Post by anastasia on Aug 9, 2010 8:45:49 GMT 7
Causeway EXchange: The Lighter Side Of Malaysia @ The Arts House, Singapore (27 - 31/08/10)
Over 3000 faces.
Laughter. Tears. Anxiety. Hope.
Theatre. Film. Visual Arts.
Five days of Malaysia’s quirkiest, most original and inspirational artists all in one House, sharing a facet of Malaysia that is rarely seen! The inaugural CausewayEXchange festival aims to build a bridge between Singapore and Malaysia through the platform of arts and culture.
The festival will serve up an exciting potpourri of stand-up comedy, theatre, film screenings, visual and digital art exhibitions, photography workshops, as well as the world’s first e-photo exhibition!
Come check out the lighter side of our neighbour!
Presented by: DMR & The Arts House
Venue: The Arts House, 1, Old Parliament Lane, Singapore
Date: 26 – 31 August 2010
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online at www.bytes.sg/
Featuring
Indicinelive! (27/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: The Hall @ The Arts House
Presenter: The Arts House & DMR Advertising and Promotions
Director: Kelvin Wong
Writer: Amir Yunos, Patrick Lee, Kevin Larken, Shern Chong, Sharad Vemalanathan & Adriana Nordin Manan
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Executive Producer: Dato' Faridah Merican
Featuring: Sani Zainal Abidin, Shirin Jauhari, Claudia Low, Oliver 'Ollie' Peters, Freddy Tan, Uihua, Marvin Wong and Nabihan Yaacob
After two sold out runs at klpac, indicinelive! will be heading to Singapore at the end of August as part of the CausewayEXchange, a new annual festival jointly organised by The Arts House and DMR Advertising and Promotions.
indicinelive! (in-DEE-see-nee-live) is klpac's brand new sketch comedy premise, parodying the oftentimes crazy society that we live in. Featuring an ensemble of serious comic writers and players every episode, indicinelive! shines the spotlight on familiar characters in even more familiar situations, with a few musical numbers thrown in too! indicinelive! is essentially a generous serving of how we see the world in fun-sized pieces.
Ratings: R18
Language of Performance: English
Date | Time: Aug 27-28, 30-31 | 8pm/Aug 28-29 | 3:30pm
Duration: 70min / no interval
Regular Price: S$28.00
Concessions:
Students: S$18.00
Senior Citizens: S$18.00
NSF: S$18.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
All My Failed Attempts (26/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: Screening Room @ The Arts House
All My Failed Attempts presents seven short films written, directed, and edited by award-winning filmmaker Tan Chui Mui. These films were also shown at the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of the official selection.
The anthology showcases Chui Mui’s striking, eclectic visions and broad styles – from straight documentary (Chicken) to satires of science-fiction epics (Dream #1, #2 & #3), serious drama (Everyday Everyday and The Need for Rites) and action (To Say Goodbye).
Everyday Everyday won the Grand Prix at the 2009 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, as well as the On the Road Award for best short film at the 17th Art Film Fest International Film Festival in Slovakia.
Ratings: TBA
Language of Performance: English, Malay, Mandarin
Date | Time: Aug 26-31 | 8:45pm (wkday), 2:45pm,6pm (Sat), 2pm,6pm (Sun)
Duration: 66min / no interval
Ticket Price: S$8.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Malaysia masa Kini (27/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: Blue Room @ The Arts House
Malaysia’s Senior Statesmen of Comedy, Monti and Logi, present their own alternative to Malaysia’s politically outspoken e-news website of almost the same name. The Masters of Satire, who have been consistently entertaining house-packed audiences for more than a decade, take a bite at the latest issues that are dominating Malaysia’s economic, social and political scenes. With memorable impersonations and quotable quotes from the who’s who that are making news in the capital city, they are bound to make you howl with laughter!
Rating: NC16
Language of Performance: English with some Malay
Date | Time: Aug 27-31 | 8pm
Duration: 90min / no interval
Regular Price: S$28 (includes one drink)
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
15Malaysia (26/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: Screening Room @ The Arts House
Hilarious, tear-jerking, scary, thought provoking – 15Malaysia showcases 15 short films from some of the best filmmakers in Malaysia today, including the late Yasmin Ahmad. From an emotional rollercoaster ride across Malaysia’s diverse socio-political landscape to the misunderstood hiding her darkest secrets, these films put the country under the microscope and show a new side to it.
The films include:
Potong Saga by Ho Yuhang
Chocolate by Yasmin Ahmad
The Tree by Amir Muhammad
House by Linus Chung
Halal by Liew Seng Tat
The Son by Desmond Ng
Lumpur by Kamal Sabran
One Future by Tan Chui Mui
Slovak Sling by Woo Ming Jin
Gerhana by James Lee
Meter by Benji & Bahir
Duit Kecil by Johan John
Healthy Paranoia by Khairil Bahar
Lollipop by Nam Ron
Rojak! by Suleiman Brothers
Ratings: TBA
Language of Performance: English, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tamil
Date | Time: Aug 26-31 | 7pm (wkdays)/ 1pm,4:15pm,8pm (Sat)/ 4pm (Sun)
Duration: 80min / no interval
Regular Price: S$8.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Mukabuku (Facebook) (27/8/10 - 29/8/10)
Venue: Chamber @ The Arts House
Whether you like it or not, online social networking sites are here to stay, transforming the way we connect with one another.
