the ARTISTRY of Perak...

Perak known well with their dance,fine arts and traditional games. All these you can get and learn when you visit Perak.

DANCE (tarian Dabus)     
                                                                    

This dance originated from the State of Perak and contain religious elements. The dance is believed was first played in the state since 300 years ago. In the early stages of Dabus in the state, nasyid Dabus sang in Arabic and her dance tempo tunes sang either in Arabic or Malay.

the dancers

the instrument

So, to make sure all of you know more how the dance is perform, I show you the video that I took from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqhmLdf5seE.

FINE ARTS (art pottery)

In Perak, there have 4 place that most people do the pottery which is located at Lenggong, Kuala Kangsar, Perak Tengah and Pulau Tiga. Art pottery is a type of the Malay handicrafts using baked clay and polished. The design is created based on the function of the goods such as rice cookers and water container. Visitors who come to see how the pottery is made, they also can learn and make the pottery by your ownself. It is a good experience who never   learn and see the pottery.

the process how the pottery are made

TRADITIONAL GAME(sepak raga)

Sepak Raga is a game sport that uses a ball made ​​of woven rattan two to three layers. Takraw is played by several players standing in a circle. The game begins with one player alone toss the ball to one of the other players. Other players would consider the ball before being taken by others.

the players