In anticipation of the second season of WESTWORLD, which debuts same time as the U.S. on Monday, April 23 at 9am exclusively on HBO (Astro Ch 411 / HD 431), fans in Malaysia are invited take… Read More
Category: Arts
7 dancers, 7 Dances, with Geetha Shankaran Lam
“When ART required ways to heal humanity, She manifested as myriad forms, and thus many disciplines were born.” Says odissi maestro Geetha Shankaran Lam: For the first time, my own dream has convinced me of… Read More
Thoughtful Version 2020, the Malaysia way
What has changed for Malaysians after the country’s development plan, Wawasan 2020, came about? Two years from reaching that date, five performers find themselves lumped with a new vision called Transformation Nasional 2050. I guess… Read More
Red Sparrow is a bombshell… not!
** This movie review appeared in the e-copy of the new straits times IT’s a yawn of a spy movie, that’s bigger on kinky stuff than espionage. And what kinky stuff spies in… Read More
French festival treat in Malaysia, 2018
MALAYSIA’s longest-running foreign cultural festival, Le French Festival, is back for its 17th edition come April 12, with 16 of France’s latest movies, post-rock and electronic music groups, and culinary events, among others. For music… Read More
Temuan tale told with puppets and shadow theatre
**This article appeared in the print version of the New Straits Times. IT was entertaining to see a Temuan tale unfolding in shadow puppet play, with some live action, and plenty of audience participation. The… Read More
Men in Heels proves a show-stopper
A STANDING ovation greeted the end of the play, Men in Heels, with some members of the audience wiping tears away as they applauded at the re-worked Pentas 2 stage of the Kuala Lumpur Performing… Read More
Local take on Shakespeare’s play struggles
MARRYING the traditional folk theatre form of mak yong, right down to the Kelantanese dialect, to the text of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream proved a commendable effort by Norzizi Zulkifli. It blended so well… Read More
Picture This Festival for the Planet competition
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN), in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, is holding a short-film competition for emerging filmmakers, everyday storytellers and changemakers worldwide to showcase the positive future they see for our planet. It’s called… Read More
Legacy of dance from Guru Sri Kelucharan Mohapatra
Anugamanam will feature talented dancers from Srjan, showcasing synchronised ensemble dancing. Guru Sri Kelucharan Mohapatra is credited with reviving and propagating the odissi style worldwide through generations of students trained by him and through whom he lit the spark… Read More