The Malaysian Jazz Piano Festival has grown over the years to become an important aspect of the annual music calendar, especially when it comes to its emphasis on young musicians and students, with not only performances but music clinics and competitions too. This year is the sixth edition of the festival. We speak to pianist Tay Cher Siang, who is one of the festival organisers, and Sharon Chong, who is participating.

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The actor, artistic director and winner of ADA Drama Awards, best actor in a leading role, shares on his creating and localising a French play ‘Maids’ by Jean Genet. He gives insights into his choices and changes--like the multilingual text, the reduction of the cast--and how such modifications shift the weight of the play.

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Editions in the visual arts refers to the reproduction of copies or replicas of artworks made from an original work. The valuation of editioned art works is subject to the number of original works; from the artist’s owned proof , to limited versus open editions, and the potential future reproduction of prints. But how does this concept apply in today’s digital world, where reproductions can be instantly made and shared? “Rethinking Editions” brings together 15 different visual artists to examine this idea. We speak to the exhibition’s curator, Sharmin Parameswaran, and two of the featured artists.

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The 2018 Malaysian elections didn’t just give us a new government - it also sparked the formation of a fellowship of local comedians. Calling themselves the 1Malaysia Comedians Bureau (1MCB - get it?), the group aims to tackle almost every subject under the sun with an unapologetically Malaysian approach. We speak to Keren Bala Devan and Brian Tan, two of the group’s members, ahead of their debut stand-up comedy show, “1MCB - Raw and Unaudited”.

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With the turn of the new year, spoken word poetry would have been in this country for more than a decade. From poetry slam and open mics to poetry collectives and print publications, join the past and present hosts of Speak Easy – who are themselves the pioneers of the scene in Klang Valley – as they reflect on the local spoken word poetry movement over the past ten years.

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During her fly-in fly-out visit to Kuala Lumpur, Dr Anita Ratnam managed to make time for an interview to tell about her cultural activism to help the arts thrive in her part of the woods. She points to the necessity of preserving culture and shares on the need for performing artists to be entrepreneurial and not wait for the government, politicians or even philanthropists to come to their aid.

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As 2018 comes to a close, we look back at the ups and downs, the hits and misses, of the Malaysian arts over the past year. Here, we speak with creative producer Rosheen Fatima Mutalip, about the local theatre scene in 2018.

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As 2018 comes to a close, we look back at the ups and downs, the hits and misses, of the Malaysian arts over the past year. Here, we speak with dance producer Bilqis Hijjas, about the local dance scene in 2018.

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As 2018 comes to a close, we look back at the ups and downs, the hits and misses, of the Malaysian arts over the past year. Here, we speak with BFM’s music director Ali Johan, about the local music scene in 2018.

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As 2018 comes to a close, we look back at the ups and downs, the hits and misses, of the Malaysian arts over the past year. Here, we speak with The Star’s culture editor Daryl Goh, and artist Ruby Subramaniam, about the local visual arts scene in 2018.

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