Malaysia’s first lady of theatre, Dato’ Faridah Merican, together with three writers, Mark Beau de Silva, Alex Chua and Nandang Abdul Rahman, take on the easily overlooked impact that such sites have on our everyday lives.
Mukabuku presents six short stories – Top Friends; Profile Picture; Could Have Been; Funeral Rights; Addiction; and Remains – that chronicle the ups and downs of the world’s most popular social networking website.
Executive producer: Dato’ Faridah Merican
Artistic director: Joe Hasham OAM
Director in-residence: Christopher Ling
Ratings: PG13
Language of Performance: English
Date | Time: Aug 27-28, 30-31 | 8pm
Date | Time: Aug 28-29 | 3:30pm
Duration: 65min / no interval
Ticket Price: S$28.00
Concessions:
Students: S$18.00
Senior Citizens : S$18.00
NSF: S$18.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions : No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Making the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange (28/8/10)
Venue: Living Room @ The Arts House
When everyday items become a subject of art, there are endless possibilities to making the world a storybook of sorts. This photography workshop will open up your mind beyond the world that you know today, letting you see the infinite wonders of composition and artistry that makes everyday living worth exploring. From a cup of tea to the falling of a petal, each angle of our lives can be brought to life; from conceptual to abstract images.
The workshop will focus on:
- Conceptual versus abstract
- Conceptual: From an idea to the actual shot
- Abstract: Shapes, colours, harmony, dissonance without a distinct form
- Composition: Art of visual storytelling
Language: English
Date | Time: Aug 28 | 10am
Duration: 8hrs | 1hr lunch & 30min tea break
Regular Price: S$80 (includes lunch & teabreak)
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Tell Tale: Reinventing The Story (27/8/10 - 29/8/10)
Venue: Living Room @ The Arts House
Citizen-journalism brings you closer to the story and at a faster speed ever since 9/11. The fast pace of info sharing has blurred the line between fact and fiction. The story is made for you or you make the story. Let your works tell the story, instead of the other way around.
This photography workshop will focus on:
- Street versus photojournalism
- Street photography: People
- Photojournalism: Primary motivation is to recount a story, not assist a story
- Create a series using today's digital media; what's right and what's not?
- Theory and practical
Over 3000 faces.
Laughter. Tears. Anxiety. Hope.
Theatre. Film. Visual Arts.
Five days of Malaysia’s quirkiest, most original and inspirational artists all in one House, sharing a facet of Malaysia that is rarely seen! The inaugural CausewayEXchange festival aims to build a bridge between Singapore and Malaysia through the platform of arts and culture.
The festival will serve up an exciting potpourri of stand-up comedy, theatre, film screenings, visual and digital art exhibitions, photography workshops, as well as the world’s first e-photo exhibition!
Come check out the lighter side of our neighbour!
Presented by: DMR & The Arts House
Venue: The Arts House, 1, Old Parliament Lane, Singapore
Date: 26 – 31 August 2010
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online at www.bytes.sg/
Featuring
Indicinelive! (27/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: The Hall @ The Arts House
Presenter: The Arts House & DMR Advertising and Promotions
Director: Kelvin Wong
Writer: Amir Yunos, Patrick Lee, Kevin Larken, Shern Chong, Sharad Vemalanathan & Adriana Nordin Manan
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Executive Producer: Dato' Faridah Merican
Featuring: Sani Zainal Abidin, Shirin Jauhari, Claudia Low, Oliver 'Ollie' Peters, Freddy Tan, Uihua, Marvin Wong and Nabihan Yaacob
After two sold out runs at klpac, indicinelive! will be heading to Singapore at the end of August as part of the CausewayEXchange, a new annual festival jointly organised by The Arts House and DMR Advertising and Promotions.
indicinelive! (in-DEE-see-nee-live) is klpac's brand new sketch comedy premise, parodying the oftentimes crazy society that we live in. Featuring an ensemble of serious comic writers and players every episode, indicinelive! shines the spotlight on familiar characters in even more familiar situations, with a few musical numbers thrown in too! indicinelive! is essentially a generous serving of how we see the world in fun-sized pieces.
Ratings: R18
Language of Performance: English
Date | Time: Aug 27-28, 30-31 | 8pm/Aug 28-29 | 3:30pm
Duration: 70min / no interval
Regular Price: S$28.00
Concessions:
Students: S$18.00
Senior Citizens: S$18.00
NSF: S$18.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
All My Failed Attempts (26/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: Screening Room @ The Arts House
All My Failed Attempts presents seven short films written, directed, and edited by award-winning filmmaker Tan Chui Mui. These films were also shown at the 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of the official selection.
