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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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28:53

Engaging Theatre VI: Why Theatre

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2017/09/15

In the last of the series, the practitioners share not only why they themselves practice theatre but also its relevance and historical significance in creating this safe and sacred space. Theatre and play are the counterpoints to ‘adult’ sobriety and seriousness. Play connotes not only the opposite of work, but also innocence, pleasure and creativity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:02

All Images, Nothing Religious: Thirty Pieces of Silver

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2017/09/14

Starting with a tongue-in-cheek title for his exhibition, the photographer-artist details his journey into the visual arts and his fascination with image-making. He moves forward professionally by returning to traditional ways of creating images with the camera. In this exhibition he attempts to slow down time and to produce tactile prints created in cool dark room, not often inhabited by those with phone-cameras and digital ones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:01

Kenduri Kendara a Veiled Performance

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2017/09/13

A conversation, on religious and cultural practices, in a cavernous mall basement that has been converted into a performance space. Our guests--activists and theatre practitioners point out the need to initiate open dialogue instead of sweeping uncomfortable questions and issues under the proverbial carpet. They detail why the performance is yoked together with two common rituals which are being exploded to underscore the part they play in everyday life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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27:42

Children-Friendly Performances with Marginalized...

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2017/09/12

A conversation on performing shows for children with hilarious tales of working with an audience that is honest and not necessarily bound by decorum and theatre etiquette. The artistic director also points out the importance of performing with and for marginalised communities and making them visible to the young audience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:27

Music Through Time VI: Modern Classical Music

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2017/09/08

In the last episode of the series, our guest begins with Stravinsky’s ’Rite of Spring’ and close with references to reel-music, original soundtrack to films coming out of the studios. He frames contemporary music in the context of soundtracks which accompany visual sequences on the screen but which may not be meaningful listened to by itself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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31:04

Ceritera -- Asean Photographers

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2017/09/07

These Asean-based image-makers, with their cameras, tell about what they have captured and the stories behind the images. They share their ‘frontline’ tales of observing humanity and of interpreting its experiences.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:13

Seketika Sebelum Merdeka

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2017/09/06

Our guests take us back to a time just before the country’s independence, reimagining the songs and music of that time. Tay Cher Siang of WVC share on the music while Janet Lee shares stories that surround these songs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:24

Speak Easy 4: Marginalised Voices

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2017/09/05

This episode, we focus on the minority identities of East Malaysia, whose stories, our guests argue, are often hidden, lost in the larger narrative of Malaysia. We learn from them about the issues of representation, and how important it is to have a specifically Sarawakian/Sabahan voice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:27

Men Dancing a "Boy Story", Twenty-one Years Later

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2017/08/30

The dance was choreographed and premiered in 1996. Then five young Malaysian men, barely in their twenties, in Hong Kong, joined by a mainland Chinese danced ‘A Boy Story’. Twenty-one years later the same five Malaysians--more mature and ‘better grounded’, so says the choreographer, Yuri Ng--will be dancing at the DiverseCity KL International Arts Festival 2017. The filmmaker has documented and he and the choreographer talk about the dancers, the dance and the performance

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26:19

Complemented by Royal Photos

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2017/08/30

In his latest exhibition, the artist’s works hang side-by-side with photographs taken by the late Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, the fourth Agong and 14th Ruler and Sultan of Trengganu. Jin Leng tells about his time in Trengganu when he was an art teacher at Sultan Sulaiman Secondary School and about his ideas on Malaysian art.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:17

Dancing with a Ghost

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2017/08/29

Collaborating with practitioners of traditional Japanese Noh drama, visual artists and musicians and other contemporary dancers, our guest explores what happens when Southeast Asian trance rituals are rubbed against the formality of Japanese Noh. How far can trance rituals stretch Noh, and how disciplined can be trance be by the formal strictures of Noh? More some when the movements are created by dancers trained in contemporary dance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:54

A Cautionary Tale for Children

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2017/08/29

As producers of one of the few children-friendly performances in the DiverseCity KL International Arts Festival 2017, our guests share how works perceived as for grown-ups only can be made accessible to young children. They point out that Shakespeare stories deal with moral issues; and getting children to watch the Bard’s plays--adapted and age-appropriate--would allow for dialogue between parent-and-child about values and desired behavior.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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12:48

‘Duality’, Storytelling the Many Sides of Life

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2017/08/28

Our guest describes how the project is initiated to allow the silent voices of minorities who are made to conform to societal expectations. The theatrical undertaking began with soliciting stories and then from these to devising an immersive and multidisciplinary production which involves a whole multi-level building.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:52

Three A’s: the Artist, the Artwork, the Audience

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2017/08/25

Our guests clarify the negotiations and the renegotiations between artists and their works. They also introduce members of the Titikmerah collective and what they are striving to do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:07

Merdeka: Unity and Diversity, An Infinite Journey of...

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2017/08/25

Our guest is a former student of the artist, Cheah Sek Meng whose works are being exhibited in a show titled “Merdeka: Unity and Diversity.” He talks about the theme of the exhibition and his own journey. His transportation company is now taking the exhibition on a national tour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:15

Directing in George Town Fest 2017

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2017/08/24

The festival director reveals how he curates and organizes the eight-year-old festival. And specifically for those in the performing arts, he shares the process of applying to be a part of the festival. Then, together with Susan Lankester, he discusses his directorial debut in ‘The Human Voice’, a play by French writer, Jean Cocteau.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:48

Thankful Songs

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2017/08/22

The visiting soloist, baritone Cipriano De Guzman, tells about the challenges of being on the road, or more literally on airplanes going from city to city to perform. The assistant producer reveals why the Canticle Singers invited De Guzman to perform and why the singer accepted the invitation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:22

The Temple’s Shantanand Festival of the Arts

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2017/08/22

The Temple of Fine Arts’ annual festival coincides with the country’s 60th Merdeka Anniversary, the country’s Diamond Anniversary. The artistic director tells of how 'best of the best' of Malaysia will be depicted in the arts, including using Malaysian folktales and legends in a performance titled ‘Under the Kayon Tree’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:51

Playing Contractions in Labor Laws

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2017/08/21

The performers tell about their own explorations in Mike Bartlett’s work on labour laws which sometimes on the surface look innocuous but can a devastating effect when executed. As we often say, “The devil is in the details.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:58

Singing Film Songs

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2017/08/17

Our guests--the co-founders of a musical theatre company--tell about their concert which offers songs from the movies. They also offer insights into the process of reprising a character or a performance, its challenges and opportunities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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