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The Royal Weaves Gala Dinner is the culmination and celebration of a unique 2 year partnership between The British Malaysian Society (BMS) and The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts (PSTA), the Royal Weaves project. It included a six-month programme of cultural exchange between the PSTA tutors and Malaysian artisans. Rich and luxurious hand woven ‘songket‘, ‘tekat embroidery’ and ‘tenun’ have began their journey to be recognised as a textile art of exceptional cultural value to a world heritage of art and craft traditions.

The School’s research team worked in collaboration with weavers and embroider-ers to understand their craft and to share new ideas in creative processes. The study programme on songket took place in Kuala Terengganu, organised by Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah, while the tekat workshops were in Perak, organised by Yayasan Sultan Azlan Shah and Mariwasa Kraftangan. Samples of work produced as part of joint de-sign projects were included in the Royal Weaves Exhibition in London. The exhibi-tion, which ran from 3rd to 16th June 2011, was held at The Prince’s Foundation Gallery in London. The first of its kind, the exhibition gave an insight into the unique, traditional and contemporary use of textiles and the present day initiatives to promote them. It described the traditions, historical associations and provided analysis of the motifs and patterns, their origins and development.The two week exhibition displayed 59 pieces including rare masterpieces of exquisite‘songket’ from the east coast state of Terengganu, and dazzling ‘tekat’ embroidery from the west coast state of Perak, as well as live demonstrations of both. The exhibition will move later in the year to the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur.

As part of the London exhibition, a panel discussion with three advocates of Malay weaving traditions provided further insight on the songket, tenun and tekat legacy. Lesley Pullen, art historian, textile specialist and lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London chaired the talk with Tengku Ismail bin Tengku Su, a conservator of ceremonial songket and songket weaver; Dr June Ngo, Deputy Dean (Postgraduate and Research), Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, Universiti Malay-sia Sarawak, a textile design and production director at Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah; and Adline Abdul Ghani, curator at the Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia.

Generously sponsoring the Royal Weaves Project are lead sponsor Maybank and also HSBC, AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Kitchen, Tourism Malaysia and DHL. The project is well supported by the Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah, Islamic Arts Mu-seum Malaysia and Yayasan Sultan Azlan Shah.

The British Malaysian Society was founded in the early 1980s as a bilateral friendship organization. It emerged as a response of a group of senior businessmen in Britain and Malaysia to repair the longstanding ties between the two countries following the initiation in Malaysia of the government’s policy of Buy British Last n 1981. From its inception, the Society’s impact on the bilateral relationship was considerable. In recent years, the Society has concentrated its endeavours very much on educational and cultural activities and in adding value to membership through diverse programmes. It seeks to nurture and maintain an array of contacts and valuable friendships that have been forged between Britons and Malaysians whilst living and doing business in both countries. The British Malaysian Society and its KL Panel strives at all times to be supportive of and in tune with both the Malaysian High Commission in London and the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur

The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts was founded in 2004 by HRH The Prince of Wales as one of his core charities. The Prince’s School offers practising artists the opportunity to undertake research at the highest level with post-graduate degrees (MA, MPhil, PhD) validated by the University of Wales. The School’s courses combine the teaching of the practical skills of the traditional arts and crafts with an understanding of the philosophy inherent within them. People come from all over the world to study at The School making a diverse and unique mix of students.

The postgraduate courses are the foundation for the work conducted by the Outreach team, both in the United Kingdom and abroad. These programmes enable people to learn practical skills, encourage an appreciation of the universal values that are essential to the practice and understanding of the traditional arts and crafts, and support the recognition of the traditional arts as a valid means of contemporary expression.

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8 pmD I N N E R S E RV E D in L i ver y Ha l l

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9 ; 3 0 pm“A Mom ent in Dan c e ”W i th A z an in Ahma d ,

supp or te d by h er daug hter, S h e in S han in

Per f orman c e o f c la ss i ca l Ma lay c o ur t dan c ing

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D ire c tor o f Th e Prin c e ’s S c h o o l o f Tra d i ti ona l Ar ts

1 0pmAu c ti on an d R a f f l e Pri z e s

Cl o s ing Sp e e c h by Dato Ne vi l l e G re en , Cha irman o f Th e Bri t i s h Ma lay s i an S o c i e t y

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Royal Weaves Gala DinnerM E N U

K E R A BU M A N G G AA mango and papaya salad flavoured with bunga kantan (Gingerbud)

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C H I C K E N KU Z I A spicy chicken dish with Arabic origins, often prepared in the palaces of Johore

R E N DA N G TO KA dark, dry beef rendang dish, one of the famous delicacies of Perak.

It has the most extensive list of ingredients and spices which is believed to be created by royal cooks of the Sultan of Perak.

UDA N G M A S A K L E M A K S E R I M E NA N T IA traditional Minangkabau dish of prawns cooked in coconut milk with turmeric root

from the royal town of Seri Menanti in Negeri Sembilan

AC H A R N E NA SA pickle of pineapple and cucumber usually served with Nasi Minyak

NA S I M I N YA KA rice dish cooked in oil and spices especially for celebrations

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F R E S H F RUIT P L AT T E R

KUE H M E L AYUSelection of traditional Malay cakes

T E H H A L I AGinger tea

This unique menu was specially created by Malaysia’s foremost chef, Chef Wan and developed by Chef Mazlan of Fifty-four, London in collaboration with the chefs of Drapers Hall.

This was made possible with the kind support of Malaysia Kitchen.

