Seni Tiga Lab: Unit A - Bilik Sejahtera

film

Dulu. Saat Itu. — which translates to “Then. That Moment.” — is an exploration in memory. This performance considers the moments in our lives that we revisit repeatedly, how those instances resonate in the present, and the way that memory reverberates throughout time. Recollection is both a beautiful and painful thing, but it's inevitable that we confront the past. This show is special to us, the creators, because it has been one of our enduring experiences of 2020. We began devising it in February, and despite the pandemic, numerous lockdowns, and the show's consequent metamorphosis, we have stuck by it. We’ve worked hard to make it for you, the audience, and ourselves.

Seni Tiga #11: Dulu. Saat Itu. Photo by Low Pey Sien. Courtesy of Seni Tiga.

Seni Tiga #11: Dulu. Saat itu.
Running time: 50 mins
Performance date: 18 - 20 Dec 2020 (on CloudTheatre.com)

Creative Team
Performer: Aisha Hassan, Dexter Lim
Lighting Designer: Jackey Chan
Scenic Designer: Amalia Ab Aziz
Sound Designer: iwaz

Video Recording Team
Co-Director: Jackey Chan, Dexter Lim
Director of Photography: Han Wu
1st Assistant Camera: Adrian Yew Khye Siang
Editor: Han Wu Sound Recording Team
Audio Engineer: Imtiyaz (Martian Backline)
Audio Assistant: Aizat bin Azizan
Audio Mastering: Shariman Shuhaimie (Melodiya Recordings)

Production Team
Producer: Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer: Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Stage Manager: Mitrani Wong Hansern
Lighting Assistant: Chen Jin Xun
Photographer: Low Pey Sien, Liew Chee Heai
Graphic Design: Low Pey Sien
Title Animator: Han Wu
Catering: Chef Noah Cafe

Special Thanks
Le Pont Boulangerie ,Tan Eng Heng

Supported by
CENDANA Malaysia

Produced by
KongsiPetak

Presented by
KongsiKL
REXKL

Artist Profile

Aisha Hassan
performer

Aisha Hassan is a Malaysian writer. Her fiction, which focuses on exploring gender and narrative memory, has been published in international literary magazines. Previously, Aisha worked as a journalist for Quartz in New York and for Harper’s Bazaar in Malaysia. Aisha is also the co-founder of Dia, an e-commerce and content platform that showcases Southeast Asian artisanship. In addition to Dia and writing, she works for a philanthropic foundation in Malaysia. Aisha has a bachelor’s degree in English Language & Literature from the University of Oxford, and a master’s degree from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. This is her first performance.

Dexter Lim
performer

Dexter Lim is a KL-based theatre practitioner with an interest in acting, movement, and devising. He received his theatre and movement training in California, United States. He is interested in creating works that create a realm that humanizes experiences, and reveal the rawness and the essence of the human emotions. On top of performing, he plans to venture into directing and drama education. Selected credits: indicinelive!6, Scenes from an Execution, The Seagull, Koulan, and Simultaneously Futura. Education: B.A. in Linguistics (Language & Society) - University of California, San Diego.

Amalia Ab Aziz
scenic designer

Still breathing, with lungs that rather be elsewhere.

She is one of those former architecture people who no longer want to do architecture, instead exploring graphic, installation and set design. Having met Biji-biji Initiatives, that dreamy illusion of upcycling is habituated; collecting things here and there to give them another purpose in the effort of tolerating the world better.

She also enjoys teaching and discussing deep ugly sad stuffs with her imprecise use of language. Terribly scared of people, but she adores them too. In love with stories a place can tell.

And thank you for joining/reading/watching. For seeing what she cannot see. For being a part of her she would carry till her lungs let go.

Jackey Chan
lighting designer

Still breathing, with lungs that rather be elsewhere.

She also enjoys teaching and discussing deep ugly sad stuffs with her imprecise use of language. Terribly scared of people, but she adores them too. In love with stories a place can tell.

And thank you for joining/reading/watching. For seeing what she cannot see. For being a part of her she would carry till her lungs let go.

iwaz
sound design

Iwaz is an electronic music producer, visual artist, and design lecturer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is notable for infusing traditional Southeast Asian music with ambient electronic soundscapes. He has collaborated with many musicians and visual artists including the likes of Musa Kanda, Pipin Ulya Jamson, Fahroni Hamdan, Motiofixo Visuals, EEELab, Filamen, Saishogen and many more. He recently released his debut album ‘SUSUR MASA’ (2019) and is currently exploring visual programming and creative coding.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

December 26, 2019

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence

KongsiKL Klang Lama

December 26, 2019

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence

installation

Held during the month of the highest rainfall, nature creeps in to KongsiKL as rain falls within its confined spaces filled with rocks. Its deep route of industry is transfigured, aged with water and sand, where the self and the infinite can be reflected, creating a surreal symbiosis between human, nature and the built environment.

The piece was restaged in less than two months to make full use of the set that consists of 18 tonnes of rocks and 400 gallons of water, which meant that reproductions can be very challenging.

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence, photo by Taka Chang, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence, photo by Kim Teoh, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence, photo by Low Pey Sien, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence, photo by Kim Teoh, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence, photo by Taka Chang, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #10: Impermanence
Running time: 60 mins
Performance date: 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia); restaged on 17-19 Jan 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Creative Director : Justin Lee
Dramaturg : Loke Soh Kim
Lighting Designer : Loke Soh Kim
Set Design : Justin Lee / Ooi U-Jean
Sound Director : Kent Lee
Sound Artist : Kent Lee / Thong Yoong How
Projection : Luna Macula
Performers : Ho Yip Seng, Justin Lee, Kent Lee, Tess Pang, Thong Yoong How

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Chin Guan Wai, Low Pey Sien, Mohd Rayhan, Taka Chang
Videographer : Chin Guan Wai, Ho Chee Jen, Lee Pei Ni, Low Pey Sien, Chris Fowler, Loh Ker Yi, Cardin Phua
Editor: Ho Chee Jen, Cardin Phua
Graphic Design : Justin Lee, Low Pey Sien
Usher / Crew : Abby Foo, Chin Guan Wai, Edwin Liong, Keith Tan Zheng How, Morris, Lee Pei Ni, Shirley Woo, Yeoh Ue Jay, students from FrythmS Academy (5) and Star Vista Education (9)

Presented by Kongsi Petak
With the support of INXO Arts Fund and the Krishen Jit Fund
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: FrhythmS Academy, SB Tape International Group

Artist Profile

Justin Lee
creative director / set design / performer

Justin Lee was raised in the Klang Valley and had spent some years studying and working overseas. Now working as an Architect in Kuala Lumpur, he enjoys the richness and the informality of the city whilst being close to nature and its local forest.

