Jan 5, 2018 | Comedy, Theatre
Ride on with us through all the countryside, With comedies and tragedies of old; Four actors upon bikes are wont to ride, To play the greatest stories ever told. Shakespeare’s coming back to Penang on two wheels! The HandleBards is a troupe of cycling actors...
Dec 5, 2017 | Children, Exhibitions, Festivals, Film, Markets, Music, Theatre, Workshops
Penang has a brand new arts festival, and it is all about celebrating local culture and creativity. Supported by MBPP and Think City, and curated and managed by local arts groups Roots Fest, Localhouz and Literaseni, the intent is for Seniloka Art Festival...
Nov 24, 2017 | art installation, Exhibitions
Recently opened at ChinaHouse, “8” is a group exhibition by an eclectic group of eight women artists. Some are trained, other are self taught, and all are from diverse backgrounds and professions. For some of them, art is a passion, for others it is a way...
Oct 19, 2017 | Children, Workshops
Fort Cornwallis is one of the oldest buildings in Penang – the construction was begun by Francis Light, founder of the colonial settlement here, in the late 18th Century in order to defend the George Town. Originally made from wood, Light started...
Oct 17, 2017 | Exhibitions, Photography
Bahang (which means “heat” in Bahasa Malaysia), is a punk photography exhibition featuring 80 images captured by Penang-born photographer Choi Chin Loong (AKA “Choi”). The photos, in black & white and colour, were taken at several underground DIY punk...
