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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,…