Front Row

Light artist Claudia Bueno and gallery owner Lim Wei Ling talk about Fibrespace, a site-specific light installation which is set to take viewers on a journey through the nervous system, with filamentous structures and video projections engulfing three floors of the Wei Ling Gallery in Brickfields. 

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Izan Satrina, founder of My Performing Arts Agency (MyPAA) shares with us how individuals and companies dabbling in the performing arts can benefit from the Royal Gala Funds. 

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Sharanya Radhakrishnan (Director), Calvyn Wong (Co-Director) and Aaron Al Fateh (Actor) talk about 'Art', a comedy written by Yasmina Reza, that revolves around three friends, Ivan, Max and Serge. In this play, friendships are tested, views on what constitutes art are questioned and true colours of the protagonists are revealed. 

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The Tailor Made Man is an endearing tale of an individual called Joseph who struggles through daily challenges in order to fulfill his dreams. The Bigger Picture talks to director and scriptwriter, Jason Ding and cast member, Darren Yeoh to find out more about the production that will be staged from 26-28 July 2013 at PJLA. 

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With a fondness for improvisation, Kolkata-based band Kendraka's music is said to be a confluence of many different cultural influences, including jazz, Hindustani and Carnatic music, among others.

The band's sizzling psychedelic electro-acoustic music has made waves the world over, and they are currently in Kuala Lumpur as part of their sixth international tour, Eurasia 2013: Root Map 3.

Bassist Mainak 'Bumpy' Nag Chowdhury and guitarist Nishad Pandey join us to share more about their music and their latest album, "Kuala Lumpur - Root Map 1".

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As part of BFM's Kuala Besut by-election coverage, we spoke to poet, writer and translator Eddin Khoo, who is also the founder of cultural centre PUSAKA. PUSAKA's work centers on the preservation and promotion of the ritualistic traditions of wayang kulit, Main Puteri and Mak Yong, among others.

For his work with PUSAKA, Eddin spent many years living and working in Kuala Besut, and he joined us to discuss the history of Kuala Besut, while shedding light on the cultural and artistic landscape of the area.

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OUR ArtProjects is an art consultancy and project platform established in 2013, which aims to focus on identifying and representing important practices in Malaysian art, with an emphasis on emerging and mid-career talents.

We find out about the company's plans to advance vital, meaningful yet inclusive dialogue among artists, enthusiasts, collectors, curators, and institutions in Malaysia and around the world, from directors of the company, Liza Ho and Snow Ng.

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Local vocal group Tapestry are set to present a fun-filled show called "Stereo & Popcorn" which features a mix of songs from radio, music theatre and the silver screen.

We find out all about the group and get a teaser of the interactive show in store from Charity Lee, the Founder and Musical Director of Tapestry and Jason Voon, one of the group's bass singers.

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Both legends and consummate performers in their own right, pianist and vocalist Don Gomes and percussionist Louis Soliano will join forces with Malaysian bassist Wan Azfarezal for a jazzy performance at No Black Tie.

We get to know more about their remarkable careers and find out what they've lined up for their upcoming performance.

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Described as a testimony to dancer/ choreographer James Kan's depth and vision as a choreographer, this beautiful piece highlights the complex struggle between a fragmented soul and a complete outer body, balancing between illusion and reality.

We find out more about this dance performance from James himself, who is joined by Assistant Choreographer Lee Wen Yan and Publicity Manager Wong Pui Yi.

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