Aug 6, 2018 | Art, Festivals, Photography
Madhvee Deb’s solo exhibition opened as part of George Town Festival this past weekend at the charming and trendy Ome by Spacebar Coffee on Lorong Toh Aka. Featuring 10 large photographs and also sculptures and a video, the intent is to focus the mind on...
Aug 4, 2018 | Art, Dance, Festivals, Music, Sculpture, Workshops
WHIST is described as an hour long ‘experience’ that combines Virtual Reality (VR), physical theatre, sculpture and music used to explore multiple perspectives of one family’s story. It has received glowing reviews from The Guardian (UK), Vice and Creative review. All...
Aug 2, 2018 | Festivals, Music
During this year’s George Town Festival the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) will be playing with two incredibly talented young musicians, including the celebrated ‘Pianist With The Golden Hands’, Israeli Yaron Kohlberg. Kohlberg, who now lives in China, has...
Jul 29, 2018 | Children, Festivals, Puppetry, Theatre
Throughout this year’s George Town Festival, there are a few series with events in each week. One of the series we think looks both promising and fun is the puppetry series, which will be staged in Armenian Park. There will be four different shows, with three...
Jul 26, 2018 | Festivals, Music, Workshops
Ensemble Q is an impressive collective of musicians who’s self proclaimed purpose is to showcase and develop talent within the Australian classical music scene. The group seems to be characterised by the members passion for chamber music and their desire to ensure it...
Jul 23, 2018 | Festivals, Film
This year, the George Town Festival’s programme features many film screenings of all genres and orientating from multiple continents. There is undoubtedly something for everyone! To help guide you through the vast selection, here are a few of the highlights! 1. First...
