Reening Lau’s unconventional journey from architecture to music
By DANIAL FUAD While many Asian parents insist that their children learn music from a young age – one 2014 BBC article estimated that around …
Free and easy with Dato’ Faridah Merican
By ANN MARIE CHANDY On International Friendship Day late last month, Dato’ Faridah Merican spent the morning of July 31, sharing tales, tears and much …
Andai ruang mampu bersuara dalam pandemik ini, apakah yang akan diceritakan?
Oleh MIMI SALLEH Hampir dua tahun pandemik COVID-19 melanda dunia, masyarakat sudah semakin selesa menjalani kehidupan norma baharu. Pameran seni visual secara maya juga lebih …
Shafeeq Shajahan digs deep into the human experience
By MARIA MURUGIAH If you lie somewhere in the “theatre fans meet musical aficionados” Venn diagram, you must have already heard of director, writer, composer, …
Fifty years after the National Cultural Congress, is it still relevant?
By ELLEN LEE Fifty years ago, a group of predominantly Malay men gathered to discuss the direction that national culture should take. Is what they …
Artist Artjamila is set to be featured at four European galleries next year
By NABILA AZLAN Wan Jamila Wan Shaiful Bahri, known professionally as Artjamila, is currently working on her art pieces set for Austria, France and Germany. …
APOM collab with local artists has us celebrating Malaysian states
By SOFIA SHAMSUNAHAR Ever walked into an APOM shop? We’re not talking about those stalls that sell fermented Indian rice pancakes. APOM, or “A Piece …
Growing a community of poets
By SHAMEERA NAIR LIN In March 2021, a fellow writer, Kwan Ann Tan, and I were weighing the ways in which our experiences as writers …
Amir Muhammad’s Kuman Pictures showcases spooky Malaysian tales
By MARIA MURUGIAH In late July, the Techne Table Talk organised by Taylor’s Me.Reka Makerspace, featured writer, publisher and filmmaker Amir Muhammad. It was an …
Cintakan bahasa, Uthaya Sankar SB terus memperjuangkan sastera negara
Oleh DANNY ADAM Menggunakan teknik parodi, satira dan faksyen untuk mengangkat watak dalam penulisan ceritanya, itulah keunikan dan perbezaan kisah daripada epik, hikayat, purana, kavya, …