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national, and global. With the stage design, it is easy for the dancers to ask for the audience cooperation
in succeeding the trick. This also encourage more audience to stage relationship. Despite this allow the
audiences to experience more, the variety of dances performed with less dancer has caused some issues
in the overall performance flow. Siti Normaheran (2014) noted that the dancers were seen rushing while
performing to move on to the next dance performance. By the end of the show, an ensemble of final
dance is done theatrically coordinated with the tune of ‘Malaysia Truly Asia’ marketing campaign song
and video (Latrell, 2008). The generalization of some ethnic dances can be seen in the final performance.
Theatrical devices such as narrator, lights, videos, music, and generic choreography are used in the show,
used to heighten the overall performance, and give more depth into the show.

4.2. The influence of auditorium design on the structure of the performances in Encore Malacca
and Putrajaya Rainforest Show

Figure 6
Encore Malacca Auditorium

Figure 7
Encore Malacca Layout (Perspective view from stage)

The basic auditorium format in Encore Malacca can be classified as arena stage as shown in
Figure 6 and 7. This type of stage format is surrounded by seating arrangement in a circular plan (Ahmed
& Islam, 2004). However, Encore Malacca elevates the audience experiences to another level. The
rotating audience platform allows visitors to enjoy a world class theatre performance. In this auditorium,
it can seat more than 2000 people on the rotating platform. Arena stage is suitable for a particular type

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