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Front Row

Don’t be afraid of the arts. You too can enjoy it! Don"t believe us? Tune in to Front Row to find out about the best shows and exhibitions that will recharge your brain and restore your spirit, as told by the producers, performers and artists themselves.

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45:39

Barbarian Invasion

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2022/11/10

There's a quote by political philosopher Hannah Arendt that goes: “Every generation, Western Civilization is invaded by barbarians. We call them children”. For renowned filmmaker Tan Chui Mui, motherhood perhaps did feel like an invasion, with lots of societal pressure thrust upon "the mother" to conform to certain ideals, coupled with a sense of loss of self that comes along when you are expected to make your child your main focus in life. These and more themes run throughout her award-winning film

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Irama Rimba

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2022/11/03

Irama Rimba is the fourth musical production under the Temple of Fine Arts Kuala Lumpur's ANKUR banner, whose past productions have collectively won several Boh Cameronian Arts awards. Irama Rimba is said to celebrate the Malaysian multicultural experience of sharing and creating through music, and we find out more about it from Jyotsna Nithyanandan Prakash, the production's music director, and co-arrangers of the production, Hariraam Tingyuan Lam and Irena Taib.Image Credit: See

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Teater Asrama-RA: Dorm Putra ACT II

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2022/10/27

Revolution Stage is back with their latest theatre performance, Teater Asrama-RA: Dorm Putra ACT II, which tackles the topic of bullying in a boy's boarding school. A follow up from their previous production, Teater Asrama-RA Act 1, this play is set in a boy's hostel, and also tackles themes surrounding jealousy, friendship and overcoming obstacles. We find out what's in store from cast members Anwar Rusdini, Ikhlas Jalil and Idham Maulana.Image Credit: Revolution StageSee omnystudio.com/listener

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26:08

Seletar: Sea People of Johor

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2022/10/20

Jefree Salim is a self-taught photographer and a fisherman from the Orang Seletar village of Kampung Sungai Temon, Johor Bahru. His photographic work revolves around the lives of the Orang Seletar, capturing the moments of his people as they work, swim, and play in the sea and what remains of the mangroves at the coast of Johor. We speak to Jefree about his current exhibition featuring 11 of his best photography works and a video installation, as well as an art installation by Gerimis, which explore

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Inang Popin

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2022/10/20

Inspired by Mary Poppins, Inang Popin is a new theatre production for children which blends local Malay theatre influences such as from Bangsawan and Mak Yong, but also with a bit of western influences too. The play explores themes of environmentalism, and aims to foster an appreciation for nature and our lush forests. We find out more about this local Malay-language children's theatre production from Hariry Jalil, the writer and director of the play, and Pat Gui, the producer of the show.Image

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31:32

Viva Tarakucha!

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2022/10/13

The Retro Glam Malaysian Big Band is back with Viva Tarakucha! featuring vocalists Sean Ghazi and Ida Mariana, the Terrer-Menerrer Big Band led by Nish Tham, and the Bobo Grand, of course. We catch up with Sean, who is an actor, singer and the artistic director at BoboKL, and Ida, also a singer, actor and the Queen at Kebaya Jazz, to find out about their only big show planned for this year, promising their signature exploration of songs from yesteryears.Image credit: Facebook / TarakuchaSee

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32:31

Opium at Closing Time

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2022/10/06

An exploration of a disquieting human condition, Opium at Closing Time takes us into the often disjointed experiences of those suffering from Alzheimer’s, and also those who care for them. The play is also described as a story of Malaysia, of pivotal history experienced on the personal scale, of the choices that were made, and the consequences we must suffer. Tarrant Kwok, who is the writer and director of the production, shares his own personal experiences of being a carer in this play. Along with

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Discovering Malaysian Folk Music with Philharmonic...

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2022/10/06

Philharmonic Winds of Malaysia (PWM) was founded by a group of passionate musicians, and is a wind orchestra consisting of professional orchestral musicians, jazz soloists, freelance musicians, music educators and tertiary music students. Their repertoire includes original and transcribed wind band works that cover various types of music genres such as classical, contemporary, film and pop music. But in their latest upcoming concert, they are taking on the genre of Malaysian folk music -

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31:52

Carmen by KL City Opera

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2022/09/29

Carmen - the world's most performed opera - is set to be staged again by the Kuala Lumpur City Opera, and will feature a double cast for the leading roles of Carmen, Don José, Escamillo, and Micäela. Perhaps French composer Georges Bizet’s best known work, Carmen expressively features depictions of love, obsession and jealousy, and has become a fixture in opera houses’ repertoire worldwide. We find out what's in store from this particular staging of the beloved opera from cast member Yap Jin Hin,

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22:13

Kaleidoscope VI: HANDS International Drumming...

