performing arts centre of penang - The Actors Studio

12APR02APR06Ballet Illuminations(Dance)presenter Singapore Dance Theatrevenue Pentas 1, klpacdate & time 6 & 7 April @ 8.30pm;7 April @ 3pmtickets RM43, RM33, RM18 (Conc,)SDT will perform on 6and 7 April at klpac, andis supported by YTLCorporation Berhadand the National ArtsCouncil, Singapore.Featuring Maninyasby Stanton Welch,Nutcracker, PasDe Deux by JanekSchergen, The Winds ofZephyrus by EdwaardLiang and Serenade by George Balanchine, BalletIlluminations is a perfect display of verve and vitalitythat is synonymous with SDT’s unique identity as acompany that is equally adept at these challengingand varied genres of dance.APR06FUSED(Revue)presenter The Actors Studiovenue The Actors Studio @ Lot 10date & time 2 – 8 April @ 8.30pmtickets Admission by DonationThe idea behind FUSED is to feature a fusion ofartists, ideas and performances. The Actors Studio@ Lot 10 celebrates the arts with this bimonthlyexperimental series. Expect fresh talent, new acts,intriguing experiments…expect the unexpected.Feast on something different every night of the weekas we promise an array of performances as well asworkshops. Come for one night or four in a row –each night offers you an alternative genre of the arts.Sit back, relax or just join in the fun. Nothing tooheavy, we promise you, but it will be a fascinatingexperience and a great time at the theatre!Jazz Works @ the Movies(Concert)presenter Northern Jazz Ensemblevenue Stage 1, penangpacdate & time 6 – 7 April @ 8:30pm; 8 April @ 3pmtickets RM53, RM43, RM23Experience six decades of memorable movie themeswith a jazz twist packed into 120 mins for puremusical enjoyment. Featuring themes from PinkPanther, Mission Impossible, Singin’ In The Raid,Rocky, Mamma Mia and more.april at screenings, plays,musicals, comedies,APR Corporal PUNishmentexhibitions, concerts,(Comedy)11and much more!presenter klpacvenuePentas 2, klpacdate & time 11 – 14 April @ 8.38pm;15 April @ 3.33pmtickets RM33, RM23 (Conc.)In a world oh so seriouswhere making punsand crafting silly jokeswill get you into jail,one man who is bornsarcastically humorousis destined to changethe cause of theworld. He faces manydifficulties in life dueto the clash betweenhis lust for sense ofhumour and the literal(seriously) world that he lives in. One day, he wasreminded of a long forgotten ancient relic, thePundora’s box, which, according to the myth wouldbring anarchy to this otherwise boring world.Corporal PUNishment tells the man’s epic questin search of the cure to order and seriousness byreleasing the primordial pandemic that will changethe(ir) world forever.If you love being PUNished one way or another, thisis the show for you. (Fun not intended)APR12Life Sdn Bhd 8 HumanTrafficking (True Stories)presenter Seni Teater Rakyatvenue TAS @ Lot 10date & time 12 – 14 April @ 8.30pm;15 April @ 3pmtickets RM35, RM25 (Conc.)In 2004, Dato’ FaridahMerican introducedLife Sdn. Bhd., with thepurpose of sharing trueexperiences, tales ofall living the Malaysianlife openly and withoutjudgement.This year Life Sdn. Bhd.2012, hopes to sharewith audiences trueaccounts of ‘HumanTrafficking’. Human Trafficking is defined as theillegal trade of human beings for the purposesof reproductive slavery, commercial sexualexploitation, forced labour, or a modern dayform of slavery.APR13The Man Tied To A ToiletBowl(Play)presenter penangpacvenueStage 2, penangpacdate & time 13 – 14 Apr @ 8:30pm;14 – 15 Apr @ 3pmtickets RM33, RM23 (Conc.)A woman will doanything to rescue hermarriage. A man canbe in deep shit whenhis affair is exposed.A rather conventionallove story, perhapsyou thought it wouldbe. She is a popularand dominant hawkerin Chowrasta Market.He is a disciplined andordinary high schoolteacher. A series of romantic surprises that lead tounexpected conflicts. Lies upon lies. Catastrophebehind catastrophe. Which should be resolved, amarriage or an affair?APR16Usikan Rebab(Mak Yong)presenter Seni Teater Rakyatvenue Pentas 2, klpacdate & time 18 - 21 April @ 8.30pm;21-22 April @ 3.00 pmtickets RM33, RM23 (Conc.)Cerita tentang seorangprimadona MakYong yang hidupmemperjuangkandarah seninya. Seorangibu yang kecewadengan masyarakatdan tertekan denganperbuatan anakanaknyasendiri yangtidak mahu menjadipewaris keseniannya.Malah menganggapMak Yong itu kolot, permainan orang kampung,tidak bermoral, lebih teruk lagi menganggap MakYong itu syirik dan bercanggah dengan agama.This is a story of a primadonna Mak Yongperformer who lives for her art. As an artist, she isdisappointed in her own children who do not wantto carry on her legacy and is under pressure fromsociety who feel that Mak Yong is archaic, immoraland against religious teachings.APR19presenter klpacvenuePaper House(Play)Indicine, klpacdate & time 19 – 21 April @ 8.30pm;22 April @ 3pmtickets RM25, RM15 (Conc.)2 brothers, Kim andYen (Douglas Wongand Roax Tan) inherittheir father’s