Recently, he is becoming more active in the arts and have been involved in creating a few installations for art exhibitions. He is also an analogue projection artist under the name ‘Luna Macula’, using water as a primary medium. Dynamic and psychedelic visuals are created in real time using coloured liquids and mixed analogue techniques.

With his interdisciplinary background, he is interested in the mediation and convergence of different mediums and subjects.

Loke Soh Kim
dramaturg

Ooi U-Jean
set designer

Ooi U-Jean has always been captivated by the intriguing world of arts. Professionally trained as a chef, U-Jean has always been experimenting & displaying creative ways of expression in his kitchen through his love for food. Driven by his passion to support sustainable living, he founded TinyGreens, an indoor local urban farm that produces Microgreens.

Out of the kitchen, he uses his strong sense of creativity and colour to create projection paintings with Luna Macula. Generated real time, he uses mixed analogue techniques and colored liquids to create dynamic and psychedelic visuals.

Kent Lee
sound director / design

Kent Lee plays various instruments and is explorative in his musical expressions. He collaborates frequently with musicians and artists from other disciplines. He is best known for his distinct approach that combines the innovative use of multiple effects with virtuosic technique.

Kent has been performing locally and internationally for more than a decade in various scenes and settings, ranging from commercial events, gigs, improv sessions to sound design for dance and theatre.

Apart from music, he has a newfound passion in food and has been making siu yuk for various events in KL.

Thong Yoong How
sound design

Thong Yoong How started his drumming journey with Bernard Goh (Founder of Hands Percussion) at age of 13. In 2003, Thong joined Hands Percussion as an amateur drummer, became a full-time drummer in year 2006, and had been participating actively in concerts and activities within the group ever since.

In 2016, Thong left Hands Percussion and set up his own FrythmS Academy Institute, with the aim of spreading the art of percussion. The group does not limit themselves to certain forms of performances and drumming. The objective is to promote everything that is rhythm-based, from five-sense to sense-unrelated.
Recent years, Thong is involved actively in designing soundtrack. Thong is convinced that percussion is an attitude, is a kind of self-discipline, and also an art of experiencing life with the heart.

Douglas Ho
performer

Douglas Ho was born in kuala lumpur, Malaysia in 1980. having grown up in multicultural country, Douglas has always been fascinated by vibrant colour, religion, and how the local context is represented through the eyes of asian. naturally, he was drawn to experimental
stuffs. The interest was cultivated during his teenage years as science stream student and further developed when he opted to pursuit his study in art.

After completing his studies, Douglas delved even more into art relevant practices, which involved exploring application of tangible and intangible medias, such as photography, digital
imaging, script writing, art installation, filming and ceramic.

Tess Pang
performer

Tess Pang (it/it’s) is an interdisciplinary performer, choreographer, and model, whose body of work is constantly evolving. Tess made it’s debut in theatre at Five Arts Centre in Kuala Lumpur in the devised work ‘Tiga 3’, which traveled to Penang in March 2019. Following that, Tess performed in the world premiere of ‘This Is What Happens to Pretty Girls’ with Pangdemonium in Singapore.

Trained as a dancer and martial artist, Tess toured with Malaysian artist Mizz Nina and choreographer Marcus Tucker (US), prior to studying at LASALLE where it performed in works by Marie Gabriel Roti (UK), Akiko Kitamura (Japan), Eva Tey (MY), and Sandhya Suresh (SG). Tess was then briefly an apprentice under T.H.E Second Company in Singapore.

In recent years, Tess has created solo performance art pieces for festivals and gallery exhibitions, as well as featured in various commercial productions including music videos and digital ad campaigns.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

October 19, 2019

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal

KongsiKL Klang Lama

October 19, 2019

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal

painting

Arboreal is a contemplation and derivation of movements, sound and aesthetics from plants, trees and the ecosystem around us.

The artists from different disciplines express themselves through various skills and media in the form of physical theatre.

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal, photo by Patrick Chin, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal, photo by @_amin.arsh, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal, photo by Patrick Chin, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal, photo by @_amin.arsh, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #09: Arboreal
Running time: 50 mins
Performance date: 19-20 Oct 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Scriptwriter : Grace Ng, Lim Sheng Hui
Movement : Grace Ng, Vanessa Wu
Projection : NWCN (IDN)
Painting : NWCN (IDN)
Sound : Santosh Logandran
Lighting Design : NWCN (IDN)

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Chin Guan Wai, Mah Jun Yi
Videographer : Ho Chee Jen, Lee Pei Ni
Graphic Design : NWCN, Low Pey Sien
Usher / Crew : Chin Guan Wai, Keith Tan Zheng How, Lee Pei Ni, Nick Dorian

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: KakiKongsi, SB Tape International Group

Artist Profile

Grace Ng
movement artist

Grace Ng is an actress and performing artist. Her screen credits include Ling in Astro Ria’s ‘Aku Dan Tok Wan’, ABCDE in Douglas Lim’s ‘SME’, and most recently as Rifa in Gol & Gincu 2. In theatre circles she is remembered for plays like KLPAC’s ‘Cartoon’, ‘Stories for Amah’, Shakespeare Demistyfied’s ‘Othello’, Georgetown Festival’s ‘2 Houses’, and Theatrethreesixty’s ‘Bare Beckett’. She is also a multi-disciplinary performing artist and theatre maker who combines her love for dance, words, and visual art to create unique live shows. Recent works include Iskarnival 2016 ‘Kapangan’, ‘Love and Intestines’ @Kongsi KL, Georgetown Festival 2017 ‘Riwayat; 2018 ‘Instant Theatre’.

Lim Sheng Hui
movement artist

In an alternative life, Sheng might have been a dancer. But here she is anyway, trying to move and breathe. Currently, she is interested in nature’s mimicry. Otherwise, she is completing a year-long emerging director’s programme with Theatresauce.

Vanessa Wu
movement artist

Penangnite Vanessa Wu is a graduate of the Intercultural Theatre Institute of Singapore (ITI), and a theatre practitioner of Vietnamese and Malaysian decent.

