Front Row

Talk of the Armageddon is rife this year, and The Electric Minds Project's 4th annual Open Director Showcase is a presentation of six short plays which are an imagining of what will actually happen, should our world as we know it end.

Director Luwita Randhawa and actor Ken Yu discuss what's in store.

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American Naseem Nahid is a talented singer, song-writer, musician, fashion designer, midwife and entrepreneur, currently based in Indonesia.

She shares her life story with us and discusses how she marries her faith with her creative practices.

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We speak to playwright and director Zubin Mohamad about his contemporary theatre piece, "Selipar Jepun, Kasut Tumit Tinggi" which was inspired by Mak Yong traditions.

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Creativity & The Spiritual Path is an ongoing series of events designed to nurture and cultivate creativity among Muslims around the globe, both individually and collectively.

We find out what's in store in the KL league of this series from organisers Peter Gould and Khadija O' Connell, which is described as "a gathering of conversations" reflecting a renewed interest in artistic and creative endeavors undertaken by Muslims everywhere.

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"Wayang: The Story of Kuala Lumpur" is a shadow theatre performance that will trace the beginning of Kuala Lumpur from a small hick town through the fire and floods that destroyed it, to what is is today.

We find out more about the rich history unearthed in the performance from scriptwriter and director Sabera Shaik and cast member Ezzat Hakimi.

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We speak to Benoit Junod, a representative of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and find out about the "Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum: Architecture in Islamic Arts" exhibition, which is a travelling exhibition of objects and art from the Aga Khan Museum collections.

The collection reflects the pluralism of the Islamic world and highlights it's important artistic traditions and Benoit discusses the collection's significance for the collective history of humankind.

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Written by K.S. Maniam, the play Sandpit: Womensis is one of the landmark Malaysian plays of the 1990s, which was last performed 18 years ago.

Making a comeback under the direction of Chee Sek Thim this March, this new interpretation of the production has actors Anne James and Ho Sheau Fong taking on the roles of Santha and Sumathi respectively, in this tale of love, betrayal and human survival.

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Christian Schwanz aka Cee, a dance music propagator, fills us in on the Red Bull Music Academy, an annual international music event where up and coming producers, singers, arrangers, DJs and musicians get the opportunity to learn from top industry professionals.

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We find out more about At First Glance, an exhibition which features a range of contemporary works by both senior and up-and-coming Malaysian artists.

Organised and curated by Sharmin Parameswaran and Cindy Tang, the young art enthusiasts speak to us about their hopes of making art accessible to all, in particular to those new to the world of art collecting.

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The Annexe Gallery's popular art bazaar cum fringe fest returns, with  more than 50 colourful arty crafty booths, including those of Jerome Kugan, Carolyn Joan Lau, Buku Fixi, Bibichun, They, Nizam Abdullah, Distrobuku, I Heart Badges and loads more.

We find out more about what's in store from organiser Pang Khee Teik and artists and regular contributors to the arts bazaar, Bibichun and Cy Chen.

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