Company profile
KL Dance Works Sdn. Bhd. was registered in November 2014 with the purpose of enlarging on the original scope of Danceworks Production’s activities. The new entity (KLDW) will provide dance education especially in ballet, support young talents and dance enthusiasts to learn and explore their passion. Another important pillar of KLDW* is to stage performances, international events and to provide a foundation for building a career in dance. In doing so, our goal is to help promising dancers reach their potential in Malaysia.
*KL Dance Works Production (previously known as Danceworks Production), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1998 by a group of Malaysian dance enthusiasts with a consuming desire to bring dance to a higher level so that Malaysians could share the joy of dance, whether as a participant or spectator. At the same time, it was also aimed to use dance to assist local charities.
Since 1998, KL Dance Works Production has staged 13 productions and raised more than RM600,000 for 26 local charity groups.
From 2010 (with the exception of 2016-2017 owing to renovation at IB), KL Dance Works Production has annually been part of the program of Istana Budaya Kuala Lumpur with the support from the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Malaysia, and Embassies of the participating countries such as Japan, Australia, People’s Republic of China, Austria, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Germany, UK and the USA.
Full-length classical and original ballets were made possible by collaboration with guest artistes invited from prominent ballet companies worldwide. KL Dance Works Production involves not only foreign artistes but also many Malaysian artistes and students. We envisage such cultural exchange will benefit our local dancers as well as our people culturally and socially.
Production brief history
Productions at Istana Budaya
2010 ‘Carmen & Paquita Grand Pas Classic’
2011 ‘Don Quixote’; ‘International Ballet Gala 2011’
2012 ‘The White Bat’; ‘International Ballet Gala 2012’
2013 ‘Coppelia’
2014 ‘International Ballet Gala 2014’
2015 ‘La Bayadere’
2018 ‘Giselle’
2019 ‘International Ballet Gala 2019’
Production in collaboration with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
2015 ‘Carmen in Dance’
Production in collaboration with the Selangor Symphony Youth Orchestra
2023 ‘Swan Lake’
Productions at Damansara Performing Arts Centre
2016 ‘KLDW Classical Showcase 2016′; ‘In-House Showcase 2016’
2017 ‘KLDW Classical Showcase 2017′; ‘In-House Showcase 2017’
2018 ‘KLDW Classical Showcase 2018′; ‘In-House Showcase 2018’
2019 ‘KLDW Classical Showcase 2019′; ‘In-House Showcase 2019’
2020 ‘KLDW Classical Showcase 2020′ (Live Streaming)
2021 ‘KLDW Classical Showcase 2021′
2022 ‘KLDW Annual Production 2022′
2023 ‘KLDW Annual Production 2023; ‘In-House Showcase 2023’
| Beneficiaries | RM |
| Lion’s Lyfeline Leukaemia Fund | 252000 |
| Yayasan Sin Chew | 97000 |
| The Dance Society of Malaysia | 68000 |
| Living Hope Malaysia | 43000 |
| HOSPIS Malaysia | 30000 |
| SPCA Selangor (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) | 28618 |
| Assiciation for the Mentally Handicapped, Selangor and Federal Territory | 21000 |
| ASSISS (Assunta Integrated Social Services) | 15000 |
| Persatuan SLE Malaysia (systemic lupus erythematosus) | 13800 |
| Best Wishes Cultural Centre | 15500 |
| Kiwanis Down Syndrome | 10300 |
| Society of Welfare and Human Capital Development Selangor | 10000 |
| Tabung Harapan Malaysia | 10000 |
| National Kidney Foundation | 9000 |
| Kindergarten Fatima, Kampung Ghandi | 8345 |
| Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia | 7000 |
| Cancerlink | 6300 |
| KLASS (KL Aids Support Services Society) | 5000 |
| KumpulanWang Amanah Kebudayaan dan Keajikan Penggiat Seni | 5000 |
| NASOM (The National Autism Society of Malaysia) | 4000 |
| Persatuan Diabetes Malaysia | 4000 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia | 4000 |
| Pusat Jagaan Rumah Kasih Jing Yuan | 4000 |
| WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) | 3000 |
| Yayasan Nanyang Press | 3000 |
| Aspac- Assisi Palliative Care | 3000 |
| The Little Sister of The Poor | 2400 |
| Monfort Boys Town | 2000 |
| Asia Dance Channel | 2000 |
| Academy for Silent Mentor | 2000 |
| Projek persembahan teater amal oleh Rusaidi Ramli | 1000 |
| Japan Red Cross (for Tsunami) | 10000 |
| Covid-19 | 10000 |
| Total | 709263 |