Front Row

theatrethreesixty’s latest theatre production, “24 Jam Dalam 37 Tahun” focuses on the story of a young man growing up without a proper father figure, amidst a fractured parental relationship. We speak with two of the actors from the show to hear about bringing the story to life.

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In the first of our series of shows covering the Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2020 (TPAM 2020), three arts critics from Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand discuss what worked, what didn’t, and what interesting ideas emerged from the meet.

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Artist Fauzan Omar has been drawn to working on environmental themes in his work almost since the beginning of his career. In his latest exhibition called “Extremely Excessively Harsh”, he continues his fascination with both the natural world and the impact of development and globalisation by drawing on phenomena like the haze and the Australian wildfires. We speak to Fauzan about how he creates art out of something so ugly, and why he thinks it is essential for artists to focus on the environment as a theme.

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Akira Kurosawa’s seminal film, Rashomon, set a new standard for storytelling by using the non-linear narrative and the unreliable narrator. Locally, The Actors Studio’s stage adaptation of the classic film has been staged three times, and represents the company’s 30-year-collaboration with The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur. Now, with Rashomon returning to the stage here for the fourth time, we speak to the folks behind the production on the story as a cultural phenomenon, and why it continues to fascinate audiences worldwide.

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In his latest exhibition called “27 Years of Lazarian Delights”, artist and architect Chong Yan Chuah plays space explorer. He has returned to Earth after 27 years of adventure in a planetary system with three planets, two suns and three moons, and has brought back evidence of his adventures. Bringing together scientific knowledge and fiction, the exhibition plays with reality and fantasy. We speak with Chong about the ideas behind the exhibition, and how he uses his art to create new worlds.

In his latest exhibition called “27 Years of Lazarian Delights”, artist and architect Chong Yan Chuah plays space explorer. He has returned to Earth after 27 years of adventure in a planetary system with three planets, two suns and three moons, and has brought back evidence of his adventures. Bringing together scientific knowledge and fiction, the exhibition plays with reality and fantasy. We speak with Chong about the ideas behind the exhibition, and how he uses his art to create new worlds.

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Street photography is fast emerging as one of the most popular genres of photography, and a local exhibition is looking to highlight the potential within this field. Called “Pictures of Life”, the exhibition brings together a diverse variety of works that each reinterprets the idea of street and travel photography. We speak to the people involved to understand the many facets of this genre.

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In “Prerna”, classical Indian dance forms - in this case, bharatanatyam and odissi - are used to explore the issues and emotions faced by the mother of a child who has autism. We speak with dancer/choreographer Sandhya Manoj about how the show uses classical dance to tell a timeless story of motherhood and acceptance.

The moon is often associated with love, passion, and madness - and all of these qualities are channelled into a joint night of performances called “Kinnara - Moon People”, which brings together dance, music, poetry, and theatre. We speak with three of the performers behind the show, dancer/choreographer Geetha Shankaran Lam, writer/performer Lam Ghooi Ket, and musician Hariraam Tingyuan Lam.

In “Prerna”, classical Indian dance forms - in this case, bharatanatyam and odissi - are used to explore the issues and emotions faced by the mother of a child who has autism. We speak with dancer/choreographer Sandhya Manoj about how the show uses classical dance to tell a timeless story of motherhood and acceptance.

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