Workshop: Introduction to Mak Yong – Menghadap Rebab

Kumpulan Mak Yong Cahaya Matahari, one of Malaysia's most esteemed Mak Yong groups, was founded by the legendary Che Ning and is now led by veteran Mak Yong actress Che Siti binti Dollah. The group, based in Kuala Besut, comprises of performers tracing their Mak Yong lineage back seven generations and they are dedicated to preserving this tradition for future generations. The ensemble stars Rohana Abdul Kadir, Che Ning's granddaughter, alongside her sisters, her father Pak Su Kadir and other seasoned performers. The music ensemble is led by master gendang player Pak Su Agel, known as ‘Raja Gendang Kelantan’, one of the most accomplished master musicians of Kelantan.

PUSAKA is a cultural organisation established to conduct research and create a comprehensive documentary archive of traditional performance in Malaysia, while strengthening the viability of these traditions at the community level. Through curating festivals, organising public performances, and local instruction projects, PUSAKA supports the transmission of these performance traditions to a succeeding generation while providing alternative performance platforms that, above all, preserve the dignity and stature of the traditional performer. In all its work, PUSAKA seeks to establish a deep interaction with aspects of history and contemporary ideas while illuminating and providing an intellectual context for the contemplation of broader aspects of culture, tradition and ideas. PUSAKA received NGO Accreditation by UNESCO in 2024.