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PENTAS PROJECT 2008 ANNUAL PRODUCTION
Animal Farm
They are idiots before the revolution; they are still idiots after the revolution.
A political metaphoric performance presented by the most promising force of theatre in 2008
Following the imaginative performance of “The Lost and the Ecliptic” in 2007, Pentas Project brings you their annual production of 2008. The challenge this time is “Animal Farm”, George Orwell’s political metaphoric novel. This performance boldly questions the complications of power and greed, capitalizing upon the boiling discontentment of the people and the strange political and social phenomena which is real life for many. A shattering story of totalitarianism, desire, greed and corruption – forcing you to face the actual collective consciousness of the worst of human weaknesses.
“Animal Farm” is the fourth production of Pentas Project since its establishment in 2005. It is a new attempt by renowned theatre director, Loh Kok Man, a multiple BOH Cameronian Arts Awards nominee and winner. Kok Man has gathered together a dream cast – Gan Hui Yee, Ling Tang, Chen Huen Phuei, Chin Lee Ling, Lim Tiong Wooi and Moo Siew Keh – creating “pseudo animal body language” which is highly challenging, refreshing and realistic.
Pentas Project has also invited other BOH Cameronian Arts Awards nominees/winners to be in the team:
Bernard Goh, the Artistic Director of Hands Percussion – Music and Sound
Dominique Devorsine – Costume
Caecar Chong – Set
Also in the team are:
Tan Yan Tee – Chinese script writer; and
Terence Chong – co-music and sound designer
Together they bring you a must-see tempest of revolution in 2008!
DATE:
9 ~ 19 OCTOBER 2008
(NO SHOW ON 13 OCTOBER 2008)
TIME:
9 ~ 18 OCTOBER 2008 @ 8:30PM
12 OCTOBER 2008 @ 3:00PM + 8:30PM
19 OCTOBER 2008 @ 3:00PM ONLY
VENUE:
PENTAS 2, THE KUALA LUMPUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE (KLPac)
SentulPark, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
TICKET PRICE:
RM 37 / RM 22 (STUDENTS, DISABLED & SENIOR CITIZENS)
PREVIEW 9 OCTOBER 2008 RM 27 ONLY
BOX OFFICE:
(KLPac) 03-4047 9000 / (TAS@BSC) 03-2094 1400
CONTACTS:
012-266 1579 / 012-277 8871 / [email protected]
BLOG:
HTTP://PENTASPROJECT.BLOGSPOT.COM/
ORIGINAL NOVEL??GEORGE ORWELL
CHINESE SCRIPT??TAN YEE TEE
DIRECTOR + LIGHTING DESIGN ? LOH KOK MAN
CAST ? GAN HUI YEE+ LING TANG+ CHEN HUEN PHUEI+ CHIN LEE LING+ LIM TIONG WOOI+ MOO SIEW KEH
PRODUCTION MANAGER ? AU SOW YEE
SET DESIGN ? CAECAR CHONG
SOUND AND MUSIC DESIGN ? BERNARD GOH + TERENCE CHONG
COSTUME DESIGN? DOMINIQUE DEVORSINE
SPONSORS??? HSBC IN THE ARTS / COLORGANDA! / KLPAC
PROFILES
DIRECTOR + LIGHTING DESIGN :: LOH KOK MAN
The founder and Artistic Director of Pentas Project, Kok Man, is an established theatre director, actor and lighting designer. Graduated from the Malaysia Institute of the Arts in 1993, Kok Man is currently lecturing in the Drama and Visuals Department, NewEraCollege. He is also the body development instructor for Hands Percussions’ full time drummers. Since his performance of aku in 1997, he has traveled to Japan, Korea and India, bringing and sharing his work with people in these different continents. He is also actively involved in various interactive theatre festivals in Philippines as well as in Europe. He was the winner for “Best Director” and “Best Chinese Script” in the 2003 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards for “Untitled”. In 2005, Kok Man established Pentas Project, and was awarded a fellowship from the “Asian Cultural Council” – he went to New York. In 2006, he won “Best Lighting Design” for “Phoenix Rises” in the “Malaysian Dance Festival: International Collaboration” in the Dance Category in the 5th BOH Cameronian Arts Award. This year, he won “Best Lighting Design” for “The Lost and the Ecliptic” at the 6th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.
