , MEMBER
    2017 to 2018 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Special Achievement Award for Overseas Scholars
    The Korean Society of Dance, 2023 (International)
  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2021 (University)
  • Featured Panelist in Astro Program Adutha Kattam (FORUM)
    ASTRO , 2020 (Community)
  • NATYA THILAKAM : EXCELLENCE PERFORMANCE IN THE ART OF BHARATANATYAM
    SUVARNA FINE ARTS, THANJAVUR HERITAGE ARTS AND CULTURAL ACADEMY, LAHARI THEATRE, 2019 (National)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2019 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2018 (University)
  • Rampai Sari Tari Malaysia 2018
    Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara Kuala Lumpur , 2018 (National)
  • Featured in Bernama for Rampai Sari Tari Malaysia 2018
    Bernama News , 2018 (National)
  • Panelist Speaker
    SEDIC (Jabatan Perdana Menteri) and Astana Training Centre, 2017 (Community)
  • Featured in Evening Telegraph U.K.
    Media, Evening Telegraph, 2016 (International)
  • Featured in the newspaper, StarMetro, in the article entitled " Taking the Arts to Greater Heights"
    Media - Star Metro, 2016 (Community)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2016 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2015 (University)
  • Judge for Astro Indian Dance Competition: Yutha Medai (Audition)
    Astro, 2015 (National)
  • Judge for Tamil Drama Stage Competition, Oranga Naadagam 2015
    Vanakam Malaysia and Astro, 2015 (National)
  • DANA SENI BUDAYA PETRONAS
    Petronas, 2015 (National)
  • Pelatih Program Discover Your Softskills
    University of Malaya, 2014 (University)
  • Ketua Juri - Tarian India FESENI
    University of Malaya, 2014 (University)
  • Invited Speaker - Career Talk
    Astro Vaanavil Vizhutugal, 2013 (National)
  • Panel of Jury - UM Feseni 2013
    University of Malaya, 2013 (University)
  • GLUCK Fellowship 2011/2012
    University of California Riverside, 2011 (International)
  • Gluck Fellowship 2010/2011
    University of California Riverside, 2010 (International)
  • SLAI Fellowship (to pursue Ph.D in Critical Dance Studies)- jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and the University of Malaya
    University of Malaya, 2008 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Mohammad Khairi Mokthar, Premalatha Thiagarajan. (2023). Konsep Semangat dalam Main Terinai Perlis Versi Pak Johan dan Pak Me. Tirai Panggung, Jurnal Seni Persembahan. 19, 1-21
  2. Wong, J. S., & Thiagarajan, P. (2022). Practice-related research in contemporary choreography: A review of methods. Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts, 8(1), 1-14.
  3. Chew, Y.S., Thiagarajan,P.,Tan.C.C. (2022). Impact of Ballet Competitions on the Career of Ballet Students in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Asian Dance Journal. Vol 66., 3-26
  4. Mohd Hafzal Aziz & Thiagarajan, P. (2022). The Revitalization of Zapin Sebat in Sarawak by Majlis Seni Sarawak (MSS). Tirai Panggung (18):28-52.
  5. Tan, C.C., Thiagarajan, P., Wong, K.Y. (2022). An Analysis of the Problems and Challenges in Teaching and Learning Creative Dance as a Pedagogical Tool in Malaysian Preschools. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences (Open Access Journal). 12(7):1130-1150. http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i7/14348
  6. Mohamad Khairi Mokthar & Premalatha Thiagarajan. (2021). Pengkategorian Tarian Terinai sebagai Tarian Istana, Tarian Klasik dan Tarian Rakyat. Tirai Panggung,, 17, 117-140.
  7. Wong, J.S & Premalatha Thiagarajan. (2021). Choreographing Contemporary Dance with Objects in Asia: A Review of Literature and Performances. Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts.
  8. Wong, J.S., & Thiagarajan, P. (2021). Choreographing Contemporary Dance with Objects in Asia: A Review of Literature and Performances. Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts, 7, 54-76.
  9. Ernida Kadir, Thiagarajan,P.&Rosdeen Suboh. (2020). Tari Piring Sebagai Reinvensi Tradisi: Kreativiti Koreografer Perempuan Minangkabau Dalam Ruang Persembahan Baru. Tirai Panggung. 16, 121-141.
  10. Muhammad Zharif Azzudin bin Mohd Tahir & Thiagarajan,P. (2020). Tarian Sebagai Rehabilitasi: Kajian Kes Candy Girls Breast Cancer Support Group. Tirai Panggung, 16, 29-51.
  11. Tan, C.C. & Thiagarajan, P. (2020). Teaching Dance to Kindergarten Children through School Concert Dance Performance: A Self-Review. Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts.
  12. Thiagarajan,P. (2019). Kathoey Sub-culture at the Orak Lawoi Pelacak Festival in Southwest Thailand. Wacana Seni.
  13. Low, Sarah & Premalatha T. (2018). Visibility and Spectatorship in the Mak Nyah Night Club Dance Cabaret at Klang Valley. Tirai Panggung: Jurnal Seni Persembahan, 14,91-96.
  14. Azura Abas & Premalatha Thiagarajan. (2017). Pengkaryaan Feminisme Dalam Karya Tari Kontemporori Aida Redza: Taa (1997) don Zik,r (1996). Tirai Panggung, 13, 92-112.
  15. Thiagarajan,Premalatha. 2017. Gender and Ethnicity in Indian Classical Dance in Malaysia. Asian Theatre Journal. 34 (1).
