National Art Gallery

Events & Exhibitions
Aug/Sep/Oct 2005

Laman Seni Kuala Lumpur
Every First Saturday, 8am to 5pm
6 Aug 2005
3 Sep 2005
1 Oct 2005

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Permanent Collection
Aug 2005 until April 2006
Gallery 2A
This exhibition offers a glimpse into how the National Art Gallery has addressed its mission of collecting the visual arts heritage of the country and region. Although the 200-plus works on display only represent the tip of the iceberg that is the National Art Gallery ’s Permanent Collection, they nevertheless provide a sampling from which it can be noted that the holdings are historical and contemporary, figurative and abstract, and well-balanced in the representation of established and upcoming artists.

DNA: Hybrid
6 Aug 18 Sep 2005
Reka Gallery
Guest curated by artist and academic Wan Jamarul Imran, this exhibition presents a fine mix of work by longtime professors and new members of the Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). The diverse exhibits – ranging from fine arts to textile pieces, photography, multi-media and film, sculpture and installation – demonstrate the skill, versatility and original research of the dedicated faculty, while providing insight into each artist’s individual aesthetic.

SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Share casual conversations about contemporary art with the exhibiting faculty on Saturday, 6 August 2005 from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm at the National Art Gallery . The session is free and open to the public.

Saruk Kinabalu: Exhibition of Sabah Artists
Until 18 Sep 2005
Gallery 2B
With the cooperation of the Sabah Art Gallery , the National Art Gallery has assembled a first-time exhibition of this grouping of works by artists from Sabah . As the spread of urban development continues to redefine the romantic image of the “Land beneath the Wind”, Sabahan artists look to the underlying peacefulness and subtle beauty of ordinary places that are often overlooked, producing works that remind us it is time the artworld started to take notice.

Recent Acquisitions
26 Aug 2005 – End-Oct 2005
Gallery 3A
Presenting a varied array of output by influential local artists, thisexhibition displays the remarkable new acquisitions of the NationalArt Gallery from the past year. Among the highlights are Khoo SuiHoe's semi-abstract composition, Khalil Ibrahim's signature figurativework, Chong Siew Ying's bold and honest canvas, Jasmine Kok's adroitand charming marble sculpture, watercolourist Maamor Jantan andRohaizat Shaari's garden views and street scenes, and photographersEric Peris and Alex Moh's survey of cityscapes and their inhabitants.

Art from Sarawak
26 Aug 2005 to 18 Sep 2005
Gallery 3A
This exhibition aims to promote the strategically disadvantaged and neglected artists of Sarawak, while at the same time enlightening and informing a broader audience of their contributions. Addressing the various styles, themes and techniques the artists employ in creating works inspired by their life-long environs, the fascinating artistic landscape presented tells of visions of quiet diligence and strength.

Talent for the World
21 Sep 2005 to 16 Oct 2005
Reka Gallery
A collaboration between the Raja Muda Selangor (Crown Prince of Selangor) Foundation, accomplished artist/printmaker Juhari Said and the National Art Gallery, ‘Talent for the World’ is a mentoring programme aimed at giving to a second chance to disadvantaged, artistically-gifted youth who previously had neither formal education nor encouragement.

Joseph Tan
27 Sep 2005 to 11 Dec 2005
Gallery 2B
The late Joseph Tan Chin Jin (1941 - 2001) was one of Malaysia 's most respected artists and educators. With a public service career of more than 20 years, Tan has contributed significantly to the development of Modern Malaysian Art. He was also an active trustee of the National Art Gallery . Guest curated by T. K. Sabapathy, this exhibition highlights Tan's masterworks from both public and personal collections.

National Open Show
1 Oct 2005 to 11 Dec 2005
Reka Gallery
An extraordinary exhibition of art by prominent, mid-career and emerging professional as well as amateur Malaysian artists. The largest survey of Malaysian visual art under one roof, the National Open Show is intended to showcase the variety and depth of art within the country and highlight the qualities and possibilities that abound.
Call for entries:
Until 31 August 2005. For more information or an entry form, call Syahrul or Haniff on 03.40254990, or log onto:
http://www.artgallery.gov.my/web/Penyertaan/borang_OpenShow.pdf

Art of the State: Terengganu
21 Oct 2005 to 27 Nov 2005
Reka Gallery
Historically, Teregganu is often considered the cradle of Malay civilisation. Today, the state is home to a group of artists and artisans of various ethnic backgrounds and disciplines, who often combine centuries-old tradition and heritage with modern approaches and technologies to produce critically acclaimed works of art. The resulting impact that revolves around the tension between the energy of the artists’ engagement with their inheritance and its distillation through meticulous artistic practices emanates clearly from this exhibition.

ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
The Loke Legacy: The Photography Collection of Dato’ Loke Wan Tho
Until Mar 2006
Gallery 3B
Dato’ Loke Wan Tho, the great cinema magnate, philanthropist, writer, ornithologist, and photographer, also built up a large personal collection of photographs which he donated to the National Art Gallery in 1963, a year before his untimely demise in a plane crash in Taiwan . The legacy of this 539-work archive that includes photographs by the likes of Ansel Adams and Yousef Karsh will be exhibited in three phases – Landscapes, Still-Lifes and Studies, and Portraiture – until March 2006. The exhibition received enormous support from the family of the late Dato’ Loke.
Landscapes : 31 May to 14 Sep 2005
Stills & Studies : 21 Sep to 14 Dec 2005
Portraits & People : 21 Dec 2005 to 7 Mar 2006

Saruk Kinabalu: Exhibition of Sabah Artists
Until 18 Sep 2005
Gallery 2B
With the cooperation of the Sabah Art Gallery, the National Art Gallery has assembled a first-time exhibition of this grouping of works by artists from Sabah. As the spread of urban development continues to redefine the romantic image of the “Land beneath the Wind”, Sabahan artists look to the underlying peacefulness and subtle beauty of ordinary places that are often overlooked, producing works that remind us it is time the artworld started to take notice.

Five Decades of Chung Chen Sun
Until 21 Aug 2005
Gallery 3A
The man responsible for the education of numerous Malaysian brush painting art students is now the subject of a major retrospective of his own work. On view in this exhibition – presented to coincide with the celebration of the artist’s 70 th birthday – are examples of Chung Chen Sun’s work from every decade he’s painted. Through his early landscapes, still-lifes, figuratives, paintings of his travels, and large works, viewers are invited to share in how Chung always brings to his work a sense of art as a spiritual activity.

Afterimage
(Part of the Kuala Lumpur International Photography Fest 2005)
Until 14 Aug 2005
Gallery 1
If a picture is truly worth a thousand words, then the Kuala Lumpur International Photography Fest 2005 or K.L.i.p. with 16 separate displays of photographs by close to 200 photographers in 12 galleries throughout the Klang Vallery is surely a story of exciting proportions. K.L.i.p. is designed to be an international biennial photography festival dedicated to showing old and new local photographers, as well as bringing international works to Malaysia and fostering a greater understanding between different cultures. ‘Afterimage’ at the National Art Gallery will showcase the collective output of members of Angkatan Seni Foto Wiliayah Persekutuan (ASFON WP), MMU Photo Group, Kelab Fotografi UiTM, Kelab Shashin Fotografi Kuala Lumpur, LimKokWing University College, Photo Creator Club (PCP), Sarawak Photographic Society, The Photographic, Society of Malaysia (PSM) and The Photographic Society of Penang (PSP).

PHOTOGRAPHY SLIDE SHOW WORKSHOPS & TALK
A complementary slide show workshop/photography talk will be held at the National Art Gallery auditorium on 13 August 2005 .

Information correct at time of release.

National Art Gallery Malaysia
2 Jalan Temerloh, Off Jalan Tun Razak,
53200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 4025 4990
Fax: +603 4025 4987
Website: http://artgallery.gov.my (please bear with us while this site is being redeveloped)
Gallery hours: Daily 10.00 AM - 6.00 PM including weekends & public holidays
(We are closed just 3 days in a year – 2 days during Hari Raya Aidilfitri, and 1 day on Hari Raya Haji)
Admission & Parking: FREE

* Reasonably priced exhibition catalogues and books published by the National Art Gallery are available for purchase at the Information Counter on Level 1.

You Are Here (Valentine Willie Fine Art)

You are Here is a group exhibition focusing on ideas of land, topography, mapping and memory of place. “How do we respond to our surrounding? How do we remember a particular time and place?”; “How does nostalgia affect our memory of place, and how do we make sense of the space that we inhabit?” These will be among the issues raised by participating artists from Southeast Asia and Australia. This show will present an eclectic mix of voices ranging from young emerging names to older established figures. We will see a diverse range of media, from painting to photography, from sculpture to installations and video works.

Also screening will be “Malaysian Art NOW”, a documentary by the curator, Adeline Ooi, & Bernard Chauly on Saturday 13th August, 2005 at 3.30pm. Tea will be served. RSVP Daniel/Sharon Gallery & resource room.

The artists in You are Here include:Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Chang Fee Ming, Chong Siew Ying, Jalaini Abu Hassan, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Sharon Chin, Wong Perng Fey and Yee I-Lann from Malaysia; Geraldine Javier, Lena Cobangbang, Louie Cordero and Patricia Eustaquio from The Philippines; Emil Goh and Lindy Lee from Australia and Jakapan Vilasineekul from Thailand

Duration: 27th July to 20th August
Venue:
1st Floor,
17 Jalan Telawi 3
Bangsar Baru 59100
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 12 noon – 6pm. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Tel: 60 3- 2284 2348 Fax: 60 3- 2282 5190
Email: sharon@artsasia.com.my
Websiet: www.artsasia.com.my
VWFA_Newsletter_August_2005_FINAL.pdf

September Tale (Dama Orchestra)

Teresa Teng, Her Life, Her Songs

featuring
Tan Soo Suan
Dama Orchestra

Dama’s production September Tale pays tribute to the world-acclaimed Chinese songbird of the 1970s-1980s – the legendary Teresa Teng, who despite her early demise remains truly an international icon. This concert features the award-winning team of Dama Orchestra and soprano Tan Soo Suan, who will be rendering songs popularized by the late superstar. Teng’s international fame is unprecedented; it extended across the boundaries of Asia – China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and others – to the Western world. September Tale takes the opportunity to relive those beautiful memories as a commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Teng’s passing.

