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 With apologies to Robin Williams …
Good Morning Vietnam!
Between 1945 and 1954 Vietnam waged
an anti-colonial war against France and
received 2.6 billion dollars in financial
support from the United States. The French
defeat at the Dien Bien Phu was followed
by a peace conference in Geneva, in
which Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
received their independence. Vietnam
was temporarily divided between an anti-
Communist South and a Communist North.
In 1956, South Vietnam, with US backing,
refused to hold the unification elections.
By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas, known
as the Viet Cong, had begun to battle the
South Vietnamese government. It was the
longest war in US history and the most
unpopular US war of the twentieth century.
It resulted in nearly 60,000 American
deaths and an estimated 2 million
Vietnamese deaths. Even today, many
Americans still ask whether the US effort in
Vietnam was a sin, a blunder, a necessary
war, or a noble cause, or an idealistic,
if failed, effort to protect the South
Vietnamese from totalitarian government.
-Extract from Digital History
Leap-frog into 2011 and to most young,
urban Vietnamese, the infamous Vietnam
War is nothing but a distant memory; and
the general consensus seems to be that
most of them could not really care less,
but instead, look forward to the future and
what can be. Yet, to the millions of tourists
that visit Vietnam every year, the war and
all of its memories, is what attracts them.
Personally, I must admit to an almost total
ignorance of this country that is less than 2
hours flying time from KL. It had never been,
until recently, a top-ten priority.
I am in Ho Chi Minh City, previously referred
to as Saigon, to shoot a commercial for
one of my long-standing friendly clients.
They are in the process of launching their
product in the Vietnamese market, hence
they felt they needed to shoot a site-specific
commercial… and that’s where I come in.
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it, you could be excused for thinking that
you were in one of the great cities of the
world. From roadside stalls to designer wear
paradise in the blink of an eye.
Of the many wonderful things that go to
make up Vietnam, one of the most glorious
is the food. Traditional Vietnamese food
is a real treat. Always accompanied by
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watering and wanting more. On the other Arts Centre (klpac)
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much about this close neighbour of ours
that it would be impossible to relate in one
sitting … and I’ve not yet touched on Hanoi!
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 Theatre’s Place in
the 21st Century
(and why the fourth wall
needs breaking)
I love technology. I’m one of those idealists
who honestly believe that our digital age is
the next step in humanity’s march towards
global synthesis, world peace, collective
enlightenment and everything groovy.
I also love the theatre. I love that mystical
stillness in the air as the audience holds
its breath in anticipation. I love the way a
guy on a wooden platform holding a plastic
prop can become the Prince of Denmark
deliberating over whether or not to kill his
uncle. I love the way an entire separate
reality seems to leap into existence as soon
as the curtains rise, pausing for laughter
and applause, offering us a sly wink
through the fourth wall.
These two loves seem to be at odds. Let’s
face it: technologically speaking, theatre
comes off as an archaic form of cinema.
Theatre has actors, lights, perhaps some
music and sound effects, and sets whose
changes are limited by the speed and
efficiency of the production crew. Cinema
has the screen. Cinema isn’t limited by what
you can and cannot put on a stage. As the
technology improves, the things you’ll see
on the screen are almost limitless.
With cinema, the audience peers through a
window into another world. With theatre, that
other world is only ever offstage, referred
to by grown men and women in heavy
When he isn't hunched over a laptop in his KL home, T. Noah J. Nazim is a
full-time student in Concordia University's Creative Writing Graduate Program
in Montreal, Canada.
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makeup playing a grand game of Let’s
Pretend. It’s difficult for an audience raised
stifled yawns. He’ll know what works and
what doesn’t, and will adapt accordingly.
on film and television to see how theatre
could ever compete with the wonders of the
The performer-audience dynamic is the
essential characteristic of theatre which
screen. It’s easy to see why cinema makes
so much more money.
cinema cannot have. It’s the one thing that
will preserve theatre as a relevant medium
Theatre must ask of itself some fundamental in the digital age. It’s ironic that actors are
questions: what place does it have in our so frequently told not to break the fourth
digital era? How can theatre hope to survive wall, when it’s precisely that breaking of the
in an age in which we can all-too-easily get fourth wall that lends theatre its particular
our entertainment at home, through our shiny edge over cinema.
new screens? What does theatre have to
If theatre is going to persevere and grow
offer that cinema cannot possibly provide?
through the 21st Century and beyond, it
The answer, I feel, is interactivity. will need to take into account this edict of
interactivity. A play whose performers are
Cinema is necessarily a passive medium.
constantly working off of the audience’s
The movie-going audience will sit and gape
energy is bound to be more successful
at action that will continue regardless of the
than a play that demands that the audience
audience’s response to it, be it laughter,
sit still and watch. The successful stage
booing or applause. The actors do their
performance is not just a recitation of lines
bits in front of the camera, and the director
