Front Row

Why friends come together to sing and to cut a holiday CD.

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With the young musicians gearing up to play in two public concerts in the coming week, the head of the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra blows his trumpet about them. And in the meantime we get a little history and some insights into the orchestra’s workings.

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When the performing arts--Revolution Stage--and a youth-focused social venture--myHarapan--get together.  The collaboration has given birth to a musical about unemployed youth who are challenged to use the theatre to reach out to other unemployed youth. Sounds like life imitating art, imitating art to imitate life.

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A dance festival that brings together international and local choreographers, including Malaysians living and based abroad. The festival also offers a platform that fosters an exchange of ideas, encourage exploration of new ground and provide opportunities to experience a wide spectrum of dance/movement disciplines.

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Telling the story behind the story of an animated film of a race driver.

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What does the director of a play do and how does this person take words on the page and breathe coherent lives on the stage and meaning to the work? Kwong Loke shares insights into the craft that makes live stage performances compelling and immediate--the invisible work that goes into what many call, a play.

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Looking back at some major and interesting performances in November.

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A theatre company reenacts a witness’s account of the Batang Kali incident which took place on December 12, 1948 when British troops killed 24 villagers five months after the declaration of the Malayan Emergency. The play is titled No CoverUp.

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Playing a god-like role in the entertainment industry, designing worlds, universes and the inhabitants who breathe and live there. This craft needs the balance of structural rules and the play of the imagination. However, what more needs to be done if the imagined universe were handed down on a platter? How to deal with the anxiety of influence?

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The collector shares his collection with the public; he now shares how he collects and the appeal of the works he collects.

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