The anthology showcases Chui Mui’s striking, eclectic visions and broad styles – from straight documentary (Chicken) to satires of science-fiction epics (Dream #1, #2 & #3), serious drama (Everyday Everyday and The Need for Rites) and action (To Say Goodbye).
Everyday Everyday won the Grand Prix at the 2009 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, as well as the On the Road Award for best short film at the 17th Art Film Fest International Film Festival in Slovakia.
Ratings: TBA
Language of Performance: English, Malay, Mandarin
Date | Time: Aug 26-31 | 8:45pm (wkday), 2:45pm,6pm (Sat), 2pm,6pm (Sun)
Duration: 66min / no interval
Ticket Price: S$8.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Malaysia masa Kini (27/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: Blue Room @ The Arts House
Malaysia’s Senior Statesmen of Comedy, Monti and Logi, present their own alternative to Malaysia’s politically outspoken e-news website of almost the same name. The Masters of Satire, who have been consistently entertaining house-packed audiences for more than a decade, take a bite at the latest issues that are dominating Malaysia’s economic, social and political scenes. With memorable impersonations and quotable quotes from the who’s who that are making news in the capital city, they are bound to make you howl with laughter!
Rating: NC16
Language of Performance: English with some Malay
Date | Time: Aug 27-31 | 8pm
Duration: 90min / no interval
Regular Price: S$28 (includes one drink)
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
15Malaysia (26/8/10 - 31/8/10)
Venue: Screening Room @ The Arts House
Hilarious, tear-jerking, scary, thought provoking – 15Malaysia showcases 15 short films from some of the best filmmakers in Malaysia today, including the late Yasmin Ahmad. From an emotional rollercoaster ride across Malaysia’s diverse socio-political landscape to the misunderstood hiding her darkest secrets, these films put the country under the microscope and show a new side to it.
The films include:
Potong Saga by Ho Yuhang
Chocolate by Yasmin Ahmad
The Tree by Amir Muhammad
House by Linus Chung
Halal by Liew Seng Tat
The Son by Desmond Ng
Lumpur by Kamal Sabran
One Future by Tan Chui Mui
Slovak Sling by Woo Ming Jin
Gerhana by James Lee
Meter by Benji & Bahir
Duit Kecil by Johan John
Healthy Paranoia by Khairil Bahar
Lollipop by Nam Ron
Rojak! by Suleiman Brothers
Ratings: TBA
Language of Performance: English, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tamil
Date | Time: Aug 26-31 | 7pm (wkdays)/ 1pm,4:15pm,8pm (Sat)/ 4pm (Sun)
Duration: 80min / no interval
Regular Price: S$8.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Mukabuku (Facebook) (27/8/10 - 29/8/10)
Venue: Chamber @ The Arts House
Whether you like it or not, online social networking sites are here to stay, transforming the way we connect with one another.
Malaysia’s first lady of theatre, Dato’ Faridah Merican, together with three writers, Mark Beau de Silva, Alex Chua and Nandang Abdul Rahman, take on the easily overlooked impact that such sites have on our everyday lives.
Mukabuku presents six short stories – Top Friends; Profile Picture; Could Have Been; Funeral Rights; Addiction; and Remains – that chronicle the ups and downs of the world’s most popular social networking website.
Executive producer: Dato’ Faridah Merican
Artistic director: Joe Hasham OAM
Director in-residence: Christopher Ling
Ratings: PG13
Language of Performance: English
Date | Time: Aug 27-28, 30-31 | 8pm
Date | Time: Aug 28-29 | 3:30pm
Duration: 65min / no interval
Ticket Price: S$28.00
Concessions:
Students: S$18.00
Senior Citizens : S$18.00
NSF: S$18.00
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions : No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Making the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange (28/8/10)
Venue: Living Room @ The Arts House
When everyday items become a subject of art, there are endless possibilities to making the world a storybook of sorts. This photography workshop will open up your mind beyond the world that you know today, letting you see the infinite wonders of composition and artistry that makes everyday living worth exploring. From a cup of tea to the falling of a petal, each angle of our lives can be brought to life; from conceptual to abstract images.
The workshop will focus on:
- Conceptual versus abstract
- Conceptual: From an idea to the actual shot
- Abstract: Shapes, colours, harmony, dissonance without a distinct form
- Composition: Art of visual storytelling
Language: English
Date | Time: Aug 28 | 10am
Duration: 8hrs | 1hr lunch & 30min tea break
Regular Price: S$80 (includes lunch & teabreak)
Seating type: Free Seating
Restrictions: No children under 6 years old/No video & audio recording
Tell Tale: Reinventing The Story (27/8/10 - 29/8/10)
Venue: Living Room @ The Arts House
Citizen-journalism brings you closer to the story and at a faster speed ever since 9/11. The fast pace of info sharing has blurred the line between fact and fiction. The story is made for you or you make the story. Let your works tell the story, instead of the other way around.
This photography workshop will focus on:
- Street versus photojournalism
- Street photography: People
- Photojournalism: Primary motivation is to recount a story, not assist a story
- Create a series using today's digital media; what's right and what's not?
- Theory and practical