The first edition of Tropfest South East Asia just recently ended, and Joe Sidek pops in for a look back and evaluation of the inaugural fest. We also hear from Ho Jian from Vidsee, - Tropfest's online screening partner - who will shed light on the online screening and voting platform for the Audience Choice Award.

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Michael Wolfe is a Muslim-American poet and author, and also the President and Executive Producer of Unity Productions Foundation, which is an educational media foundation focused on promoting peace through the media. Here in Malaysia to promote the film Prince Among Slaves, he discusses the work he carries out through the foundation.

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Context is a photography group exhibition by Alecia Neo, Mahen Bala and Azwan Mahzan which features 42 works that give different perspectives of urban living. We find out more from gallery owner Patrice Vallette and photographers Mahen Bala and Azwan Mahzan.

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The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre’s Dato Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham drop by to give us the goss on the lineup of shows planned for staging at KLPAC this 2014, and they will also discuss The Actors Studio's future plans.

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The brainchild of HOM Art Trans and Galeri Chandan, the Malaysian Emerging Artist Award or MEAA was created to recognize emerging talent in Malaysia, and to help propel young Malaysian artists to greater heights. We find out who shone from 2013's selection from Nazli Aziz, the MD of Galeri Chandan.

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Renowned Peruvian-British artist, José Navarro, presents his puppet interpretation of the Scissors Dance, a Peruvian dance from the Andes which is a UNESCO-recognized ‘Intangible Heritage of Humanity’. José tells us more about the act, which features various puppet techniques and rearrangements of traditional music with elements of fusion, that are said to provide a mystic symbiosis between the puppeteer and the dancer.

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Award-winning actress Siti Khalijah Zainal takes centre-stage in this one-woman show called "Best Of" which is said to look at issues of the day through collective stories and personal reflection. We find out more about this work - which was specially created for Siti Khalijah - from the performer herself, who will be joined by Alvin Tan, the Artistic Director of the Singapore-based theatre company The Necessary Stage.

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Dr. Brian Lobel is a New York-born, London based performer who has been described as a prolific maker, an itinerant artist, a fearless practitioner, an astute and wise thinker and writer, and an enthusiastic collaborator. We caught up with him during his recent trip to Malaysia to learn about his work, which lies in creating projects about bodies and how they are watched, policed, poked, prodded and loved by others.

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An original one act comedy play, About Last Night was written and directed by British actor Scott McQuaid. We are joined by Scott and actress Ilyana Fizal, who give us a teaser of the plot, which opens with two strangers waking up next to each other with no recollection of the previous night.

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The Seasons 4 is a singing quartet made up of four old Malay College of Kuala Kangsar schoolmates, who have made quit a name for themselves thanks to their lively renditions of Broadway hits, popular numbers, classic jazz and Malay songs. With the verve and vivacity of men half their age, we get to know these singing buddies better, from group members Rahim Ismail and Ezani Abu Bakar and get a teaser of their upcoming performance Golden Voices in Synch. 

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