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Taylor’s University and The Actor’s Studio (TUTAS) is set to present an even more ambitious production entitled Kaleidoscope at klpac.
Kaleidoscope is set to hit the stage from 11 to 14 August in Pentas 2, klpac, following the success of its maiden production based on Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet last December.
Student’s production practicum module.
TUTAS will showcase nine works by ten directors from their March 2020 cohort as part of the students’ Production Practicum module.
The module was helmed by Adjunct Professor and Programme Development Director, Dato’ Dr Faridah Merican and Adjunct Professor and Programme Artistic Director, Joe Hasham OAM.
This production will be the second batch of students nearing the completion of the ground-breaking programme.
There is no doubt yet another significant milestone for Malaysia’s first and only conservatory-style performing arts programme established by The Actors Studio and Taylor’s University.
The colourful array of stories on klpac stage
Like the playful optical device which offers a multitude of different views,
Kaleidoscope presents a colourful array of stories on friendship, love, belonging and coming of age.
All in all, seven plays and two dance work, some original while others adapted, are part of this exciting lineup.
In JuliaJordan’s “Nightswim” directed by Nicholas Lai, a teenage girl tries to convince her friend to come out to play but will she?
Zoey Lee and Jelissa Lim Fidelis’ “The Last Time” paints the painful separation of two friends who have drifted away.
Sam Levinson’s “MALCOLM & MARIE”, directed by Carmen Khoo, explores complicated terrain of relationships of a filmmaker, on the brink of success, finds himself at odds with his girlfriend.
Along the same theme is Bruce Kane’s “Hitting on Women 101”, directed by Janusha Laxmi and D.M. Larson’s “WEIRD”, directed by Sally Lee, where a girl faces her insecurities thanks to her best friend.
Some quirky works in the production include a comedic piece, Lindsay Price’s “Time, What Is It?” directed by Nandagopall, which depicts a teen’s chance encounter with a hippy at a bus station.
Meanwhile, Chloe Lee takes on Julianne Homokay’s “The Wedding Story” where a storyteller finds herself in a strange predicament when her characters start to come to life.
Lastly, two original movements and dance works, “Drifting Off To You” by Feyee Bethany, which explores the painful and yet liberating process of letting go, as well as “… I love you” by Skylar Lim, which portrays the multitude of ways we can show our love.
Production support
Fellow TUTAS tutors Yusman Mokhtar and Christopher Higgs will provide their lighting and sound design expertise, respectively.
The staging will also feature Azalea Yee, Charmaine Cheong, Daniel Hussin, Keith Toh, Kim, Nelson Ri, Gath, Ang Le, Chia Wen Xin, Clarissa Lee Hui Lynn, Diow Rhu Jie (Cayden), Qian Hui, Muhammad Najib bin Rossaidi, Siaw Boon Keat, and, Zhafir Muzani.
This show is supported by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC).
Tickets, priced at RM30, can be purchased online via https://www.cloudtix.co/ (no phone and over-the-counter sales). For enquiries, call 03 4047 9000 or WhatsApp +6018 227 7212.
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