Kuala Lumpur is a throbbing metropolis for the multi faceted community of arts, brought to you by a culturally curious BAZAAR Insider, Khadija Ovenden compiles the best cultural experiences our city has to offer from exhibitions and plays to weekend frolics in galleries and eateries. Stay tuned for her monthly drills on what’s spinning around the cosmopolitan city we call home.
April 2-3, 12.00pm – 8.00pm
ART FOR GRABS: Have a balloon!
A weekend event to celebrate freedom, creativity and democracy with the aim to propel vision of merging arts and activism into various parts of KL. A colourful assortment of over 40 booths selling arts & crafts and many more in the good name of charity.
April 10, 4.00pm – 10.00pm
The debut of a street style aesthetic, arts-meets-music flea market. A showcase of new acts performing their own songs and covers, complete with retail and food vendors – “Like A Version” Triple J inspired.
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April 16, 3.00pm – 6.00pm
Hosted by Malaysian designer Dato’ Tom Abang Saufi and sister Habsah Abang Saufi; an insight to their Sarong journey, “from home to red carpet events in Paris”. A display of designs that flaunt a fusion of both the traditional and contemporary.
April 16, 4.00pm – 1.00am
Indie theatre, poetry and music – a surprise, community-organised festival hosted by The Daily Seni in collaboration with alternative visual art gallery and social space Minut Init. Five main acts, plenty to drink.
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April 22, 8:30pm
As a part of Damansara Performing Arts Center’s D’Next Generation Project, Liver and Lung Productions is happy to present LEILA | LAILA, a cultural exploration of dance, spoken word and music.
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April 23, 2.00pm – 9.00pm
An all-age event: a chance to discover or re-experience the underground nature of turntablism, vinyl and hip-hop culture. A music lovers’ playground featuring vendors of all music-related merchandise, the sale offering bargains galore.
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April 24, 9.00am – 5.00pm
A day to celebrate healthy foods, artisanal goods and sustainable living. A community pop-up market dedicated to bring together local organic farmers, home-grown artists, designers and artisans.
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April 24, 7.00pm
13th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards
BOH will be paying tribute to three traditional arts this year: wayang kulit, mak yong and bangsawan theatre. The gala night is free and open to all to join, but seats for the public are limited so do RSVP!
April 28, 7.30pm
Film Club 2: He Named Me Malala
“This inspiring documentary about courage, survival, and triumph over adversity, tells the remarkable story of teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan for advocating girls’ education. Rather than be silenced, Malala emerged as a global voice for the education rights of children, and in December 2014, became the youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.”
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April 29 2016 – May 1 2016
Ballet Illuminations, Ticketing & Showtimes
A dance date. Singapore Dance Theatre’s grand comeback after six consecutive years of successful performances at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac). A medley comprising of classical and contemporary elements.
April 23 2016 – 8 May 2016
Urbanscapes 2016 23 April – 8 May
Malaysia’s longest-running, internationally known and attended creative arts festival. A celebration, spread across three weekends, that aspires to bring together Malaysian creative communities from the fields of music, the arts, design and film.
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April 30, 9.00am – 5.00pm
An initiative by the Kakiseni community to incite change in community by a charitable act by children – one cupcake at a time!
April 30, 8.00pm
Night Before Tomorrow (NB4T) x Phyla LIVE at The Bee
A transformation from a food and drink joint to a dancefloor-ready gig space. A collaboration between club-night-cum-gig series, The Night Before Tomorrow (NB4T) and Singapore-based label Phyla. A new take on electronic and dance genres with the promise to deliver a unique sound and visual spectacle.
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