Recreating Tradition 传统再现
Based on oral interviews with the people of Penang and observations of the movements and sounds made by hawkers and traders, the musical dance drama will feature ko-tai and ronggeng songs and dances, with texts and dialogues created by the performers themselves.
Inspiration also comes from bangsawan extra turns which attracted the young and old with cha-cha-cha, rumba, inang, zapin and other dances. These extra turns were performed as interludes when sets were being changed in bangsawan theatre. Popular songs by ko-tai singers and P Ramlee which were staged at Penang’s Wembley and New World Parks will also be performed.
通过口述历史和对生活习性的观察， 槟榔屿歌台将会以全新的手法诠释歌台表演，如词曲创作和改编，意图展现最本土化的表演。
创作概念源自bangsawan extra turns 里头的cha-cha-cha, rumba, inang, zapin 和各种舞蹈，还有曾经在Penang’s Wembley 和 ‘新世界’红极一时的歌台流行音乐和比南里的音乐将会一一呈现。
Cross Cultural Exchange 跨种族的表演和交流
This production promotes pluralism and border crossings. The adult artists and young performers are multi-ethnic. The story, music and dance are based on Asian experiences although western acting techniques have been incorporated.
Multiculturalism is also portrayed in the mixture of Malay, Hokkien and English lyrics embodying typical multilingual conversations at the Penang market place, coffeeshop, home or school. References are made to the wonderful cross-cultural cuisine Penang is so famous for.
Through song, music, dance and drama, this performance promises to engage audiences in the multiple untold stories about the history of Penang since Merdeka. By projecting multiculturalism, the show makes a point about the inter-textuality of Penang’s multi-ethnic society and the spirit of Muhibbah (goodwill) among its people. It evokes Bangsa Malaysia and provides an interactive site for a new way of being Malaysian.
这表演提倡跨种族的表演。 表演者多来自不同的文化背景。剧情，音乐和舞蹈都综合了亚洲国家的表演形式和西放表演的因素。
剧里采用的语言和歌词有非常道地的马来语，华语，福建话和英语，一一展现了槟城多元语文的特质。
通过音乐，剧情和舞蹈，这项演出势必一一掀开槟城自马来西亚独立后被人们遗忘的民间历史。 此剧也会展现成多元种族和色彩的一面。
