Organizer: Ombak Ombak Artstudio
Inquiry: 016-472 1132
Email: ombakombak@gmail.com
Free admission
Ko-Tai Penang
The presentation style of this musical brings to life Penang’s tradition of street performances such as Ko-tai, Chinese opera, storytelling and Ronggeng which have been enjoyed by various ethnic communities.
Sheau Fung is a versatile actress, theatre director and traditional performing arts documentor who favors devising issue-oriented performances with a ‘Penang Flavor’. She was chosen as one of the youth directors representing Malaysia at the International Exchange project entitled Contacting the World 2004 in Manchester, England. She is also known for her mixed media compositions in the Mandarin theater scene.
Tan is Professor of Ethnomusicology at Universiti Sains Malaysia. An accomplished musician on traditional instruments, her music is unique for the way in which traditional rhythms and sounds are reconstructed and transformed into contemporary compositions with topical themes. Tan has attempted to bring a new Malaysian identity to gamelan music through compositions such as Perubahan (CD Rhythm in Bronze, Five Arts Centre, 2002) and Saling Berpelukan (Rhythm in Bronze at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, 2004). She was the musical director and initiator for Kisah Pulau Pinang (2006) and Ronggeng Merdeka (2007).
Aida is an international choreographer on the move. She is actively promoting alternative approaches that invite interdisciplinary mediums of performance to intervene with choreography so as to create New Dance Installations. She is better known for her solo work. Her latest performances include Asia Europe Meeting Festival (2002), Images of Asia Festival (2003) in Copenhagen, Asia Europe Young Choreographer’s Festival (2004) in Berlin, Les Urbanisme Festival in Lausanne, Switzerland (2005), Test Portal Festival in Amsterdam (2005), Colours of Dance Festival in Amsterdam (2005), Dance Unlimited Festival (2006) in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Vision2020 Denmark Festival (2007).
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