Traditional Malay Performing Arts

B.A.Hons in English, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Ph.D in Asian Theatre, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. Specialist in Southeast Asian and Malaysian Traditional Theatre. Formerly Associate Professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, and visiting Professor, University of the Philippines. Currently Professor, The Arts Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Director, Asian Centre, Penang, Malaysia.Governor for Malaysia, Asia-Europe Foundation.

Research Interests: Traditional Southeast Asian Theatre, Malay Performing Arts, Traditional Malay Culture, Malaysian-Singapore Literature in English. Has developed an extensive videotape collection on traditional Malay performing arts genres

Major Publications: Sekerat, Pulau Pinang. Penang: Teks Publishing Co Sdn Bhd, 1981 (Playscript).- Halfway Road, Penang. Penang: Teks Publishing Co Sdn Bhd., 1982 (Playscript).- Perfumed Memories. Singapore: Graham Brash (Pte) Ltd., 1982. (Poetry) - Ceremonial and Decorative Crafts of Penang: Penang: State Museum,1986 - Bibliography of Traditional Theatre in Southeast Asia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1991. - Panggung Semar: Aspects of Traditional Malay Theatre. Kuala Lumpur: Tempo Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd., 1992 - Dictionary of Traditional Southeast Asian Theatre: Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1994. - Angin Wayang: A Biography of a Master Puppeteer. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism Malaysia, 1997