She began her journey in theatre in 2012, working as an actor, movement artist and stage manager. Vanessa has collaborated with artists at the Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA) The O.P.E.N. Festival, Esplanade da:ns series and with performance/sound art collective The UFO Project for Neon Lights Festival and she was last seen in Theatre in Hotel and Naga Ekor Empat.

NCWN
projection artist / painter

NWCN as a creative platform expresses its vision of the “lavenir” (French for what is to come) by creating experiences that combine aesthetic and technical trials.

Thus, as creative players, NWCN rolls the dice of uncertainties. Triggering senses using visual, sound, texture, and movement through the use of new media and technology, NWCN affirms the importance of a continuous research and experiment in art-making.

Digitally manipulated ink and paper Origine (2018) marks the debut of NWCN’s journey – a piece that suggests the longevity of creation. Along which pathway will the platform venture?

NWCN members:
Coune: Multidisciplinary artist
Nabilla Wardhana: Multidisciplinary artist
Lalune (Amanda Ariawan): Curator

Santosh Logandran
sound artist

Santosh Logandran grew up surrounded by cultural influences of the traditional kind. Sound Engineer by profession, Santosh is also a multiple Boh Cameronian award winning composer and music director for Sand the Musical. Currently an active member of the Progessive Ethno Fusion band “Nadir”, where Santosh is the singer and percussionist, he has released an album with the band called Synesthesia.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

September 28, 2019

Seni Tiga #08: Foundry

KongsiKL Klang Lama

September 28, 2019

Seni Tiga #08: Foundry

Within mundane and machinery we may discover art and artist. And in the practice of art and artist we see the seemingly mundane and machinery.

Foundry is a piece that was created in the old stainless steel warehouse, presented in a minimal but powerful way. The dream-like performance is a collection of sounds, textures and stories found in the vicinity of KongsiKL.

Seni Tiga #08: Foundry, photo by Patrick Chin, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #08: Foundry
Running time : 60 mins
Performance date : 28-29 Sep 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Charlotte Leng, Faris Nasir, Loke Xiao Yun, Sandee Chew, See Tshiung Han
Lighting Design : Sandee Chew

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Chin Guan Wai, Faris Nasir, Mah Jun Yi, Sandee Chew
Videographer : Ho Chee Jen, Lee Pei Ni, Keith Tan Zheng How
Graphic Design : Faris Nasir, Low Pey Sien
Usher / Crew : Chin Guan Wai, Keith Tan Zheng How, Lee Pei Ni, Moch Jack Zhong, Shirley Woo

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: BFM, Doris Quek, KakiKongsi, SB Tape International Group, Shakespeare Demystified, Theatresauce, Tey Tat Sing

Artist Profile

Charlotte Leng

Charlotte hails from Gloucestershire, in the UK. She studied Music at Goldsmiths College, University of London. During her time in London, Charlotte performed regularly as both a collaborative pianist and chamber musician and also worked on various arts projects for the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, for a major music venue and as a curator for traditional music events. Charlotte began her teaching career as a freelance instrumental teacher and an early childhood educator for various schools in West London. Her thirst for travel brought Charlotte on various volunteering assignments to India and then onto Malaysia as a result of an expected teaching opportunity 15 years ago. Charlotte is currently a Primary Music Specialist teacher at an international school in Kuala Lumpur. When not in the classroom, Charlotte loves to travel and experience and support the arts at any opportunity and to constantly deepen her skills as both a musician and educator. In recent years, Charlotte has been pursuing studies in Dalcroze, where musicianship is explored and developed by experiencing music through the body. At the heart of this is the process of improvisation and experimentation, through voice, instruments and movement. Charlotte is constantly seeking new ways to develop musical possibilities and combine ideas from multiple artistic disciplines.

Faris Nasir

Faris Nasir is a multi-disciplinary artist, his works encompasses music, visual arts (animation & stills), flow arts and soap bubble arts. Performing as Kapten Buehbossa, using soap bubbles as his main medium, Faris has shared his works across continents, to countries such as China, India, UK, Maldives, Dubai, Africa and around South East Asia.

While exploring soap bubbles, Faris also went in depth into the science of soap bubbles; how they rearrange themselves in a specific geometrical way and how the color dynamics came about, which are known as fractals, repeating patterns in different scales, of which can be found almost anywhere in nature. The discovery led him into making fractal arts as Vuevossa Visuals.

Faris joined Seni Tiga to find a ground and understanding, aiming to connect the dots of all the mediums he’s been working on while collaborating with other artists of different disciplines.

Sandee Chew

Sandee Chew is an actor, and award winning lighting designer, who gets a special thrill working in collaborative ensembles, and developing new work. As one who doesn't see herself as a playwright necessarily, she’s recently found herself involved in devising type work and collaborations, which became a way to explore more Malaysian stories, or responses, and create new work on the floor with others: Matahari Jangan Tidure, Nanti Hilang Belang, dust, A Tale of Star Crossed-Lovers, Exchange Theatre and REMEDY. She has also found fulfilment collaborating as an actor at new play development workshops and readings like The New Play Project: Book One, as well as performing new works like Stereo Genmai. She is a co-founder of Shakespeare Demystified, and currently working on a devised production based on King Lear with Nyoba Kan and KL Shakespeare Players.

See Tshiung Han

See Tshiung Han is a Malaysian writer and editor based in KL. He co-edited "Voices of the Displaced: Poems from the Malaysian Migrant Poetry Competition 2015–2016" and KL's first spoken-word anthology "When I Say Spoken, You Say Word." He teaches English as a second language.

Loke Xiaoyun

Xiaoyun sings, and plays the piano, the flute, and the Sape. Trained as a classical musician, she also performs atonal vocal improvisation which she draws inspirations from nuances in different ethnic singing styles. Aside from teaching and performing, Xiaoyun involved in academic research projects in different branches in music studies including music education, music sociology, and ethnomusicology. She also presented academic papers in different countries such as Canada, China, Laos and Malaysia. Currently in training for Dalcroze Eurhythmics, which emphasizes the connectivity of one’s artistic expression with the surrounding, Xiaoyun enjoys collaborating with artists from different disciplines and exploring different music genres.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

August 23, 2019

Seni Tiga #07: As We Go Along

KongsiKL Klang Lama

August 23, 2019

Seni Tiga #07: As We Go Along

The performance is a journey to seek answers within the cloudiness of everyday life by exploring the virtues of water.

