Reviews of current and coming shows and events in Penang.
ASEAN Film Showcase: Innocents, August 21st
The George Town festival series of screenings of films by important South East Asian directors continues with “Innocents” on August 21st. Singaporean director Wong Chen-Hsi will be conducting a short talk following the film. She won the award for best Director, Asian...
Panicrama, Until August 28th
Penang-based architect Tan Yeow Wooi has exploited the panorama function of his digital camera to create unfamiliar and highly distorted images of well-known buildings in Penang and elsewhere. The exhibition’s name, like the book of the images that has been...
Penang Then and Now, Until August 28th
One of the most interesting exhibitions running throughout the George Town Festival this year is “Penang Then and Now”. Entrepot Publishing, a local book publisher, is giving us a sneak preview of a book they plan to launch later this year. The book, like the...
Chekara, August 19th and 20th
Chekara combines flamenco dance with the Andalusian music of Morocco known as al-ala, which originated in the courts of Seville, Granada and Córdoba during the Golden Age of Al-Andalus (9th-13th centuries)- a time when Muslims, Christians and Jews coexisted in...
George Town – A Liar’s Walk – August 15th
George Town's historical and architectural heritage is best discovered on guided walking tours, of which one of our favourites is the George Town Night Trail (see https://penangfreesheet.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/george-town-night-trail/). Last year, during George Town...
Love:Joy:Peace – Sacred Music Concert – August 7th
This concert of sacred music will take place, appropriately enough, in the beautiful Church of the Assumption, and will raise funds for its ongoing restoration. The Messenger Choir will perform music from the Baroque era up until the Contemporary period, including...
Last Friday, Saturday, Sunday of the Month – July, August and September 2016
With the ever-increasing number and range of events on offer in Penang, our coverage of some of the regularly organised ones has suffered due to lack of space in the Free Sheet. This is a shame, not least because we have had to reduce our listing space for the...
Music from the Era of Captain Francis Light, August 7th – Only Four Tickets Left
This will be a rather elegant afternoon at Suffolk House as Ensemble Koschka performs pieces by Bach, Haydn, Hoffmeister, Mozart, Pachelbel and more during this 70 minute concert. Tea and cakes will be served after the concert. Suffolk House is the site of the...
ASEAN Directors Showcase Film Talks (starting with Missing Picture July 30th)
It is well understood that Hollywood relies heavily on ASEAN markets to make up a substantial portion of their blockbuster sales, but what about the reverse? How do ASEAN films stand up in the international market? And what is their future potential in the West? With...