Seni:Kita

I conned my unsuspecting husband. It was an honest but convincing con, if I may say so myself.

There is something oddly comforting about a room full of people singing along to songs older than most of the furniture in the hall. Maybe that is the magic of The Beatles. Decades after they broke up, their music still...

What does a washerwoman, a mercenary, a business rival, a pirate, the British East India Company (EIC), a forest shaman, and the Tamil martial art silambam have in common?

I always look forward to events at Blue Mansion—the venerable Cheong Fatt Tze—whether as a performer or member of the audience. The stately courtyard with its small, intimate stage offers a perfect salon-like setting...

Douglas Lim’s Vital Statistics at Dewan Sri Pinang last weekend felt less like watching a stand-up comedian perform and more like listening to a very funny Malaysian uncle who somehow turned all his WhatsApp forwards,...

“Life is a tragedy in close-up, but a comedy in long shot.” So what happens when you compress years of real life into two hours? You get a comedy musical about a couple navigating love, conflict, and ageing as they...

I might have let this concert slip by if the Penang Arts Council (PAC) hadn’t invited me to attend and review it for them. The March performance, supported by PAC, brought together two award-winning local school...

There is a new arts festival brewing in Penang, built by arts practitioners from the ground up, bringing together original works in theatre, music, and dance within a shared space.