The dance and sound artists interact with typography and graphic textures created prior to the show to create visuals that are animated at real-time, triggered using sensors that pick up different stimuli. The visuals are projected on surfaces with different transparency and weight.

In November 2019, As We Go Along went outdoor for a public performance in the city centre for Urbanscapes, Malaysia’s longest running creative arts festival.

Seni Tiga #07: As We Go Along, photo by Ho Yip Seng, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #07: As We Go Along, photo by Low Pey Sien, courtesy of Urbanscapes 2019 and Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #07: As We Go Along
Running time : 50 mins
Performance date: 23-24 Aug 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Dance : Liu Yong Sean
Graphic Design : Ejin Sha
Projection : Max Jala
Sound : Kent Lee

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Douglas Ho, Faris Nasir, Lau Pui San
Videographer : Ho Chee Jen
Graphic Design : Ejin Sha
Crew : Moch Jack Zhong, Keith Tan, Lee Pei Ni
Usher : Mah Jun Wei, Natashya (MyDance Alliance), Yeo Tze Yang

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: KakiKongsi, MyDance Alliance, SB Tape International Group, Lim Jwo Han

Artist Profile

Prexstret Liu Yong Sean
dance artist

Pexstret Liu is a graduate from ASWARA and Korea National University of Arts. He has been performing in Korea for over 10 years, focusing on contemporary ballet and theatre.

Pexstret collaborates frequently with local and international artists, combining both traditional and contemporary dance tenchniques in his performance. He has also won multiple local and international awards as a dance artist and choreographer.

He is now an instructor in Arte Korea and Asian Dance Research Center.

Ejin Sha
graphic artist

Ejin Sha is an independent Graphic Designer currently based in Kuala Lumpur. Educated at The One Academy, where she obtained her Diploma in Advertising and Graphic design, she continued her education at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design. Her regular practice focuses on visual identities, art directions, publications and exhibition designs within the disciplines of art, architecture, commerce and culture. Her participation in Seni Tiga is to find imagination, memory and identity in the city by exploring various visual languages in movement.

Max Jala
projection artist

Max Jala is a visual artist and programmer who specialises in creating generative digital art pieces. Formerly a mobile app developer, he now dedicates himself to making art through code. Max’s work is experimental in practice, relying on crafting complex algorithmic code patterns which are then exposed, through sensors, to the spontaneous influence of the outside world (flickerings of light, sound, motion). His code is, in effect, alive -- it responds to external stimuli in real time, creating a multi-dimensional space through which traditional boundaries of digital and analog are challenged.

Kent Lee
sound artist

KongsiKL Klang Lama

July 18, 2019

Seni Tiga #06: 11:11 A Tribute to Loving

KongsiKL Klang Lama

July 18, 2019

Seni Tiga #06: 11:11 A Tribute to Loving

Theatre

set design

Inspired by the funeral party of Singaporean dancer and choreographer Aaron Khek Ah Hock, who is a dear friend of the performers, the performance brings forth a joyful dance journey about forbidden and unconditional love, in dreams and in reality.

Seni Tiga #06: 11:11 A Tribute to Loving, photo by Geink, Courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #06: 11:11 A Tribute to Loving
Running time : 60 mins
Performance date : 18-20 Jul 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Executive Producer : Glen Goei
Creative Producer : Ix Wong
Director : Gavin Yap
Movement : Foo May Lyn, Hiroko Tamura (JPN), Ix Wong, Lim Kay Siu (SG), Loke Soh Kim, Neo Swee Lin (SG), Nirmala Seshadri (SG), Scarlet Yu (HK/DE)
Installation : Ix Wong
Sound : Chua Sek Khim

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Low Pey Sien, Geink Noise @ Geinkmorphik
Videographer : Low Pey Sien
Graphic Designer: Low Pey Sien
Usher : Gan Wan Qi
Crew : Alice Wong Yieng Zhu, Jerry Leung, Lee Bee Hui, Moch Jack Zhong

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: KakiKongsi, MSR Sdn. Bhd., SB Tape International Group

Artist Profile

Wong Thien Pau
creative director

WONG THIEN PAU, Ix, Hockix 1974, Sabah, Scholar graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 1997. Danced professionally with the City Contemporary Dance Company(HK) (1997-2000). Rehearsal Director and dancer with Singapore Arts Fission Company (2000-2002) Ix found AHPY with his partner Aaron Khek and since has been producing, choreographing works that the duo creates together. Spring 2016, together with his partner and two other Singapore established Artists, Nirmala Seshadri (multi-discipline Artist) and Leslie Tan (Cellist) started a laboratory called L3 - Lalu Lalang Lab Ix is also an accomplished self-taught tailor.

Gavin Yap
director

Gavin Yap is an actor, writer, theatre director and award-winning filmmaker.

He served as Director-In-Residence at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre from 2005 to 2008.

Gavin’s feature film directorial debut, ‘Take Me To Dinner’, was released in Malaysian cinemas in March 2014.

His film, ‘The Incredibly Strange Tale Of The Man Who Lost His Love But Bought It Back With A Packet Of Duck Rice’ picked up the Blencong Award at the 2015 Jogja-Netpac International Film Festival.

His next film, ‘Dendam Pontianak’, co-directed with Glen Goei, will be released in 2019.

As an actor, Gavin has performed in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, London, Macao, Australia and New York City.

Some of his theatre credits as an actor include ‘Importance Of Being Earnest’, ‘Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me’, ’Fat Pig’, ‘Red’, ‘Tribes’, ‘Lord Of The Flies’ and ‘Hand To God’.

Foo May Lyn
movement artist

Foo May Lyn was trained in children’s theatre at the age of 13 (Teater Kanak-Kanak Experimental Malaysia). She danced for a short spell with Marion D’Cruz and Dancers, before leaving for Europe where she worked in a story telling company. Having not performed in decades, she’s here for Hock and Ix.

Happy
movement artist

This is Happy. This is his first show.

Loke Soh Kim
movement artist

Loke Soh Kim started performing in 1982 in Penang with the renowned Tan Wei Ping, and has toured and performed in countries such as China, Canada, Japan, Singapore and the United States. She is a former dancer of the Singapore People’s Association Dance Company and the Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company. She was also one of the founding members of the Hong Kong South ASLI Dance Workshop.

