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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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21:50

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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15:30

Tay Cher Siang @ Titi Fusion

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2022/08/05

We catch up with pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Tay Cher Siang, a regular on the local jazz circuit, and part of the WVC Malaysian Jazz Ensemble. Cher Siang has also been working on a variety of other projects, including curating a whole set of events for the new jazz and music venue, TiTi Fusion, which is located in Sri Petaling. We catch up with Cher Siang to find out more.Image credit: Facebook / Tay Cher SiangSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:12

An Uncommon Journey

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2022/08/05

“An Uncommon Journey” is described as a labour of love and massive undertaking by like-minded music educators and musicians to reconnect after two years, to share and learn and to make music together. Over 50 musicians, some travelling from out-of-state, gathered weekly at KLPAC over a period of 13 weeks in this collaborative project, with musicians aged 16 to 22 working closely with the KLPAC Symphonic Band members, section leaders, and local band directors and guest conductors, to hone their craft

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16:58

That Day, I Was Sketching on the Street

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2022/07/29

That day, I was sketching on the street is Ong Hieng Fuong’s debut solo exhibition, and is described as a display of his conversations with observed moments of life. His works are rendered in a variety of mediums, from vibrant poster colours to elaborate woodcuts. He joins us to talk about his works, and how growing up in Tanjung Sepat, a small fishing town in Selangor, formed much of the inspiration for his artworks.Image credit: The Back Room KLSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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30:59

Out of the Depths - Bach Cantata Concert Tour

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2022/07/29

Out of the Depths is the first post-lockdown concert by Bachfest Malaysia, featuring two moving Bach cantatas, performed by the award-winning Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra. Aside from the concert, world-renowned Bach scholar Prof. Dr. Michael Maul will be providing pre-concert lectures, and the concert tour is also the official book launch for Michael’s Chinese/English version of the Bach Pictorial Biography. We find out more about this from Dr. David Chin, the Artistic Director of

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23:33

Killernova by Omar Musa

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2022/07/22

A multi-hyphenated soul, Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian multidisciplinary artist, author, rapper, poet, hip hop artist and now also woodcut printer. He has to his credit a long list of accomplishments, including four poetry books, four hip-hop records, he has written an acclaimed one-man play called Since Ali Died, and his debut novel, “Here Come the Dogs” was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Miles Franklin Award. His most recent work, Killernova, is a new

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17:57

Natyaamirtham - The Nectar of Dance

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2022/07/22

Tanjai Kamalaa Indira (TKI) Dance School is recognised as the ‘Longest Operating Dance Training School in Malaysia’ by the Malaysia Book of Records. They are set to present their 23rd thematic production, a dance recital accompanied by live music entitled ' Natyaamirtham - The Nectar of Dance, a performance celebrating joy, and we discuss the upcoming performance with Indira Manikam, the co-founder and artistic director of the Tanjai Kamalaa Indira Dance School.Image credit: Tanjai Kamalaa Indira

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23:22

Philadelphia, Here I Come!

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2022/07/15

The late Brian Friel was considered one of the best-known Irish playwrights of his generation, and his first play Philadelphia, Here I Come! premiered in Dublin in 1964, before subsequently moving to Broadway where it ran for 326 performances and earned several Tony Award nominations. The play is described as a tragicomedy, and explores themes like new beginnings, emotional escapism, memory, nostalgia, and more. Adapted for the Malaysian stage by Joe Hasham OAM back in 1994, the play is being staged

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18:02

Cahaya XR: First Edition

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2022/07/15

Cahaya XR: First Edition is described as an exhibition that fuses local stories with immersive technology, to demonstrate new ways of reimagining Penang’s traditional stories and heritage, while also showcasing how the metaverse can be used to hold space for inclusive community storytelling. Featuring works by Penang artists White Bones, Ysabel Loh and Kabilan Murali Dharan, the exhibition is both a physical and virtual one, and is part of the Georgetown Arts Festival. We find out more about this

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32:23

Simulacrum

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2022/07/08

The Titikmerah Collective are celebrating their 8th anniversary with a group exhibition titled ‘Simulacrum’ which means ‘something that looks like or represents something else’. Featuring the works of 18 artists, including core members of the collective and invited artists, the exhibition features paintings, sculptures and digital works. We find out more about the collective and their current exhibition from multidisciplinary artists Ajim Juxta and Blankmalaysia, whose works are also featured in the

