Looking back at three productions staged in May: 'The Nature of Monsters', 'Project Khawin' and 'Tria Aziz: A Bun in the Oven'. The reviewers ferret the premises of these shows and then looking at what considerations these productions give to the audience.

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Reflections of Land and People is a collaborative project between DPAC Dance Company (Malaysia), Mirramu Dance Company (Australia) and Dancecology Dance Company (Taiwan). By the universal language of dance, Mirror Image addresses the universal human need for connection to place and the importance of recognizing and restoring this connection.

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Understanding the construction of art to uncover the appeal of contemporary Chinese artwork.

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An exhibition at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (near the National Mosque) displays winning photographs of a faith that underscores submission to divine will. And in the month of fasting, this exhibition seeks to remind those of the faith its spirit and to share with non-Muslims images to combat stereotypes played out in the mass media.

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Detailing his broad range of artworks--paintings, prints, sculptures and designs--artist, Brian Robinson points out the inflections of cultural motifs from his Torres Straits Island upbringing. If we can’t tell the dancer from the dance, can we tell the artist from the art?

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Fusing Eastern carnatic music with Western elements. Three sisters with their band performs music usually reserved for dancing to explore nine emotions.

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Visiting professor and theatre practitioner Dr Abad looks at the practice of local English-language theatre and in particular Five-Arts to underscore the role of the performing arts in nation-building. Theatre creates the space outside official discourse to enable discussion and negotiation on the nation’s identity.

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Kalei Gamiao does a show-and-tell that underscores that this instrument isn’t just for folk music and ballads. For campfires and grandparents' birthday parties. It has the versatility to do almost anything a guitar can do and sing with the best of traditional classical instruments. His two albums Contemporary Ukulele (2008) and Redefined (2012) offer ample evidence.

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On its second visit to the country, this jazz band shares its original very melodic compositions. After two CDs (the second released in 2012) it is working on its third. Its performance in KL will include some yet-to-be published compositions

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Datuk Ramli's choreography, inspired by Asian dance vocabularies, will take the audience on a quintessential journey where the colours and movement of Asian modern dances are infused with exalted sounds of these great composers--Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky.

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