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Borneo Post
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Borneo Post
Traditional games, Datun Julud dance competition to light up state-level Gawai Dayak celebration
Dennis delivers his speech during Malam Gawai Orang Ulu at the Bazaar Gawai Dayak 2025 on Friday night (May 23). – Photo by Roystein Emmor. KUCHING (May 24): Traditional games from the Orang Ulu, Bidayuh, and Iban communities, along with a Datun Julud dance competition, will be among the main highlights of this year's state-level Gawai Dayak celebration. Telang Usan assemblyman Dato Dennis Ngau announced that one of the key events will be the Gawai Dayak Traditional Games, to be organised for the first time at the FORUM Cultural Headquarters in Miri. The games will be held during the day on June 12 and 13, featuring traditional sports and activities from various Orang Ulu ethnic groups, as well as the Bidayuh and Iban communities. 'In the evening of June 12, there will also be a Traditional Datun Julud dance competition. 'This competition highlights original Datun Julud dance styles featuring traditional rhythms and movements,' he said during Malam Gawai Orang Ulu at the Bazaar Gawai Dayak 2025 on Friday night (May 23). He explained that the competition is specifically for groups of eight performers, and it aims to preserve the authentic form of the Datun Julud dance. 'Contemporary versions often include unfamiliar floral patterns. To preserve the authentic form, the committee is organising this competition for those who can perform the original style. 'The traditional Datun Julud competition is not exclusive to the Orang Ulu only. People from various backgrounds like Chinese, Iban, even non-indigenous, who are skilled in performing the traditional Datun Julud dance are welcome to participate,' he said. The prizes are RM5,000 for first place, RM3,000 for second, and RM2,000 for third. Dennis, who is also President of the Kayan Association of Sarawak, said this year's Gawai will focus on Orang Ulu culture as part of the rotation of leadership among the Orang Ulu, Bidayuh and Iban communities. community dance competition Dennis Ngau Gawai Dayak lead traditional games
Borneo Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Borneo Post
Borneo Native Festival returns to KL
(Seated, from left to right): Paul, Shazrean, Raffy and Juinah at the press conference. KOTA KINABALU (May 16): The fourth edition of the Borneo Native Festival will take place at Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur from May 23 to 25, to celebrate Sabah and Sarawak native cultures. 'This festival aims to bring the vibes of the Kaamatan and Gawai festivals to the Peninsular, so that people of the two states who are unable to make it home can celebrate there and to introduce to other people the annual cultural events,' said the festival director, Raffy Syazwan Arpandi, at a press conference here recently. Raffy said among the activities planned include beauty pageants, dance competitions and selling of various products by local entrepreneurs. He said it is also a pre-introduction to Kaamatan and Gawai, where those who want to experience the real thing can fly to Sabah or Sarawak after. This year's event is supported by several agencies including Institute for Development Studies (IDS) Sabah, Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre (Scenic) and Department of Industrial Development and Research (DIDR). It is also supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) and the Ministry of Unity, with the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) as the strategic partner. DIDR will be bringing 12 local entrepreneurs to showcase their handicraft as well as traditional food and beverages such as linopot and tuak. Scenic's initiative is to give market access through 11 social entrepreneurs it is bringing to this festival, related to the handicraft, food and beverages and health industry sectors. IDS Sabah will be bringing two entrepreneurs showcasing handicraft made out of banana fibre as well as copper, with a focus on a bottom-top approach to uplift economies at the grassroots level. Several local artists will be performing at the event, including Tompuvan, Dabra Sia, Belle Sisoki and Alena Murang. A mob dance trail is also planned from TRX Kuala Lumpur to Pavilion to Pasar Seni, which will highlight the Datun Julud dance. A total of 90,000 visitors are expected at this year's event, while the sales target is around RM200,000. Deputy Economy Minister Dato Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib and Deputy Motac Minister Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan are expected to officiate. In terms of entrepreneur participation, around 200 are anticipated. Also present at the press conference were DIDR Sabah economic affairs assistant officer Juinah Lipat, Scenic Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship assistant manager (Capacity Building Ecosystem Department) Shazrean Shah Saptu and IDS Sabah research associate Paul Canigea Pungut.
