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No drama: Datuk Faridah Merican, 81, gets vaccinated and continues her theatre work

KLPac's Datuk Faridah Merican says she is well-rested after her Covid-19 vaccination, ready for more theatre work

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Arts and culture industry left stranded yet again as MCO returns to Selangor, KL

The dress rehearsal of Inner Thoughts, a poetry and music performance at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac), quickly turned into a sombre affair yesterday evening when its director Joe Hasham broke the news about the implementation of a new movement control order (MCO) in KL from May 7-20. It left everyone devastated and some even in tears. All that Hasham and Datuk Faridah Merican, co-founders of KLPac, could do was just sit in silence, lost for words. “We breathed a huge sigh of relief when it was announced that only Selangor would be placed under the MCO. It meant that we could proceed full steam ahead. or so we thought.

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Cendana Recovery Initiatives awards grants to 150 beneficiaries in the arts

Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (second, right) seen at the Cendana Recovery Initiatives grant giving ceremony at KLPac on April 5. Photo: Bernama Good news for the arts scene in Malaysia. The Cendana Recovery Initiatives programme, driven by the Cultural Economy Development Agency, awarded grants to 150 beneficiaries from the arts and culture industry recently. A total of RM1.7mil was given out to beneficiaries from various sectors of the creative industry. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin, the founding CEO of Cendana, attended the grant giving ceremony at KLPac on April 5. The Cendana Recovery Initiatives was created to support performing arts, visual arts, independent music and craft sectors via seven funding programmes.

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KLPac s Bollywood Dreams stirs up excitement in theatre scene, live audiences back

KLPac s Bollywood Dreams stirs up excitement in theatre scene, live audiences back
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Faridah Merican leads arts donation drive to rescue PenangPac from the brink

Faridah is using the International Women’s Day Celebration 2021 platform and a virtual arts show special to draw attention to the plight of PenangPac. Photo: KLPac Datuk Faridah Merican, the First Lady of Malaysian Theatre, is rolling up her sleeves to get the performing arts back on track despite the Government’s recent decision to delay the return of live audiences to theatre venues nationwide. The Malaysian performing arts scene is hurting right now, with the days of empty theatres to continue and no recovery roadmap in place. The Government s health and safety regulations have not been loosened in terms of giving performing arts venues and theatres the opportunity to return with a limited live audience and under strict SOPs.

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