Jul 21, 2019 | Circus, Dance, Festivals
BIRD is a visually stunning dance production brought to George Town Festival 2019 by two renowned collaborators, the visual theatre company WHS from Finland and the Pichet Klunchun Dance Company from Thailand. Fittingly, while BIRD itself is a product of...
Jul 21, 2019 | Art, Exhibitions, Festivals, Photography
For its seventh year joining with George Town Festival, the Obscura Festival of Photography is exploring the topic of ‘subcultures’. This theme is not only the focus of talks and workshops but also the free exhibition, titled ‘Subculture: An Exploration into the Human...
Jul 18, 2019 | Art, art installation, Exhibitions, Festivals
‘Gerimis’ translates as ‘drizzle’ — a very light rain that often goes unnoticed. This is a neat analogy for the aims of Gerimis: A Collaborative Orang Asli Art Exhibition — to draw attention to the traditions of the Orang Asli and the (largely undermined yet very...
Jul 13, 2019 | Art, art installation, Festivals
29 Lebuh Melayu, the venue for Tan Lay Heong’s new art installation A Real Fake Forest, seems highly unassuming: without signage, the building appears just like the other heritage houses it is sandwiched between. Finding the small yet other-worldly installation that...
Jul 13, 2019 | Art, Dance, Festivals, Music
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...