and an execution of rehearsed movements–
shouts, “Cut!” accordingly. At no point in
it’s an interaction between our reality and
the production process will an actor feed off
the reality of the play. It’s a conversation
of audience stimuli. In cinema, the screen
between audience and performer.
cuts off any possible relationship between
performer and audience. The future of the stage is in the hands
of those experimenters who revel in the
Not so with theatre. A good stage actor is
interactivity of the stage, who get the
totally aware of the audience, even if he
audience involved in the experience. So
pretends otherwise for fear of “breaking
audiences: express yourselves to your
character”–for fear of acknowledging a
performers. Let them hear your delight,
reality outside of the one he is creating
your pity, your dread. Performers: listen to
on stage. He knows when the audience
your audiences. Include them in the action.
is having a good time. He acknowledges
Make room for their input and adapt to
laughter with a brief pause, perhaps a
their responses. Demand their attention,
subtle change in expression to accentuate
not their silence. A theatre-going crowd
the joke, or an improvised line or two if he’s
should never be expected to be a passive
feeling particularly sure of himself. When the
audience–they get too much of that sort of
audience is bored, he’ll know that too - he’ll
treatment from cinema.
hear the coughs, the snores, the barely-
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 The Year In View 2011
PIPA TALKS
P Vivo Experimental Orchestra june
D 30 Apr–1 May
V TAS @ Lot 10 SWITCH ON
P Herbal International & klpac
BRICKFIELDS STORY 2
Legend D 3 Jun @ 8.30pm
The following is a listing of all shows held and to P TAS Teater Rakyat
V Indicine, klpac
P Produced by D 13–17 Apr @ 3pm
be held at klpac and The Actors Studio@Lot 10 T Free Admission
V TAS @ Lot 10
D Dates & Times Written & Directed by Thor Kah Hoong WORLD’S BEST MOVIES
for the year. All details are correct at press time P TAS
V Venue
but are subject to change. Details will be updated
T Ticket Prices
may D 4 (Kids Return), 11 (Kikujiro)
& 18 Jun (Ran) @ 8pm
in the next edition as changes become apparent. CABARET V Indicine, klpac
P PAN Productions T Entrance by donation of any amount
D 6–15 May (First come first serve basis)
january march april V Pentas 2, klpac The Platform
LAND OF GODS & SHADOWS P klpac
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME THIS CANNOT, THAT CANNOT The Platform P klpac & Shalini Ganendra Fine Arts D 6 Jun @ 8.30pm
P TAS P TAS P klpac D 9–29 May V Indicine, klpac
D 5–16 Jan D 2–6 Mar D 4 Apr V Pentas 2 Foyer, klpac T Free admission
V TAS @ Lot 10  V Pentas 2, klpac V Indicine, klpac
FAST, CHEAP AND DIRTY UNTITLED
Written by Frank McGuinness PAUL LOOSLEY’S SHAKESPEARE Indicine, klpaclive!–episode (KHAIRIL M. BAHAR SHOWCASE) P Syahidah & Valentine Cawley
Directed by Joe Hasham OAM ON FILM SEASON 5 3 P WAMM & The Actors Studio Exhibition
AKASHA ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT P klpac P klpac D 5 May @ 8.30pm D 6–19 Jun @ 10am–10pm
P Akasha D 6 (Taming of the Shrew) & 13 Mar D 6–17 Apr V TAS @ Lot 10 V Pentas 2, klpac, Foyer
D 8 Jan @ 8.30pm (Antony and Cleopatra) V Indicine, klpac Written by Marsha Norman T Free Admission
V Pentas 1, klpac V Indicine, klpac Directed by Kelvin Wong
Paul Loosley’s Shakespeare RI YUE CHU YIN
18TH FLOOR THE PLATFORM Madu II on Film Season 5 P Hands Percussion Team
P New Era College P klpac P TAS Teater Rakyat P klpac D 9–11 Jun @ 8.30pm,
D 14–16 Jan D 7 Mar @ 8.30pm D 6–10 Apr D 1(Macbeth), 8 (King Lear), 11–12 Jun @ 3pm
V Pentas 2, klpac V Indicine, klpac V TAS @ Lot 10 22 (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) V Pentas 1, klpac
MODEL CITIZENS Butterfly Lovers Oddisi Stirred & 29 May (The Tempest) @ 3pm T RM48 / RM68 / RM88 / RM108 /
P klpac & The Necessary Stage P Nyoba Kan P Sutra Dance Theatre V Indicine, klpac RM128
(Singapore) D 10–12 Mar D 6–10 Apr The Platform M13
D 19–22 Jan V The Actors Studio @ Lot 10 V Pentas 1, klpac P klpac P Laguna Music
V Pentas 2, klpac The Last Five Years FANTASTIKAL STRINGS D 2 May @ 8.30pm D 9–12 Jun @ 8.30pm
YOSHIDA BROTHERS P klpac P klpac V Indicine, klpac V Pentas 2, klpac
P TAS & JFKL D 10–20 Mar D 9–10 Apr T TBC
IT’S A GOOD DAY TO GIG!
D 21–23 Jan V Pentas 2, klpac V Pentas 2, klpac P Soundscape Records & TAS FUSED
V TAS @ Lot 10 Written by Jason Robert Brown Featuring the klpac Strings Ensemble D 12–15 May p TAS
klpac OPEN DAY 2011 Directed by Christopher Ling Conduct by Dr. Takahisa Ota V TAS @ Lot 10 D 14–18 Jun @ 8.30pm
P klpac everyone has hope DE TODO COMO EN BOTICA Featuring Akta Angkasa & Deepset 19 June @ 3pm
D 23 Jan P Taylor’s College P klpac & Martanoemi Noreiga V TAS @ Lot10
The Moon speaks for My
V All around klpac (indoor & outdoor) D 14–27 Mar D 11–24 Apr T Entry by min. donation of RM10
Heart
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME V Pentas 2 Foyer, klpac V Lobby P Dama Orchestra ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BY NOORD
P TAS Short Eyes ICOM CELEBRATION SERIES: D 14–29 May 2011 NEDERLANDSE DANS
D 27–30 Jan P The Actors Studio Teater Rakyat & TRIBUTE TO DISNEY V Pentas 1, klpac P Libero Productions Sdn. Bhd. &
V Play Den, The Arts House (Singapore) Rumah Anak Teater P ICOM & klpac klpac
BARS & BEDROOM
D 16–20 Mar D 14–15 Apr D 15 & 16 Jun @ 8.30pm
MUSIC OF THE HEART P Electric Mind Projects
V TAS @ lot 10 V Pentas 1, klpac V Pentas 1, klpac
P IMelody Music & Arts D 19–22 May
T Entry by min. donation of RM35
D 30 Jan I Am Not My Pimples TWO V TAS @ Lot 10
V TAS @ Lot 10 P Dua Space Dance Theatre T RM25 BIRDIAN SAXOPHONE QUARTET
P klpac D 14–17 Apr (BSQ)
A HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS
february D 24–27 Mar V Pentas 2, klpac P klpac
P The Birdian Quartet
D 19 Jun @ 1pm (Masterclass);
V Pentas 2, klpac WORLD’S BEST MOVIES D 19–22 May
THE PLATFORM Written & Directed by Mark Beau de 4.30pm (Concert)
P TAS V Pentas 2, klpac
