Front Row

About a dance that is based on an ancient story- from the Ching Dynasty by Pu Song. The choreographer-and-dancer makes a case for his “avant-garde and yet absurdist pieces.” This production combines traditional and modern dance techniques, as well as elements of the mask.

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The 45-year-old, French-trained artist, Chong Siew Ying, offers 12 new works which tell who she is. They are about her regardless that audiences can see her commentary on what is happening to our rainforests that are and have made way for “progress.”

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A magician tells us why illusions compel us even when we know we’re being tricked. But which part of our body is being tricked--our eyes or our minds? Regardless, when we are in the comfort of the magic show, we really do enjoy being tricked and we applaud the person who can perpetuate this duplicity.

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An annual problem faced mostly by citizens of peninsula Malaysia, although those in Sabah and Sarawak are not immune. The haze. Large-scale biomass burning may be a cost-saving for some industries but a health-hazard to human beings and animals. How will such large-scale burning impact the environment in the long run?

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A traveling comedy troupe performing in different nations requires a kind of perspicacity to dig for humor that crosses cultures. Then of course the need to remain present and ready for anything the audience throws--verbally.

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Capturing “humanity’s oldest and most spectacular spiritual gathering whose history harks back...to the Rig Veda.” The photographer got both up close to individual pilgrims, proximate enough to capture the black of their eyes, as they make their way to the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna; and he stood far back enough to capture the teeming humanity.

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The Launch of a book award--Writers Unleashed--and Fashion Pitch II, among other incentives to trigger the flow of creative juices.

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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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