Sarawakian arts community turns to crowdfunding to get to Japanese festival

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Sarawakian arts community turns to crowdfunding to get to Japanese festival
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Yeoh is featured in several photos: a solo shot, with the cast of the movie and a close-up with co-star Jeff Goldblum.

Kenyah community musicians playing the sape in 'Kelunan', a traditional performance by The Tuyang Initiative, at DPAC in Petaling Jaya in 2019. In the middle is sape master Mathew Ngau Jau, accompanied by Salomon Gau and Lian Balan . - The Tuyang Initiative

Set to be held in Hakodate, Hokkaido from Aug 5-11, the annual festival is considered one of Japan’s largest and most international performing arts festivals, drawing around 30,000 people from around the world. “The festival will take care of most of our logistics, but we will need to find our own way there, meaning flights from our various home bases in Sarawak to Hakodate, Hokkaido. We've calculated that for the size of our group of about 15-18 people , it would cost us around RM180,000 to get to Hakodate and back. As a micro social enterprise, we just don't have that kind of money.

"Every creation by Tuyang is crafted with a deliberate intent to authentically share our narratives while staying true to our traditions, and yet incorporating innovative elements to resonate with audiences beyond our communities,” says Mactayren Jupiter, The Tuyang Initiative’s digital communications lead.

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