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How to grow a creative company

January 6, 2017

Fariz Hanapiah,Co-Founder and Creative Director of Motiofixo, has always had a knack for computers. At 13, while kids his age were engrossed in video games, Fariz was busy teaching himself coding and computer graphics to build his own soccer website. News about ‘Malaysian Soccer Online’ spread Fariz received a prize from the Prime Minister for...Read More

Theatrethreesixty deals with depression – with a little help from their Befrienders

November 8, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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Laugh, applaud, be reminded of the million things that make life worth living. Then on the way out pick up some potentially life-saving information on suicide prevention. Theatrethreesixty’s Every Brilliant Thing helps Befrienders KL – and audiences – reach out. (Main image: Threesixty Director Christopher Ling. Photo by Fay Rhatmanee) Speaking, as he does, directly to...Read More

Singing across continents – World Singing Day comes to Malaysia

October 20, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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While following what’s in your heartThou shall be singing in the streetsThou shall see love in those you meetThou shall enjoy On 22 October Malaysians will be among the thousands of people worldwide singing these lyrics from the official song of the 2016 World Singing Day; Thou Shall Enjoy. In fact, this year marks the...Read More

Bistro Suka Duka: Revealing new sides of the arts

October 8, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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If music be the language of love, so be art. And poetry. And theatre. But how do you get a theatre lover to listen to poetry? How to you convince a concert audience to explore visual art? Three friends met this challenge head on. They put on a multidisciplinary event that would attract fans of...Read More

Why arts awards matter

September 30, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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When prize money more or less matches your entire yearly operating costs, of course it feels like a fortune – certainly enough to make a real difference. However, as Marion D’Cruz explains, for Five Arts Centre, this year’s winner of the Praemium Imperiale Grant for Young Artists, such an award can mean so much more....Read More

Voices unite – The making of Setia

September 22, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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The project started with a swell of national pride when composer and music producer Onn San watched Malaysians come together to cheer for our athletes in Rio. He yearned to ‘keep that fire burning’ and so he picked up the phone, calling friends and friends of friends. In the end, over 50 performing artists answered the call, their voices uniting in...Read More

SK!N: An artist statement

September 14, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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TerryandTheCuz share the artist’s statement that was part of the proposal that secured funding from the Krishen Jit Astro Fund for their project, SK!N. This project would go on to be seen by international performing arts festival directors at Pitchpad ASEAN. It previewed for audiences at the George Town Arts Festival and was the only...Read More

The Full Theatre Experience – Teaching Drama Skills To Secondary Students

August 23, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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Handing over the production reins to students was an inspired decision, meant to expose them to the many facets of putting on a show. But more than confidence, real-world practice and a jolly good time, the Student Directed Festival SDF produced real quality work, resulting in three awards at the 2016 Boh Camerionan Arts Awards....Read More

What Happened To The Old ARTERI?

August 17, 2016

by Amy De Kanter

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Astute readers will have noticed that although we carry the same name, the content and logo of the new ARTERI (arteri.com.my) differs from the original (arterimalaysia.com*). ARTERI’s founding mother, visual artist Sharon Chin, talks about her the original site’s triumphs, hardships and rebirth. “The more a thing can be repurposed, rebooted, and reused, the more it...Read More

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