Ballet Illuminations, September 13th-15th 2019

The Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) is coming back to Penang for the fifth time to present Ballet Illuminations at penangpac this month. SDT was founded back in 1988 and began with just seven dancers, but now boasts thirty-two company members plus apprentices and...

Jazz Showcase #3, September 14th & 15th 2019

Good news: the third instalment of Jazz Showcase is set to return to Penang on 14th and 15th September 2019 at penangpac. This edition will see the unprecedented collaboration of Malaysia’s leading jazz band, The WVC Malaysian Jazz Ensemble, and the local Big Band of...

Fluorophone, July 19th & 20th 2019

However theoretical it may be to explore the relationship between light and sound, Fluorophone turns theory into practice. Fusing digital fluorescent lights, the naked flame, strobe lights and custom-built LED discs with percussion, this is a performance that makes...

The Strangers, July 16th & 17th 2019

To address global issues of identity, belonging, trust and xenophobia to an audience of 9-14 year olds is an undeniably ambitious task. Yet this is just what The Strangers, taking place as part of the George Town Festival this month, aims to do. In a wordless...

A New Beginning, May 26th 2019

The inaugural concert of Penang Philharmonic Winds last December, The Joy of Christmas, got very positive feedback. The huge sound of a full wind orchestra with rows of trumpets, trombones, tubas, horns, saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoons, oboes, and lots of...