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
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Category: Arts
Pithy themes draw some blood in Orang Asing
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
Swing Kids from Korea make my day!
“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
Tim Kubart goes indie for kindies with style
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
The Dead Bird speaks volumes
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
Predictions for 2019? Maybe
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
Mad hot ballroom for me
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
“Dumplin'” throws the beauty of thinness a curve
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
Insights into butoh in Malaysia
Ancient poetry and birds come to roost in a butoh creation with Yeow Lai Chee. The Dead Bird When: Dec 14-15, 2018, 8.30pm Where: Pentas 2, KLpac Tickets: RM58 (normal)/RM30 (students, disabled, seniros) Call 03… Read More
Keep up the good, music, fight!
YES, 2018 had some good music for the pop genre. I’m more into the good part than popular, though. Here’s one: Apeshit! By Beyoncé and Jay-Z . “Tell the Grammy’s fuck that 0 for 8… Read More