DUE to the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak, the public has been urged to avoid crowded places and to wear face masks when mingling with crowds. One supposes theatres, concerts and other arts events would certainly be affected. Dwindling audience numbers and show postponements would surely be the case. But has it been? How have pandemics in […]
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The Malaysian tragicomedy: Life imitating art
By Nick ChooWE know how art can imitate life, but oftentimes in Malaysia, it seems that life can also imitate art. So, what are the 10 ways the Malaysian sociopolitical landscape can be analogous to a theatre performance? 1. Flash factor (Pic by David Ritter / sxc.hu)A production can be boosted by extra-theatrical elements such as […]
Haram-ing of spaces
By Zedeck SiewTHE celebrated theatre practitioner Anne James is a perennial learner. “I can be a student forever,” she says. In 1983, after a long tussle with the Ministry of Education to secure leave (James was a schoolteacher), she went to Northwestern University to work on a Masters in Performing Arts for three years. James remembers that […]
The confidence of being Malaysian
By Jacqueline Ann SurinCHEE Sek Thim used to be based in Petaling Jaya, shuttling back to Penang on a monthly basis. But over the past one year, the reverse has been happening after he moved back to his family home. Chee, a theatre practitioner and art educator, is rediscovering his home state of Penang. The shift to Penang […]
Stigma terhadap teater
Oleh Zahiril Adzim dan Fared Ayam(© Emil Bacik/sxc.hu) PERNAH seketika dulu, sedang kami sibuk membuat pementasan di sekolah, kami didatangi wartawan dari rancangan remaja. Rancangan itu memberi fokus kepada aktiviti-aktiviti remaja di Malaysia, amnya, dan di Kuala Lumpur, khususnya. Tidak kiralah aktiviti jenis apa, sama ada remaja yang menggemari tarian breakdance hinggalah remaja yang gemar berteater. Untuk remaja yang memilih […]
Body | Language
By Sumit MandalLoh Kok Man’s Repot (Mind+Mine) (Pic by Loh Kok Man) MALAYSIA is invoked in a scenic collage of cultures when Tourism Malaysia’s five damsels are paraded as a representation of the country’s ethnic diversity to outsiders. When we regard this spectacle with highbrow disdain, we lose an appreciation of the wonderfully uncomplicated and alluring character […]
