Can We Still Hear Where We Come From?
There was something quite moving about watching these young performers bring songs and dances from Taiwan’s Indigenous communities onto a Kuala Lumpur stage. Not because the traditions were being presented as something distant or exotic. But because, behind every song and movement, there was a story of people trying to remember. “When Spirits Meet”, the Malaysian premiere by Taiwan’s Formosa Indigenous Song & Dance Troupe (FISDT), brought together traditions from the Pinuyumayan and Pangcah communities. For the audience, it was a performance. For the performers, it carries something much more…