Over the years, she has travelled as a solo artist to places across the United States and many countries in Asia. Apart from being a professional dancer, she is also an outstanding stage lighting designer and dance choreographer. In 1997 she participated in the International Artists Programme run by the Northwest Asian American Theatre in Seattle. In 1998, through a generous grant from the Asian Cultural Council, she was in New York on a five-month residency observing and studying contemporary dance and choreography. Also in 1998 and sponsored by a second ACC grant, she attended the 65th Anniversary American Dance Festival in Durham, NC.

She has been a guest choreographer with Singapore’s Frontier Danceland since 1996. Based in Malaysia, she is Artistic Director of P’nang Dance Station, which she co-founded with Choo Tee Kuang in 1992. She also lectures in dance at the Akademi Seni Kebangsaan since 1999 to 2006.

She received the 1st Annual Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2002 for Best Choreographer and Best Lighting Design in Dance, 3rd Annual Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2004 for Best Lighting Design in Dance as well as the 15th Annual Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2018 for Best Choreographer in ad Mixed Bill.

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Neo Swee Lin and Lim Kay Siu (SG)
movement artist

Swee Lin & Kay Siu have only recently learnt to play the ukulele. They are theatre actors, who met on stage 33 years ago, after which Swee Lin trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in Glasgow, while Kay Siu trained as a director at the Central School of Speech & Drama in London. They have appeared together in numerous film, television and theatre productions at home in Singapore, as well as internationally. They have been married for 27 years. Since they first met & worked with Hock&Ix in the musical “Man of Letters” in 2006, professional and personal friendships blossomed. Their last production together was the musical “The Great Wall” in 2016. They are inspired by the Hock&Ix philosophical and loving axiom: “Together Forever, Always Apart”.

Nirmala Seshadri (SG)
movement artist

Nirmala Seshadri is a dancer and researcher who seeks to recontextualise her classical dance form, Bharatanatyam. Her social justice perspective leads her to use the body and performance space to interrogate existing inequalities, problematizing boundaries of time, place, gender, and caste, among other social constructs. Her quest for autonomy and sensorial perception led her to Butoh. Her present practice and research focus is the intersection of Bharatanatyam, Butoh, Breathwork and Yoga. Drawing from these elements, she works at creating her movement approach – Antarika, upon which her practice and teaching now hinges. She graduated with a Masters degree in Dance Anthropology from the University of Roehampton, London. Nirmala is an associate member of Dance Nucleus, Singapore and an artistic collaborator at the Lalu Lalang Laboratory.

Scarlet Yu (DE/ HK)
movement artist

Born in Hong Kong, living in Europe. Her work involves Dance and choreographing one on one performance working on transformative potential and political dimension of autobiographical material and memory. Her recent collective work IsLand Bar was commissioned by Taipei Arts Festival 2018 and creating a new version of Rockbound Museum Shanghai this year. Since 2014, Yu has collaborated with Xavier Le Roy in Temporary Title 2015, For The Unfaithful Replica, For Performance as well as Retrospective by Xavier Le Roy (Singapore, Beirut, Taipei, Mexico City edition), and Still Untitled at Sculpture Projects Münster 2017 and Tanzkongrass 2019. In early 2010, Yu collaborated with theatre director Haris Pasovic, as well as with Teatro de los Sentidos, Ming Poon on The infinitesimal distance between two bodies… at Singapore Da:ns Festival, and with the Hong Kong filmmaker Maurice Lai on Rite of City – Reminisce a dance film selected for the Cannes short film corner. She is a grant recipient from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Arts Network Asia. Yu was a jury member for Tanzplattform Germany 2018, artist in residency at Hombroich Summer Fellows and Asia Discovers Asia Meeting (ADAM). She obtained an M.F.A in Dance from The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts in 2015.

Chua Sek Khim
sound artist

Khim is an interior design graduate. In 2006, he formed the duo IKA with singer-songwriter Aki Huang and had toured around Malaysia. In 2011, Khim has formed the Team In-Fest with artists from Melaka. He's currently a full time guitar instructor, interior designer, sound designer and bike enthusiast and participates in several art and cultural events.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

June 29, 2019

Seni Tiga #05: Fabric

KongsiKL Klang Lama

June 29, 2019

Seni Tiga #05: Fabric

comic

Film

Drawing inspirations from Kuala Lumpur’s constant and rapid (re)development, the collaborative performance is the artists’ take on the city’s state of flux. The projections are animated at real-time from footages about people in the endlessly developing city and comics created prior to the show. Sound design and the field recordings performed live give a hint of city life as well.

In November 2019, Fabric was brought to an outdoor public area in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city centre, where most developments are happening. New footages taken on site and new drawings inspired by the site were added to include faces of the city, reflecting Kuala Lumpur on a building facade.

Seni Tiga #05: Fabric, photo by Low Pey Sien, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #05: Fabric, photo by Low Pey Sien, courtesy of Urbanscapes 2019 and Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #05: Fabric
Running time: 45 mins
Performance date: 29 Jun 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia), 23-24 Nov 2019 (Urbanscapes 2019, Malaysia)

Artists
Comic / Film : Chong Chin Yew
Projection Mapping / New Media : Nadhir Zuhair Nozi
Sound : Uzair Sawal

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Low Pey Sien
Videographer : Lee Pei Ni, Teh Rou Ning
Graphic Designer: Low Pey Sien, Nadhir Zuhair Nozi
Usher / Crew : Fuji Loh, Moch Jack Zhong

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: Fono, KakiKongsi, MSR Sdn. Bhd., SB Tape International Group

Artist Profile

Chin Yew
filmmaker / comic artist

At the age of 24, Chin Yew called it quits at his full time job and painted 40 paintings in 30 days – via the 30dayartist.com. This leap of faith gave him the confidence to then launch, a picture book “The Boy Who Loved Clouds”, and held his very first solo exhibition.

Not limited to just painting and comics as a medium of expression, Chin Yew involved himself with commercial work by directing commercials and TV Shows – such as Geng Bas Sekolah and Kapten Boleh for Astro Ceria.

Illustration work came pouring in as well as people were intrigued with his unique comic style and he has worked on several books with notable individuals.