Chineseparaphernalia shop. Yenmaintains the shop likehow his father used to,while Kim returns oncea year for his father’sdeath anniversaryprayers. One night, afterthe final prayers, asKim prepares to leavefor the city, they encounter a lost girl outside theshop. Too late to bring to the police, and unsure ofher background, the brothers decide to shelter thegirl for the night. As they decide on what to feed thebrown skinned girl, and what to do to her the nextmorning; the brothers realize they are lost in manyways themselves, and discover that the answers tothe questions in their hearts are found in the paperhouse that their father has left them.APR20ICOM Celebration SeriesTribute To Musicals (Concert)presenter ICOM & klpacvenue Pentas 1, klpacdate & time 20 & 21 April @ 8.30pmtickets RM38The InternationalCollege Of Music(ICOM) in collaborationwith klpac is pleasedto bring you the ICOMCelebration SeriesTribute Concertfeaturing greatest hitsfrom Broadway andWest End Musicals.We will feature 90 minutes of music from iconicmusicals, including Phantom of the Opera, Soundof Music, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Grease,Bombay Dreams, Cats, Les Misérables and manymore. Come join us with your family and friends aswe escape from our routine lives into the magicalmoments of Musical Theater.APR20APR24WAYANG… The Story ofKuala Lumpur & WAYANG 1(Play)presenter Masakini Theatre Company &Dua Space Dance Companyvenue Stage 2, penangpacdate & time 20 – 21 April @ 8:30pm;21 April @ 3pmtickets RM50The show starts withan entertaining andsometimes hilariouslook at the history ofKL, from the warringKapitans China and thecolonial era to presentday idiosyncrasies toldvia shadow theatre,the featuring some ofMalaysia's best dancers &physical theatre actors.WAYANG 1, will trace the lively social history ofMalaya / Malaysia from the 1940s till today throughlocal and international music. There will be no wordsspoken and audiences may look forward to a 'silentmovie' ambience.The Stud The Babe &The Latte Boy (Musical Comedy)presenter The Actors Studiovenue Pentas 2, klpacdate & time 25 – 28 April @ 8.30pm;29 April @ 3pmtickets RM43, RM23 (Conc.)promotion RM250 for a table of 4 including a bottleof wine (add another chair @ RM43 perpax / max 6 per table)The girl was describedin her year book as justnice. NICE. She washorrified. This was theway others viewed herand it hurt her deeply,but she had to agreeher life was bland andboring and she was abit of a geek. She hadlived her life in theshadow of her parents,who although lovinghad mapped out her life at birth and so far she hadcomplied.But life was changing. Off to Uni! Was this anopportunity for a new and more exciting life, oneshould only dream about. Living out of homesurrounded by new and interesting people.Could this geek really become a swan or was shedoomed to the life her parents had planned? She hadto be bold. She had to be brave she had to pay therent. She had to do something totally outrageous.But what......?She finds herself, spreads her wings and stretchesher vocal chords...at a bar of course!!!!APR26presenter klpacvenueFlower & Sword(Play)Indicine, klpacdate & time 26 – 29 April @ 8.30pmtickets RM25, RM15 (Conc.)Flower and Sword, directed by Kimmy Kiew, is anadaptation from Taiwanese playwright Ma Sen. Itis one of his popular plays and tells the story of ayoung person’s desperate attempt to free himselffrom the voice that has been haunting him allthrough his adult life. The young person returns tohis homeland to find answers at his father’s grave.“It is the dramatization of a painful attempt to dealwith the history of one’s origins”. Featuring awardwinning actor Lee Swee Keong and new talent AngelChang. Installation art by Swing Chong and lightingdesigned by Sandee Chew.APR28Wizard of Oz(Musical)presenter Pan Productionsvenue Pentas 1, klpacdate & time 28 April – 6 Maytickets RM85, RM105, RM125Follow the yellowbrick road over therainbow and join usfor an amazing newproduction of TheWizard of Oz!Developed from thelegendary MGMscreenplay thisproduction, completelyreconceived for thestage, contains allthe much loved songs from the Oscar winningmovie score, all the favourite characters and iconicmoments, plus a few surprises along the way.Featuring a lineup of Malaysia's best stage andmusical theatre talents including Stephanie VanDriesen, Peter Ong, Radhi Khalid, Zalina Lee, TriaAziz, Mano Maniam, and Suhaili Micheline. Directedby Nell Ng and includes the creative dream teambehind the success of 'Cabaret'. This is one showyou will not want to miss!the actors studio @ lot 10tel: (03) 2142 2009 / 2143 2009web: www.theactorsstudio.com.mykuala lumpur performing arts centretel: (03) 4047 9000web: www.klpac.orgperforming arts centre of penangtel: (04) 899 1722web: www.penangpac.org• the actors studio @ lot 10 • the kuala lumpur performing arts centre • the performing arts centre of penang13