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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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Sekretariat Penulis Muda Ditubuhkan
Penulis-penulis muda sastera Melayu yang memiliki pelbagai idealisme, mazhab dan fahaman serta sukar pula untuk…
From Majapahit to Putrajaya: The Kris as a symptom of Civilisation Development and Decline (Part 2)
(edited by kakiseni.corn) Read part 1 here. From Luxury to Weapon: The gradual de-mystification of…
Feasting on Limp Biscuits
How does one review a tin of assorted biscuits? That’s essentially what anthologies of Asian…
From Majapahit to Putrajaya: The Kris as a symptom of Civilisation Development and Decline (Part 1)
(edited by kakiseni.com) “Tak ada orang Belanda yang bisa bikin kris, Gus. Tak mampu dan…
SMORGASBORD: Shorts
I recently gave an interview on the subject of the upcoming Sarawak Millennium Film Festival…
Berhari Raya Di Rumah Wardina
Masih dalam Syawal kita, sebulan berhari raya, membawa ke kediaman Wardina Saffiyah Fadhullah. Antara bintang…
Charley’s Auntie Rides Again
Charley’s Auntie! is being restaged after last year’s raging success. Have Gardner & Wife found…
Salesman Yang Hidup
Terlalu banyak yang baik-baik untuk dikatakan mengenai produksi Death of a Salesman arahan Roselina Johari…
Haunted Theatre: Not Happy Together
It is supposed to be a scene of bittersweet romance. Two female Chinese Opera performers,…
Kee Thuan Chye: Vorpal Pen*, Actorly Aspirations
Professionally: an editor, and formerly a literary one. Creatively: a writer of socially-provocative plays and…
Smorgasbord: A-Z of Spinning Gasing (Rampai Sari: “Spinning Gasing” dari A ke Z)
Klik di sini untuk versi Bahasa Malaysia yang diterjemahkan oleh Abd. Latiff Bidin. A is…
The Butterflies are Free, directed by David Lim
I dug the groovy hanging beads that greeted the audience as they entered the Box.…
Nam Ron Dalam Proses
NAM RON akan muncul semula dengan sebuah drama arahannya hujung bulan ini. Setelah MISI dan…
Holy Pap! Burlesque Nuns!
There’s a website where you can answer a few questions and determine precisely what your…
Pulau Antara The Island In Between: A Haunting Experience Indeed
Five hours after leaving the Citra Istana Budaya auditorium – a grandly named island of…
An Introduction to Shi Dai Qu
Shi dai qu, which describes the type of Mandarin songs that initially rose into prominence…
Chinese oldies, Made Popular by Dama Orchestra Again
Names like Zhou Xuan, Li XiangIan and Bai Guang were not only famous years back,…
FERTILE GROUND – Antares undergoes MenAPause
Allan Perera and Indi Nadarajah discovered each other through the legendary Instant Café Theatre, of…
Theatre of the ARTiculate
“Many people confuse information and meaning, which leads to a rather disturbing paradox: Our society…