NEW YEAR NEW HOPE Festival Streams in Malaysia New Year New Hope is an unprecedented online Spring Festival Gala specials programme in Malaysia. Target to premiere on the first day of Chinese New Year so that all wanderers who cannot go home can find a trace of festive warmth and the feeling of celebrating the Chinese New Year with friends and families.
Programme:
2. Reunion Hands Percussion Malaysia
3. Reminiscence Han Fong Dance Ensemble
4. The Conqueror Sara Heng & Hands Percussion Malaysia
5. Don t Worry, My Dear Fresco Harmonica Ensemble
6. Teochew Puppet Documentary Teochew Puppet & Opera
7. A New Bloom Ong Chia Kun & Howz & Jimmy Ch ng
Guzheng musician Sara Heng will be performing a piece called The Conqueror with Hands Percussion at the New Year, New Hope online festival on Feb 12. Photo: The Star/Faihan Ghani
Three virtual Chinese New Year festivals, featuring arts and culture community programmes, look set to add much-needed festive and traditional joy to homes across Malaysia amid the pandemic.
The
New Year, New Hope online festival, organised by the Selangor state government, will be streamed (free) on Friday (February 12) at 9pm via the Selangor Menteri Besar’s Mandarin Facebook page.
The videos were mainly shot at the MBSA Auditorium, Shah Alam in early December and different locations in Selangor and one in Penang.
Many industries, including the arts and culture sector, have been badly hit by the pandemic.
During this challenging period, the British Council has given out grants to promote British-Malaysia cultural exchanges and to develop innovative ways of collaborating digitally in the arts.
Worth a total of over £80,000 (RM440,000), these grants are from three British Council programmes: Connections Through Culture, Digital Collaboration Fund and Literature Grants.
Since October 2020,10 Malaysian beneficiaries have received these grants.
“The grants will support work in various art forms ranging from literature, film, visual arts, music to theatre. Our 10 beneficiaries will bring together people with different experiences and backgrounds, including the disabled, minority ethnic groups, youth, and those working in areas of environment and sustainability. We are proud to provide the opportunity for our grant beneficiaries in Britain and Malaysia to share and inspire each other, ” says