P klpac Silva, Asst. Director: Ceci Yong V Pentas 2, klpac
D 18 (The Go Master), 19 (Pickpocket), Written by James Graham.
D 7 Feb T RM10 (Auditor) / RM100 (Solo
FUSED 25 (Juliet of the Spirits), & Directed by Christopher Ling
V Indicine, klpac Participant) / RM180 (Group
P The Actors Studio 26 (Pather Panchali) @ 8pm Featuring T4YP Ensemble
Participant) / RM30 (Student) /
WORLD’S BEST MOVIES D 22 Mar (singer-songwriters), V Indicine, klpac Centhini, Empat Puluh Malam RM40 (Adult)
P TAS 23 Mar (WaMM film screening), ISLAMAFOBIA-TAKUT ISLAM dan Satunya Hujan
D 12 (Shadow Kill), 19 (Charulata), 24 Mar (Baca), 25 Mar (Comedy “ ARE YOU IN TOWN?
P Serious Comedy Studio P Alliance Française de Kuala
26 Feb (Floating Weeds) Hour) & 26 Mar (DanceBox) ” Paulwah Time Concert
D 20–24 Apr Lumpur, Embassy of France in
V Indicine, klpac V The Actors Studio @ Lot 10 P Musictinix Productions
V Pentas 2, klpac Malaysia & The Actors Studio
D 22–23 Jun @ 8.30pm
PAUL LOOSLEY’S SHAKESPEARE Nobby & Friends in Julliad BODIES ACROSS BOUNDARIES D 23 & 24 May 2011
V Pentas 1, klpac
ON FILM SEASON 5 Musicland P Rimbun Dahan V TAS @ Lot 10
T RM53, RM83, & RM103
P klpac P Julliad Music School of Performing Arts D 22–24 Apr PIXIES THE MUSICAL
D 13 (Romeo & Juliet) & D 26–27 Mar Nitya sumangali
V TAS @ Lot 10 P Simshen de Classic
20 Feb (Richard III) V Pentas 1, klpac P klpac
Love Journey 2 D 27–29 May
V Indicine, klpac D 22–25 Jun @ 8.30pm,
NightLife Creatures P klpac V TAS @ Lot 10
26 Jun @ 3pm
LIFE SDN. BHD. 6: ABUSE P klpac D 27 Apr–1 May LIVE AT THE ACTORS STUDIO: V Pentas 2, klpac
P TAS Teater Rakyat D 30 Mar–3 Apr V Pentas 2, klpac SINGER-SONGWRITER T RM 25 / RM15 (students &
D 22–27 Feb V Pentas 2, klpac Featuring Michael Veerapen Trio, Joanna P The Actors Studio the disabled). Preview Night (22
V TAS @ Lot 10 Written by Yoichi Kobiyama Bessey, Junji Delfino & Malik Taufiq. D 26–28 May @ 8.30pm Jun) RM13 flat
Directed by Dato’ Faridah Merican Directed by Kimmy Kiew V Pentas 2, klpac
CAIPIFRUTA GO GRAZ, AUSTRIA! Choreographed by Lex Lakshman
DREAM OF TIME P Caipifruta WHITE CRANE SILAT Balakrishnan
P The Japan Foundation, Kuala D 28–30 Apr p Nyoba Kan & The Actors Studio BIRDIAN SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Lumpur & TAS V Indicine, klpac D 30 May @ 8.30pm (BSQ)
D 20 Feb–13 Mar T RM40 V TAS @ Lot 10 p The Actors Studio &
V Pentas 2 Foyer, klpac The Birdian Quartet
Costume exhibition by Shingo Tokihiro Masterpiece in Motion
P Singapore Dance Theatre D 26 Jun @ 3pm
D 29–30 Apr V TAS @ Lot 10
V Pentas 1, klpac T Entrance by min. donation of RM15
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SHAKESPEARE DEMYSTIFIED: MALAYSIAN COMPOSER CONCERT Paul Loosley’s Oscar, George IndicineLIVE! 4
JULIUS CASESAR SERIES & Noel P klpac
P klpac P klpac & UiTM P klpac D Nov
D 29 Jun–2 Jul @ 8.30pm, D 29–31 Jul D 18 & 25 Sep V Indicine, klpac
2 & 3 Jul @ 3pm V Pentas 2, klpac V Indicine, klpac UNTITLED
V Indicine, klpac T Free admission P myPAM
T Entrance by donation of RM20 august MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING D Nov
UNTITLED P klpac V TAS @ Lot 10
P Serious Comedy Studio CausewayExchange D 22–25 Sept
P TAS & The Arts House (Singapore) Rumah Terbuka, Muder
D 29 Jun–3 Jul V TAS @ Lot 10 Mystery
V Pentas 2, klpac • FOOD, SEX & DEATH T RM23 / RM13 (students & P TAS Teater Rakyat
D 4–7 Aug the disabled) D 17–19 @ 8.30pm & 20 Nov @ 3pm
july V Pentas 2, klpac Written by William Shakespeare V TAS @ Lot 10
T RM23 / RM13 (students & the Directed by Christopher Ling Directed by Iedil Putra & Ashraf Zain
A NIGHT OF CANTONESE OPERA disabled) Feat. The T4YP Ensemble Written by Shamaine Othman
P TAS Teater Rakyat • T WO-ON-ONE: AN INTERACTIVE JUST A DREAM - THE GREEN PLAY
D 1–2 Jul @ 8.00pm Untitled
THEATRE FESTIVAL P Singapore Repertory Theatre P Catwoman Productions
V TAS @ Lot 10 D 3–7 Aug D 15–16 @ 10am, 17–18 @ 11am &
T RM 35 & RM20 (students & D Nov
V Pentas 1, klpac & Pentas 2, 5pm, 20–23 @ 10am, 24–25 @ V Pentas 2, klpac
the disabled) klpac & TAS @ Lot 10 11am & 5pm
Directed by Mdm Kam Sin Kiew T Entrance by donation V Pentas 1, klpac Untitled
The Platform P Dua Space
WORLD’S BEST MOVIES UNTITLED D Nov
P klpac P TAS P Kwangtung Dance Group
D 4 Jul @ 8.30pm V Pentas 1, klpac
D 15–16 & 29–30 Aug D Sep
V Indicine, klpac V Indicine, klpac V Pentas 2, klpac Kaleidoscope II - Hands
T Free admission Drumming Festival
UNTITLED CHAO FU KEI LEONG P Hand Percussion Team
HSBC Classics opera P Dance Space P TAS
extravaganza 2011 D Nov
D 17–21 Aug D Sep V Pentas 1, klpac
P klpac & HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad V Pentas 1, klpac V TAS @ Lot 10
D 6–10 Jul Let Us Be United in Love
V Pentas 1, Pentas 2 & Indicine, klpac THE MONSTER SERIES: THE FUSED P YKLS & TAS Teater Rakyat
T RM20–RM60 GARBAGE MONSTER FROM THE P TAS D 10–12 @ 8.30pm,
MOON D Sep 12–13 Nov @ 3pm
the HIDDEN sESSIONS VOL. 2 P Academy Children Presentation V TAS @ Lot 10
P TAS & Soundscape Records V TAS @ Lot 10
D 20–21 Aug
D 8–9 Jul @ 8.30pm
V TAS @ Lot 10
V Indicine, klpac october butterfly lovers
P Nyoba Kan
Farewell, My Concubine D 29–30 Nov @ 8.30PM
Here I Am–Part II P Lee Wushu & TAS Teater Rakyat UNTITLED
P The Actors Studio & JAZZWORKS P Dama Orchestra V TAS @ Lot 10
D 26–27 @ 8.30pm,
D 20–24 Jul 27–28 Aug @ 3pm D Oct PLATFORM
V Pentas 2, klpac V TAS @ Lot 10 V Pentas 1, klpac P klpac
T RM54 (adults) / RM28 (students & KIV: 2 D Nov
the disabled) Untitled V Pentas 2, klpac
P Batu Dance Theatre P TAS
AI:IA IMPROV COMEDY D 7–9 Oct
P TAS Teater Rakyat
D Aug
V Pentas 1, klpac D Oct december
D 13–16 Jul @ 8.30pm, 17 Jul @ 3pm V TAS @ Lot 10
V Pentas 2, klpac Untitled Choreographed by Lakshman NYOBA KAN BUTO FESTIVAL 2011
T RM23 P Prickly Pear Ensemble Balakrishnan & friends P Nyoba Kan
D Aug D 2–3 @8.30pom & 4 Dec @ 3pm
Heart & Soul Charity Concert V Pentas 2, klpac Caught in the Middle V TAS @ Lot 10
P Philharmonic Society of Selangor P TAS
D 21–24 @ 8.30pm, 23 @ 3pm, Hands 1 Concert D Oct UNTITLED