A M O M E N T I N DA N C E WIT H A Z A N I N

“A Moment In Dance” a classical dance performance where Azanin will bring you to the world of “Tun Fatimah”, the 15th and 16th Century Queen of Malacca. Among the historical figures of the Asiatic archipelago, the name of Tun Fatimah shines bright. In an island world that straddled the great trade wind routes, her fame spread far and wide. The real story of Tun Fatimah is the triumph of a brave and resourceful Queen over personal tragedy. The courage and leadership she provided ensured the survival of an Imperial civilization threatened with extinction by external invasions and court intrigue. This special solo performance by Azanin is inspired by her Dance Drama Theatre Production of “Tun Fatimah” premiered as a royal performance in 1996.

Azanin Ahmad is Malaysia’s foremost classical dancer, choreographer and artistic di-rector. Over three decades she has created an unrivalled reputation as a unique artist, responsible for the reincarnation of the dance drama as a modern art form. In a series of path breaking productions her oeuvre has successfully bridged two worlds: the dance vocabulary, musical scores and aesthetic qualities from traditions deeply embedded in indigenous classical art forms of the ancient past; and the world of contemporary dance with its transnational influences from the Southeast Asian region and beyond.

The Suasana Cultural Centre, Malaysia, is a Centre for the arts founded by Azanin. Under her leadership for the past thirty years, the Centre is deeply committed to all aspects of the performing arts. Since 1979, Azanin has single-handedly pursued the objective of preserving, nurturing, developing and promoting Malaysia’s historical and cultural experiences, specifically towards the revival and rebirth of our great cultural heritage that is fast-disappearing. The founder’s creative works has thus far successfully revived the beauty and essence of the many dying art forms, such as the Makyong thea-tre, wayang kulit, silat, ancient court dances and music, and the like.

Azanin’s role as a leading personality of the contemporary theatre has many comple-mentary facets. She has presented original masterpieces of dance theatre throughout the world. Outside Malaysia she has entranced audiences in Germany, Spain and Italy, in South Africa and the United States, in Japan and Australia, in Hong Kong and Cam-bodia. Azanin has a longstanding and close affinity with dance lovers in Britain. Her 1981 production of Jentayu riveted audiences at the first London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) and is now held in the LIFT archive. And in 1999 she was a head-liner at the World of Music and Dance (WOMAD) festival presenting the outstanding Keris, whose live recordings are held in the British Library Sound Archive.

Azanin’s lifelong achievements have been marked in diverse ways. Among her achieve-ments, she was honoured as the first dancer to appear on a Malaysian postage stamp, a truly iconic image. Her performances have received universal critical and popular ac-claim in the international media. She was profiled as one of Asia’s outstanding women by the celebrated Japanese writer Tomoko Yamazaki.

In recent years Azanin’s creativity has found a new and unique expression. In 2006 she founded the Laman Tari Azanin (Azanin Dance Garden), a beautiful private garden and cultural centre set in the pristine rolling valleys of Selangor. Here she has created a place “where art and nature dance together”.

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Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) is one of the largest corporations that are helping Malaysia achieve its goal of Vision 2020. With its ex tensive investments, PNB covers every major component of the Malaysian economy with its substantial holdings in companies involved in sectors such as finance, plantations, manufacturing and property. PNB also strives for excellence and measures its performance against industry benchmark, both lo cal and international. PNB was established 33 years ago on March 17, 1978. The core business is managing its proprietary fund as well as nine unit trust funds. Besides fund management, PNB is also very much into educating the public in investment. This is done via the Malaysian Unit Trust Week, conducted in the month of April annually, in different states in Malaysia. This annual event has been conducted since 1999.

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PNB (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad. It is an asset management company based in London, managing proprietary

fund of PNB, specifically in global equities.

Permodalan Nasional Berhad

(38218-x)

Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) is one of the largest corporations that are helping Malaysia achieve its goal of Vision 2020. With its ex tensive investments, PNB covers every major component of the Malaysian economy with its substantial holdings in companies involved in sectors such as finance, plantations, manufacturing and property. PNB also strives for excellence and measures its performance against industry benchmark, both lo cal and international. PNB was established 33 years ago on March 17, 1978. The core business is managing its proprietary fund as well as nine unit trust funds. Besides fund management, PNB is also very much into educating the public in investment. This is done via the Malaysian Unit Trust Week, conducted in the month of April annually, in different states in Malaysia. This annual event has been conducted since 1999.

PNB (UK) LIMITED

(5685706) Registered in England and Wales

5th Floor, 74 Coleman Street EC2R 5BN, London

Phone: +44 (0)20 7382 1500 Fax: +44 (0)20 7382 1501

PNB (UK) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad. It is an asset management company based in London, managing proprietary

fund of PNB, specifically in global equities.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

R OYA L WE AVE S G A L A D I N N E R C O M M IT T E EZehan Albakri Verden, Haliza Hashim Doyle, Peter Farrar,

Fatimah Gammage, Dato Anthony Cooper, Sharon Ho, Margot Stone, Joseph Bamborough, Kimberly Sammy,

Elizabeth St Clair George, Nora Derani, Noelle Ng.

S P O NS O R SMaybank

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Malaysia Kitchen (Matrade)Malaysia Airlines

Asia HouseTourism Malaysia

Boh TeaLaura Ashley

DHLLove and Gratitude Florist

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSYayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah

Yayasan Sultan Azlan ShahIslamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Malaysian High Commission, London

ROYAL WEAVES PROJECT ORGANISERS

The British Malaysian SocietyZehan Albakri Verden

Peter FarrarHaliza Hashim Doyle

The Prince’s School of Traditional ArtsPatricia Araneta

Lisa DeLongMargot Stone

Nooshin ShafieiJoseph Bamborough

A special thank you to Tengku Ismail bin Tengku Su