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39:34

And Then Came Spring

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2022/07/01

The community theatre play "And Then Came Spring" centres on the life of a child bride in Kabul, who is abandoned by her husband after she has their baby, and his decision setsoff a chain of events that changes everyone’s lives forever. The play is a collaborative effort between refugee community-funded theatre group Parastoo Theatre and the Instant Cafe Theatre Company. We find out more from Saleh Sepas, the co-founder of Parastoo Theatre and director of this play, and Jo Kukathas, the Artistic

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26:33

#stayathome with The Phantom Sequel & Yellow Submarine

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2021/03/30

Stuck at home with nothing to do because of the Movement Control Order? Worry not, because we're here to keep the boredom at bay. Every day, we present our special curated list of arts, culture, and entertainment that you can experience right from your own home. Today, we feature Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's follow-up to the story of The Phantom of the Opera. Then, we dive with the Yellow Submarine’s sing-along, dress-up watch party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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46:09

2020 to 2021: Moving the Malaysian Arts Forward

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2020/12/29

2020 has not been kind to our local arts industries. Most shows, festivals and exhibitions had to either close down completely, or experiment by going digital. For this final show of 2020, we try to take an optimistic tone, and discuss what artsmakers have learnt and how the industry can move forward into the new year. Joining us for the conversation are: Bilqis Hijjas, dance producer, Rimbun Dahan; Tan Cher Kian, producer, Instant Cafe Theatre Company; and, Ruby Subramaniam, visual artist &

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25:15

(Pop Culture) Wayang Kulit Puppets Explained

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2020/12/22

If Darth Vader, Superman, or Wonder Woman were wayang kulit characters, how might their costumes and personalities be reimagined? Fusion Wayang Kulit, a Malaysian troupe that is reviving Kelantanese shadow puppetry by merging it with stories from popular film and comics culture, is attempting to answer this question through a YouTube series called “Puppet Explained”. Best known for their “Peperangan Bintang” show, which retells Star Wars through the art of wayang kulit, each

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26:57

Collecting Kelabit Children’s Folk Songs

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2020/12/15

Project Ranih is an online archive to collect children’s folk songs of the Kelabit community of Sarawak. We speak with one of the project’s founders, Alena Murang, about the place these songs hold in the Kelabit culture and the challenges of preserving them. Image Source: Project RanihSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:35

Freedom Film Fest 2020 - Bangsa: Manusia

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2020/12/08

The Freedom Film Fest has become a fixture here in the Malaysian cultural calendar, for highlighting documentaries on human rights and social justice that are relevant to this region. Usually the festival is coupled with various live events and talks, but the COVID-19 pandemic this year has limited a lot of that. So we speak to directors of the Freedom Film Network, Anna Har and Brenda Danker, about the Freedom Film Fest 2020 shifting online, and how the pandemic has impacted its filmmakers. We also

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31:03

How Woodcut Carving Speaks Truth to Power

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2020/12/01

Woodcut carving and printmaking occupies an interesting space within visual arts, as it crosses the lines between the traditional and the modern, between folk art and contemporary art. A current exhibition called “Carving Reality” features works from Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, and spotlights the emergence of social realist woodcuts in East Asia. We speak with the exhibition’s curator Krystie Ng about the movement’s history, and why woodcut

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39:34

Art, Identity, and Southeast Asia

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2020/11/26

The notion of a Southeast Asian artistic identity is a complicated one, particularly within the context of contemporary art. With 2020 having dealt a huge blow to the arts worldwide, we look at developments and new directions in Southeast Asia: what the challenges are, the current movements, and what the future might hold. To help answer these questions, we speak with Patrick Flores, professor of art studies at the University of the Philippines, and artistic director of the 2019 Singapore Biennale

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26:31

Global Migrant Festival 2020

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2020/11/24

The Global Migrant Festival is an online arts and literary festival that foregrounds the stories and experiences of low-wage migrant workers and refugees. The organisers of the festival see the arts a window into the human condition, and seek to use it as a medium to have the voices of these communities heard. We speak to two of the festival’s featured performers: Warsan Weedhsan, co-director of the archipelago writers collective; and, Sugiarti, winner of 2019 Singapore Migrant Worker Poetry

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