Front Row

Fresh from graduate school in the United States, these two co-artistic directors and partners in a dance company tell about what dancers learn in a Masters of Fine Arts programme. They share how their dancing bodies can be fed by academic information in the classroom.

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Rozz was supposed to be at BFM some time ago to talk about a show he was performing with two other Malaysian singers. This time around, alone in the studio to tell about Christmas in Malaysia and how songs play a part in our local celebrations.

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We all know of the story about a swordfish attack in old Singapore (Singapura) which  killed hundreds.  A boy came up with a successful plan to defeat the swordfish and thereby saved the kingdom. The Sultan rewarded him by having him executed.  The playwright takes this tale and turns into a critique of society and culture.  We hear him, together with the producer and animator, tell about the staging of this old tale.

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UOB runs its annual art competition and we get to talk to this year’s winner about her work, titled ‘The Floating Castle’.  Beyond detailing her life as an artist, Yin Yen Sum shares her view on the role of both the artist and the community in the preservation of traditional art techniques and skills into the future.

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An art exhibition whose title begins with the prefix ‘Un-’ begs to be excused from defining what it is--what theme or idea (singular or plural) holds it together. Give it coherence. With that in mind we talk to the curator to discover what was done to put an exhibition that displays works ‘as is’. A simple no-thinking-required curation? But the curator’s words in the press release indicate that the curation wasn’t so thoughtless: “UN_ is then a reflection point, a mirror; a mediator even between the works and the artist, and between the works and the audience.”

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Even as the year winds down, Shakespeare continues to fuel performances in klpac, the theatre space that is giving the Bard’s anniversary full airing, full play. And has correctly anticipated KL’s appetite for all-things-Shakespeare-related.  Cheryl Mah tells about the theatre’s symphonic band and the putting together of this  Shakespeare-related concert by wind instruments.

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In a recent interview, Chi Hoe Mak, a well-known baritone called The Philharmonic Society of Selangor, the  “Mother of all [Malaysian] choirs”. This community choir is nearly 60 years old. When it performs, its proceeds go towards charitable causes. And it is no different this time around. We find out how the choir is progressing and about this upcoming concert.

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Just fresh out of theatre school and keen to explore Malaysian stories, the director has gathered like-minded souls to present the stories of their lives. For this process, the group started without a script--just an empty stage.  And then the folks step into their memories. The director and performer discuss the process and explain how fragments of the past from various participants can be made to cohere into a play.

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Based on the legendary stories of Aladdin, this pantomime performance promises fun, music, with a dash of slapstick comedy. We find out what's in store.

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We find out more about this concert, which is being held to pay tribute to cancer survivors and their families and loved ones, as well as those who have passed on from cancer.

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