Today Friday September 14 is the start of the Perak Arts Festival held at Dataran MBI until Sunday. The festival will feature the cultures of the Malay, Chinese, Indian and Orang Asli communities.
Beginning at 5pm the festival starts with grafitti and percuission poresentations. From 930pm
onwards a street festival showcasing the traditional and cultural dances of the Malay, Chinese,
Indian and Orang Asli communities begin. View Malay drum performances, Chinese Diablo and
Dragon dances and Orang Asli Sewang presenttion.
On the second day starting from 830am the exhibition
pavilions open their doors exhibiting making of handicrafts eg gold thread embroidery, Chinese calligraph and also making a mural. Try out a blow-pipe or learn how to play Chinese chess among other community games.
At night view cultural dances and a performance by popular artists Ella dn Amy Search.
The last day Sunday 16 September the festival starts at 9am and lasts till 8pm after which the Malaysia Day Celebrations begin, also at the same location with street parades by the army and school bands.
The celebration will be graced by Chief Minister Dato Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir and the evening promises to be a glitzy and fun evening.
JY
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