The Odyssey Dance Theatre, a contemporary dance company, which was invited to the Asian Festival of the Arts in Malaysia in 2003, said that it did not encounter any problems when performing in Malaysia, but pointed out that it voluntarily altered the costumes of one of its dance performance — from G-strings to skin-coloured shorts — to ensure that the dancers would not appear indecent.
Danny Tan, Odyssey’s artistic director, said the change was not initiated by the local censors, but a decision made by the dance company to “respect the culture of our audience”. Full story
