This episode, we talk about counterculture and Beat poetry. Beat poets and the culture they espoused was anti-establishment and non-conformist. Are the hipster poets of the now “beat” in any way? Is spoken word meaningful counterculture? Jack Malik and Azizan Afi weigh in before performing their own haiku/jazz live improvisation, featuring Axam Maumoon on saxophone.

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Borak Arts Series is a platform that attempts to create opportunities and build capacity through the congregation of local and international cultural leaders, artists, presenters, producers, intermediaries, funders, academics and students. Our guests share what the fifth in the series will focus on and what it hopes to achieve.

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A conversation with Tengku Irfan to discover the mind of the musician. He tells why he chose the piano above other instruments and shares what playing music does to him. He also informs how playing an instrument complements conducting, which he now undertakes. He will be conducting in the DFP at the end of the year.

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A conversation on figurative art and what lies beyond the form, the lines, the light-and-shade that the artists are trying to capture. They share their experiences trying to capture the emotions, their individual encounters, perspectives and responses to the live models who help them create. They point out why visual representations of human beings are more engaging.

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Sifu Productions take on an established work to establish itself. After several years of devised plays and comic sketches, the company expands into the traditional to find a sustainable business model. Our guests tell about their choice and express challenges creating an ideal situation for the company to thrive.

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The choreographer and dance-researcher takes us back in time to share about the threats of the British Empire to India. How during that era of changes to politics, socio-economics and religious structures in India threatened and posed significant challenges to several art forms. She points to efforts by activists which ascertained a revival of these traditional forms.

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The performance company celebrates its 20th anniversary with a grand concert which will involve both local and international percussionists and troupes. Bernard Goh shares on his collaborators and points to Hands Percussion’s future paths.

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This new ensemble called eight-dot-twelve marries eastern and western instruments to play both Oriental and Occidental music. Two members tell about the birth of the group and its official coming out performances.

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Having started a project called 2020 back in 2015, the team returns to share on its evolution which now culminates in ‘The Futurists’ Diaries’, a performance in the DiverseCity KL International Arts Festival 2017. This third show builds on and develops discoveries found in between productions when Toccata involved artists, scientists and the public in its roundtable discussions.

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Another year and a new series of Short & Sweet, comedies, plays, musicals and dances, each performance within 10 minutes from start to end. The producer tells of the impact of Short & Sweet on the performing arts scene and the opportunities it offers to young wannabe performers.

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