SIBU: The 8th edition of Sibu International Dance Festival (SIDF) being organised by Hornland Dance Theatre (HDT) and supported by Sibu Municipal Council will be held here from August 13 till 17.
Fourteen countries are expected to participate in the festival to be held at four locations here namely the Civic Centre, RH Hotel, Heritage Centre and Central Market.
“In order for the audience to get the best visual effects, the organiser will install on August 9, a complete set of sound and light systems at the Civic Centre.
“An experienced lighting designer, Tan Eng Heng from West Malaysia has been invited to help us in creating the best lighting effects for the dance performances.”
“There will be four days of dance concerts at the Civic Centre with 1,000 seats available each day.
“The organisers will also raise the seats behind the tenth row to avoid disturbing the audience’s line of sight. This is so that the audience at the back-row seats can also watch the performance in comfort,” said a press statement from HDT.
For the performances at the experimental theatre of Sibu Heritage Centre, the performers will perform in the centre while the audience will sit surrounding the performers.
The experimental theatre will be presented in a different way than at Sibu Civic Centre. Seats are limited to 100 only. No seats can be added if all tickets are sold.
The six indoor performances are different and not repetitive. To get more information about the dance concert and experimental theatre, the performance schedule can be viewed through Sibu International Dance Festival’s website: http://sidfestival.com/ or Facebook’s page: https://www.facebook.com/SibuInternationalDanceFestival.
In addition to the six indoor performance programmes, there will be three outdoor performances.
The outdoor performances at Sibu Heritage Centre at 5pm on August 14 will be a unique and special show.
The performing groups will choose one location within the Heritage Centre to perform in conjunction with the environment. During the performance, some groups will interact with the audience.
The other two performances will be held at the third entrance to the Central Market on August 14 and 17.
Admission fee to the dance concert is RM30 for both adult and child.
The tickets are available at Rejang Book Store 084-313 036, Wen Hua Book Store 084-333 140, Sugarbun (Jalan Pedada Branch) 084-311 770, Syarikat Great Wall 084-310 481, Yours Stationery 084-330 281, Farley Supermarket 084-212 777, Lai’s Brother Cafe 016-575 2720 and Payung Café 016-890 6061.
In addition to purchasing the dance concert ticket at the above locations, tickets can also be bought online at Sibu International Dance Festival’s website: http://sidfestival.com/tickets-2019/.
For more information, you can visit the Sibu International Dance Festival’s website and Facebook page as well as contact 084-349 932 or 011-3844 9932 (Hornland Dance Theatre).
