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.
Celebrating beauty in the ordinary
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The pandemic has taught us that there is beauty in the ordinary, to draw comfort from the mundane and to find reasons to celebrate despite everything. As we attempt to heal from a difficult year, The Actors Studio Seni Teater Rakyat’s upcoming poetry presentation 心声
Inner Thought
s from 6 to 9 May 2021 in indicine, klpac, may be just what the doctor ordered, a cool balm for our soul.
In this extraordinary collaboration between poet Delia Li and director Joe Hasham OAM, Li’s calming words are lifted from the page and brought to life through a delicate and clever mix of poetry, music and visual arts. The line-up includes an eclectic band of multi-disciplinary artistes bound to create some thoughtful experiences on stage.