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KUALA LUMPUR: Raziman Sarbini was at the peak of his career, making a name for himself as a choreographer and dancer on the international stage, when the pandemic struck.
The onset of Covid-19 meant he had to leave behind his passion for performing and return to Malaysia from overseas. With restrictions in place, he had to become an educator in the field of dance.
The New York University alumnus, who began teaching at the faculty of music and performing arts at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi) in 2020, admitted that teaching was no easy task.
“I didn’t really have the heart for it because I’d always wanted to perform,” he told FMT.
Indeed, he almost threw in the towel during the Movement Control Order owing to the limited resources available to him at the time.
“I could only teach online,” he said, recalling the challenges. “Dance is different from other subjects: it requires physical interaction for students to really understand it.”
It’s worth bearing in mind that the now 33-year-old has performed on major stages in countries such as Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Italy, the United States, and Australia.
During his peak years in New York from 2017 to 2019, he caught the attention of world-renowned contemporary dance legend Akram Khan, with whom he collaborated on the kung-fu musical “Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise” (2019), directed by Chen Shi-Zheng.
Razmin was then offered the opportunity to lead the project “Father: Vision of the Floating World” (2020), the behind-the-scenes documentary of which, “Move”, streamed on Netflix.
Raziman performing in ‘Father: Vision of the Floating World’, a collaboration with contemporary dance legend Akram Khan.
Now back home, he acknowledges his situation may be different, but the opportunity to play an onstage role as an instructor still brings him satisfaction.
What also motivates him is the success of his students. “I’m happiest when they do their best in their final projects. Some of them have been accepted to work at the department of national culture and arts, and as cultural artistes with Kuala Lumpur City Hall,” he said.
“Even though it was initially difficult to adjust, I feel a newfound love for my career when my students do well,” concluded Raziman, who is currently the programme director for the Bachelor of Performing Arts degree at Taylor’s University.
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