HOMEPAGE

The compound of Rimbun Dahan is a centre for developing traditional and contemporary art forms. It features buildings designed by Hijjas Kasturi, as well as a 19th century traditional Malay house, in an indigenous garden environment.

Please note that Rimbun Dahan is a private property. It is open to the public for limited hours only during exhibitions. If you would like to arrange a visit to Rimbun Dahan, please contact us.

Dancing in Place 2010 -- Cross-pollination

Up a tree. In a sculpture. Underwater. Underground. Come and experience contemporary dance as you've never seen it before!

3-8pm Saturday & Sunday, 7-8 August 2010. 13 site-specific contemporary dance works by Malaysian and international choreographers. Open for free to the general public.

Bengkel Tari Percuma

Dua sesi bengkel tari akan diajar oleh Elaine Pedley pada 1 & 7 hb Ogos di Rimbun Dahan, untuk menghasilkan sebuah karya tarian moden baru yang akan dipersembahkan pada 7 & 8 hb Ogos, sempena pesta tari Dancing in Place. Peserta lelaki atau perempuan berumur 11-16 tahun dari daerah Kuang dan Sungai Buloh dijemput menyertai bengkel ini.

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Art for Nature 2010: Survival

Art for Nature is an annual exhibition of visual art raising funds for WWF-Malaysia to continue working in nature conservation. This year's theme of Survival invites participating artists to consider the legacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest. The survival of the human species, and our natural environment, may depend more on the adaptability of our cultural preferences than on genetic mutation.

Art for Nature will be open to the public from 25 July to 8 August 2010 in the Underground Gallery at Rimbun Dahan. 10am - 4pm on weekends, Monday to Friday by appointment. Admission is free.

Click here to view images of the works in the exhibition!

Curator’s talk: Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3pm

Tour of Rimbun Dahan grounds & garden by Angela Hijjas: Sunday, 1 August 2010, 9am

Film Poem by Resident Artist at Literary Festival

Last week Australian poet Mike Ladd launched a film poem he made during his residency at Rimbun Dahan last year at the Lit Up Festival in Singapore. The film features Rumah Uda Manap, the restored Perak kampung house at Rimbun Dahan. Former resident artist Tony Twigg is also planning to exhibit the film at his Slot Gallery in Sydney. View the film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHbkVNee5ak

Dance Collective Get Their Feet Wet

EU & ME, a dance collective with members from France, Hungary, Singapore and Australia, performed their site specific work FIND.MOVE.PLAY at Rimbun Dahan for the opening of the Art for Nature 2010 exhibition. Created during a one-week residency at Rimbun Dahan, the group sang, danced, talked, swam and filmed themselves for their work.

Angela Hijjas on Live Radio Interview

Angela Hijjas will be interviewed on a live broadcast on BFM 89.9 The Business Station on Monday 2 August at 2pm.

Year-Long Art Residency Invites APPLICATIONS

Applications are open for the year-long fully-funded Malaysia-Australia Visual Artist Residency, which includes a final exhibition. Established in 1994, the residency has hosted 38 artists at Rimbun Dahan. Applications close 31 August 2010.