24 Jul @ 12pm & 7pm P Hands Percussion Team V TAS @ Lot 10 p Joyce Mint
V Pentas 1, klpac D Aug Directed by Thor Kah Hoong D 3–4 Dec
V Pentas 2, klpac V Pentas 2, klpac
Dancing at Lughnasa Paul Loosley’s Oscar, George
MOMO
P TAS Teater Rakyat
D 20–23 Jul @ 8.30pm,
september & Noel
P klpac P TAS Academy @ klpac
24 July @ 3pm D 2, 9, 16 & 23 Oct D Dec
KLPAC ORCHESTRA & SYMPHONIC V TAS @ Lot 10
V TAS @ Lot 10 BAND V Indicine, klpac
Written by Brian Friel P klpac T Free admission CHILDREN THEATRE
Directed by David Lim D 2–4 Sep A NIGHT OF CANTONESE OPERA P klpac
Aku Cinta XXX 2011 V Pentas 1, klpac P TAS Teater Rakyat D Dec
P klpac & ACX Production D 15–16 Oct V Indicine, klpac
SOUNDSCAPE RECORDS
D 27 Jul @ 8.30pm (preview) P TAS V TAS @ Lot 10 MALAYSIAN GIRLS
28–30 Jul @ 8.30pm, D 9–11 Sep LIFE SDN BHD 7 P klpac
30–31 July @ 3.00pm (show) V TAS @ Lot 10 P The Actors Studio &The UN D Dec
V TAS @ Lot10 Refugee Agency V Pentas 1, klpac
Directed by: Amelia Tan MyDance Festival
P MyDance Alliance D October ANNUAL CONCERT
Cast: Ceci Yong, Easee Gan, Jinnie Lim V TAS @ Lot 10 p D’Dance Academy
Scenografer: Swing Chong D 5–11 Sep
D Dec
The Real Inspector Hound
V Pentas 1, klpac, Pentas 2, klpac &
Indicine, klpac november V Pentas 1, klpac
P klpac FUSED
D 28–31 Jul KUALA LUMPUR CHILDREN’S CHOIR KLPAC SYMPHONIC BAND
SPOTLIGHT P TAS
V Indicine, klpac P klpac D Dec
T Entrance by donation P Young Choral Academy D Nov
D 16 Sep V TAS @ Lot 10
Written by Tom Stoppard V Pentas 1, klpac
Directed by Alex Chua V Indicine, klpac UNTITLED
sOUNDSCAPE RECORDS P Pentas Project
Feat. The T4YP Ensemble WORLD’S BEST MOVIES P TAS
P TAS D Dec
T4YP Sweatshop D Nov V Pentas 2, klpac
P klpac D 17 & 24 Sep V TAS @ Lot 10
D 30–31 Jul V Indicine, klpac UNTITLED
RESIDENT DIRECTORS SEASON 2 P Sham Sunder
V Indicine, klpac SHORT+SWEET Malaysia 2011 P klpac
T Free admission P SHORT+SWEET & klpac D Dec
D Nov V Pentas 2, klpac
Facilitated by Alexis Wong D 21 Sep–30 Oct V Pentas 2, klpac
Written & Directed by past & present V Pentas 2, klpac UNTITLED
members of the T4YP Ensemble P Embassy of Spain
D Dec
V Indicine, klpac
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 Too Early
Every other Thursday, I have to wake
up one hour earlier (I usually wake up
at 7.30am). This only started on the last
week of January this year. I am writing
this as the start to this article because
this is actually what I honestly felt when
Faridah and Joe told us 'You all have
to go down to Ipoh to teach some
secondary schools and Daybreak'
They said it more eloquently I'm sure,
in one of the staff meetings we usually
have at klpac. But yes, that was the first
thing that crossed my mind, as I politely
nodded and smiled at the news; must I
now stop watching programs at 11pm on
Astro so that I can wake up early?!
The first 'wake up at 6.30am' was very
difficult, not because it was hard to wake
up at 6.30 but because I am the sort of
person who'd not be able to sleep if I
know its something new I have to wake
up for, like the first day of school you
know? So there I was In my house, at
5.30, and don't know what to do, so I
started thinking about this whole project
(as I watched Astro programs blindly).
They'd be about 6 schools to teach, all
secondary kids. I will have to teach these
6 schools with my friends Chris Ling,
Kelvin Wong, Kimmy Kiew, Qahar, and
Lex. As usual, Penang, KL or Ipoh, new
students can be quite scary. What would
they think of these KL teachers? Drama
teachers some more. Do they have
drama in Ipoh? Of course they do, right,
many actors now in KL like Patrick Teoh,
Mano Maniam, all from Ipoh, so it'd be
easy, right?
Then I remembered Faridah and Joe
also said in the same meeting, 'and got
Daybreak Centre. Daybreak Centre is
a centre for the disabled'. I have never
had a class with the disabled before. So
I remember Malik Taufik and I went on
a mad rush around KL trying to looking
for help on how to teach a class for the
disabled. We met Shantini Venugopal.
'They are just the same, just like all of us'.
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Of course, I thought to myself, how
With the generous support o
silly of me to think they are otherwise.
I remembered an earlier trip Faridah Academy @ klpac aids Persa
and I and the rest of the team made
a few months ago in 2010 when we
training to those with specia
visited Daybreak. They were just like
us, everyday people working hard for a
Through a specially tailored
living. So what for want drama right? special individuals learn the
Never mind. Kimmy Kiew, Lex and I
drafted a simple syllabus after observing
On these pages are some insi
Shantini's class at MAGIC. They can do
simple games, simple drama games,
maybe sing some songs?
'Cannot. First class all the things plan
hancur' Lex said. True, Kimmy also had
same problem, my class fared better.
The problem?
'They just look at us and smiled, and
when we sing songs then they are happy'.
Maybe we were being too ambitious.
Really, do they need drama? Can drama
help them?
The secondary schools children were
having fun with us. They want us to come
everyday to Ipoh. But Daybreak...
Lex, Kimmy and I changed our game.
Lex got the Tamil speaking students.
Kimmy got the Chinese speaking
students, and I got the ang moh
speaking ones. Second class, Lex
sang Tamil songs with them, Kimmy
made them dance! I got them to
make puppets and create alter egos,
one man wanted to be 'Samantha!'
Its now our 5th month going to Ipoh,
twice every month, still waking up at
6.30, but still, a long way to go...
Mark beau de Silva is Co-Associate
Artistic Director at klpac. While he
may have lost an hour of sleep every
other week, his life has since been a little
more rewarding.
of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, The Actors Studio
atuan Daybreak in its mission to provide vocational
al needs via its expertise in Dramatheraphy.
Speech and Drama syllabus, The Academy helps these
skills necessary to comfortably integrate into society.
sights by two of the Academy's facilitators on their work.

