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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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Autonomy in Setapak
In 1997, a few Malaysian artists took over a spacious single-storey house in Setapak and…
Bye Bye No Black Tie, Hello Paul
Paul’s Place is a dive. As you go in, a multi-coloured sign announces the place.…
Making Love With The Audience
The first time I played at No Black Tie, it was during open mike at…
Punggung Saya Macam Mana?
The restaging of Bidin Subari’s Anak Kerbau Mati Emak is quite aesthetically pleasing. Even unlit,…
The Contest Winner’s Date
It was a Monday afternoon that I received a call from Kakiseni, notifying me that…
Bisikan Lantang
Bisik merupakan sebuah antologi drama Melayu Singapura oleh tiga penulis mudanya yang berbakat: Aidli ‘Alin’…
Chennai Jam
In its sixth year of festive celebration, last year’s programme at The Park’s The Other…
Forces to be Reckoned With
I consider the Second MyDance Festival as one of the highlights for dance in the…
Mercilessly Mundane
In recent years, young filmmakers like Osman Ali, James Lee, Amir Muhammad, and a host…
Not Another Gay Tragedy
A familiar story in the genre of gay fiction: wholesome, studious, clean-cut good-boy (sigh, gush,…