Preserving Performing Arts through Homestay Programme: Lesson learnt from Bidayuh Annah Rais Longhouse Tourism’s experience
Abstract
The Bidayuh people are one of the indigenous communities who often get the highlight from tourists during their stay in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak. Their performing arts notably, the dance and music are often commercialized and staged to tourists, who would visit the prominent Bidayuh longhouse in Annah Rais village, located at the Padawan District. This paper is based on empirical studies that explores and identifies the significance of homestay programme as one of the rural community-based tourism developments and the role of homestay proprietors to perpetuate and preserve the Bidayuh performing arts. The research findings are based on in-depth interview with the homestay proprietors as well local and foreign visitors and tourists during their visit or stay in the village. The twofold findings reveal that the interplay between homestay programme and proprietors are crucial in shaping tourist’s meaningful experiences which ultimately imperative in the planning and management of rural community-based tourism for sustainable development.
Keywords: performing arts, community-based tourism, homestay, cultural heritage, Bidayuh
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