Kimmy Kiew is a Director-in-Residence at klpac. It fills her heart with gladness to be

able to help these special youth build a brighter future through her theatrical experience.
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Fauziah Nawi. Patrick Teoh.
Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina.
Leslie Dawson. Ramli Hassan.
These names have benefited
from The Actors Studio
Academy’s programme and
went on to be successful
individuals in their own right.
The arts can teach us what
lessons in classrooms cannot.
Today, The Actors Studio
Academy continues to run a
whole host of arts courses
for children through to adults,
for aspiring artistes as well as
the average person. Its arts-
based corporate training is
also highly popular.
For further information or to
sign up for activities, please
contact the Academy at
+603 4047 9060
a c a d e my @ k l p a c .o r g
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ONGOING PROGRAMMES
Speech & Drama Programme
Every semester of the Speech and Drama Programme
consists of 12 weeks that lead up to a mini-presentation
on the last class.
Each class will have the various topics covered
in varying activities such as Movement and Body,
Speech and Voice Work, Ensemble Work, Solo Work,
Devised Work,Scripted Work and Popular Literature.
Ages: Group A: 7–9 yrs old, Group B: 10–12 yrs old
Group C: 13–15 yrs old
Day: Saturday or Sunday
Course Fee: RM360 per semester
Time: Semester 2: 10.30am–1pm
Semester 3: 10.30am–1pm
Saturday Classes
Sem 2: June 18,25 July 2,9,16,23,30 Aug 6,13,20
Sem 3: Oct 1,8,15,22 Nov 12,19,26 Dec 3,10
Rehearsal: Dec 17 Presentation : Dec 18
Sunday Classes
Sem 2: June 19,26 July 3,10,17,24,31 Aug 7,14,21
Sem 3: Oct 2,9,16,23 Nov 13,20,27 Dec 4,11
Rehearsal: Dec 17 Presentation : Dec 18
REGISTRATION FOR SEMESTER 2
IS NOW OPEN
Preschool Drama Programme
Every semester of the Pre-school Programme consists of
10 weeks that lead up to a mini-presentation on the last
class. Each class will have the various topics covered in
varying activities such as movement and body, speech
and voice, group work and working in a team.
Age: 3–6 yrs
Day: Saturday or Sunday
Time: 10am–11am
Course Fee: RM250 per semester
Saturday Classes
Sem 2: June 18,25 July 2,9,16,23,30 Aug 6,13
Rehearsal : Aug 20 Presentation: Aug 21
Sunday Classes
Sem 2 : June 19,26 July 3,10,17,24,31 Aug 7,14
Rehearsal : Aug 20 Presentation: Aug 21
MAY/JUNE SCHOOL HOLIDAY
PROGRAMME
Intensive Arts Programme for Young Children
This 1-week programme is to instil performing arts
skills while honing the creativity and imagination of
each young person. In our classroom we encourage
children to explore within themselves and the world
around them.
Age: 3 –6 yrs old (Minimum 10 students)
Date: May 30,31 Jun 1,2,3
Time: 1 0am–12pm
Course Fee: RM250*
Intensive Children's & Teenagers Theatre
Programme
A 2-week programme for children aged between 3–12
years old. Consists of a series of fun-filled, exploratory,
theatre based activities and games to help participants’
self-development by tapping into their creativity.
Classes are everyday from Monday to Friday. Classes
will be conducted by The Actors Studio Academy@
klpac facilitators
Age: Middle: 7–12 yrs old, Senior: 13–17 yrs old
Date: May 30,31 June 1,2,3,6,7,8
Time: M  iddle:10am–12pm (2 hours)
Senior: 10am–12pm (2 hours)
Course Fee: Middle: RM250*, Senior: RM270*
Hip Hop Dance Workshop (Beginners Level)
with Coery Sik & Caprice Fong
Hip hop dancing is an urban ethnic dance form that has
gained popularity nowadays. An ideal way to express
your creativity. This workshop will teach you the safe
and correct technique of breaking, popping, locking and
free styling in hip hop dances. Come and try it yourself!
Age: 8–16 yrs
Date: June 1,2,3,6,7,8
Time: 12.30pm–2pm
Course Fee: RM180* (Early bird discount before 20th
of May: RM160*)

