VIRTUAL THEATRE: STAGE BEYOND BORDERS
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The Japan Foundation KL has released a selection of Japanese performances on its Youtube channel under the Stage Beyond Borders initiative. These short documentary videos come complete with a narrator, past performance clips and archival images. Think of them as introductory videos to Japan’s traditional and folk performing arts. Get to know the traditional Ainu dance, an indigenous dance form that was nurtured by Japan’s ethnic minority or the taiko drumming tradition, closely related to the country’s long history of rice farming.
VIRTUAL STORYTELLING: TOADS AND DIAMONDS
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In her quest to make Nusantara fairy tales and folk stories more accessible, author Heidi Shamsuddin started her Youtube channel in January last year called Nusantara Fairy Tales With Heidi. With nearly 50 videos on her channel, Heidi keeps oral storytelling tradition alive by retelling famous and lesser known folk tales.
In her latest episode (Heidi’s very first audio episode), the author reads French author Charles Perrault’s Toads And Diamonds, a tale very similar to Cinderella and Bawang Merah Bawang Putih, with an ill-treated girl, abusive family members, a fairy and a prince.
VIRTUAL SOUNDTRACK: DEAD WATER
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In case you missed theatre director Ho Lee Ching’s experimental film Dead Water in January, you can now go on an audio journey with the release of the show's soundtrack by experimental arts/music outfit Francoe on various streaming platforms. Rezza Coebar Abel and Ian Francis Khoo, the duo behind Francoe, add to Dead Water’s dark themes with an ambient and emotionally expansive soundscape.
VIRTUAL ART: IN CONVERSATION WITH ADLI
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Local emerging artist Adli shares about his inspirations and the stories behind his new series of paintings, presented as Chasing The Dragon at G13 Project Room. In this solo exhibition, Adli presents seven new works, emphasising harmony and joy while structuring the negotiation between reality, chaos and peace.
The concept of this exhibition is inspired by one of the mythologies in China, Longmen, which means "the dragon’s gate". The artist also shares his perspective on art in this short video. Check it out on G13 Gallery’s Youtube channel before heading over to the physical exhibition which runs until March 12.
VIRTUAL ART: TANG TZE LYE - IT'S BEEN A WHILE, AND I'M FINALLY HERE...
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Everyone went through life-changing experiences during the lockdown. What was the impact on you? For contemporary artists Tang Tze Lye, it was an opportunity to revisit old memories, finding himself and experimenting with a slower process of art-making.
In a video series, he takes a closer look into personal realisations that inspired his most recent series It's Been a While, and I'm Finally Here.., recently exhibited at Wei-Ling Gallery in KL. His work challenges the norms of body types. Through bold and provocative works, the artist wittily "suggests" the notion of loving one’s own physique. The figures in his paintings are rendered from the point of view and style of Queer art, emphasising intimacy, fantasy and heavily hints at normalisation of taboos surrounding the body and gender.
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