Noticing a lack of dialogue on local art, both Sharmin Parameswaran and her partner, Rachel Jenagaratnam, came up with a concept that would facilitate conversations, which they both felt was necessary to the overall discourse on art.

The result is "Art in Search of Words," an exhibition curated and commissioned for the recently concluded #Word Festival by art gallery Interpr8.

Sharmin, the owner of Interpr8 and co-curator of the exhibition, discusses what happens when you combine the words of the viewer with the work of the artist.

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Set to perform at No Black Tie, we get to know the musical trio Born, who are known for their direct and catchy compositions which range from groovy to melancholy.

We hear from pianist Born Sanders, drummer Peter Weissink and bassist Martin B about what they have in store for their first performance in Kuala Lumpur.

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The Malaysian Social Research Institute or MSRI is a non-profit organization that runs the The Sahabat Support Centre. Known as the SSC for short, they provide services to refugees from minority communities who are living in Malaysia waiting to be resettled in a third country.

This World Refugee Day, we speak to Yolanda Lopez, a programme officer with MSRI, about the work she does through the organisation, and we also find out about the essay writing classes held for refugees at a centre in Ampang Point.

Following that, we hear from OA, Aizen and Anna, all refugees living in Malaysia, who share a little about the circumstances that brought them to our shores. They each read out a short essay they wrote about their lives as a refugee.

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The New York Times describes comedian/actor/ host/ travel writer Tom Rhodes as "a mostly natural intellect with a knack for reporting the harsh realities of life with a dark and absurdly optimistic cynicism."

Headliner for the 'Jolly June Jacks with The Comedy Club KL' show this month, we get to know this international act better.

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We've all read the letters in the papers - the ones that start with 'Dear [Name]' and end in tears and foibles. Now Jon Atherton and Andrew Netto are offering to make things right, fielding questions from the audience in their upcoming show The Agony Uncles.

Rizal Kamal, Founder and CEO of Vivify & LOL Events, joins Andrew Netto to tell us more about the show.

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Ballerinos entertain and astound the audience with their combination of brilliant dancing technique, tongue-in-cheek and blatant humour with intentional foibles, dancing mishaps and, of course, hissy fits!

Here to tell us more are Victor Trevino, Artistic Director and Founder of Les Ballets Eloelle, and one of the dancers, Jhonatan Mendez.

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Lee Ren Xin is a dancer and choreographer whose work focuses mainly on instant performance, contact improvisation and the human. She will be leading a workshop at the 5th MyDance Festival, and will also be presenting an excerpt she choreographed from Singapore's The Human Expression Second Company. 

Ren Xin joins us in the studio to tell us more. 

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The MyDance Festival aims to show off the depth and diversity of dance in Malaysia, and with Chwi Lynn Lee this afternoon are two participants: Lim Sae Min, director and David Lim, curator of Show Reels, here to tell us more about the events they are managing within the festival.

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Often dubbed the Olympics of the art world, Art Basel is renowned as both the largest and most highly acclaimed display of global contemporary art, and is now heading to Asia for its inaugural Hong Kong exhibition, which kicks off on the 23rd of May 2013.

Out of more than 600 galleries who applied, only 245 were selected for participation, Wei-Ling Gallery being the only gallery from Malaysia.

Gallerist Lim Wei-Ling and visual artist Ivan Lam discuss the installation they are submitting, entitled Compendium of Malaysian Art or COMA for short.

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Combining Broadway style music with an essentially Malaysian story, the musical Broken Bridges won the hearts of many when it first premiered back in 2006, thanks to its catchy tunes and relatable characters and plot. 

Set to be restaged from today - nearly a decade since its premiere, Meera Sivasothy meets the writers of the acclaimed musical, Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan, who join her to share their journey of making this production a reality. 

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