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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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28:06

Words that Move

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2018/09/28

Now into its fourth year, the Migrant and Refugee Poetry Competition provides a valuable platform for migrant workers and refugees in Malaysia to express themselves, and to display their literary talents. The event also creates a space where Malaysians gain insight into the thoughts and experiences of these communities. We speak to the competition’s founder, Shivaji Das, and two of this year’s finalists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:31

Voci Vivace: Lively Singing, Eclectic Repertoire

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2018/09/26

With Canticle Singers upcoming choral concert just around the corner, Joanne Poh informs about the rather unconventional offerings which mixes gospel with classical, musicals and pop. She will also be introducing a singer with Asperger Syndrome at the concert, and shares on the work she also does with those on the autism spectrum. Patrick Leong gives a quick history of gospel music in the country and defines the genre in our local context.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:51

Where Does Creation End and Art Begin?

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2018/09/25

The Artists’ Workstations is an art exhibition where the line between the art and the artist’s process is blurred, by presenting four different artists’ works alongside their workstations. We speak to the show’s co-curator Eric Goh about turning the creative process itself into art, and what there is to be discovered in this undefined space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:28

A Painter’s Secret Garden

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2018/09/25

Inspired by the classic children’s novel “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett, artist Marisa Ng has painted a series of abstract expressionist paintings that recall nostalgic pleasures of childhood. She speaks to us about her process, her inspirations, and why this particular novel evoked such a strong reaction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:46

My Story, My Voice

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2018/09/24

Storytelling can be a powerful way of providing a voice to communities that often don’t have platforms for self-expression. As part of the Freedom FilmFest 2018, a participatory storytelling workshop is being held for Orang Asli girls and young women, they will be encouraged to explore their challenges with education through storytelling and performance. We speak to the trainers of the workshop on why such tools of empowerment are so essential.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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26:27

Speficifisfety--Dancing the Unutterable

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2018/09/21

Lee Ren Xin and Lee Mun Wai, unrelated, met and developed a dance together. One from Malaysia and the other from Singapore. The dance exploration started without preconceived premises. No overarching existential questions. But out of that devising process, doing tasks, the emergence of themes and ideas that focus on the relationship between two people(s), two genders, two bodies, two objects when they encounter each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:38

Three of a Kind

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2018/09/20

What do a sarong, pottu, and wantan mee have in common? Well, they’ve each inspired a performance in the third edition of “Tiga”, a platform for new and emerging performing arts practitioners by the Five Arts Centre. In every edition, the creators are given three objects to create a performance around. We speak to the folks behind this latest edition on their creative process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:33

Celebrating the Goddess

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2018/09/20

A dance production called “Aadya” by Suvarna Fine Arts celebrates the female energy of the cosmos, by bringing together bharatanatyam, carnatic music, and verses and stories from ancient Hindu texts. We speak to the creators of the show, Ajith Bhaskar Dass, and Achyuthan Sashidaran Nair, about the many ways in which such classical works can continue to be relevant in contemporary times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:19

Baby, it’s Time for the Theatre!

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2018/09/19

Most people would assume that babies had no business being at a theatre performance. One production, however, doesn’t only welcome babies, but is created especially for them. “Journey of a Baby Butterfly” is the first theatre production in Malaysia specifically for babies, from a relatively new approach called baby theatre. We speak to the creators of the show to discover how exactly one entertains an audience that could, at any moment, cry, crawl away, or, heaven forbid…

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22:15

A Sense for Photography

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2018/09/19

Is photography only for the sighted? A group of seven visually-impaired photographers beg to differ, with an exhibition of their works that employ sensory photography - photography that employs senses other than just sight to create images. We speak to Vivien Kwek and Svivabalan Selvarajan, two of the photographers on show, and Ken Goh, one of the organisers, about sensory photography and how it can be a way of empowering the visually-impaired community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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24:37

Cities on Canvas

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2018/09/18

In the exhibition “Liku-Liku”, artists Nicholas Choong and Muhammad Hafiz Azizi focus on cityscapes, using their individual techniques to frame urban life and spaces in particular ways. We speak to Nicholas, Azizi, and the show’s curator Raja Anuar Sifuddin about capturing the city, in all its contradictions, on canvas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:51

Arts Apart: Where are Sabah and Sarawak in the...