  16. Prema's Solo "Margam Revisited" Indian Classical Dance Production
  17. Thiagarajan,Premalatha. 2013. Transcending Cultural Boundaries: Hybridization in the Artistic Works of Umesh Shetty. In Dancing Mosaic: Issues on Dance Hybridity. Kuala Lumpur: Cultural Centre: 82-89.
  18. Thiagarajan,Premalatha. 2011. Bharatanatyam in Malaysia. In Sharing Identities: Celebrating Dance in Malaysia, ed. Mohd Anis Md Nor and Stephanie Burridge. London and India: Routledge Publication: 130-147.
  19. Thiagarajan,Premalatha. 2009. Thaipusam Celebration in Malaysia: A Study on the Sacred Possession, Self- Mortification, and Trance Dance. In Tirai Panggung. Kuala Lumpur: Cultural Centre, University of Malaya 9: 67-85.
  20. Thiagarajan, Premalatha. "Male Dancers in the Malaysian Bharata Natyam Dance Scene." In Global & Local Dance in Performance: Asia Pacific International Dance Conference Monograph. Kuala Lumpur: Cultural Centre, University of Malaya: 249-266
  21. Thiagarajan, Premalatha. 2004. Indian Folk and Classical Dances. The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Performing Arts, ed. Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof. Kuala Lumpur: Didier Millet 8: 50-51.
Scopus
  1. Norsafini J., Premalatha T. (2023). Performing Joget Gamelan through archives and social memory, Cogent Arts and Humanities. 10(1). doi:10.1080/23311983.2023.2254043
  2. Thiagarajan P. (2022). Female Indian Classical Dance Practitioners in Malaysia: Labour and Visibility, A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women s Lived Experiences: Gender-Ethnic Intersectionality and Cultural Socialisation. , 107-125. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-5876-2_6
  3. Thiagarajan P., Mokthar M.K. (2022). SELF-REHABILITATION THROUGH DANCE: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY ON CANDY GIRLS BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR GROUP IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Kajian Malaysia. 40(1), 39-58. doi:10.21315/km2022.40.1.3
  4. Jamu A.I., Thiagarajan P. (2021). Hegemonizing the Ajat Indu in Sarawak, Malaysia, Journal of Urban Culture Research. 23, 168-185. doi:10.14456/jucr.2021.26
  5. Thiagarajan, P. (2019). Kathoey Sub-culture and Ronggeng Dance at the Orak Lawoi Pelacak Festival in Southwest Thailand. Wacana Seni, 18, 25-47. doi: 10.21315/ws2019.18.2
  6. Thiagarajan, P. (2017). Gender and ethnicity in Indian classical dance in Malaysia. Asian Theatre Journal, 34(1), 97-121. doi: 10.1353/atj.2017.0006
  7. Thiagarajan, P.; Cultural Centre, University of MalayaMalaysia; email: premalatha@um.edu.my
Books
  1. Mohd Nasir Hashim, & Thiagarajan, P. (Eds). (2020). Tirai Panggung. Jilid 16. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press.
  2. Mohd Nasir Hashim, & Thiagarajan, P. (Eds). (2019). Tirai Panggung. Jilid 15. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press.
Chapter in Books
  1. Thiagarajan,P. (2022). Female Indian Classical Dance Practitioners in Malaysia: Labor and Visibility. In Premalatha Karupiah and Jacqueline Lisa Fernandez (Eds.), A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women's Lived Experiences - Gender- ethnic Intersectionality and Cultural Socialisation. Springer Nature Singapore. Pte.Ltd.
  2. Thiagarajan. P. (2019). Nurture Creativity and Interest in Dance Research among Tertiary Students. In Mohd Anis Md Nor (ed.), Spirit of Creativity in Dance Education. Forthcoming.
  3. Thiagarajan, P. (2019). Dance Research at the University of Malaya: Shifting Paradigms in Teaching and Learning. In New Paradigm of Dance Education in Higher Education: Creativity, Innovation and Advocacy. 2019 International Symposium of the Korean Society of Dance (pp. 71-96). Seoul: Korean Society of Dance.
  4. Thiagarajan, Premalatha. Move in Time: Emergence of Male Dancers in Malaysia. The Emergence,Development and Future Directions of Bharatanatyam in Singapore and Malaysia. Forthcoming September 2016.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Thiagarajan.P. (2018). Nurture Creativity and Interest in Dance Research among Tertiary Students. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Dance Education, 149-156. Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center.
  2. Premalatha Thiagarajan, 2015. Transgender/sexualism in the Ronggeng Dance of the Orak Lawoi in Phuket. Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia, pp. 103- 106.
