Human Graphic Team Trains 300 Hours For Merdeka Performance

KLANG, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- A total of 2,000 students from 50 schools across Selangor involved in the human graphic performance for the National Day celebration have spent nearly 300 hours training for the event to be held at Dataran Putrajaya on Aug 31.

Chief Coach Ahmad Hafiz Awaludin said the participants were selected in May before training began in July, incorporating various new elements in line with this year’s theme, ‘Malaysia MADANI: Rakyat Disantuni’.

He said in the early stages, the students trained at their respective schools using the Training of Trainers (ToT) concept before being brought together in early August for combined rehearsals, training eight hours a day from Monday to Thursday over two months.

“The training period is longer compared to previous years, as the human graphic performance will be complemented by a choir performance. Therefore, we need extra time for thorough preparation,” he told Bernama when met during a training session at the KSL Esplanade Hotel here today.

Ahmad Hafiz said the training had also strengthened the students’ physical and mental readiness for unpredictable weather, as the performance will be held on an uncovered outdoor stage.

He added that preparations for his team are now 80 per cent complete, and the remaining time will be used to fine-tune the participants’ movements and choreography.

This year’s human graphic team will feature a variety of movements to the tunes of 12 songs, including a medley of ‘Wau Bulan’, ‘Bapak Mek Datang’, ‘Dia Datang’, and ‘Sayang Kinabalu’. The team will also accompany Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza for the performance of the event’s theme song.

-- BERNAMA