The Process of Institutionalization of Chinese Dance in Singapore, 1980s-1990s

This study reconstructs the development of Singaporean Chinese dance in the 1980s-1990s. Focusing on National Theatre Chinese Dance Company, Theatre Arts Troupe, Dance Ensemble Singapore, and Hokkien Huay Kuan Dance Troupe, I analyze institutionalization in dance using Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital. While the 1960s-1970s are characterized by the mode of creating a hybrid multi-racial dance, the 1980s-1990s are about preserving ethnic Chinese dance. Joey Chua lectures at the National Institute of Education International. She received her PhD from the University of Helsinki.