Other Publications
  1. CURATOR KESUMA-UMA SHOWCASE 2023/2024 - Creative/Art Work
  2. Co-Curator of Final Year Project Production, UMotion 2022-2023 (10 students) - Creative/Art Work
  3. The Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival (YSDAF) - THE CHOICE AND ARAGANG - Creative/Art Work
  4. KESUMA-UMa Showcase Semester 1 2021/2022 (Virtual Streaming) - Creative/Art Work
  5. Panggung Seni Tradisional: Restorasi Terinai Perlis 21-22 October 2022 - Creative/Art Work
  6. UMotion 2022 - Creative/Art Work
  7. JOM TARI: Traversing Space - Creative/Art Work
  8. KESUMA-UMa Dance Showcase 2021 - Creative/Art Work
  9. UMotion - Creative/Art Work

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2024, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Modelling Sustainable Community-tourist Engagement Using Ethnographic Exploration In Heritage Sites ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2020 - 2023, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Lived Experiences Of Female Indian Dance Practitioners In Klang Valley ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2020 - 2023, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Re-thinking Gender Roles In The Song Performance Of Malaysian Huachang ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Televisual Gender Subjectivities: Positive-negative Female Engagements in Malay Television ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2022 - 2022, Government Agency
    Practice As Research: Restorasi Terinai Perlis ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2016 - 2017, Private Funding
    Erasmus + Programme & Grant (Staff and Student Mobility) ( Co-Researcher)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Program Advisory Panel for Bachelor of Performing Arts (Honors) in Contemporary Dance Program, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
    01 Dec 2017 - 01 Dec 2019 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Journey in Dance, Convergence 1, Department of Performance and Media  (University) (09 Nov 2017 - 09 Nov 2017)
  2. Plenary 3 : Decentering Dance Studies through a Study on Gendered Practices in Indian Dance in Malaysia , CORD-SDHS Joint Dance Conference - Decentering Dance Studies: Moving In New Global Orders , University of California Riverside (International) (14 Nov 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. DANCE AS A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ECOSYSTEM AT ANNAH RAIS LONGHOUSE IN SARAWAK (MALAYSIA), 2024 KSD-DCDC INTERNATIONAL DANCE SYMPOSIUM, THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF DANCE (International) (22 Nov 2024 - 22 Nov 2024)
  2. Flipping the Class: Leadership Roles in Delivering Lesson, 2023 KSD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ONLINE WEBINAR, KOREAN SOCIETY OF DANCE (International) (03 Nov 2023 - 03 Nov 2023)
  3. LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE DANCERS IN INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE IN MALAYSIA, ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIA 'S SYMPOSIUM MADISON, USA, DANCE AND SOUTH ASIA SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS (PART OF DSA) (International) (18 Oct 2023 - 18 Oct 2023)
  4. DANCE AS REHABILITATIONAND THERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, PROGRAM ACADEMIA TALK, PUSAT PENYELIDIKAN, PERSIDANGAN, DAN PENERBITAN AKADEMI SENI BUDAYA DAN WARISAN KEBANGSAAN (ASWARA) (National) (24 May 2023 - 24 May 2023)
  5. Dance Research at the University of Malaya : Shifting Paradigms in Teaching and Learning, 2019 International Symposium of the Korean Society of Dance. New Paradigm of Dance Education in Higher Education: Creativity, Innovation, and Advocacy, Korean Society of Dance (International) (16 Nov 2019 - 16 Nov 2019)
  6. Respondent in the seminar (Comments about the preservation of traditional dances with reference to the efforts carried out by the Dance Department at University of Malaya), The Seminar of the Collection of Chinese Ethnic and Folk Dance Chen Xiang (Unfading Fragrance), Beijing Dance Academy, China (International) (22 May 2019 - 22 May 2019)
  7. Guru-Sishya Parampara to New Pedagogies in Malaysian Dance Institutions , CONFLICT AND CONVERGENCE: BHARATANATYAM CULTURE IN CONTEMPORARY ASIA 2018, NUS Centre For the Arts  (International) (13 Oct 2018 - 14 Oct 2018)
  8. Meditation as an Essential Need in Modern Living, Discovering Yoga and Beyond, Rajayoga Power Transcendental Meditation Australia and Orange Culture Hub (International) (23 Sep 2017 - 23 Sep 2017)
  9. Choreographing History: Emergence of Male Dancers in Malaysia, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BHARATANATYAM IN SINGAPORE 2014 (International) (06 Dec 2014 - 07 Dec 2014)
EVENT ORGANISER
  1. NA (Co-Chair of Symposium), International Symposium on Arts, Culture and Community Engagement, Cultural Centre and JKKN, KL  (International) (18 Nov 2019 - 19 Nov 2019)
  2. RUPTURED SELVES: DISMANTLING CULTURAL ASSUMPTIONS AND STEREOTYPES IN MY GLOBAL WORLD OF DANCE, Interactive Lecture by ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. HARI KRISHNAN (Wesleyan University, USA and inDANCE, Canada), Dance Department (University) (22 Jul 2019 - 22 Jul 2019)
  3. Chairman of Conference Committee, International Conference on Dance Education 2014 (International) (13 Aug 2014 - 17 Aug 2014)
