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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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24:19

Love Story the Musical

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2017/05/31

The actors tell us about the need for musical theatre training and getting jobs, shedding light on how well trained actors and performers are in England and the United States where both have spent time. They also tell about Dama Asia’s upcoming production where they play father (Chako) and daughter (Michelle), and some of the challenges they have to overcome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:47

A Recital by Two

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2017/05/30

Just fresh out of music school, the two young musicians share their musical journey and paint the road ahead. They also talk about the composers they will be performing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:21

Art, a Vanity Project X

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2017/05/30

This exhibition, which features nine works by the artist, doubles as a farewell to the past and a forward look to art which is more a project with more contingencies, collaborations and variables to which the artist must surrender. Even in this exhibition, the artist permits nature to participate in his creations--like leaving honey on canvas out in the sun to dry and permitting life to interact on the canvas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:00

Understanding Visual Language I

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2017/05/26

Rather than take a western intellectual history approach to visual art and its language, Dr Simon Soon looks at specifics and through that, give us another way to understand the visual language used by artists and art critics. Here he explores what happens when the discipline of art takes inspiration from cultural anthropology and to engender a new artistic language and a new movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:15

Visual Adventures in Wonderland

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2017/05/25

Through the series of watercolours which marked three different periods, 2013 post-Morocco, 2016 and 2017, Rafiee Ghani explains how these are manifestations of his thinking and experiential processes. The artist tells not only about his travels which inform his works, but about his emotional responses to the people of the place, often purposely ignoring the kind of news which the media deploys to depict these places.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:51

Plastic City a Shadow Play

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2017/05/24

The guests, folks from a performing troupe and a production house, discuss the local theatre scene with respect to shows specifically for children. They share on the evolution of Plastic City, a shadow play which started off in the lobby of a boutique Penang guesthouse, traveled to Taiwan and Macau and now in our city. The show incorporates theatrical entertainment with education on the environment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:42

The Contemporary Forum

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2017/05/23

The recently opened ‘Contemporary Forum’ exhibition at the Ilham Gallery is a merging of minds (literally) with a collective of 7 curators choosing art pieces created in the past 8 years which aims to highlight and showcase the local arts and cultural scene. Ilham gallery director and ‘The Contemporary Forum’ co-facilitators Rahel Joseph and Lee Weng Choy join us to tell us more about why the curatorial process in Malaysia needs more development.See omnystudio.com/listener

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29:54

Engaging Theatre II: What Is Story

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2017/05/19

Our guests take us through what might be intuitively obvious, pointing to the structure of stories and the underlying interests of stories. They share their creative processes and point to our curiosity and the impulse to see our life’s journey reflected in the journey of the protagonist on stage. The story is always dramatic and conflict-filled.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:25

Betrayal in KLPAC

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2017/05/17

The press release informs that the director, Joe Hasham is attempting the impossible with this Harold Pinter play ‘Betrayal’. He will be alternating the performances in two languages--English and Bahasa Malaysia--and on alternating nights. The performers tell us about the challenges and what they do to overcome them, negotiating between languages and cultures--one English and one Malay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:50

Two Michaels Blow Bang & Jazz

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2017/05/16

The two Michaels tell about their collaboration which has enabled Michael Simon from Latin America but based in the Netherlands to absorb our South-east Asian flavours into his musical compositions. Michael Simon describes what is Asian for him, and what the rhythms here evoke in him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:50

Black Zephyr, an Art Exhibition

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2017/05/16

The artist tells his journey into the world of art, his art education and offers peeks into his mind, how his works are based on narratives. He reveals why he chooses figures to express himself and what he does with these figures which are like framed like a film still. He tells that he’s interested in evoking responses from the spectator without telling the spectator how to be affected by the works.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:44

Strictly Contemporary Dancing II

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2017/05/12

After introducing us to contemporary dance in Malaysia, Suhaili invites Faillul to talk about the vocabulary of dance and movement. We get some dance history and a view into the creative process of a discipline which, unlike music, is more difficult to annotate. We learn also of the contributions of iconic personalities in the world of dance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:40

Courtroom Drama: Law vs Justice

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2017/05/11

The young theatre company, Anomalist Production, is out with another major production this year, this time exploring the tension between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. Being a courtroom drama and a whodunit, the play will have its twists and turns. The assistant director Irwan Sumadi brings his real-world law experience into this play; the performers Nikki Basharuddin, Nave Vj, and Laila Adila share their own perspective on which should dominate--law or justice. The young group

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36:19

The BOH Cameronian Awards 2017

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2017/05/09

Awarding performers and performances. The guests - Michael Voon, executive Judge of 14BCAA; Anthony Meh and Aman Yap of Dua Space; and Pat Gui, a producer for ‘The Language Archive’ will tell about the process and give a peek into what it means to win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:35

Singapore Dances Ballet 2017

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2017/05/04

The dance company returns to Kuala Lumpur to showcase its works. The artistic director updates us on the company’s adventures and shares what lies in store in the company’s annual visit to our city and to Penang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:11

'Collective | Individuals, KL'

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2017/05/03

Our guests tell about seven collectives, consisting of 44 artists and art practitioners and their upcoming exhibition of works which represent ideologies and processes of working as a collective, simultaneously acknowledging the individuals who work within these collective. The balance between the individual and the collective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:05

Triplet - Classical Music from Three Universities

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2017/05/02

The participants of university-orchestras tell about the role of music in their academic lives when they are studying to become a chef, a pharmacist, a worker in the hospitality industry or whatever field when music is not going to be a career. They reveal the birth of this event which brings musicians from three private universities together to make music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:44

A One-Man STAR WARS

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2017/04/28

Hear not only the performer of the first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy (Episodes 4-6) share about the birth of his performance but a two-minute sample of how this one-man show is performed. The man’s infectious love for ‘Star Wars’ is catching, more so when he points out that Luke Skywalker is everyman and makes us all Luke with a calling to become bigger than what we think we are.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:03

DPAC’s d’Next Artist Project Season #5

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2017/04/27

DPAC’s d’Next Artist Project is back with seven fresh new creations ranging from original stage play and contemporary dance. We talk to three artists involved in the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:37

Shakespeare Demystified: Macbeth

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2017/04/26

For its 2017 season, KL Shakespeare Players is staging its unique version of the Bard’s Scottish play. The director and performers tell us why this is a problematic play beyond the superstitions surrounding this work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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