Portraying perfection in every performance


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  • Monday, 18 Feb 2019

Kam (left) showing her student the right posture while handling tools like a spear or a wooden stick during a practice session. — Photos: LOW BOON TAT/The Star

Wearing a combination of heavy fuschia, black and white make-up, grandmaster and doyenne of Chinese opera Kam Sin Kiew motions her hand and perfects her posture, as she shines on stage to bring a character to life.

It is obvious that singing high notes, memorising scripts and portraying emotions are no easy feats, but Kam knows everything like the back of her hand.

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