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Encore Melaka is a building that is used as a theatrical performance center. Its strategic area located in Impression City Kota Syahbandar close to the coastal area facing the Straits of Melaka makes it a public focus area.

The theater at Encore Melaka is the first theater stage in Southeast Asia and it’s very different from the usual theater centers. It is equipped with a combination of advanced technologies. The state of Melaka together with 150 countries is said to have participated in an Encore Impression Series program and Melaka has been selected to be the first location for the staging of the ImpressioAn Series from China.

The theatrical performance lasted for 75 minutes. What is unique and special about this theater is that the spectators can feel an amazing experience while sitting on the viewing platform because the platform is able to rotate up to 360 degrees facing the stage which is almost 240 meters long. The audience does not have to get up and move to watch this full theater.

The beautiful, iconic and minimalist exterior of Encore Melaka looks like a modern fish scales in white and blue. The building is even equipped with 50,723 diamond -shaped aluminum composite panels that serve to reflect light from the sky and thousands of LED lights that will be turned on at night. Encore Melaka is even equipped with public facilities such as toilets, prayer rooms, and parking areas.

There are 7 types of scenes that display important incidents that occurred in the history of the state of Melaka, among them are the history of Parameswara’s arrival to Melaka, the story of Admiral Cheng Ho’s adventure to Melaka, the existence of Baba Nyonya & Mixed Marriage, the story of 6 mothers to a man, the story of a pregnant mother, Wau and closing. The story in these theater are presented in 3 type of languages which are Malay, English and Mandarin. The performance was also performed by 200 dancers aged from 9 to 60 years old.

Operation Hours: Open 05:30 am – 08:30 pm (Monday – Saturday) & 11:00 am – 07:00 pm (Sunday).

Contact No: 06-270 7777.

Address: Encore Melaka, No. 3, Jalan KSB – Impression 8, Impression City @ Kota Syahbandar, 75200 Melaka.