While Chin Yew gained recognition locally, it was also important that he built his network overseas and thus began a 5-year global trek, to gain experience. His journey began in Indonesia, which then led him on to USA, Angola, Czech Republic, UK, Colombia, Ger many and Belgium. Chin Yew did a mix of commercials, part time photographer, videog- -raphy and cameraman for TV Series.

The ultimate plan is to write and direct his first feature, and hopefully to win the first Oscar for Malaysia.

Apart from that, he is also working on commercials and short films, having co-founded a film production company, 2Men Productions.

Nadhir Zuhair Nozi
projection artist

“Nad.io” or “Nadhir Zuhair Nozi” a new media artist that consistently experiments on interactive audio visuals with digital and analog towards technology and arts development of interactive designs.

With a passion in interaction design and pulling inspiration from artistic technologies, the goal is to inspire the community and ultimately the humanity.

Nad.io are the Whiz-kid of Saishogen collective, The team consists of five individual artist: NULL, Furryhead, Nad.io, Syed Muhammad & Ashraf Omar multifaceted group from various creative backgrounds of graphic design, motion graphic, illustration and creative technology.

They have showcased their work at various regional and international festivals, including ‘NOISEx GIF FEST 2017’ in Singapore and joined ‘1 Minute Projection Mapping’ in Japan where they were selected at 38 out of 123 entries.Their most recent work was by an invitation from Maika Collective Studio, a creative agency based in Jakarta for a collaboration to provide visual content for their installation at ‘Soundrenaline 2018’ in Bali, Indonesia and Urbanscapes 2018 at Medan Pasar with their Dome Projection Mapping AVAI ( Audio Visual Audience Interaction ) and Audio Visual Show with VJ and DJ set curated by Filamen.

Uzair Sawal
sound artist

Uzair Sawak is a man that wears many hats. He was a TV director and visual artist before he runs Fono, a music-focused community space. As a DJ who performs all over the world, Uzair also manages events and makes electronic music. Apart from that, he is part of Public School, a purveyor of good vibes and a music collective based in KL, aiming to diminish barriers to music by making it accessible.

With over a decade of experience being involved in the creative scene, he is going all out with Seni Tiga, where he will be curating sounds and providing soundtracks to the set of visuals with a combination of live original music composition, DJ set and field recordings.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

May 17, 2019

Seni Tiga #04: BIND; a State of Mind

KongsiKL Klang Lama

May 17, 2019

Seni Tiga #04: BIND; a State of Mind

Projection

art installation

We ask where we are going next while reflecting on our past; but do we know where we are now?

BIND; a state of mind is a performance that explores the thresholds of time through different media.

Seni Tiga #04: BIND; a State of Mind, photo by Nazir Azhari, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #04: BIND; a State of Mind, photo by Mohd Nor Azmil, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #04: BIND; a State of Mind, photo by Nazir Azhari, courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #04: BIND; a state of mind
Running time : 60 mins
Performance date : 17-18 May 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Dance : Elena Laurel Moujing, Fahezul Azri Suhaimi (Romo), Rithaudin Abdul Kadir, Sueki Yee
Installation : Bonnie Cheong, Chua Hui Qin, Emily Chow, Lim Jing
Sound : Goh Lee Kwang

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Mohd Nor Azmil, Nazir Azhari
Videographer : Low Pey Sien
Graphic Designer: Low Pey Sien
Usher / Crew : Alice Wong Yieng Zhu (MyDance Alliance), Lee Bee Hui (MyDance Alliance), UM dance students

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: KakiKongsi, MSR Sdn. Bhd., MyDance Alliance, SB Tape International Group

Artist Profile

Bonnie Cheong
installation artist

Bonnie currently is a final year Fine Art student in MIA. She just finished her internship at Lostgens Contemporary Art Space. She was born in 1996, and base in KL. Beside, she produced conventional artworks such as oil painting, she also produce installation art at the same time. Bonnie studies mainly on social context on her works by using multi techniques. Apart from this, the beauty of women figures always appeared as her main subject in her work.

Emily Chow Wen Qi
installation artist

Emily Chow Wen Qi (b. 1998, Malaysia) is a graduate from Malaysian Institute of Art, who explore different techniques and materials that she can get a hold of. She gets inspiration from social media which plays a big role in her life. She is really interested in the different way people think about a situation, which happens a lot on social media. For her works she tries to interpret the different kind of thinking by combining different kind of methods and material together. In most of her works, she goes against whatever rules that was made as an act of rebellious towards any rules or traditions. She once used wall filler in an incompatible way to the usual use of the material by creating an uneven and rough surface rather than fixing an uneven surface. To show how people uses social media to give their real opinion but probably won’t be giving the same opinion when they are communicating with other person face to face.

Chua Hui Qin
installation artist

Chua Hui Qin (b.1996,Pontian,Johor,Malaysia ).Most of her work talk about feminist and uses charcoal and soft pastels produced semi-abstract drawing.At the same time she explored on new media and non-conventional art materials as her installation works.

Lim Jing
installation artist

Lim Jing (b. 1998, Malaysia) is a multidisciplinary artist who based in Kuala Lumpur. Their early works mostly discussed about the ownerships and fluidity of identities in living space and cyber space. While they was attempting to coordinate and identify their roles in the society, they started to perceive that people and system are always consuming each other. Such vice versa relation, that ended up aiming nothing but itself like an Ouroboros, has became an aesthetics to them. By the way, Lim Jing prefers to use ‘singular they’ as their pronoun.

Rithaudin Abdul Kadir
dance artist

Malaysian born artist who hails from Sabah is active in the performing arts scene in Kuala Lumpur. Holding a degree in Performing Arts (Dance) from University of Malaya, Rithaudin strives to use dance as a tool to express a universal message to any audience and to make his work as edu-tainment. As an active committee member of MyDance Alliance Malaysia and also the vice president of Malaysian Performing Arts Society (Astana), he has been creating works that depict current issues and awareness which are performed at the local and international platform. Rithaudin believes that through dance, people can be holistically affected either with conventional or metaphorical means of movement. With a strong traditional dance background, his ventures in experimental and site- specific works, a coalition of western contemporary vocabulary fused with traditional movement philosophy is well-known. Rithaudin believes dance to be a cultural imprint on the body. Thus, any dance is a living proof of the culture of the beholder. Being from Sabah which is culturally multi-ethnic, he began his experiment mixing that traditional culture which he had been exposed to with what he had learned. With 20 years of experience and exposure, his work is recognized in the local and international dance scene, particularly in site specific work.

