Photo: The Star/Glenn Guan
The scene at the Istana Budaya ballet studio in Kuala Lumpur is lively. The floor trembles in sync with the music and the stomping of 46 pairs of feet. The young cast of OlaBola The Musical – made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Ibans, Kadazans and Eurasians – move in unison as they rehearse the “army scene”. That's when the Harimau Malaya football team undergoes training with the Malaysian Army.
Watching from the front of the formation, less than 6ft away from the performers, is director Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina Eu Effendi. She's dressed in a white OlaBola t-shirt, black vest, blue jeans and sandals, tapping her fingers in time to the rhythm.
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