REGULAR PROGRAMMES
Traditional Malay Gamelan Workshop By
Ezanin Mazlan
Noted as the music that is usually played during royal
and formal occasions since the 19th century, gamelan
music generates rich, sonorous and mesmerizing
sounds. Playing the gamelan can inspire self-
confidence, improve co-ordination and listening skills,
encourage interaction and team-building and be a
great chance to try something new. You are welcome to
attend regardless of your musical background -all you
need is a desire to learn.
Beginners (Saturday, 2pm–4pm)
Sem 1: Mar 05,12,26 Apr 02, 09, 16, 23 May 07, 14
Rehearsal: May 27 Showcase: May 28
Sem 2: Jul 02,09,16,23,30 Aug 06,13,20 Sep 10,17
Rehearsal: Sep 24 Showcase: May 25
Advanced (Sunday, 12pm–2pm)
Sem 1: Mar 13,27 Apr 10, 24 May 08, 22 June 12,26 Jul 10,24
Sem 2: Aug 07,21 Sep 11,25 Oct 2,9,16,23,30 Nov 13
Rehearsal: Nov 19 Showcase: Nov 20
Course Fee: RM300* per semester
Bollywood Dancing For Beginners by Shobana
Sahajananan
Bollywood dance style incorporates the fusion of Hip
Hop, Jazz, Salsa, East Indian Classical, Folk, and
Bhangra dance. The combination of the steps will
strengthen the dancer’s awareness of music, timing,
spacing and precision. The class is casual, informal
and a fun way of workout!
This workshop will prepare you for professional dance
training and troupe performances for stage shows,
television, film, corporate events, concerts, wedding
reception, private parties, workshops, and social/
public events.  students will explore on how to find the character’’s
Suitable for beginners and those with experience
Ages: Children: 4yrs–15yrs; Adults : 16yrs +
Date: May 8,15,22,29 June 5,12,19,26 July 3,10,17,24
(Sunday)
Time: 1pm–2pm (children); 2pm–3pm (adults)
Course fee: RM120 per month/ RM350 for 3 months*
Script & Staging for Actors with David Lim
In this class, students will learn how to analyze scripts and
how to stage/perform them, utilizing an acting technique
called Practical Aesthetics. The class is suitable for those
with or without formal acting training. It is also a great
follow-up for those who have studied the Repetition.
Students will be required to attend every class
punctually & be prepared to spend a couple of hours a
week outside of class on homework/rehearsals.
Date: June 11,18,25, July 2, 9,16,23 (Saturdays)
Time: 2pm–5.30pm
Course fee: RM420*
Act the Play, Play the Act–Beginner’s Acting
Course with Seng Soo Ming
Acting is playing, playing is acting, and the stage we
are in, is the playground. This is an acting class for
those who are interested, curious, love or hate acting
whilst they don’t know what, why, and how exactly
acting is happening. Here, we will explore the fun of
letting ‘play’ happens. And before that, through basic
trainings and games the students will learn how to
prepare themselves to play (to act).
This course is opened for those with or without acting
experience, but experience and ability to play games
is necessary. Age range is from 15 year old above. It
will be conducted in English and Mandarin.
Date: May 12,14,19,21,26 June 9,11,16,18,23
(Thursday & Saturdays)
Time: Thu 8.30pm–10.30pm; Sat 2pm–4pm
Course fee: RM350*
Actor as creator III–from actor to character
with Seng Soo Ming
This is an acting class explores the process of
preparing an actor’s body into ‘readiness’, building
the bridge between a ‘person’ and an ‘actor’, then the
‘actor’ and ‘character’.
As a continuation from the previous sessions, the
body and voice.The class will be divided into two parts.
Those who are interested can either join Part 1 in May
or Part 2 in June or can also join both workshops.
This class is only suitable for actors with basic
training or experience. Actors must attend classes
punctually and fully commit with the schedule given.
Date: (Sundays & Wednesdays)
Part 1: May 15,18,20,25
Part 2: June 8,12,15,19,22,26,29
Time: Sundays (10am–4pm);
Wednesdays (7.30pm–10.30pm)
Course Fee: Part 1: RM200* Part 2: RM450*
Introduction To Cantonese Opera with Mdm. Kam
Cantonese Opera is a highly respected art form that
blends in Chinese legends, music and drama into an
exciting performance style, rich in symbolic meanings
and beautiful lyrics.
This workshop will guide you to focus on vocal
techniques such as breathing, tone quality, voice
projection and stage presence.
This workshop is suitable for those who understands
and speaks Cantonese. Ability to read Chinese is not
necessary as the approach for class is more on the
practical side.
Age: 16yrs and above (Max. 16 students)
Date: Please Call (3 month duration)
Time: 8.30pm–10.30pm
Course Fee: RM300*
The Facilitators
Meet the facilitators of the programmes at the
Academy. If they seem familiar, that’s probably
because you have seen them on stage or on
show posters! That’s right, our facilitators are
the cream of the crop in the performing arts
scene; from experts in speech and drama to
award winning choreographers, you will truly
learn from the best in the country!
Ezanin Mazlan has been always been in love
with traditional music since his school years. He
graduated from ASWARA with Diploma in Music in
2008, and has participated in many productions in
various capacities in ASWARA and elsewhere.
Shobana Sahajananan started
dancing at the age of four. Trained since young
in bharathanatyam, she continues on to pursue
oddisi, khatak and mujra and also belly dance. She
has been dancing all her life and conducted many
workshops and choreographed various events.
Madam Kam was born into a family of
Cantonese opera artist in Hong Kong. She started
her career as a full time opera artist in 1968. She
has co-starred with many big names in Hong Kong
and is a leading female in Cantonese opera.
David Lim is a director, actor, physical
performer and choreographer. He trained in acting
at the Atlantic Acting School in New York City