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2022/09/22

From humble beginnings of school grounds rehearsal spaces and rented instruments, the HANDS Percussion group grew to be critically acclaimed performers, and also a crowd favourite at both local and international stages. Founded 25 years ago by Bernard Goh, the team have weathered some storms these past couple of years, but are back with a literal bang, and are building back even better than before. They are set to present Kaleidoscope VI - Hands International Drumming Festival "Thunder" this

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13:44

Pangkor Island Jazz Festival 2022

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2022/09/22

"Jazz Meets the Island" is the theme of the very first Pangkor Island Jazz Festival, set to be held from the 7th to the 9th of October. Promising music, culture and life under the island moonlight, the festival boasts of headliners like WVC Jazz Trio, Junji Delfino, The Shang Sisters and more. We speak to pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Tay Cher Siang, who is also the curator and music director of the Pangkor Jazz festival, to find out more.Image credit: Facebook / Pangkor Island Jazz

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The SeaShorts Film Festival 2022

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2022/09/09

The SeaShorts Film Festival was originally founded by award-winning filmmaker Tan Chui Mui in 2017, as an event to screen Southeast Asian short films, and it has since grown into a notable regional film event. With a programme of handpicked and curated short films, as well as forums and masterclasses, it showcases Southeast Asia’s stories and emerging filmmaking talents by bringing together the arts and cultural community from the region. The theme for this year is “Future” and we find out more

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FFF2022: Not Love Songs

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2022/09/02

In 2020, a video championing social justice by a young Cambodian rapper, Kea Sokun, went viral. Shortly after that, the artist was arrested and accused of inciting criminal activity under an overly broad interpretation of Article 495 of Cambodia’s criminal code, a law that has been increasingly used against citizens expressing political opinion on social media. While the government portrays Sokun as an opposition-funded musician calling for an uprising, his parents argue that he was just a kid

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FFF2022: Grey Scale

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2022/09/02

Grey Scale is a film told through the eyes of filmmaker Evelyn Teh's 79-year-old aunt, who is living alone and growing old in a gentrifying neighbourhood, and whose hardships became more evident because of COVID-19. The story presents the quiet struggles among the elderly in their quest towards independent and dignified ageing, and we speak to Evelyn to discuss her film that is part of this year's Freedom Film Festival, and the issues presented in it. FFF 2022 will screen films that bring diverse

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23:56

The Freedom Film Festival 2022 - Pandemik Dua Darjat

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2022/08/26

After a two-year hiatus, the FreedomFilmFest 2022 (FFF2022) returns, with the theme "Pandemik Dua Darjat" or Pandemic of Inequality. The films set to be screened will bring fresh, diverse and also critical perspectives on the theme, and will feature some 34 socially-themed films from all over the world, that were made just before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. We find out more about what's in store at this year's festival from Anna Har, the Festival's Director, and the Co-founder of the Freedom

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PESZTA @ Kampung Attap

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2022/08/26

PESZTA is a one-day music, arts, and culture festival taking place on the 27th August across three venues in the vicinity of Kampung Attap, Kuala Lumpur. Spelt PESZTA, the festival’s title is not a typo, but rather an acronym of the various sites in Kampung Attap that will be involved in the day-long event. We find out more about what's in store from Kg Attap residents, Liza Ho (Co-founder, The Zhongshan Building) and Stephanie Goh (Yayasan Lim Yee Hoh). Both Liza and Stephanie will also share more

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Professional Mixed Breed with Gajen Nad

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2022/08/19

Gajen Nad is a stand-up comedian, known for his family-friendly material, whose jokes revolve around diversity, family, work, news, movies, relationships & travelling. In 2019, he was awarded ‘Most Promising Stand-up Comedian’ by Top 10 Malaysia - though he's not too sure what he actually promised. Gajen is set to perform a one-hour comedy special titled Professional Mixed Breed, which he joins us to share more about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Spirit of AkashA

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2022/08/19

With a brand of music described as a “redefinition of Indian music, laced with Malaysian and world influences” fusion music group AkashA Malaysia are a fan favourite everywhere they go. They are set to perform at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas on the 9th of Sep, and we catch up with two of the group's founding members, sitar player Kumar Karthigesu, and guitarist and composer Jamie Wilson.Image credit: AkashA MalaysiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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掘失 (jue shi) The Hidden Tune

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2022/08/12

掘失 (jue shi) The Hidden Tune is a musical collaboration featuring the folks from Orang-orang Drum Theatre and the Angelika Niescier Trio, and is described as a musical experiment that is hard to categorise, yet filled with possibilities. We find out more about this upcoming percussion and jazz music collaboration from Zyee Leow, the co-founder of Orang Orang Drum Theatre, and Angelika Niescier, a saxophonist, composer, and leader of the Angelika Niescier Trio.Image credit: Frank SchindelbeckSee

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18:44

Selfish: The Selfishness of Selflessness

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2022/08/12

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) will host its very first film screening of the 2020 documentary Selfish, that offers a rare and moving glimpse into the lives of 40 humanitarian workers. This film, which is about humanitarian workers’ commitment to other people, also explores the question of their 'selfishness' in choosing to do this kind of work. We explore what the film is about, and what went into making it, with Laurence Hoenig, one of the film's co-directors, who is also the

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