  4. What Hybridity?:Creating and Performing Dance, Book Launch and One-day Seminar on Dance Hybridity, Commitee Member (National) (31 Jan 2013)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. DANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INDIGENOUS TOURISM AT ANNAH RAIS LONGHOUSE IN SARAWAK MALAYSIA, THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT (ICOHT)2024, THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (TIIKM) (International) (25 Jul 2024 - 26 Jul 2024)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Performing Terinai (a Traditional Dance of Malaysia) on the Proscenium Stage: Politics of Recovering the Dance through Research, Online symposium Radical Acts of Translation: Mobilizing Reciprocities Across Bodily Arts, DANCE STUDIES ASSOCIATION (DSA) (International) (12 May 2023 - 12 May 2023)
PRESENTER
  1. Embodying the Devadasi Dance: Questions of aesthetics, representation, and positionality , 2020 WDAAP/TDRS International Dance Conference@Taiwan Navigating Location Negotiating Identity, World Dance Alliance - Asia Pacific & Taiwan Dance Research Society (International) (26 Dec 2020 - 27 Dec 2020)
  2. Self-Rehabilitation through Dance: An Ethnographic Study on Candy Girls Breast Cancer Survivor Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 45th ICTM World Conference (11 17 July 2019, Bangkok, Thailand), International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)  (International) (15 Jul 2019 - 17 Jul 2019)
  3. YOGA SESSIONS, CANDY GIRLS BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR GROUP SUPPORT GROUP EVENTS , UMMC BC Support Group (Others) (04 May 2019 - 04 May 2020)
  4. Transcending Border: Regional Circulation of Indian Dance, The 2018 International Conference on Performing and Visual Arts , Cultural Centre (International) (09 Jan 2018 - 11 Jan 2018)
  5. Promosi Jabatan Tari Universiti Malaya dan Bengkel Tari , Promosi Tari di Sabah , JKKN Sabah  (National) (12 Mar 2017 - 12 Mar 2017)
  6. Promosi Jabatan Tari Universiti Malaya dan Bengkel Tari , Promosi Tari di Sarawak , Pejabat Setiausaha Persekutuan Sarawak dan JKKN Sarawak  (National) (03 Mar 2017 - 03 Mar 2017)
  7. Odissi in Malaysia: Local to Global Phenomenon, World Dance Alliance-Asia Pacific Conference, WDA, South Korea (International) (21 Jul 2016 - 24 Jul 2016)
  8. Bharata Natyam in Malaysia: Connecting Diaspora and Home, Asia-Pacific Dance Bridge: Connectivity through Dance, World Dance Alliance Singapore (International) (16 Oct 2015 - 18 Oct 2015)
  9. Dance and Gender: Dancing the Ronggeng in Southwest Thailand, Seminar on Ronggeng Dance and Music (International) (23 Jan 2015 - 23 Jan 2015)
  10. Indian Dance in Malaysia: Choreographing Cosmopolitan Masculinity , World Dance Alliance Global Summit 2014, Angers, France (International) (06 Jul 2014 - 11 Jul 2014)
  11. Transgender/sexual-ism in the Ronggeng Dance of the Orak Lawoi in Phuket, International Council for Traditional Music Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia 3rd ICTM - PASEA Symposium (International) (14 Jun 2014 - 20 Jun 2014)
  12. Transgender/sexualism in the Ronggeng Dance of the Orak Lawoi in Phuket , Ronggeng Seminar  (University) (09 Jun 2014 - 09 Jun 2014)
  13. Dance and Gender: Dancing the Ronggeng in Southwest Thailand, Rong Ngeng Seminar, Prince of Songkhla University Trang Campus, Thailand (International) (17 May 2014 - 17 May 2014)
  14. Dance and Gender: Dancing the Ronggeng in Southwest Thailand, Seminar Ronggeng  (University) (06 May 2014 - 06 May 2014)
  15. Intersecting Genderscapes: Male Technoscapes Formulating Mediascapes in Bharata Natyam in Malaysia, 2nd International Symposium on Ethnomusicology and Ethnochoreology , Cultural Centre (International) (27 Nov 2013 - 27 Nov 2013)
  16. Performing Minority Indian Dance in Malaysia, International Council for Traditional Music World Conference Shanghai 2013 (11 Jul 2013 - 17 Jul 2013)
  17. Questioning Hybridity in the Malaysian Indian Dance Scene , Book Launch and One-day Seminar on Dance Hybridity (National) (31 Jan 2013)
  18. Transcending Cultural Boundaries: Hybridization in the Artistic Works of Umesh Shetty, The Asia Pacific International Dance Conference (APIDC) Kuala Lumpur, 21-25 September 2011. , Cultural Centre, University of Malaya (International) (23 Sep 2011 - 23 Sep 2011)
  19. Performing Lasya by Male Bharata Natyam Practitioners in Malaysia, 26th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Ethnochoreology, Trest, Czech Republic, 19-25 July 2010, ICTM Sub-study Committee (International) (22 Jul 2010 - 22 Jul 2010)
  20. Odissi in Malaysia: Tradition to Commodity? , Dance under Construction, University of California, Riverside, 16-17 April 2010. , Dance Department, UCR (University) (17 Apr 2010 - 17 Apr 2010)
  21. Transmission and Presentation of Bharata Natyam: Observation on Two Prominent Male Dance Practitioners in Malaysia, 25th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Ethnochoreology, Kuala Lumpur, 11-17 August 2008. , Cultural Centre U.M (International) (16 Aug 2008 - 16 Aug 2008)
  22. Male Dancers in the Malaysian Bharata Natyam Dance Scene , The Asia Pacific International Dance Conference (APIDC) Male Dancers in the Malaysian Bharata Natyam Dance Scene, The Asia Pacific International Dance Conference, Kuala Lumpur, August 2005. Male Dancers in the Malaysian Bharata Natyam Dance Scene, The Asia Pacific International Dance Conference, Kuala Lumpur, August 2005. , Cultural Centre (International) (09 Aug 2005 - 09 Aug 2005)