& also with the faculty of the world renowned
Moscow Art Theatre School.
A theatre practitioner since 1998 Seng
Soo Ming joined the Singaporean Theatre
Training & Research Program in 2005
where the experience led him to examine
possibilities of bringing together elements of
Asian traditional and contemporary theatre
in both creative works and training, in order
to build a bridge between different cultures.
Caprice Fong is very passionate about
dancing, she has travelled around several
countries to learn the art and the correct technique
of hip hop dancing such as at UDC Sydney
and with Marty Kedelka (Justin Timberlake’s
choreographer). She also choreograph for events
and shows.
Payal Vashist has been acting and dancing
since childhood and has devoted herself to
pursuing her dream in the performing arts since
earning a degree in English Literature.
* Please note RM50 registration fee is
applicable for all classes.
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 June at The Actors Studio@Lot10 &
The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Switch On (Electronic Series)
JUN 3 June 2011 @ 8.30pm at the
03 Indicine, klpac. Admission is free.
Switch On is a monthly electronic
sound & arts series
since March 2009.
The event compiles
live concert, DVD
screening, artist sharing
and so much more. It
has become one of the
most important event
series on experimental music & arts in Malaysia.
This monthly electronic series is another no budget
project by Herbal International, with the venue &
technical kindly supported by klpac.
World’s Best Movies
JUN (Film Screening)
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4, 11 & 18 June 2011 @ 8pm
at Indicine, klpac. Entrance
by donation of
any amount - all
donations are for the
Japanese Disaster
Relief (Limited spaces
available. First come
first served basis)
Film buffs will be
pleased that The Actors
Studio will be revisiting
some classic films from
across the globe and
sharing them with you.
Do not miss this new series of World’s Best Movies
which will be showcasing three Japanese films
including two from the 90’s and one from the 80’s!
The screening of films including Kids Return (1996),
Kikujiro (1996), and Ran (1985).
The Actors Studio @ Lot 10
Box Office
tel: (03) 2142 2009
(03) 2143 2009
web : www.theactorsstudio.com.my
The Kuala Lumpur Performing
Arts Centre (klpac) Box Office
tel: (03) 4047 9000
web : www.klpac.org
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The Platform
JUN (Play/open-mic session)
06 6 June @ 8.30pm at Indicine,
klpac. Admission is Free
klpac’s open-mic
session for theatre, The
Platform, is back for the
third year running with
its very first session
on 7 February. As with
previous years, The
Platform takes place
on the first Monday of
every month at 8.30pm
and will end in July.
Each month, a whole
host of new works and
fresh talents will be showcased to the public.
Anyone and everyone are welcomed to make a
submission and book a slot to perform at The
Platform. There is no fee involved to book a slot
and there is no entrance fee for the performance
as well. The full guidelines are available on
www.klpac.org. For further enquiries or to book a
slot, please e-mail theplatform@klapc.org.
Ri Yue Chu Yin (Concert)
JUN 9–11 June @ 8.30 pm, 11–12 June
09
@ 3pm at Pentas 1, klpac. Ticket
Price: RM48, RM68, RM88,
RM108 and RM128
(For discounts, please
visit www.klpac.org)
Living in a country with
such diverse traditional
roots has inspired
Hands Percussion on
this exciting journey
to celebrate the
unity of Armour and
Skin. As simple as
it sounds,mastering
percussive art-forms is
a challenging conviction.
Ri Yue Chu Yin is put together by a passion for
difference, with a blend of sound patterns that the
team has inhaled, sweated and wept since its birth.
Be it Gamelan or Shigus, HANDS humbly invites you
to share their world of rhythmic dreams. The sky’s
the limit for these crazy drummers whose creativity
beginning at home!
Ri Yue Chu Yin, a collaborative performance by Hands
Percussion &The Eight Mallets Percussion (Beijing)
FUSED (Mixed bill-
JUN Experimental series)
14 14–18 June @ 8.30pm, 19 June @
3pm at TAS @ Lot 10. Entry by
minimum donation
of RM10.
FUSED is a bi-monthly
experimental series
featuring a fusion
of artists, ideas and
performances. Feast
on something different
every night of the week
as we promise an array
of performances as well
as workshops. Come
for one night or five in
a row - each night offers you an alternative genre of
the arts. Sit back, relax or just join in the fun. Nothing
too heavy, we promise you, but it will be a fascinating
experience and a great time at the theatre is certain!
FUSED programme for June 2011:
AI:IA Improv Hour
14 June 2011 (Tue) @ 8:30pm
Strumming to a Different Tune
15 June 2011 (Wed) @ 8:30pm
Monti & Logi Open Mic Comedy Hour
16 June 2011 (Thu) @ 8:30pm
Dancebox
17 June 2011 (Fri) @ 8:30pm
BACA: Rehearsed Reading
18 June 2011 (Sat) @ 8:30pm
Malaysian Made Movies
19 June 2011 (Sun) @ 3pm
For more information, please visit:
www.theactorsstudio.com.my
Rock Paper Scissors By
JUN Noord Nederlandse Dans
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(Contemporary Dance)
16 June 2011 @ 8:30pm at Pentas
1, klpac. Entry by
donation of RM35
(adults) / RM20
(students & the
disabled)
Rock Paper Scissors is
a dance contemporary
piece about a game that
cannot be won, centred
around the concepts
of risk, luck and
coincidences.
Director Stephen Shropshire invites Andrea Miller
(USA) and Roy Assaf (Israel) to create alongside him
for the production Rock Paper Scissors. To be seen:
three choreographic works about a game that cannot
be won.
Presented &Organised by klpac / Libero Production
/ TNT.
 “ ARE YOU IN Nitya Sumangali - The Eternal Shakespeare Demystified:
JUN TOWN?” Paulwah Time Concert JUN Wife (Dance) JUN Julius Caesar (Play)

