The British Council today formalised a working partnership with the Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) through Institut Kraf Negara (IKN), marking the continued commitment of all parties to Malaysian local craft and the preservation of its tradition and heritage. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was witnessed by YB Datuk Mohamaddin bin...Read More

KUALA LUMPUR, 4 SEPT 2019  — Malaysia’s longest-running creative arts festival Urbanscapes partners with U Mobile to take over Kuala Lumpur once again with nine days of music, visual, and performance art from 16 to 24, Nov 2019. This year’s edition Urbanscapes is expected to draw over 50,000 attendees to its city-wide celebrations. Building on...Read More

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will spellbind audience with masterpieces inspired by the geographical and cultural life of Italy on Saturday, 28 September 2019 at 8.30 pm and Sunday, 29 September 2019 at 3.00 pm. The MPO will present Capriccio italien written by Russian composer Tchaikovsky during the winter months of 1880 in Italy. Then...Read More

Liver&Lung will be presenting the Malaysian premiere of ‘The Speakeasy Relived’, a new play by Hannah Shields, at a secret Bukit Damansara location from 23-24 August 2019.   New York, 1927. Rita Allen (Hannah Shields), a fresh-faced aspiring dancer moves to the big city to follow the American Dream. Her second cousin, Geoffrey Nightingale (Jeffrey...Read More

CENDANA’s SH/FT features more than 170 art works from 42 independent local artists KUALA LUMPUR, 1 August 2019 – CENDANA, the Cultural Economy Development Agency, today marked the official launch of SHIFT, a contemporary Visual Art Exhibition under its Art In The City programme. Featuring more than 170 art works from 42 independent Malaysian artists,...Read More

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 December 2018 – The Cultural Economy Development Agency (CENDANA) has unveiled the beneficiaries of two funding programmes for Malaysian artists and performers. The CENDANA Sponsorship Funding Programme and Mobility Funding Programme will see a total of 23 visual artists, performers and musicians residing within and outside of Kuala Lumpur benefiting from the...Read More