Front Row

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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One is a classical pianist par excellence, the other a drummer/producer extraordinaire. Together, pianist Mei Lin Hii and drummer Lewis Pragasam joined their almost other-wordly musical forces in an attempt to redefine classical music as we know it. 

The combined powers of the award-winning duo led to "Beat Goes Bach", a project which explores the possibilities of mashing up classical Bach music with drums and percussions. The two performers join Meera Sivasothy to share their story. 

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As well as being a true guitar innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with his solo shows which combine virtuosity, emotion and humour with a strong stage presence. Original in his approach to music, he designs and handcrafts his own twin neck guitars to achieve his unique musical voice. 

Peter Dickson joins Meera Sivasothy to talk about his background and stunning career in flamenco guitar, and his gig at No Black Tie on the 13th and 14th of May, along with Farid Ali, Yuta Tanaka and Pukichi. 

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Described as the artist with scalpel and brush, Sir Roy Yorke Calne is a pioneer of organ transplants - the surgeon who in the 1950s found ways to stop the human immune system from rejecting implanted hearts, livers and kidneys. 

An artist and writer as well, Sir Roy's works have been exhibited internationally, including in the US, throughout Europe and in Asia. 

A retrospective of his works from the past 15 years are currently on display in the exhibition 'The Art of Giving' at the Shalini Ganendra Gallery in Petaling Jaya. Sir Roy joins Meera Sivaosthy to share more about his life and career. 

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A talented photographer and reporter, Francoise Huguier is famous for her works that document her travels around the globe. Here latest exhibition, "Vertical / Horizontal", is set to kick off in Kuala Lumpur, and is said to offer an immersion into the middle classes of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Meera Sivasothy finds out more.

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A wonderful artist with unusual musical talent, Claude Diallo is said to have an uncanny ability to play not only complex and changing cross rhythms, but also poly rhythms on the piano that incorporate original melodies. 

Here in Kuala Lumpur for three nights of jazzy performances, Meera Sivasothy gets to know this globe-trotting jazz pianist and find out more about his musical journey here in Asia. 

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