When gigs hit the fan
By KELVYN YEANG for LENSA SENI We often read about a musician’s best shows and experiences. But what about the worst? Having terrible shows are …
Buddha Beat moves to its own rhythms
By KELVYN YEANG for LENSA SENI It is not uncommon for indie musicians to draw creativity from tried-and-tested formulas like metal or progressive genres, or …
The highs, lows and struggles of a grafitti artist
By MURGAN GOVINDASAMY for LENSA SENI In the past couple of years, public discourse on most topics, even in arts and culture has been dominated …
Two steps back for Penang’s theatre scene
By MIRIAM DEVAPRASANA for LENSA SENI Since 2011, the Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) had fostered shared spaces and built bridges between art practitioners, …
Uncertainties of choosing music as a career path
By KELVYN YEANG for LENSA SENI It is typical in Asian families for parents to encourage their offspring to pick up a musical instrument. Parents …
A great Malaysian movie that you may have missed
By TAN ENG JUN for LENSA SENI Jagat is a criminally unseen movie by the large populace that is probably one of the best Malaysian …
Melihat alam lewat karya Jaafar Taib
Oleh WAN NUR AQMAR ZULKIFLI untuk Lensa Seni Jaafar Taib dilahirkan di Alor Gajah, Melaka pada 28 Julai 1952. Dia memulakan karier di dalam bidang …
Could board games be the future of art and culture?
By TAN ENG JUN There is a lot to be said of the appreciation and promulgation of art, but really it often falls to nothing …
Tech and theatre: Presence in the present
By TAN ENG JUN for LENSA SENI The years 2020 and 2021 will always be remembered with a tinge of … annoyance. As the world …
Secrets behind the saree?
By MURGAN GOVINDASAMY for LENSA SENI What’s the secret behind a saree? What lies hidden between the endless pleats, what stories are embroidered in the …