OTHERS
  1. Not applicable , International Conference on Dance, Music and Media in the 20th and 21st Centuries, Faculty of Fine Arts, Annamalai University  (International) (06 Feb 2018 - 07 Feb 2018)
  2. Samarpanam , Solo Bharata Natyam Dance Recital , Temple of Fine Arts Chennai and Premalayaa Performing Arts (International) (03 Feb 2017 - 03 Feb 2017)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Reviewer of Article, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2024) Reviewed An Article "Transformation of National Classics in Terms of World Performing Arts", National, (Reviewer)
  3. (2024) Chief Editor of Tirai Panggung Issue 20, University, (Reviewer)
  4. (2023) Internal Assessor for Two Bkp Applications Within Faculty, University, (Internal Assessor)
  5. (2023) Panelist for Phd Candidate Yaxin Wen, University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (2023) Chairperson for Pd Phd Student : Yizhen Hu, University, (Internal Examiner)
  7. (2023) Panel Member for Seminar : Elnaz Rostami (Visual Arts), University, (Internal Examiner)
  8. (2023) Examiner for Yang Jingya, University, (Internal Examiner)
  9. (2023) Examiner for Phd Thesis from Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University, International, (External Examiner)
  10. (2023) External Examiner for S.Indhumathi of Chennai, India, International, (External Examiner)
  11. (2023) Examined 5 Undergraduate Theses Semester 1 & 2 2022-2023, University, (Internal Examiner)
  12. (2023) Section Editor for Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts (Mjpva), University, (Reviewer)
  13. (2023) Chief Editor of Tirai Panggung Vol 19 2023, University, (Reviewer)
  14. (2023) Examiner for Zheng Bojie (Under The Red), University, (Internal Examiner)
  15. (2023) Examiner for Nurafiqah Diyanah, University, (Internal Examiner)
  16. (2023) Examiner for Jou Zhi Goh, University, (Internal Examiner)
  17. (2022) Panel of Reviewer: Universiti Malaya Iirg Cycle 5/22, University, (Internal Evaluator)
  18. (2022) Examiner for Ug Thesis /Dossier - Mohd Shahril Aziz, Shobana Krishnan, and Ahmad Zulfaridzmi Zainuddin, University, (Internal Examiner)
  19. (2022) Co-Chief Editor Volume 18 2022, University, (Reviewer)
  20. (2022) Mohd Nasir Hashim, & Thiagarajan, P. (Eds). (2022). Tirai Panggung. Jilid 18. Kuala Lumpur: UM Press. (Co-Editor in Chief), University, (Reviewer)
  21. (2022) Co-Chief Editor Tirai Panggung Vol 17, University, (Reviewer)
  22. (2021) Geographies of The Classical: Kathak Across India and Hong Kong., International, (Reviewer)
  23. (2021) Cultural Representation of Anshun Dixi in The Context of Tunpu Culture, International, (Reviewer)
  24. (2021) Intercultural Aesthetics in Traditional Chinese Dance Performance, International, (Reviewer)
  25. (2021) Internal Evaluator of Frgs Project 2021, University, (Internal Evaluator)
  26. (2021) Examiner of Research Projects for Master of Dance 2020/2021, University, (Internal Examiner)
  27. (2021) Examiner for Undergraduate Theses (Final Year Projects), University, (Internal Examiner)
  28. (2019) PENILAIAN RESITAL AKHIR TARI (ResTar'lg| BAGI SEMESTER 2 SESI 2018/19 , (External Examiner)
  29. (2018) Tirai Panggung Jurnal Seni Persembahan , (Editor)
  30. (2018) Co-Chief Editor of Non-indexed Journal, Tirai Panggung , (Editor)
  31. (2018) Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts (MJPVA) , (Editor)
  32. (2017) Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts , (Editor)
  33. (2017) Associate Editor for Tirai Panggung, Cultural Centre, University of Malaya , (Editor)
  34. (2015) Journal of South Asia Studies, (Reviewer)
  35. (2015) Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts, (Reviewer)
  36. (2015) Tarian Galombang Di Era Perubahan Sosial Budaya Masayarakat Minangkabau: Kajian Kes Di Kota Padang, (Internal Examiner)
  37. (2014) Dancing as Malaysian - Dancing as Chinese: Inventing Chinese-Malaysian Dance, (Internal Examiner)
  38. (2014) Gender Performativity in Butoh: Gender Subversion by Nyoba Kan in Malaysia, (Internal Examiner)
  39. (2014) Doctoral Thesis of Nerosti Adnan: Tarian Galombang di Era Perubahan Sosial Budaya Masyarakat Minangkabau: Kajian Kes di Kota Padang , (Internal Examiner)
  40. (2014) International Conference on Dance Education 2014 - abstract submission for Conference , (Reviewer)
  41. (2013) Gender, Sexualisation and Feminism in Salsa: Interrelations of Strong Women and Sexualisation in the Klang Valley, (Internal Examiner)
  42. (2013) PHD Thesis: Desfina (RHA060005) Kajian Terhadap Pengajaran Tarian Kreatif di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri Jawa Barat Indonesia, (Internal Examiner)
  43. (2013) Hafzan Zannie Hamza (RGA 070006) Iqal: The traditional Performing Arts of the Bajau Laut in Semporna, Sabah , (Internal Examiner)
  44. (2013) Mohd Hairil Anuar Bari (RGA 090004) - Rekonstruksi Tarian Zapin Johor di Kalangan Kanak-Kanak di Festival Zapin johor dari tahun 1999-2012, (Internal Examiner)
  45. "Spirit of Creativity in Dance Education" 2nd International Conference on Dance Education , (Reviewer)
