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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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Intestinal Convulsive Therapy
An Instant Cafe Theatre performance is not usually something one reviews so much as raves…
Soh Boon Kiong: Colourscapes of Natural Inspirations
Soh Boon Kiong, a Kuantan-born 36-year-old abstract artist, is fondly visited by his collectors and…
Occupation: Singapore commissions play by some of Malaysia’s best artists
The music was bewitching. Painful, it was so beautiful. It was coming from the rehearsing…
A Night In The Life Of Rashid Salleh
Two girls from Kuching posted in Kakiseni’s guestbook in March: “Really a good site u…
Not Exactly Wilde But Wacky Enough
Photos by Pang Khee Teik The foyer of the Actors Studio Theatre in Bangsar saw…
Who Are We?
“Identities: Who we are”, at the National Art Gallery, is an exhibition that hones the…
Jangan Bunuh Mereka
Apabila pelajar-pelajar Tingkatan Empat dan Lima Sekolah Menengah Teknik Selangor bersama-sama Purnama Dewan Bahasa dan…
My life is rich. I have no pain.
Doing some business within Central Market sometime in April this year, I found myself stalled…
SMORGASBORD: Bringing Back The Bums
It has been a dispiriting month so far for Malaysian theatre. Several high-profile productions were…
Chaos and Cacophony at Chow Kit
The Chow Kit Fest, originally scheduled for December, then March, then April, finally hauled itself…
31-year-old Chew Hee Chiat brings fresh energy to Chinese music in Malaysia
He wanted to return to his roots. After all his years of training and exposure…
Glamour, Glitz and Gumption
As I was turning into the lavishly lit lstana Budaya (congratulating myself for arriving in…
East Meets West at the DFP’s Family Fun Day
There is probably no better way to introduce you to the world of classical music,…
The BBC Proms Come to Kuala Lumpur
The renowned BBC Proms turns 107 this year and yet, this venerable musical tradition shows…
Dari Lembah Kinta ke Korea…
Artis Visual dan Kurator Yayasan Kesenian Perak Pengalaman lima tahun berturut-turut (1996-2000) melaksanakan Festival Pekan…
Taming Of The Sari
Having been greatly entertained by Rani Moorthy’s one-woman play, Pooja, I was looking forward to…
Bulan Separuh Retak Di Petaling Jaya
Enam kali Di Mana Bulan Selalu Retak karya Sasterawan Negara A. Samad Said dipentaskan. Persembahan…
I Am So Not Exotic
In January, Rani Moorthy came upon us like desert rain and showered on us a…