The 'Cammies' make a grand return to celebrate the Malaysian arts scene

Datuk Faridah Merican (left) presenting the Best Original Script award (theatre) for 'A Notional History' to Five Arts Centre members (from second left) Rahmah Pauzi, Faiq Shazwan Kuhiri and Mark Teh at the 18th Boh Cameronian Awards at PJPAC on May 14. Photo: Kakiseni

An indie stage production about growing up with an absent father, an acclaimed documentary performance that reconsiders the future by excavating a part of the nation's Malayan Emergency history, a joyous contemporary Christmas musical (first staged in 2005) that keeps on giving, an experimental dance duo performance (which included audience movement), and a grand Chinese classical concert series were some of the main winners at the 18th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards (18BCAA), which made made a comeback at PJPAC's main Stage 1 venue in Petaling Jaya last night.

After a pause for almost three years, the BCAA handed out a total of 30 awards and a total of RM44,000 cash prizes to arts practitioners from various fields, including dance, music, musical theatre and theatre, which kept productions going through the pandemic and beyond.