PST2020 - KESENIAN BABA & NYONYA

Antara kesenian etnik Baba & Nyonya ialah Dondang Sayang yang begitu popular di Melaka. ‘Dondang’ bermaksud ‘dendang’ atau ‘nyanyian’ manakala ‘Sayang’ pula bermaksud kasih. Maka ia boleh diertikan sebagai ‘Nyanyian Kasih’.
Pada 29 November 2018, Dondang Sayang telah berjaya mendapat pengiktirafan Organisasi Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO) sebagai Representative List of The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, di Mauritius.
Among the Baba & Nyonya ethnic arts is Dondang Sayang which is so popular in Melaka. “Dondang” means “to sing” while “Sayang” means "to love". Then it can be interpreted as ‘Singing of Love’.
On November 29, 2018 in Mauritius, Dondang Sayang has successfully received the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognition under the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Kumpulan Persembahan: Persatuan Peranakan Baba Nyonya Kuala Lumpur & Selangor (PPBNKLS)
Lokasi: Warisan Hall Studio, Sijangkang