‘Copy / Paste / Displace’ at The Backroom KL challenges conceptions
By CLARISSA LIM Copy / Paste / Displace are three actions I use on a daily basis as a designer. The familiar buttons of CTRL+C …
Kisah pandemik melakar khazanah seni di Transit 1 x 1
Oleh MIMI SALLEH Evolusi warna budaya dan warisan masyarakat memberi perspektif, konteks dan sentuhan terhadap sesuatu seni itu. Justeru, inisiatif Malaysian Art Archive & Research …
SKIN creates a space for us to step away from our judgments
By SOFIA SHAMSUNAHAR SKIN makes you incredibly aware of your own shell. Despite the self-labelled “poetic documentary” having no dialogue, the piece has managed to …
‘King Lear’ veers away from its tragic core
By ELLEN LEE The Bard has racked up a reputation over the centuries for being slightly incomprehensible upon first impressions, but he continues to be …
Sama-sama duduk di rumah dan berdikir sepanjang PKP 3.0
Oleh FAZRINA JASMIN Berkain pelikat dan berbaju t putih, beberapa susuk tubuh yang terpapar menerusi bingkai-bingkai kecil di skrin komputer terlihat sedang tunduk statik merenung …
KL Shakespeare Players present Sang Kancil Folktales Online
KLSP is on the right track in creating innovative approaches to telling Malaysian folktales beyond the stage. No matter what platforms they use, KLSP is doing wonders in preserving these stories and reaching out to a wider audience. It is a great initiative in building future generations of Malaysian storytellers.
Nadirah, streamed online
Questions of faith, cultural identity, and love are raised, answered, and seemingly dismissed in Alfian Sa’at’s flawed but enjoyable play.
Read like Rumi on Zoom
By HAMIDAH ABD RAHMAN On the night of Oct 31, I treated myself to an online Zoom performance that was organised by theatre group Rumah …
Izat Arif’s Taman Kenangan and the failed promise of development
By LILY JAMALUDIN Kenangan itu, hanya mainan bagimu, running at Mutual Aid Projects from Dec 19 to Jan 23, 2020, may be one of my …
Western narrative of Eastern economics in ‘Asia the Unmiraculous’
By DANIAL FUAD The West’s undermining of the East is not a new thing, and this attitude is reflected in “Asia the Unmiraculous”, one of …