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The Organisation The Nusantara Performing Arts Research Centre NusPARC is a multifaceted organisation with several programmes dedicated to the advancement of the performing arts in Southeast Asia. The Education Programme offers outreach classes for schoolgoing children as well as to the public at large. A major part of NusPARC activities are educational in nature as the Centre maintains a teaching and rehearsal studio for classes in the dance and music of Malaysia a libraryconference room and administrative offices. The NusPARC facilities also offer space for professionallevel rehearsals workshops seminars meetings and other events related to the performing arts.