Speak Easy is a monthly spoken word poetry show featuring local talents every first Tuesday of the month. The pilot episode introduces three published poets who are also spoken word performers. This month’s writing prompt is: There is a very strong relationship between Malaysians and food. Tell us how would you eat poetry.

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4:38 - Melizarani T Selva - Indiantity

12:24 - Alana Azlan - I’m in Here

19:58 - Sheena Baharudin - Merdeka

30:12 - Writing Prompt

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The Damansara Performing Arts Centre’s “Spectrum” music recital aims to highlight the beauty and relevance of Malaysia’s traditional music; as part of this, they are presenting a showcase of Sarawakian performing arts called “Kelunan”. The performance will explore the theme of love through multidisciplinary performances that draw on Sarawak’s traditional arts. We speak with the show’s producer, Juvita Tatan Wan of The Tuyang Initiative.

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Sheena Baharudin explores the world of spoken word poetry in the form of podcast series produced by Malaysian poets.

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A peribahasa-inspired title, Matahari Jangan Tidure, Nanti Hilang Belang; a post-apocalyptic setting; two characters; and, a story that is maybe Malaysian. We speak with writer/director Arief Hamizan about his latest play, which examines a “contemporary myth for urban millennials”.

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With Merdeka and Malaysia Day coming up, we look at some of Malaysia’s rapidly disappearing cultural practices and art forms, and the people who are working to preserve them. In the first of a two-parter, we look at Orang Asli weaving with artist Shaq Koyok, the Awang Batil storytelling tradition from Perlis with practitioner Romli Mahmud, and traditional boat-making from Terengganu with boat-builder Christine Rohani Longuet. Click here to listen to part 2. 

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With Merdeka and Malaysia Day coming up, we look at some of Malaysia’s rapidly disappearing cultural practices and art forms, and the people who are working to preserve them. In the first of a two-parter, we look at Orang Asli weaving with artist Shaq Koyok, the Awang Batil storytelling tradition from Perlis with practitioner Romli Mahmud, and traditional boat-making from Terengganu with boat-builder Christine Rohani Longuet.

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The WVC Jazz Ensemble is back to present a series of concerts, called Music of Words, where different concerts focus on different themes - but all revolving around the coming together of music and literature. And for the first time, WVC will be performing a show entirely dedicated to love ballads. We speak with Tay Cher Siang and Aj popshuvit from the ensemble about what we can expect from the concert series.

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In his latest art exhibition titled “Routine”, Malaysian artist Fazrin Abd Rahman creates contemporary works from materials like aluminium and spray paint, which nevertheless draw on traditional Malay culture and practices. We speak with Fazrin about his work and his inspirations.

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In his latest art exhibition titled “Routine”, Malaysian artist Fazrin Abd Rahman creates contemporary works from materials like aluminium and spray paint, which nevertheless draw on traditional Malay culture and practices. We speak with Fazrin about his work and his inspirations.

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Most of us know of Francis Light as the founder of the British colony in Penang. And 50 years later, his son William laid out the city of Adelaide in Australia. Using these two generations as a starting point, a theatre production called “Light” brings together creatives from Malaysia and Australia to interrogate history, colonisation, and the stories we tell ourselves - as well as to ask, why do we know so little about Francis’ wife Martina Rozells? We speak with the show’s creators, Terence Conrad of TerryandTheCuz Productions and writer/director Thomas Henning.

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