PRODUCTION MANAGER :: AU SOW YEE
The Programming Director of Pentas Project and member of SicKL, Sow Yee is a MFA holder from the San Francisco Art Institute and is currently a lecturer in the Drama and Visuals Department, NewEraCollege. Her works explore light and projected images as organic elements in space and time. Recently, she has been actively involved in making videos/video installations for theatre performances, which include Water Closet, Tunku: the Musical, The Curse of the Forbidden Palace, Locked Repot and many others. She was awarded the Krishen Jit Astro Fund for film performance/installation and was the 2007 Artist in Residence at Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan.She is also the 2008/2009 Visiting Artist in Residence of Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), Canada.
CHINESE SCRIPT :: TAN YAN TEE
One of the members of Pentas Project, Yan Tee graduated in 2004 from the NationalTaipeiUniversity of the Arts and is currently an art related events reporter in Sin Chew Daily. She also lectures in the Drama and Visuals Department, NewEraCollege. She has been the editor for the magazine “XFUNS” and the research assistant for the film graduate school in NationalTaipeiUniversity of the Arts (TNUA). She is a poet and writes prose and novels occasionally. Yan Tee is the winner of the 9th “Hua Zhong” Literature Award in poetry, one of the most prestigious Chinese literature awards in Malaysia.
SET DESIGN :: CAECAR CHONG
Born, bred and schooled in Malaysia, Caecar trained as an architect in Australia. Caecar has chosen to apply his skill and knowledge not conventionally on brickwork and steel structures, but experimentally with different art media and formats. Closely associated with the establishment and direction of Space Spirit Studio, Caecar champions the use of various media across art disciplines as diverse as the visual arts, performing arts, photography etc to express the spirit of space. This grants a new lease of life to the classic ideological maxim that architecture is just about building buildings, it is more than that. Caecar is a member of Pentas Project, dancer for NyobaKan and founder of Little Eyes Play House.
SOUND AND MUSIC DESIGN :: BERNARD GOH
Bernard graduated from the Malaysia Institute of the Arts with a Diploma in Graphic Design. He was also the brass band instructor for a multiple award winning school brass band for 6 years. It was there where he began to realize his passion in Percussion. Bernard then learnt ‘Shigu’ drumming – from Mr. Tan Fui Choong, the founder of the 24 Chinese Drums Troupe – a unique Malaysian drumming evolved from the traditional Chinese Drum. Currently, there are about eight (8) Drum Troupes under the instruction of Bernard in Kuala Lumpur and Seremban. In September 2004, Bernard together with one of his 24 Chinese Drum Troupe, the SriCempakaInternationalSchool, went to Australia to perform in the “Australia Malaysian Festival”. He is also a member of the “Chinese Assembly Hall 24 Chinese Drum Promoting Group”. In 1997, in order to improve and become a professional, Bernard formed the Hands Percussion Team and became their Artistic Director. Bernard is still actively involved in the local performing art scene where he has performed and contributed as a musician and Musical Director for numerous performances since 1998. He was the musical director for ‘Lady White Snake’ presented by Rivergrass Dance Theatre which participated in the Taipei Art Festival in Taiwan. Bernard won “Best Music and Sound Design” together with Deborah Tee in the 2003 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards for ‘Rashomon’ presented by The Actors Studio. In 2006, Bernard together with Hands Percussion were big winners in the Music category bagging “Best Original Composition”; “Best Group Performance” and “Best Production Values” for Drum Slices.
SOUND AND MUSIC DESIGN::TERENCE CHONG
Terence is a sound engineer and sound designer. He obtained a Diploma in Audio Engineering from the Ocean Institute of Audio Technology S/B. Terence is actively involved in the local performing arts scene and was the sound engineer at two (2) BOH Cameronian Arts Awards nights. He has also collaborated with various theatre groups and dance productions for sound design, such as, Phoenix Rises (NyobaKan), Drum Slices (Hands Percussions) and many more.
COSTUME DESIGN :: DOMINIQUE DEVORSINE
Dominique has designed costumes for an array of theatre productionsincluding Dama Orchestra’s production of Butterfly Lovers (2006) and also M! The Opera (2006). More recently, she has been involved in a number of productions such as Tunku;Aladdin;Passion;Sybil; and Ismail, The Last Days. Dominique won Best Costume Design/ Styling/ Make-up for Five Letters from an Eastern Empire at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2004. She was also nominated for Best Costume in 2005 forElectronicCity and 2007 for Know No Cure.
