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In reply to critical comments in an article we published last year on the Kuala…

Since returning from England in the late 1980s, Kam Raslan has carved a niche for…

“I have a bit of a split personality,” says Shahnon Ahmad (January 13th, 1933; full…

A celebrated photographer, filmmaker, writer, and actor (for stage and screen), multi-talented Bernice Chauly is…

An emerging visual artist whose work has been exhibited both in Malaysia and abroad, Yap…

In an attempt to uncover the mysteries of creative practice in Malaysia, and discern what…

Penang-born Goh Lee Kwang deserves his due credit in the “Malaysia Boleh” rhetoric; he has…

Despite the intense stage presence that he has, I must admit, it is a relief…

The first part in a series documenting young Malaysian artists and their work. Gan Siong…

Arahmaiani is a master at creating herself. She is a performance artist and her work…

Not being a dancer or choreographer herself, Rogayah Shahariman doesn’t want to be known as…

Passionately academic and handy with anecdotes about every dance practitioner in this country, Dr. Mohd…

The temples of Orissa have come to Istana Budaya. On a huge gauze screen that…

Five Arts’ humble beginning in 1984 was a dismal time. According to co-founder and veteran…

Last week, I put up a poll asking people to vote for the Malaysian woman…

It’s tough being a composer of orchestral works. You only acquire skill by hearing how…

This is a fairy tale. This is, for me, the ultimate success story. Chong Kee-Yong,…

‘Serious’ Malaysian orchestral music composition has been limited. Until now. Maybe there has been an…

After the setback of losing many precious scores and instruments in the flooding of the…

Four sunny Saturdays ago, I was invited to an open house at the Universiti Putra…

John Bell AM OBE, Artistic Director of The Bell Shakespeare Company took some time off…

Adakah anda berpuas hati dengan sambutan orang awam terhadap MyDance Festival 2003? Jika berbicara dari…

Dina Zaman, writer for Marie Claire and former script editor and veteran of the rough…