Five Art Centre’s Baling, a 10-year documentary theatre project examining the history behind Malaysia’s creation, is part of the Kyoto International Arts Festival 2016. Photo: Wong Horng Yih
It was quite the surprise for the members of homegrown arts collective Five Arts Centre when they were informed, via e-mail, of being awarded Japan’s prestigious Praemium Imperiale Grant for Young Artists.
“We initially thought it was one of those scams, a ‘personal’ e-mail from a ‘Nigerian prince’ wanting to donate some money into our account!” relates theatre practitioner Mark Teh, 35, who has been working with Five Arts Centre since 2001.
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