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The cultural life of Brunei holds limited scope for performing arts and entertainment. Despite been historically rich, the cultural life of the country gets marred by the absence of Brunei theaters and lack of venues for hosting cultural extravaganzas. The contribution of the National Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is, however significant in this respect. The Ministry, at times, takes the initiative and coordinates various cultural events. These events often lay emphasis upon the folk music and dance. The Malay instruments are often used as an accompaniment to make the event more distinctive and give it that extra local flavor. These kinds of performances are mostly organized at official occasions. However, significant amongst the theaters in Brunei is the Radio Television Theater. The theater is often used to host cultural shows. The capital of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, has a couple of theaters which organize screenings of popular Chinese, Malay and English movies. Some hotels also have private theaters of their own. One such hotel is the empire Hotel which includes a mini-multiplex cinema. The Brunei theaters, though few in number, offer good entertainment.
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