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, …
Snapping our fingers at the Malaysian spoken word poets at Lingua Franca
By SOFIA SHAMSUNAHAR We’re snapping our fingers for our Malaysian poets at Lingua Franca, an online spoken word event part of the GEM Arts Masala …
Rediscovering inner solitude with Pitapat Theatre
By SETO KIT YAN New world, new life, and a new way to present a new play, that is how the Covid-19 pandemic has inspired …
Geetha Shankaran-Lam’s dance of life
By ANN MARIE CHANDY Well-known local dancer and dance teacher Geetha Shankaran-Lam has immersed herself in the arts and culture scene of Kuala Lumpur almost …
‘Pohon Cinta’ di Aidil Adha ikhlas daripada pemuisi Roslan Madun
Oleh WAN NOR ALIA WAN ALI POHON CINTA Pohon cinta mekar bunganya basah di telapak tangan wangi nian antara aidilfitri dan aidiladha pohon cinta berbuah …
Master professional voice techniques with voice acting coach Joanna Bessey
By LENNARD GUI At a time when you can’t see someone’s lips and mouth move when they talk because of the masks we wear, it’s …
Jo Kukathas moderates discussion to figure out what comes next
By ELLEN LEE When the pandemic hit last year, there was a frenzy of online conversations being organised among arts circles. Everyone gathered to wonder …
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 …
Getting under your SKIN
By ANN MARIE CHANDY Skin may not be a subject many twentysomethings are passionate about. But for multidisciplinary artists Luvenia Kalia and Theyvapaalan Jayaratnam, it …
Orang Orang Art Farm hopes to nurture collectively
By CLARISSA LIM KYE LEE As performances, exhibitions, concerts and showcases all stopped with a screeching halt in early 2020, Orang Orang Drum Theatre reflected …