Remix: Zapin Battle

Norhaizad Adam performs and choreographs for unconventional community spaces, galleries and theatres. Central to his Malay dance practice is considering the performativity of everyday rituals and the ways that accessing tradition can be a form of wisdom for modernity.

His works deals with labour, morality and behaviourism in Malay culture. He is an Associate of Dance Nucleus and the artistic director of P7:1SMA (pronounced prisma), a dance company that aims to radically shift the perspective of Malay dance through intimate and innovative performance experiences. In 2021, he received the National Art Council's Young Artist Award.

Born in Jakarta in 1985, Anggara was raised in Pekanbaru, Riau, until completing his music education at the Academy of Arts Riau Malay (AKMR). His expertise is not only in the creation of musical works but also a variety of musical accompaniment for dance works. He has been in various collaborations with music and dance artists to stage performances in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and China. Joining the oppressed Indonesian taratak group by Tom Ibnu, he also formed a music group called Djangat.

Sharul is a versatile Malay dance artist, performer, choreographer and educator, Artistic Director of Artiste Seni Budaya and Founder of S4cred Conn8tion. Internationally experienced, he explores contemporary expressions rooted in tradition. A LASALLE graduate, he is committed to deepening and evolving Malay dance through performance-making and community connection.

Dinie is a Malay dance practitioner, choreographer, and educator rooted in tradition while exploring contemporary expressions. Fascinated by the synergy between mind and body, he investigates how movement reflects states of being. He trained under Osman Abdul Hamid and regional artists from Indonesia, and is a leading member of Era Dance Theatre, contributing to training, choreography, and concepts. Dinie also teaches school CCAs and holds a Specialist Diploma in Arts Education from NIE International.

Haziq Noorazwa is a versatile dance artist whose foundation in street dance shapes his dynamic movement quality and musicality. Rooted in grooves, textures, and freestyle culture, his street background seamlessly intertwines with contemporary and Malay traditional influences, creating works that feel both grounded and expressive. Driven by emotion and storytelling, Haziq crafts performances that honour culture while embracing evolution, bringing authenticity, depth, and individuality to every stage he steps on.

Lyn is a trained performing arts practitioner in both contemporary and Nusantara forms. She graduated from Jakarta Institute of The Arts, (IKJ) in Performing Arts majoring in Performance Choreography. She returned to Singapore late 2017 and has continued to practice her artistic forms here. Focusing more on contemporary arts first, Lyn now defines herself as a movement practitioner, exploring from movement foundations of the different genres that her body has learned – and also analysing movement flows revolving around trauma responses and triggers.

Ainin Sofiya is a dance artist and co-founder of Artistari Gentari. Since joining the company in 2015, she has grown from a student dancer into a key artistic presence, currently serving as Company Manager while continuing to shape the company’s creative direction alongside Artistic Director Badarudin Hassan. Her work bridges traditional and contemporary vocabularies, centering on womanhood, motherhood, and deeply embodied personal narratives.

Artiqa Faryaini is a Malay Dance art practitioner and a school instructor. Her growth in the Malay dance arts scene has led her to work and collaborate with other art practitioners including those who practice other arts forms outside of her usual practice. Her desire to explore and integrate traditional and contemporary movements as a means to realign the mind and body.