  46. Tirai Panggung: Jurnal Seni Persembahan Jilid 16 , (Editor)
  47. Wacana Seni Journal of Arts Discourse (Scopus Indexed) , (Reviewer)
  48. Undergraduate Thesis Semester 2 2018/19, (Internal Examiner)
  49. Tarian Galombang Dalam Era Perubahan Sosio Budaya Masyarakat Minangkabau , (Internal Examiner)
  50. Panel Penilai Bagi Penilaian Resital Akhir Tari Program Diploma Tari Semester 2 2017/18 , (External Examiner)
  51. Panel Penilai Luar Penilaian Tahun Akhir (PeTA) 2018 Program Sarjana Muda dan Diploma Tari ASWARA , (External Examiner)
  52. Panel Pemeriksa Luar Program Bengkel Pemurnian MQA Fakulti Tari ASWARA , (External Examiner)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2024) Moderator/Chair/Resource Person for Paper Presentation Event At The Bridge International Conference On Indian Fine Arts, International, (Resource Person)
  2. (2024) Coordinator, 10th Aun-Ca Annual Meeting in Brunei Darussalam (University Appointment), International, (Resource Person)
  3. (2024) Editorial Board of The Dance Studies Association S Journal, Conversations Across The Field of Dance Studies, International, (Expert Advisor)
  4. (2023) Centre for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies - Appointed as Local Associate Member Https://University.Sunway.Edu.My/Research/Saios/Associates, National, (Research Fellow/Associate)
  5. (2018) Pengerusi Panel Jawatankuasa Peningkatan Mutu Program Peningkatan Buku Teks SSeM, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , National
  6. (2018) Pengerusi Panel Jawatankuasa Peningkatan Mutu Program Peningkatan Buku Teks SSeM, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , National
  7. (2017) Pengerusi Panel Jawatankuasa Peningkatan Mutu Program Peningkatan Buku Teks SSeM , Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia, National
  8. (2017) Pemetaan DSKP KSSM Sekolah Seni Malaysia (SSeM) - Koreografi Tari , Bahagian Pembangunan Kokurikulum Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia , National
Contribution to event
  1. (2024) Organiizer and Speaker At Mhs UM-Wow 2024/2025, University, (Event Organiser)
  2. (2024) Organizer of Asean Creative Arts Practice-as-Research Writers Lab Workshop, University, (Event Organiser)
  3. (2024) Chair for a Oral Presentation Session At The Icoht 2024, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  4. (2024) Project Director/Organiser of Ugrs 2023/2024, University, (Event Organiser)
  5. (2024) Jury Pertandingan Tarian Bollynaach Showdown 5.0, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  6. (2024) Jury for Arts Competition, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  7. (2024) Jury Indian Dance Feseni UM 2024, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  8. (2024) Curated Workshops and Performances for International Dance Day 2024, University, (Event Organiser)
  9. (2024) Adjudicator for Singapore Youth Festival (Indian Dance), International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  10. (2023) Penceramah Program Pasum Education Path Exposure Series 1, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  11. (2023) Invited Speaker: Presented Paper "Flipping The Class: Leadership Roles in Delivering Lessons", International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  12. (2023) Invited Speaker: Lived Experiences of Female Dancers in Indian Classical Dance in Malaysia, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  13. (2023) Presented Talk - Dance as An Academic Pursuit, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  14. (2023) Co-Organizer and Co-Moderator of Seminar in Dance Studies 2023, University, (Event Organiser)
  15. (2023) Forum Speaker: Future of Trdaitional Music and Dance in Malaysia, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  16. (2023) Invited Panel to Speak On Dance as Rehabilitation and Therapy for Breast Cancer Survivors in Kuala Lumpur, National, (Panelist/Moderator)
  17. (2023) Organizer and Moderator of Emily Wilcox' Talk - Revolutionary Bodies, University, (Event Organiser)
  18. (2022) Moderator for Seminar in Dance Studies, University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  19. (2022) Moderator /Chair of a Panel Session for a Virtual Session, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  20. (2021) Co-Chair of 2nd International Symposium On Arts, Culture and Community Engagement, International, (Event Organiser)
  21. (2021) Moderator of Keynote Speech, International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  22. (2021) Seminar in Dance Studies 2021, University, (Event Organiser)
Media appearance
  1. (2024) Invitation to Speak On Minnal Fm Radio Rtm Program '34 Je-Wanita', National, (Interview)
Mentoring
  1. (2024) Academic Advisor for 10 Undergraduate Students, University, (Academic Advisor)
  2. (2023) Supervisor for Master of Dance Student - Yonlynn Tan, University, (Mentor)
  3. (2023) Supervisor for Master of Dance Student : Amiira Natasya, University, (Mentor)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2024) To study the effects of improvisation and yoga cross-training on movement and choreography in China, WANG NA
  2. (2024) Contemporary Dance Choreography and Creation Strategy with the Development of Immersive Dance Theatre, ZONGHUI LI
