Sutra Dance Theatre is an innovative nerve center of dance that has, over the last three decades, cultivated and nurtured the Malaysian performing arts scene. Established in 1983 by Ramli Ibrahim, Sutra Dance Theatre has groomed a generation of Malaysian dancers and has taken original Malaysian works to reach out to national and international audiences, promoting the cultural diversity and vibrancy of Malaysian dance. Sutra Dance Theatre has emerged as Malaysia’s premier dance company, with a hectic and extensive performance schedule all year round both within the country and abroad. For all its productions, Sutra uses its own rigorously trained in-house dancers.