Elena Laurel Moujing
dance artist

Elena's passion flows through a little bit of everything, from event hostings, modelling, to performing arts. With rhythmic gymnastics and traditional dancing as her base, this Sabahan bred is excited to explore more of what her magical shell has in store for her. Last year, she was in Sharm Noh's piece "Langgar" for Short and Sweet 2018 and Romo Hernandez's "Tumau Om Vaig", a community dance film supported by MyDance Aliiance. She can also be spotted dancing in Yuna, Dato Seri Vida, and Sara Suhairi's music videos.

Fahezul Azri Suhaimi
dance artist

Fahezul Azri bin Suhaimi is a versatile dance artist and choreographer who works across genres and disciplines. He achieved the Best Male Dancer Award in Short and Sweet Dance Malaysia 2018, Borneo Arts Festival 2018, as well as 3 gold medals at World Championship of Performing Arts 2016, United States. He has danced with companies such as Pat Ibrahim Project Entertainment, Soubi Sha, Gila Panggung Dance Company, Terry and The Cuz, Tall Order Production and Enfinity Vision Dynamic, as well as choreographers Suhaili Micheline, Al Jabar Laura, Khairul Azhar Mokhtar, Rithaudin Abu Bakar, Dr Silvester Pamardi, Joseph Gonzales, Yeow Lai Chee and many others. His latest choreography work, “Never have I ever dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul” was presented at Dancebox 2018, International Choreography Festival 2018 and won champion at the Borneo Beatdown Dance Competition 2018. Another work “VoGiNaNg” also received awards in Short and Sweet Dance Malaysia 2017 for Best Glitz and Glam Award, Festival Director Award and Mercedes Benz Malaysia Creative Excellence Award. Originally from Kuala Lumpur, his interest in dance developed at a really young age as his father’s influence of being a Sabahan dance artist and lecturer. He graduated as a Diploma holder in Dance (Performance) and currently finishing his final undergraduate degree in Dance Performance Studies at ASWARA with his final thesis exploring "The audiences perspective and gaze on Butoh Performance in Malaysia".

SueKi Yee
dance artist

SueKi Yee graduated with First Class Honours for her Bachelor of Dance (Honours) from the National Academy of Arts and is currently a dancer at ASK Dance Company (ADC). Recent projects include Metamorphosis International Residency Lisbon working with Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, and D_Lab Dance in Asia programme in Indonesia. Her solo “But would you know if a fishbowl is just a fishbowl?” was awarded the Festival Director Award at Short + Sweet Dance and was subsequently selected for International Solo Contemporary Dance Festival “Cuerpo al Descubierto” in Mexico. Other projects include Un Yamada Co.’s People Without Seasons, Nibroll’s See/Saw, collaborated with Landscape Theatre, and has also performed at various festivals in Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and China. As a performer, SueKi is interested in the versatility of dance and performance, and is always excited to explore new possibilities.

Goh Lee Kwang
sound artist

Goh Lee Kwang is a prolific artist who wears many hats. He is a sound artist and composer. He also runs the the label Herbal Records. His own bandcampe page features a staggering 671 releases. He also organizes the Switch On Mini Festival, which brings together local and international sound artists in the hub of Kuala Lumpur. Goh Lee Kwang states that the medium of Sound as art relies upon the response created in the listener for its existence. Without the receptivity and response from a listener, the sound ceases to exist, does not take up any space. What I have observed and enjoyed most about Lee Kwang as an artist is the invitation by himself and his artwork to participate in a relationship. The dedicated listener may perceive new worlds, strange sound textures and maybe even find within themselves new and unusual experiences.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

April 27, 2019

Seni Tiga #03: Void in Void

KongsiKL Klang Lama

April 27, 2019

Seni Tiga #03: Void in Void

set design

What is performance? Is it accepting information as an outsider, or sharing an experience as a participant? Does a piece tells you a new story, or inspires you to see the word from a new perspective?

Void in Void is a performance that breaks the fourth wall by blurring the boundaries between performers and audience, so that a story can be experienced in many ways though it is told in one. The flexibility in seating arrangement allows the audience to bring home different experiences based on the choices they make during the performance.

Seni Tiga #03: Void in Void, photo by Tony Wong, Courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #03: Void in Void, photo by Ho Yip Seng, Courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #03: Void in Void, photo by Niko Ling, Courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #03 : Void in Void
Running time : 55 mins
Performance date : 27-28 April 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Director / Visual / Movement / Sound : Liew Chee Heai
Movement : Lee Ren Xin
Sound : Gideon Alu8khan Chen, Aki Huang

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Douglas Ho, Liew Chee Heai, Low Pey Sien, Niko Ling, Tony Wong
Videographer : Geink Noise @ Geinkmorphik, Low Pey Sien
Graphic Designer : Low Pey Sien
Usher / Crew : Alice Wong Yieng Zhu (MyDance Alliance), Lee Bee Hui (MyDance Alliance)

Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements : KakiKongsi, MSR Sdn. Bhd., MyDance Alliance, SB Tape International Group, Touch Wood

Artist Profile

Liew Chee Heai
director / movement / visual artist

Liew Chee Heai is based in Japan, a photographer and fine artist (b. Kepong, 1975). I spent my young adulthood in my hometown Kepong, a place where with cheerful sunshine and rain forest and have been resident for over 25 years. After my diploma at Kuala Lumpur College of Art, major in fine art, I started my photography career and volunteering while during travel in 1998. My photography took me to many places. I believe in composing my photographs in the viewfinder, I like the feeling of silent and surreal behind the lens,try to develop a world that allow me to express what I feel.

Lee Ren Xin
movement artist

Lee Ren Xin is a graduate of NAFA in Singapore and completed her BFA in Dance at the Purchase College, State University of New York. She was an Associate Artist with The Human Expression Second Company in Singapore, and had danced briefly with LeeSaar The Company in NYC and DPAC Dance Company in Malaysia. Ren Xin works both independently and collaboratively. This past April, she was invited by the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a month-long research and creation residency, wrapping up with a full-length performance in Along The Edge Festival. Before that, she collaborated in Version 2020 directed by Mark Teh of Five Arts Centre, touring to Munich and Tokyo. Her most recent work, a year-long collaborative project ‘Where’s The Speficifisfety?’ with Singaporean dance artist Lee Mun Wai, was performed in KL in September 2018.

