ART: RIMBUN DAHAN OPEN DAY
Venue: Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor
Date: Nov 20
This Sunday, depart election stress behind, and go to non-public arts centre Rimbun Dahan for a peaceable day of art and greenery. Rimbun Dahan is the dwelling of architect Hijjas Kasturi and his spouse Angela, a pair who’ve opened up their arts house and offered residency programmes for lots of of artists via the years.
For the open day, guests – are available comfy garments and strolling sneakers – can meet 5 present resident artists from South-East Asia, tour the centre’s native backyard, and likewise take a poetry workshop.
From 9am-11am, Angela will give a tour of her indigenous South-East Asian backyard. From 10am-6pm, resident visible artists Catriona Maddocks (Britain/Sarawak), Sittiphon Lochaisong (Thailand), and Pasutt Kanrattanasutra (Thailand) will show the works they’ve made throughout their residency of their studios. Current resident author Rayji de Guia (Philippines) will give workshops on blackout poetry (numerous occasions all through the day).
From 2.30pm-3.30pm, resident author Marco Ferrarese (Italy) will give a workshop on turning concepts into articles that promote.
Free entry, no registration required for teams smaller than 5 folks. For bigger teams, or with some other queries, e-mail [email protected].
More data here.
The ‘Bridging Borders’ exhibitions options paintings from 13 refugee artists primarily based in Malaysia.
Art: Bridging Borders
Venue: East Residence KLGCC Resort, KL
Date: Nov 19
Greater Action is showcasing Bridging Borders this Saturday, the newest art present introduced by the Kuala Lumpur-based non-profit, social organisation.
Bridging Borders’ major focus is to encourage the artists by giving them a platform to showcase their creations and permitting them to freely specific their feelings via their art.
The exhibition will characteristic greater than 120 authentic art items by 13 gifted and self-taught refugee artists residing in Kuala Lumpur who’re from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Syria.
The occasion can even characteristic poetry studying, private storytelling, dwell drawing classes by the artists in addition to tea and meals ready by the Afghan refugees.
“Bridging Borders is a lot extra than simply an modern art platform. It showcases the artists’ desires and issues, highlighting the commonalities of on a regular basis feelings, resembling love, worry, happiness and disappointment, that all of us expertise as people – serving to us overcome our partitions, our borders, (and) our variations,” mentioned the founding father of Greater Action, Julie Das, in the assertion.
All proceeds of the gross sales from all sections will go in direction of the refugee artists, cooks and tailors and to assist the actions for them.
Free admission. The exhibit is open: 10am to 9pm.
More data here.
A scene from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, a perennial favorite from KL Shakespeare Players, which performs at DPAC, Petaling Jaya this weekend. Photo: Alpha Moments
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM BY KL SHAKESPEARE PLAYERS
Venue: Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC), Petaling Jaya
Date: Nov 19 and 20
Be fast! There could be just a few extra tickets left for KL Shakespeare Players’ newest efficiency A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a much-loved manufacturing that may be a actual crowd-puller regardless of the normal election season.
“Yes, we all know Nov 19 is an enormous day for Malaysia. But if you want to distract your self in the night after the vote, come watch this enjoyable and hilarious model of A Midsummer Night’s Dream!” reads a Facebook message from KL Shakespeare Players.
In the manufacturing, six male actors play all roles, deploying additionally puppets and masks.
Together they create the play’s three worlds: the realm of the courtroom and the younger lovers; the magical and dream-inducing forest of spirits and fairies; and the pragmatic world of the down-to-earth however comedian Mechanicals.
Helming the 100-minute present is Lim Kien Lee, the creative director and co-founder of KL Shakespeare Players.
More data here.
The Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards (KLPA) 2022 Portrait Photography Exhibition will open at Temu House in Petaling Jaya this Sunday. Photo: KLPA
KLPA 2022: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Venue: Temu House, Petaling Jaya
Date: Nov 20-Jan 1
If you missed the Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards (KLPA) 2022 finalists exhibition in September in downtown KL, you then’re in luck!
Temu House will likely be internet hosting the similar exhibition of 34 finalists at its intimate house in Petaling Jaya, beginning this Sunday.
This second displaying now provides viewers in the Petaling Jaya space the alternative to take pleasure in the competitors’s theme of people and humanity from numerous views.
Visitors can drop by throughout weekends, 10am – 5pm to take a look at the exhibition.
More data here.
British musical ‘Big Men In Town’ performs Zepp Kuala Lumpur on Nov 22. Photo: Big Men In Town
MUSICAL: BIG MEN IN TOWN
Venue: Zepp Kuala Lumpur
Date: Nov 22
British musical tribute present Big Men In Town is ready to thrill pop music followers later this month. It’s greatest to plan forward in case you do not need to miss out on the tickets.
Featuring a forged from the musical and theatre scene in Britain, this 90-minute dwell all-singing, all-dancing stage present will take music followers on a journey via the better of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons’ catalogue.
On stage, Blackpool-born singer Jordan Kennedy will likely be enjoying the lead function (Frankie) in Big Men In Town, whereas Adam Curtis (music director/choreographer) activates the model as Tommy DeVito.
Jordan Smart takes on the Bob Gaudio function, whereas Benjamin Keith completes the line-up as Nick Massi.
The musical setlist, which can inform the story of the “Jersey Boys” sound, will embrace pop classics resembling Oh What A Night, Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, My Eyes Adored You, Beggin’ and lots of extra.
Fans can sit up for falsetto vocal marvels and tight harmonies at this dwell present, introduced by Homme Productions.
More data here.
