To Dream a Ballerina’s Dream at Damansara Performing Arts Centre

A for apple; B for boy; C for cat; D for Dancing; You can hear voices, some reading out loudly while others busy talking, coming from within the classroom. From outside the classroom, you can hear sounds of running feet and laughter of children while chasing each other out. Such were the scenes you sometimes reminisce of lives during our younger days. Those were the most precious moments of all, living a simple life and yet full of happiness even without the privilege of owning a handphone, Ipad, laptop or other form of modern electronic gadgets.

In the dance of ‘D for Dancing 2013’, let us dance with our dreams, movement, immigration and the space of time where we are.“D for Dancing 2013” the in-house dance program of Damansara Performing Arts Centre(DPAC), which aims to cultivate artistic exchanges in professional practices by presenting inspirational local dance performances, and also inviting international dance artists for collaborative residencies. From classical ballet to contemporary dance, “D for Dancing” is uniquely dedicated to dance enthusiasts through the introduction of expressive performance and organising dance-related workshops, talks and performance previews.

“D for Dancing 2013” will present “To Dream a Ballerina’s Dream”, “La Vittesse Complexe” with Mauvais Chausson Dance Theatre from Taiwan and Contemporary Season “In A Space of Time” in July, August and September 2013. “To Dream a Ballerina’s Dream”, is to be performed by 8 young outstanding student dancers from the Dancer's Training Programme Classical Ballet Season 2013. With a view to cultivate artistic exchanges, high quality international dance artists from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Japan has been invited for the purpose of collaborative residencies and to provide dancers training in professional practices.

DPAC Dance Company (DDC) is formed along with the establishment of Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC). With the wonderful choreography by their artistic director, the former dancer of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Wong Jyh Shyong, together with the collaboration of quality international dance artists and brilliant performance by DPAC Dance Company. DDC aims to cultivate with local dancers from DPAC Dancer’s Training Program and also collaborative project between Malaysia and international dance artists