Front Row

Is the artistic gift in the DNA. Evelyn the daughter of Wan Kim Tiang. of unknown artist who contributed to public service in Malacca through his work designing some of the state’s logos and posters. He drew and designed public street displays for special holidays. He taught art also. His daughter and grandson, both artists talk about art in their lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Challenging classical musicians to answer questions like, Why play new age and jazz? Isn’t classical music challenging and gratifying enough that there is a need to step out? Or is the motivation as simple as musicians love music, regardless of the genre? The upcoming concert is titled: Crossover, and will be at the Bentley Music Academy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 126-year-old Perdana Botanical Gardens plays host to the first-ever art event held in a Malaysian public park: Art in the Park. This event is a burst of creativity and activity that include family-oriented experiences, free public workshops and appreciation of all kinds of artistic expression. This DBKL-project began on the 16th of October and ends on the second of November, and today we have...

Ancient Chinese words, from the earliest carved symbols on shells and bones, to the brush calligraphies, and the calligraphy of local educator and calligrapher, Sim Mow Yu now make their marks on the bodies of Chinese-Malaysian as they move to music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What it takes to make the Monkey god come alive and sing in this production that will take place in the Istana Budaya. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The dancers give us a view into the process of their creation which is inspired by Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Woods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting a view into contemporary Chinese art and the kind of market that it is from the perspective of someone from an international art auction house. She details good art, excellent and bad copies, contemporary Chinese ink paintings, and what characterizes art as Chinese. And the million-dollar question of how is art by a new-comer valued. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This outstanding music educator, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of Honour for Services to Music, and the Distinguished Leadership Award for Services to Music Education, is also a viola player. He tells about listening to music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the difference between a piano duet and four hands at a single piano? A pianist with an upcoming concert this weekend tell us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The olive tree theme is explored under Raed’s lens to show the Palestinian people from a different perspective. The feelings that the artist wants to convey through his work offer contrast in comparison to those sentiments that arise in the mass media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pauline preps us all for the upcoming dance performance taking place this weekend. Know the history, the influences, the motifs and then go see for yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theatre company, Revolution Stage, brings its rebranded and restaged production which originally drew on and from participants in an acting workshop. This time around, nine established performers take the rein and what will be the differences? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The graphic visualizer describes his projection-mapping exhibit that melds music by Daft Punk,geometrical images and the spoken word from none other than Malcolm X. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four adult singers, now friends, bound by their love for performance and music, come together to share stories and songs that shaped their musical preferences. A varied repertoire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The singer is Texas-born, London-based but raised on a diet of 1920’s jazz and black-and-white movies. She tells how this mix shapes her music which got its start in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The actors tell about this stage adaptation of six-time Emmy Award-winner Mo Willems' best-selling book. It is a tale about a friendly bus driver who leaves us (the audience) with one simple instruction: "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!" However, the Pigeon can be persuasive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This project is a marriage of bicycling, visual art and music. The artists are trying to take this project around the world, from KL to London. Its a performance to raise the awareness of cycling, go green. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From rain-songs, war chants, spells to thunderstorms, the choir brings these in the context of their intended performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BFM gets acquainted with the fresh and youthful baton in the MPO to discover what his signature will be when he conducts. Ciaran McAuley shares the process of getting music from the page to the stage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting up close to Mozart, the quintessential classical musician and gaining some insights into a Clarinet Quintet, String Quartet, Oboe Quartet--pieces to played at an upcoming recital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bringing art from Spain to Malaysia, the gallery takes time out to point to the characteristics of works from the country that give birth to Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In its upcoming 2014 season-end (docutaiment) musical, the performance company offers a journey through the history of music theatre. Some on the artistic team share what it takes to capture the story of the two greatest musical centres of the world: Broadway and West End. This production also wraps up of the company’s 20th anniversary celebrations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

These performers point out that pure energy in their live shows differentiates them. Maybe it comes from teaching young people music and soaking up their enthusiasm when these performers are not on stage in front of an audience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the first recipient of the WOLO Artist’s Residency Program, Dr Hedley Roberts shares how art captures the in-betweenness of things: the space between lovers, the space between the person taking a selfie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creative industries are meant to contribute over RM33billion to Malaysia's GDP by 2020. Is the creative industry ready to step up? Or is this just a rhetorical question? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.