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Explore our repository of articles, essays, reviews and interviews covering a wide range of arts and culture. The majority of these were commissioned and published on the online arts magazine Kakiseni from 2002 – 2010.
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Carl Davis Brings The Silent Classics To Life
On his third appearance at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas from March 8 to 10, 2002,…
KL’s First A Cappella Fiesta Hits The Right Notes
A cappella. Singing without instrumental accompaniment. A style that allows the full magic of the…
REVIEW: Return to Kandahar
The most exhilarating Iran film I have ever seen was A Moment of Innocence during…
Apanya Berkenaan Anugerah?
Pementasan teater Anugerah berakhir pada 21 Mac 2002 yang lalu di DBKL setelah tujuh hari…
Winnie Yong’s first book Of Fishes & Bicycles is like a marshmallow
At first glance, this looks like Malaysia’s answer to Melissa Bank’s wickedly funny Girls Guide…
Russian Outpour of Emotions from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Mariss Jansons’ reputations precede them, as seen from the…
More Nightmare Than Dream
I seriously considered keeping mum about my strange reaction to this gaudy and raucous musical…
Smorgasbord: Dogs, etc. in Deauville
There were two big controversies during the recently concluded Festival du Film Asiatique de Deauville.…
The B*ltim*re W*ltz Opens in KL!
This was supposed to be a straightforward review of a not-so-straightforward play, The Baltimore Waltz…
Thinking Outside The Box
Confrontations between the State and artists are a fact of arts practice. Whether it is…
Artist of Many Ta-lann-ts
In 1997 Yee I-Lann sent 12 faxes and in nine days organised an illegal event…
Listen Up!
Mention jazz and images of great musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong…
Joe Kidd: Unclogging the Underground
For much of the past decade, the Terengganu-born 37-year-old Joe Kidd has dedicated himself to…
Tale of Two Brothers
There were heart-breaking moments of tears, as well as heart-warming splatters of laughter. A great…
Sharpshooting From the Hip
“What You Get Is What You See” is what Sue Ingleton calls her latest one-woman…
SMORGASBORD: Tomyam Western
The most-viewed Thai film among Malaysians in the past few years has got to be…