3 interesting findings on Malaysian Arts Censorship
Text by DANIAL FUAD Images by ARTS EQUATOR Censorship has been a bane in the artistic fields for such a long time, being one of …
‘Anggota 2: Re-Member’ by Five Arts Centre is a shared catharsis
By NABILA AZLAN A couple of minutes into Anggota 2: Re-Member, we are welcomed by Lee Ren Xin (director-choregrapher-performer) and Tan Bee Hung (performer)’s low …
‘Malam Takdir’ bawa tema ketentuan, politik dan keluarga ke pentas opera
Oleh NABILA AZLAN Penulis duduk sebentar bersama pengarah, Chee Sek Thim, serta penulis, komposer dan pengarah muzik, Johan Othman dalam mempelajari susun atur opera Malam …
‘A Notional History’ looks back in order to inch forward
By NABILA AZLAN On June 24, 2022, I went to see Five Arts Centre’s critically-acclaimed documentary performance, A Notional History – semi-cold. Although I did …
Five Arts Centre maps out a new future
By NABILA AZLAN In case you’re new to this arena and you’ve never heard of Five Arts Centre before, the organization came to life in …
‘Anggota’ embodies hidden, familiar emotions
By NABILA AZLAN First things first: contemporary dances (usually) scare me. Those involving audience participation would literally throw me off a ledge. I understand how …
Leow Puay Tin crafts compelling characters from within our society in two new plays
By ANN MARIE CHANDY “Playwrights shouldn’t campur tangan too much, you know?” Leow Puay Tin says cheekily about working together with director Tung Jit Yang …