  3. (2024) To be approved & Inherited or not be approved & Inherited : the antecedents and consequences of the recognition and inheritance of Bu Yi ethnic group’s dance, LIU MENGLIN
  4. (2024) A comparative study about the perception early childhood dance teachers in MALAYSIA and in China have towards play-based pedagogy when teaching pre-schoolers, YAXIN WEN
  5. (2024) Research on diversification and modernity development of dance teaching and choreography from interdisciplinary prospective, WANG MIZIYING
  6. (2024) 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
  7. (2024) MALE CROSS-DRESSING PERFORMANCE IN THE BADAJIAO YANGGE DANCE IN SHANXI, CHINA, YANG YANG
  8. (2024) MULTIPLE SUBJECTS AND THEIR PRACTICES IN THE INHERITANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF TIBETAN REBA DANCE FROM 1980S TO 2020 IN CHINA, ZIXUAN GAO
  9. (2024) Laban/Bartenieff Movement System (LBMS) as an interventional dance pedagogy in teaching Chinese Folk Dance at Changsha Normal University in Changsha, Southern China, YUANYUAN GUO
  10. (2024) QUESTIONING TRADITION: AN ANALYSIS OF THANJAVUR BANI OF BHARATANATYAM, S THAVASAKAYAM A/L SUPPIAH
  11. (2023) Institution, curriculum, Shaping model: A comparative study of dance higher education models in China and Malaysia, Qu Ruoge
  12. (2023) Arkib dan Rekonstruksi Joget Gamelan di Malaysia, NORSAFINI BINTI JAFAR
  13. (2022) Research on the Development of Sino-Malaysia Culture from the Perspective of "One Belt and One Road" Construction., Jianxing Shi
  14. (2022) EFFECT OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE LESSON ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS AMONG FEMALE DOWN SYNDROME CHILDREN (AGE 10 -12), Foong Ming Mak
  15. (2022) CHOREOGRAPHING RELATIONS BETWEEN HUMANS AND OBJECTS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCES: THOSE THINGS AND FIT US OUT, WONG JYH SHYONG
  16. (2022) MALE PERFORMERS' NEGOTIATING MASCULINITY AND IDENTITY IN INDIAN DANCE IN BANGLADESH., SHAMIMA
  17. (2021) DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE DANCE TRAINING MODULE FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS TO ENHANCE HIGHER-ORDER THINKING SKILLS PEDAGOGICAL ELEMENTS, TAN CHAI CHEN
  18. (2020) CREATIVE DANCE AS A CHILD-CENTRED PEDAGOGICAL TOOL FOR PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, TAN CHAI CHEN
  19. (2020) Application of Laban/Bartenieff Movement System LBMS in Chinese Traditional Folk Dance pedagogy, Yuanyuan Guo
  20. (2019) TARI PIRING SEBAGAI REINVENSI TRADISI DAN IKON BUDAYA MINANGKABAU DI SUMATERA BARAT, INDONESIAAH BAGI MENILAI PEMBANGUNAN MAMPAN, ERNIDA KADIR
  21. (2018) Creative Dance as a Pedagogical Tool for Children, Tan Chai Chen
  22. (2013) Tari Piring Sebagai Reinvensi Tradisi dan Ikon Budaya Minangkabau di Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, Ernida Kadir
Master
  1. (2022) THE COMMODIFICATION OF BALLET THROUGH COMPETITIONS IN THE KLANG VALLEY AND ITS EFFECTS ON SERIOUS LEISURE PARTICIPANTS, CHEW YEE HSUEN
  2. (2022) THE INTERVENTION OF THE STATE: REVITALIZATION OF ZAPIN SEBAT IN SARAWAK, MOHD. HAFZAL BIN AZIZ
  3. (2022) DANCE AS A FORM OF SELF-REHABILITATION PRACTICE FOR CANDY GIRLS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, MUHAMMAD ZHARIF AZZUDIN BIN MOHD TAHIR
  4. (2021) HEGEMONY AND RESISTANCE IN THE PRACTICE OF AJAT INDU IN SARAWAK, ANDREW IGAI JAMU
  5. (2020) DANCE AS A FORM OF SELF-REHABILITATION PRACTICE FOR CANDY GIRLS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, MUHAMMAD ZHARIF AZZUDIN BIN MOHD TAHIR
  6. (2018) TARIAN SEBAGAI SATU BENTUK LATIHAN PEMULIHAN DIRI KEPADA CANDY GIRLS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, Muhammad Zharif bin Azzudin
  7. (2018) CONSTRUCTING MASCULINITY: A STUDY ON THREE COMMUNITY COLORGUARD TROUPES IN KUALA LUMPUR, SYED KHAIRUZMAN BIN SYED ZAIN
  8. (2017) BHARATA NATYAM TRAINING AT THE TEMPLE OF FINE ARTS: PRE-ARANGETRAM, ARANGETRAM AND POST-ARANGETRAM, BHANUMATHI K NADSON
  9. (2016) Mak Nyah Cabaret Dance Performance at Three Nightclubs in Klang Valley, Sarah Low May Poh
  10. (2016) Feminisme Dalam Karya Tari Kontemporari dan Kehidupan Aida Redza 1995-2003, Azura Abal Abas
  11. (2016) Female Odissi Dancers in Malaysia, Sivagamavalli Selvarajan
  12. (2016) Constructing Gender Identity Within Batteryheadz Colorguard Ensemble, Syed Khairuzman Syed Zain
  13. (2016) MAK NYAH CABARET DANCE PERFORMANCE AT THREE NIGHTCLUBS IN KLANG VALLEY, SARAH LOW MAY POH
  14. (2015) FEMINISME DALAM KARYA TARI KONTEMPORARI DAN KEHIDUPAN AIDA REDZA, AZURA BINTI ABAL ABAS
  15. (2015) PAKARENA DI SULAWESI SELATAN: DARI TARIAN TRADISIONAL KE NEO-TRADISIONAL, ANGGRAWANSYAH SYAHARUDDIN
  16. (2014) Pakarena Di Sulawesi Selatan: Dari Tarian Tradisional ke Neo-Tradisional, Anggrawansyah Syaharuddin
  17. (2014) Bharata Natyam in Temple of Fine Arts, Bhanumathi K Nadson
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) Thesis: Marginalization of Female Mak Yong Performers and Reclaiming Power in Kelantan (2019-2023)
  2. (2023) Graduation Performance Dossier: Women Empowerment Through Shakti and The Choice
  3. (2020) NA
  4. (2019) Pole Dance in Klang Valley and Bani's Impact on the Development of Bharathanatyam: A Case Study of Temple of Fine Arts Kuala Lumpur
  5. (2017) RTEQ 3180 Final Year Academic Project
  6. (2016) Zapin Sebat Sarawak: The Stylistic and Structural Differences of KPSU and KESUMA & Kecederaan Tari di dalam Tari Kontemporari di UM dan UPSI
