Preserving the Art of Bangsawan Performances through Recording, Documentation, and Dissemination of the Information to Future Generations

$14.1K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Malaysia
Start Date	Sep 17, 2007
End Date	Nov 20, 2012
Duration	1,891 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77334-48`

Grant Description

To support the documentation of an historic and indigenously multicultural form of opera, and mount public performances to encourage interest in its preservation. Current performers are aging, and this art form is at risk of disappearing.