The Creative Dance Performance, "Penchak Silat Dance”

Abstract

Penchak Silat Dance is a brand-new dance performance created to present and depict
a kind of martial arts called "Penchak Silat". The process of making this dance performance was
based on creative research and qualitative research methods.
            The result of the research showed the following aspects: the dance performance was
inspired by modern issues regarding domestic violence in women, and the equality in society
related to convention, tradition, and culture. Hence, this issue became the inspiration for the
researcher to create the dance performance Penchak Silat. In terms of the concept of the dance
performance, the researcher integrated martial arts and beauty hidden with the strength deep
inside. The choreography was mixed between Penchak Silat martial arts and ronggeng dance
from the south of Thailand. The performance was divided into three parts, including 1) Muslim
identity by starting the musical accompaniment with Melayu language singing, 2) martial arts
practising with faster and lively musical accompaniment, and 3) foundation of martial arts
practice with faster and lively music, and 3) the battle of Penchak Silat martial arts with flexible
music to express the feeling.