22 22–23 June @ 8.30pm at Pentas

1, klpac. Ticket Price: RM53,
RM83 & RM103
22 22 June @ 8.30pm (preview);
23–25 June @ 8.30pm; 26 June
@ 3pm at Pentas 2,
28 28 June–1 July 2011 @ 8.30pm
at Indicine, klpac. Entrance by
donation.
klpac. Ticket Price: Shakespeare
你在城里吗？ARE YOU IN TOWN? Paul Wah Time RM13 flat (preview)
Concert presented by Musictoxin Productions and Demystified aims to
/ RM25 (adults) / share the joy and genius
Tigaorang Associate. RM15 (students & of the Bard's masterful
Paul Wah will brightens us up again with her talents the disabled) storytelling and curious
that had been hidden from the limelight for more Student package - understanding of
than a decade and half. The precise mastery of Paul purchase 20 tickets humanity.
Wah’s vocal is what we are rest assured of most. After and get 2 FREE
retreating to behind the stage, the feel and richness in Julius Caesar is a
her vocal are even more intriguing. That’s the reason In some parts of searing tale of power
we agree, perseverance is a beautiful force! ancient India, select and ambition; and of
prepubescent girls were the ideals of the state
Music Director, Tay Cher Siang will leading WVC Trio, married to Gods. These wives of God or 'Devadasis' and of society, with a sprinkle of violence and the
one of the best jazz trios in Malaysia, injected new became an integral part of many large Hindu temples, odd bit of comedy. This 80-minute no-frills show
elements into the song arrangements, giving it a new performing various duties including presenting features scenes in their original text, with modern-day
life and finding a new direction in Paul Wah’s vocal! dance and music performances as artists. Due to narration to help iron out any Elizabethan wrinkles.
circumstances, these dancing girls were forced into This will be followed by a 10-minute break and
Birdian Saxophone Quartet flesh trade and subjected to untold misery.
JUN (Concert)
Set in an old temple of Shiva, Nitya Sumangali tells
20-minute Q&A session.

26 26 June 2011 @ 3pm at TAS @

Lot 10. Entrance by minimum
the story of a Devadasi whom falls victim to a cruel
fate as an eternal wife of God, following tradition- JUL
A Night of Cantonese Opera V
(Play)

donation of RM15.
Sit back and enjoy this wonderful journey that brings
you arrangements of famous tunes with a mixture
of light duet, trio and quartet music that is sure to
fascinate you!
Featuring: Ian Chan Wing Hang (Soprano/
Alto Saxophone), Richard Goh Hao Tian (Alto
Saxophone), Low Chee Meng (Alto/Tenor
Saxophone), Foo Yee Lee (Tenor Saxophone) &
Cheryl Mah Yiing Chiau (Baritone saxophone)
even in death.
Written and Directed by klpac's Choreographer-in-
Rwsidence Lex Lakshman Balakrishnan, this period
dance drama challenges creativity on every front–
from choreography to costume, set design to sound
and light and features the deconstruction of classical
and contemporary dances.
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1 & 2 July 2011 @ 8pm at TAS
@ Lot 10. Ticket Price: RM35
(centre seats / adults); RM20
(side seats / students & the disabled)
Madam Kam from Hong Kong brings you 6 beautiful
legends of China this July. Cantonese opera is a
traditional art form that involving music, singing,
martial arts, acrobatics and acting, and is a major
category in Chinese opera, originating in southern
China's Cantonese culture. It is a highly respected
art form that blends in Chinese folk tales, music and
drama into a thrilling performance style with various
symbolic meanings and glamorous lyrics.

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 Faridah’s Reflections
You may have heard about Short+Sweet? Well this is the 4th year Short+Sweet
Malaysia will be hosting the festival cum competition at klpac. We began with
Theatre in 2008, Dance+Theatre in 2009 and Musical+Dance+Theatre in 2010.

As is the practice every year, a series of workshops are held in April, sponsored by
The Australian High Commission where budding writers, directors, choreographers,
composers and performers are gently slipped into the world of a 10 minute creation.

Names such as Alex Broun, Nicole Stinton, Kay Armstrong all from Australia and this
time Alex is joined by Michael Voon, Nicholas Choo and Llewelyn Marsh held the
hands of about 70 young and the not-so-young enthusiasts as they cross their t's
and dot the i's of theatre, dance and musical.

The call for entries is out! Script Writers, Composers and Choreographers will
submit their original works 'never-before-performed-in-public' to gan@klpac.org.
All dates and details can be found at shortandsweetmalaysia.blogspot.com and
on klpac and The Actors Studio websites. Short+Sweet Malaysia festival cum
competition takes off mid September till October 30th.

What's also very exciting is Short+Sweet Malaysia will be working with Short+Sweet
Singapore as we bring forth similar excitement among the young Theatre and
Dance enthusiasts for a workshop in May, held at the awesome LaSalle Institution in
preparation for the festival cum competition at the end of 2011.

So, come and join in The Biggest Little Festival In The World!!

Faridah Merican is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder of The Actors

Studio (Malaysia) and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre. She is also
the Festival Director of Short+Sweet Malaysia.
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