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Award-winning percussion ensemble Hands Percussion’s comeback live concert Collective Sounds – The Journey Home at Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre (PJPac) next month has been postponed, but its co-founder Bernard Goh says this does not mean its members and collaborators will remain idle. “We are not going to fold our arms and stop everything. As they say, the show must go on. And that is what we are going to do, ” says Goh, who has not led Hands Percussion out for a concert with a...

The Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre (PJPac) will officially open its doors on May 25. Photo: PJPac At a time when the Malaysian performing arts industry is slowly reopening and picking itself up from a series of unprecedented shutdowns, the introduction of a new theatre space is a bold move, signalling the continued support for the arts here. The Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre (PJPac), a multi-purpose arts venue situated in the 1Utama shopping centre, will officially open its doors t...

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 ...

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...

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 bene...