Oh! Bangau (The Egret) at Theatre

The folk song Oh! Bangau tells us that our every action has an impact on the environment and our lives. For the Malay community, we have grown from a simple life in a fishing village to the cosmopolitan Singapore we know today. The challenges faced and successes achieved have made us who we are. Presented through dance and silat (Malay martial arts), this production depicts our struggles for national identity from the early days of village life to globalisation.

This is the first collaboration of this scale between the seven leading Malay dance groups in Singapore. Organised by the newly formed Singapore Malay Dance Committee, an initiative of the National Arts Council, this exciting dance presentation is led by respected choreographer and Artistic Director of Era Dance Theatre, Mr Osman Abdul Hamid.