Dance Drama ULIK ~ Between The Seen and Unseen

Dramatari or dance drama are a genre of of dance that emphasizes the dramatic elements through dance. a dance drama always holds steadfast to its libretto or book to form the basis of its performance. Dance dramas also are separate from folk or social dance or classical and court dance but may use any of the above to tell the story or according to its suitability. The genre of dance dramass became very popular in the 1970's together the performances of comtemporary theater in Malaysia. It is also possible that dance dramas were influenced by growth in the field of literature inviting dance artists to collaborate.

For the first time, my university ASWARA performs a dance drama entitile ULIK ~ Between The Seen and Unseen (ULIK ~ Raut Tak Terlihat)at ASWARA Experimental Theatre on 28 & 29 November 2009. ULIK is an adaptation from the mythology regarding the origins of the ritual healing ceremony called "Ulik Mayang" in Terengganu. ULIK tells of a love between two who come from different realms.

First time watching dramatari in in my life at my own university was so amazing and interesting. First time saw our ET (Experimental Theatre) was so colourful. Everything was great about this dramatari and they really put a lot of efforts on it... Congrat!!! for all the crews and dancers.Here I attached a video on this dramatari ULIK which the last scene of this dramatari. ENJOY!!!