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Hanyut, A Journey of Discovery is an exhibition that features artworks by Habsah Abang Saufi, Drewfunk and Joanne Loo. Through the exhibition, we're invited to explore the diverse worlds each artist has crafted, through their own unique narratives and perspectives. We catch up with all three to find out about the evolution of their respective artistic journeys, as they share their own "Hanyut" moments, and how that shaped the artistic direction taken for the works produced for this exhibition.

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Kalpana Dance Theatre is back with a new Odissi performance, Call Of The Flute, featuring choreographer and concert curator Leena Mohanty, with music by Dr. Dheeraj Kumar Mohapatra. Leena, a leading exponent of Odissi dance, and a disciple of Guru Deba Prasa Das, joins us together with Shobita Nagulendran, a dancer at Kalpana Dance Theatre, to share more about the show that not only delves into the ancient tales of Krishna, but also explores the universal desire for connection and transcendence, and which features a cast of 65 performers ranging in age from 4 - 40!

Image Credit: Kalpana Dance Theatre

The "velvet-voiced duo" Sean Ghazi and Ida Mariana are back, this time for a show full of music from the movies. Together with their Terrer-Menerrer Retro Glam Malaysian Big Band led by musical director Nish Tham, Cinema Tarakucha! promises a romantic, thrilling, magical and totally immersive experience. We catch up with Sean and Ida to find out more.

Image Credit: Tarakucha Band

Kalpana Dance Theatre is back with a new Odissi performance, Call Of The Flute, featuring choreographer and concert curator Leena Mohanty, with music by Dr. Dheeraj Kumar Mohapatra. Leena, a leading exponent of Odissi dance, and a disciple of Guru Deba Prasa Das, joins us together with Shobita Nagulendran, a dancer at Kalpana Dance Theatre, to share more about the show that not only delves into the ancient tales of Krishna, but also explores the universal desire for connection and transcendence, and which features a cast of 65 performers ranging in age from 4 - 40!

Image Credit: Kalpana Dance Theatre

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The "velvet-voiced duo" Sean Ghazi and Ida Mariana are back, this time for a show full of music from the movies. Together with their Terrer-Menerrer Retro Glam Malaysian Big Band led by musical director Nish Tham, Cinema Tarakucha! promises a romantic, thrilling, magical and totally immersive experience. We catch up with Sean and Ida to find out more.

Image Credit: Tarakucha Band

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Fault Lines is described as a play that deals with topics of homeland, the freedom to be, family and the never ending pursuit of unconditional love. A project ten years in the making, this is the debut full-length work of Adriana Nordin Manan, and was a semi-finalist in the International Scratchpad Series by The Playwrights Realm, New York City (2021). Adriana, together with Putrina Rafie, a performer in the play, join us to share more.

The Dance Box Series started off as a series of monthly dance events organised by MyDance Alliance and The Actors Studio, to showcase a diversity of dance, but has now evolved into a mixed bill performance presenting works in progress, experimental works by established artists, and new works by emerging artists. This Nov 2023 edition of Dancebox will feature works by Art Room Studio, Asia Ballet Theatre, Dance Space, Geethashankaran Dance, Iqram Company, Wong Shan Tie, WUXU Dance Troupe, Zulkanain Zuber, and we find out more from Kenny Shim, a dancer/choreographer who is the producer of this edition of Dancebox.

Fault Lines is described as a play that deals with topics of homeland, the freedom to be, family and the never ending pursuit of unconditional love. A project ten years in the making, this is the debut full-length work of Adriana Nordin Manan, and was a semi-finalist in the International Scratchpad Series by The Playwrights Realm, New York City (2021). Adriana, together with Putrina Rafie, a performer in the play, join us to share more.

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The Dance Box Series started off as a series of monthly dance events organised by MyDance Alliance and The Actors Studio, to showcase a diversity of dance, but has now evolved into a mixed bill performance presenting works in progress, experimental works by established artists, and new works by emerging artists. This Nov 2023 edition of Dancebox will feature works by Art Room Studio, Asia Ballet Theatre, Dance Space, Geethashankaran Dance, Iqram Company, Wong Shan Tie, WUXU Dance Troupe, Zulkanain Zuber, and we find out more from Kenny Shim, a dancer/choreographer who is the producer of this edition of Dancebox.

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In the exhibition "Endless Buffet," we're invited to step into the world of Chadwick Moore's recent artworks, where myth, nature, and the excesses of consumer culture converge in thought-provoking ways. Curated by Ivan Gabriel, the exhibition at The Godown Arts Centre is a showcase of Chad's sculptures and paintings, and the title is a satirical reference to modern consumerism, while reflecting on the absurdity of excessive consumption, and our compulsion to consume without consideration of consequences. We speak to Chad to find out more.

Image Credit: The Godown Arts Centre