WATCHING THE CULTURAL SHOW AT SARAWAK CULTURAL VILLAGE

 6th SEPTEMBER 2022  ~ Other than visiting the ethnic houses in the Cultural Village, the other highlight of the tour was its cultural performance. There were two shows in one day I think but you better check the schedule upon arrival so as to make sure you will not miss it.

There were already long queues forming outside the theatre when we arrived there. There were more than one lines so we just followed the crowd. There were just too many people that afternoon and an extra show was done right after the one we went in.

The theatre was packed with visitors and if you were late, you might have to sit separately from your friends or other group members.

There were dances accompanied by live music and singing. One very entertaining show which you should never miss when you visit the Cultural Village.

I managed to record the performances and will upload them in my Youtube channel for your viewing pleasure. And perhaps I will upload them in my blog too later.

And here is the video of the performance...

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WATCHING A CULTURAL PERFORMANCE AT THE MUSEUM

14TH AUGUST 2019 ~ As planned, I went back to the museum before 7.00 p.m. for the cultural performance presented by Cambodian Living Arts. The venue was at the Cambodia National Museum, which was actually near my hotel.

I bought the cheapest ticket which cost me USD15 and that put me at the back row seats. However, the view was still good from where I was sitting.

There was live music and singing accompanying all the dance numbers. The dancers were professional and they were all trained by this academy which was putting an effort to preserve the Khmer culture and arts.

I enjoyed myself tremendously throughout the performance. It was worth the expensive ticket paid for and I would recommend you to go and catch this show when you are in Phnom Penh.

I am yet to upload a few videos I recorded during the show on my Youtube channel.

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TaipeiEYE - A CLASSICAL CHINESE OPERA IN THE CITY

28th MAY 2016 ~ This was one thing that I had planned to do even before I arrived in Taipei, to watch a cultural show. I found out about TaipeiEYE from the internet and I booked the ticket online when I was there. I was lucky as I found out a Citibank cardholder (as well as AEON member) was entitled for a 20% discount. I had to pay NT468 for the ticket, which was about RM60.

I had a tough time finding the theatre, and surprisingly many people on the street did not know the existence of this place. People were already waiting at the foyer on the ground floor when I arrived there and we were then ushered to the third floor a few minutes before the show started. While waiting, the audience were given complimentary Oolong tea.

a souvenir was given to everybody before the show started

The show was actually a Chinese Opera - everything was done in Chinese. However, there were subtitles displayed on the left and right side of the wall in English, Japanese and Korean to assist understanding. Nevertheless, I had no problem enjoying the whole thing even without looking at the subtitles. Furthermore, the synopsis of the opera was given much earlier so we could just sit back and enjoy the show.

Please read the text on the pamphlet the story of the cunning Monkey King, if you are interested to know more:

There were singing, dancing, comic acts, and a lot of martial arts and acrobatic skills being displayed on stage, accompanied by live Chinese classical music. 

The whole thing lasted only for an hour. I just wish they could perform longer. All in all, it was a very entertaining performance. I wonder the Chinese Opera in Malaysia is as enjoyable to watch as this but I used to find the characters look a bit scary with the thick make up and loud music. But this one was a totally different thing, perhaps it had been modernized especially for foreign audience.

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