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2018/09/14

With Malaysia Day just around the corner, there is a lot of conversation happening about East Malaysia. But why do Sabah and Sarawak mostly come to our minds only when it is time to celebrate Malaysia Day? The arts and culture industries, too, are not exempt from being problematic with issues like inclusion and representation when it comes to Sabah and Sarawak. So do artists and creators from East Malaysia truly feel like they are being included in the larger national conversation? We speak to Alena

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36:13

Sounds of Persia

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2018/09/13

Kayhan Kalhor is a Grammy-winning master of the kamancheh, a Persian string instrument also known as the Iranian spike fiddle. He is bringing his skill with the instrument to a Malaysian audience in a concert called “Under the Persian Musical Sky”, alongside Kiya and Ziya Tabassian of the acclaimed Constantinople Ensemble. The concert is the first in a planned series by Pusaka and the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, called “Music of the Islamic World”. We speak to Kayhan, Ziya,

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25:21

The Tailor Sailor

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2018/09/12

Back in the country for the third year running is a magician, clown, mime artist, dancer, acrobat, juggler, musician, actor and all-round you-can’t-take-your-eyes-off-him performer. Beyond lifting the curtain a little to give us a sneak look at his one-man family-show ‘Cloud Soup’, which is holding its World Premiere here, he tells about the need for children to spend time in the theatre engaging with live performances and creating their own shows.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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26:17

Hot Art

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2018/09/07

The artist who has often made nature the subject of his works now presents nature as the object of global warming. He documents with his brushes, paints and canvases “the effects of environmental degradation linked to climate change.” Adding to the changes are man-created deforestation and the building of concrete jungles in the name of development. This seventh solo exhibition by the artist is titled “Bracing the Heat by Fauzan Omar.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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29:15

Musin’ over Fusion

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2018/09/06

Indian singer Benny Dayal has been making waves for his unique vocal stylings and his performances in some of Indian cinema’s recent hit films, particularly his collaborations with acclaimed music composer A.R. Rahman. Benny and his band, Funktuation, will be performing in Kuala Lumpur at the Malaysia Independent Live Fusion Festival. We speak to him about his unique approach to music, his journey to fame, and his love for live performances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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33:24

Why Conservation Needs Communities

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2018/09/05

When we talk about the conservation of heritage sites, we often talk about it as being separate from the people and communities who are linked to those places. Sarmistha Chatterjee is a conservation architect from India who emphasises and works with those connections. We speak to Sarmistha about her work and the importance of communities in the conservation of cultural heritage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:24

Are We All Ravana?

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2018/09/03

The Ramayana is one of the best known Indian mythological epics, and it continues to offer fresh angles of exploration for artists and performers. “I Am Ravana” by Australian company Saraswati Mahavidhyalaya is a dance-drama production that explores this story by focusing on the character positioned as the villain, Ravana - and by doing so, questioning and complicating notions of good and evil. The show opened to great acclaim last year in Perth, and will now be showing in Kuala Lumpur

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26:10

The KK Arts Festival

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2018/08/30

The Kota Kinabalu Arts Festival is an initiative by SPArKS in an effort to assist in the development of the Performing Arts industry in Sabah. It is holding its annual festival. Our producer talks to its president about the performing arts scene in KK, the opportunities and challenges and the offerings for this year’s festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:06

Tok Dalang the Third

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2018/08/29

The tradition of the wayang kulit has been passed down through three generations in this family of practitioners, from “tok dalang”, the late Hussin Yusoff, to his young grandson who is currently training for the role himself. We speak to the family about keeping this traditional Malaysian art form alive, and sustaining it for a new generation of performers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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