THIS is a science-fiction tale about aliens taking over the governments of the world, easily, as the ultra-rich find it worthwhile to work with such forces in return for their help in creating a “unified”… Read More
Odissi on High When: April 10, 7pm (Gala); April 11-14, 8.30pm Venue: Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan, Kuala Lumpur Tickets: Gala at RM103 /RM203; others at RM73 / RM53… Read More
ZOMBIES. Some people like to watch such fantastical creatures on the silver screen, or read about their antics in books. The Night Eats The World (La Nuit A Dévoré Le Monde, 2018) should please their… Read More
IN a small performing space on the fifth floor of a block of flats in Bandar Utama, the themes of isolation, loss and betrayal are played out for an hour in Asterik Anak Seni Production’s Orang Asing.… Read More
“F*** ideology, I want (to) just dance,” says the rebellious North Korean prisoner Roh Ki-soo (Do Kyung-soo, best known as D.O., one of the main vocalists of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo), to Sergeant… Read More
ALREADY a children’s music Grammy winner and Emmy nominee at 34 years old, Tim Kubart spent two years working on his latest award nomination called Building Blocks. The New Yorker has chosen to write and… Read More
CREATIVITY leapt from the imagination to the stage in The Dead Bird, with its mix of butoh and contemporary dance. The performers — Foo Chiwei, Lee Choy Wan, Lee Ren Xin and Boyz Chew — brought supple… Read More
Everyone loves a good list of predictions. Here’s mine for 2019: 1 Butoh will go big in the Chinese year of the pig, 2019! Why? Who knows about butoh in Malaysia, really, seriously? And, it… Read More
TAKE the Lead or Scent of a Woman, whichever movie thrills with its leading men of Antonio Banderas and Al Pacino respectively, the tango is a sizzler. Take the Lead is a fictionalised account of… Read More
Movie review SURE, some people are just naturally skinn, no matter how much cookies and chocolates they eat! Most people are like Willowdean Dickson aka “Dumplin’” (played by Danielle Macdonald of Patti Cake$ fame) as… Read More