  7. (2016) RTEQ 3180 Final Year Academic Project
  8. (2015) Building Cultural Identity Through Chinese Malaysian Dance Competitions
  9. (2014) 1. Rozilah Abd Rahman: Tajuk: Zapin Suara Siam: Sebuah Kajian Gender 2. Dayang Dayana: Tajuk: Penglibatan Penari Lelaki Dalam Tarian Tribal Bellydance di Malaysia
  10. (2012) RREA 3180 Projek Ilmiah Tahun Akhir

TEACHING

Doctor Of Philosophy
  1. (2023) RVA8001 - Advanced Research Methodology
Master
  1. (2023) RQA7007 - Dance Ethnography
  2. (2023) RQA7001 - Dance Research Methodology
  3. (2023) RQA7002 - Research Project
  4. (2023) RQA7008 - Seminar in Dance Studies
  5. (2020) RQA7001 - Dance Research Methodology
  6. (2020) RQA7002 - Research Projek
  7. (2020) RQA7002 - Research Projek
  8. (2020) RQA7007 - Dance Ethnography
  9. (2020) RQA7008 - Seminar in Dance Studies
  10. (2019) RVX8001 - Advance Research Methodology
  11. (2018) RRGA6108 - Postgraduate Research Methodology for Performing Arts
  12. (2018) RRGA6108 - Postgraduate Research Methodology for Performing Arts
  13. (2017) RRGA6108 - Postgraduate Research Methodology for Performing Arts
  14. (2015) RTGA6101 - Seminar On Ethnocoreology
  15. (2014) RRGA6380 - Studies On Specific Topics
Bachelor
  1. (2023) RIC2020 - Dance Ethnology Seminar
  2. (2023) RIC3001 - Final Year Project
  3. (2023) RIX2002 - Research Methodology for Performing Arts
  4. (2020) RIC2020 - Dance Ethnology Seminar
  5. (2020) RIC3001 - Final Year Project
  6. (2020) RIC3001 - Final Year Project
  7. (2020) RIX2002 - Research Methodology for Performing Arts
  8. (2019) RIC2012 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  9. (2019) RIC3001 - Final Year Project
  10. (2018) RIC1001 - World Dance Culture
  11. (2018) RIC1007 - Dance History
  12. (2018) RIC2005 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  13. (2018) RIC2012 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  14. (2018) RIC2020 - Dance Ethnology Seminar
  15. (2017) RIC1001 - Budaya Tari Dunia
  16. (2017) RIC1007 - Dance History
  17. (2017) RIC2005 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  18. (2017) RTEQ2107 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  19. (2017) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project
  20. (2017) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project
  21. (2017) RTEQ3301 - Dance Ethnology Seminar
  22. (2016) RIC1001 - World Dance Culture
  23. (2016) RTEA2376 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  24. (2016) RTEA2376 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  25. (2016) RTEQ2107 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  26. (2016) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project
  27. (2016) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project
  28. (2016) RTEQ3301 - Dance Ethnology Seminar
  29. (2015) RTEA1101 - World Dancing Culture
  30. (2015) RTEA2376 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  31. (2015) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project
  32. (2014) RTEA1101 - Budaya Tari Dunia
  33. (2014) RTEA2376 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  34. (2014) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project
  35. (2013) RTEA1101 - World Dancing Culture
  36. (2013) RTEA1102 - Dance History
  37. (2013) RTEA2376 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  38. (2013) RTEA2376 - Indian Classical Dance - Bharata Natyam
  39. (2013) RTEA3301 - Seminar On Dance Etnology
  40. (2013) RTEQ2107 - Introduction to Dance Ethnology
  41. (2013) RTEQ3180 - Final Year Academic Project

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Majlis Anugerah Dekan 2024 - Organizer/Advisor of This Event, (08 Nov 2024 - 08 Nov 2024) (University)
  • Moderator for Arts and Heritage Conference Organised by Gopio, Part of The People of Indian Origin (Ipo) Festival, (14 Sep 2024 - 14 Sep 2024) (National)
  • Roadshow Talks At Unimas, Public Schools and Prodigy Music Centre, (01 Feb 2024 - 03 Feb 2024) (University)
  • Roadshow 2023: Arts Talk and Contemporary Dance Workshop, (23 Feb 2023 - 25 Feb 2023) (National)
  • Bollynach Showdown 3.0: Jury for The Bollywood Dance Competition, Organized by UPM, (11 Jun 2022 - 11 Jun 2022) (University)
  • Yoga Instructor for Candy Girls Ummc Support Group, (05 May 2019 - 05 May 2020)
  • Dance Therapy for Breast Cancer Survivors in National Cancer Society of Malaysia, (01 Apr 2019 - 30 Sep 2019)
  • Free Talk About Yogic Power and Mind "Secret of Inner Beauty", (23 Feb 2019 - 23 Feb 2019)
  • Program Khidmat Masyarakat Anjuran Lppkn Dengan Kerjasama Rajayoga Power Trranscendental Meditation Society (Rpt), (21 Oct 2018 - 21 Oct 2018)
  • Rpt Education Seminar 2018, (21 Jan 2018 - 21 Jan 2018)
  • Talk for Indian Youths in The Field of Performing Arts, (25 Mar 2017 - 25 Mar 2017)
  • International Day of Yoga, (19 Jun 2016 - 19 Jun 2016)
  • Organized Rpt One-Day Arts and Culture Event, (01 Nov 2014 - 01 Nov 2014)
  • Member of Rajayoga Power Transcendental Facilitate Meditative and Mind Power Programs Conduct Study Method Courses, (13 Aug 2006)
  • Workshop, Classes and Lecture Demos in Bharata Natyam, (06 Dec 2004)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
CONFERENCE
  1. UMSLTC 2022, Pullman Hotel Bangsar (25 Jul 2022 - 26 Jul 2022)