Hands Percussion readies first site-specific show

Hands’ first site-specific performance, Opium, will go beyond the energetic drumming performances that they are so well known for. Photo: Claes Chong

Bernard Goh remembers himself as a boy of five as if it was just yesterday. Together with his mother, they would often swing by his grandfather’s place, bringing with them a warm home-cooked meal.

“My grandfather would hug me and put me on his lap before starting on his lunch. I remember that his house was always smoky, with sun rays streaming in through the windows. It was really beautiful,” recalls Goh, 45, in a recent interview in Kuala Lumpur.