Aki Huang
sound artist

Aki Huang, a multi-award winning singer-songwriter, she is also passionate in illustration & photography.

In 2000, she released a full album '两个人' with 美娜. The duo disbanded in 2004. Aki went to China alone and released a solo full length album '惠声绘色' in November 2005, subsequently released a Taiwan version full length album, '情人节' in 2006. Aki faded out of the pop music scene in 2007. During the period, she has sang in a coffee shop, and has published her own works as a duo band 'Ika'. In the following years, she was still active in songwriting. In 2010, Aki once again caught attention as songwriter and composer, with Hebe Tian's 'Love!'. Aki returnes to the music scene with her personal full-length album '嘿' in 2017. Those ups and downs in the pursuit of music were nutrients for Aki. She is currently the lead singer of the new music band “ARVAN 阿爾梵”.

Gideon Alu8khan Chen
sound artist

Gideon Alu8khan Chen is a music composer / musician. His passion is in listening to the music, including traditional, folks, classical, jazz, blues, rocks and many more. Hence, his understanding of the musical instruments is fairly wide too. He plays both traditional and modern percussion instruments, wind instruments and string instruments. From the process of imitating others, he continuously create works and gradually found his own style. Alu8 is a skilful rock musician and has researched in many variety of rock genre. He is the guitarist of the local renown band “Lang” and “Platform 11”. Also performed in many arts and theatre performances. Recently formed “ARVAN 阿爾梵”with Aki, to collaborate and to issue songs.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

March 21, 2019

Seni Tiga #02: Remnant Vision

KongsiKL Klang Lama

March 21, 2019

Seni Tiga #02: Remnant Vision

set & lighting design

Some people, artists especially, are born or trained to be sensitive to their surroundings. They are able to imagine the past and pick up traces to feel the presence of people, objects and activities that no longer inhabit our space, at the same time react and respond through arts.

Drawing inspiration from the memories embodied in each performer as well as the old warehouse, Remnant Vision is a cinematic journey about ‘what was’ and ‘what is’. Performers bring stories and add layers of meanings onto mundane objects and neglected corners, redefining the performing space by sharing experience with the audience.

Seni Tiga #02: Remnant Vision, photo by Taka Chang, Courtesy of Seni Tiga

Seni Tiga #02: Remnant Vision
Running time : 60 mins
Performance date : 21-23 Mar 2019 (KongsiKL, Malaysia)

Artists
Dance : Hoi Cheng Sim, Ix Wong, Lau Beh Chin, Lee Jia Xi
Set / Lighting : Ix Wong, Loke Soh Kim
Sound : Chua Sek Khim

Volunteers
Producer : Loke Soh Kim
Assistant Producer : Low Pey Sien, Mah Jun Yi
Photographer : Joie Koo, Low Pey Sien, Taka Chang, William Cheng
Videographer : Geink Noise @ Geinkmorphik, Low Pey Sien
Graphic Designer: Low Pey Sien
Sound engineer : Samuel John @ Triniti Soundwave
Usher : Choo Tee Kuang, Kathyn Tan, Lee Ren Xin, Ameelia Rokhaza’ain

Preparation : Chan Long Chuan
Presented by Kongsi Petak
Venue sponsored by KongsiKL
KongsiKL is a project supported by KakiKongsi and EXSIM Group
Acknowledgements: Amando Hashimoto, KakiKongsi, Kent Lee, Kongsi Kolab (Diam, Ijau, Lost & Found by Arcadia KL, Touch Wood), Mexico Pavilion (World Urban Forum 9), MSR Sdn. Bhd., Ng Khai Lee, SB Tape International Group, Wah Lian Wooden Machinery Factory

Artist Profile

Ix Wong Thien Pau
dance artist / set & lighting designer

Ix Wong Thien Pau (1974, Sabah) Scholar graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 1997. Danced professionally with the City Contemporary Dance Company(HK) (1997-2000). Rehearsal Director and dancer with Singapore Arts Fission Company (2000-2002) Ix found AHPY with his partner Aaron Khek and since has been producing, choreographing works that the duo creates together. Spring 2016, together with his partner and two other Singapore established Artists, Nirmala Seshadri (multi-discipline Artist) and Leslie Tan (Cellist) started a laboratory called L3 - Lalu Lalang Lab Ix is also an accomplished self-taught tailor.

Lau Beh Chin
dance artist

Beh Chin is from Penang, Malaysia, and is qualified with a degree in chemical engineering. In 2011 she spent a year in Master of Choreography at Fontys Hogeshcool Voor de Kunsten, Tilburg before she awarded stepping stone scholarship. She moved to Ireland and graduated from the University of Limerick at the following year with a first class honors Master’s degree in Contemporary dance performance. Recently, she has produced "Where Two Seas Meet" & "Your Memories, Our Identity" which focus on the inter and intra cultural dialogue and identity.

Lee Jia Xi
dance artist

Graduated from New Zealand School of Dance in 2012, Jia Xi has since worked professionally with Royal New Zealand Ballet and Singapore Dance Theatre. A round of auditions in Europe brought Jia Xi back to Malaysia where she began pursuing a degree in Psychology. Whilst studying, she continues to perform actively as an independent artist and teach as a freelance ballet and contemporary teacher. She was recently involved in productions of Balletbase, Ellie Zhou Ballet Studio, and works by JS Wong and Kenny Shim.

Cheng Hoi Sim
dance artist

Graduated from National Arts Of Academy (Aswara) in 2003. She had been as a full time professional dancer with Unlock Dancing Plaza (HK), Odyssey Dance Theater (SP) dance company.
She also is a Top 4 finalist in so you think you can dance season 2 in Malaysia. Currently she active/ focus in contemporary teacher in few ballet dance academy and involved some local dance production/ works by Loke Sok Kim.

Loke Soh Kim
set & lighting designer

Chua Sek Khim
sound artist

Khim is an interior design graduate. In 2006, he formed the duo IKA with singer-songwriter Aki Huang and had toured around Malaysia. In 2011, Khim has formed the Team In-Fest with artists from Melaka. He's currently a full time guitar instructor, interior designer, sound designer and bike enthusiast and participates in several art and cultural events.

KongsiKL Klang Lama

February 23, 2019

Seni Tiga #01: Body Riddle

KongsiKL Klang Lama

February 23, 2019

Seni Tiga #01: Body Riddle