The FAP (Flirtatiousness and Politeness) Workshop

With Norhaizad Adam and Hasiymah Harith (Singapore / Malaysia)

What does it mean to flirt politely? How do our bodies navigate between restraint and desire?

The FAP (Flirtatiousness and Politeness) Workshop invites participants to explore the delicate interplay between attraction and decorum. This movement-based session opens a playful and reflective space to embody emotions that range from subtle charm to bold, libidinal expression.

Guided by basic Malay dance vocabulary, participants will investigate how cultural codes shape the ways we perform intimacy, courtship, and social grace. No prior dance experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to move.

Norhaizad Adam and Hasyimah Harith are in residence at Dancehouse in June in partnership with Dance Nucleus (Singapore) as part of the #DANCELESS COMPLEX program.

Artist Bios:

Norhaizad Adam (He/Him) performs and choreographs for unconventional community spaces, galleries and theatres. Central to his Malay dance practice is considering the performativity of everyday rituals and the ways that accessing tradition can be a form of wisdom for modernity. His works deal with labour, morality and behaviourism in Malay culture. He is an Associate of Dance Nucleus and the artistic director of P7:1SMA (pronounced prisma), a dance company that aims to radically shift the perspective of Malay dance through intimate and innovative performance experiences. In 2021, he received the National Art Council’s Young Artist Award.

Hasyimah Harith (She/her) is a Malay-Muslim female artist who performs, choreographs and teaches Malay folk dance. Hasyimah works with the Malay traditions and eroticism, as a way to reclaim agency over her body. Her working methods involve strategies of boosting libido such as fantasy and intimacy. She is an Associate of Dance Nucleus and the artistic director of P7:1SMA (pronounced prisma), a dance company that aims to radically shift the perspective of Malay dance through intimate and innovative performance experiences.

www.p71sma.com

Dancehouse’s From Abroad Workshops are hosted by visiting international artists who come highly recommended by your Australian peers. From Abroad Workshops are FREE for Dancehouse members.

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