Mak-Mak Menari explores the role of the modern Malay mother in Singapore today, and how dance continues to play a part in their lives. While marriage, motherhood, cultural and traditional taboos, and growing older have impacted their dancing days, the Mak-Mak Menaris have only grown stronger. They continue to find pleasure in dancing together and this project is a tribute to their resilience, told in part by their junior, Soultari Amin Farid, whose own dance career has been shaped by watching and dancing alongside these women. Mak-Mak Menari is a documentary theatre work with text, Malay dance and videography, curated from the real-life stories and experiences of these Malay Muslim women in Singapore.
In English and Malay with English surtitles
Performers: Mak-Mak Menari
Co-Creator & Performer: Soultari Amin Farid
Co-Creator & Dramaturg: Grace Lee-Khoo
Filmmaker: Yusri "Shaggy" Sapari
Sound Designer: Syafiq Halid
Lighting Designer: Christer Jon Aplin
Producer: Mohamad Shaifulbahri
Production Stage Manager: Kaykay Nizam
Assistant Stage Manager: Syania Shaharuddin
(Source: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival Programme)