This year’s festival, themed “Preserving Folk Dance Tradition: Continuity and Change,” explores how communities around the world sustain and evolve their traditional dances amid globalization, urban migration, and digital transformation.

Zapin Pulau Parit: An Avant-Garde Bridge to Revisit Deep Ecology

Mohd Azhariansyah

Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta, Indonesia

Zapin Kuis: Ethnochoreographic Translation of Alam Melayu into Choreographic Form

Dr. Hafzan Zannie Hamza

Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Malaysia