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Pentas 1
Sentul West, Jalan Strachan, Off Jalan Ipoh, KL
Date & Time: 17 (Sat) / 18 (Sun) / 22 (Thu) / 23 (Fri) / 24 (Sat) / 25 (Sun) / 29 (Thu) / 30 (Fri) Sept, 2005
1 (Sat) / 2 (Sun) Oct, 2005 (8.30pm)

Ticket price: RM52 / RM75 / RM102 / RM125 / RM152 (inclusive of Handling Fee)
Seating plan: www.damaorchestra.com
Ticket outlet / hotline:
The Actors Studio Bangsar, 3rd Floor, Bangsar Shopping Centre, KL
Tel: 03-2094 0400 / 1400 Fax: 03-2093 8400
Email: tickets@theactorsstudio.com.my
and
The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul West, Jalan Strachan, Off Jalan Ipoh, KL
Tel: 03-4047 9000 Fax: 03-4047 9011
Enquiry:
Dama Orchestra, M-2-10 Plaza Damas, 60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Sri Hartamas, 50480 KL
Tel: 03-6201 9108 / 9109 Fax: 03-6201 9107 Email: dama@damaorchestra.com
Website: www.damaorchestra.com

"Have clothes, will travel"

by Abdul Ketot

I was watching The Terminator (yes, the Ah-nold vehicle) on cable the other day and something struck me as decidedly odd. Apparently, in that movie, when people time travel back in time, they are usually transported naked. I find it hard to believe that people in the future, who are capable of time-travelling, cannot keep their travelers decent and modest. Imagine the difficulty and awkwardness that the traveler would experience once he reaches his destination/time – he has to first find some clothes before executing his mission. This absence of proper clothes dilemma applies to both man and machine when they travel. Even after two sequels, Terminators still cannot travel decently. Yet, as machines, they have evolved into sophisticated robots, but still sans clothes when they are sent back in time.

I began to watch a few other movies with a time-traveling theme. So far, travelers in The Time Machine, Bill & Ted, Back to the Future (all 3 of ‘em) Austin Powers and Star Trek all manage to arrive fully clothed. So, really, there is no excuse for characters in the Terminator movies to arrive buck-naked and demand clothes and vehicles from present-time citizens.

Why should I find this naked time traveling disturbing? Well, if other movies can properly clothe their characters during travel, I fail to see why Terminator cannot do the same. Imagine how the lack of clothes can affect the entire story line.

Think about it. In Star Trek : First Contact, the Enterprise travels back in time to stop the Borgs from rewriting history. Imagine this : The Enterprise crew arrives naked on Earth and they scurry to find clothes. In their midst of finding clothes (because there are over 1000 crew members on board the Enterprise), the Vulcans land on Earth for the first time. Disgusted by the naked humans, the Vulcans snub them and fly to another planet. Humans never learn space travel technology and remain convinced that they are alone in the universe. Worse yet, the Borgs invade. End of story.

Still think I have nothing better to do than writing inane pieces about time traveling and nudity? Let me put it in another way - ever had one of those dreams where you have to be somewhere to do something important but find yourself naked? The first thing you do is to find clothes but you never seem to able to because there are always simple obstacles along the way, like avoiding from being seen. You fail in completing your task or can’t seem to get to your final destination. Which is why time traveling would so much the better and convenient if everyone arrives fully clothed.

Ignatius

Ignatius Trail Produced by Gardner & Wife

A MUSICAL TALE OF WIMPY PIRATES & THE WORLD’S UGLIEST MERMAID!
Join Ignatius Trail and his fellow Pirate crew on a swashbuckling voyage to the dark and sinister depths of the Pirate Underworld! This inventive musical comedy by the UK’s en masse theatre combines cut-throat combat, gruesome gags and cacophonous carousals to create a roller coaster ride of fast-paced action, introducing you to a side of Pirate life you didn't even know existed.
THE IGNATIUS TRAIL won a coveted Fringe First Award for new writing and innovation from The Scotsman at the Edinburgh Festival 2004. Suitable for brave, sea-faring folk aged 8+.

“Not to be missed… a tremendous musical adventure… Once again, en masse create exactly the right balance between humour and scariness in this beautifully written show… Terrific.” – The Scotsman

“Richly deserves the Fringe First award it won… script is witty enough for most adults but still has plenty of poo jokes, the staging is clever and the songs are the best since those ones from Penzance.” – The Times

“Good rollicking salty fun… this may be some of the best work for children currently available… children will love the sheer silliness of the enterprise.” - The Guardian

Venue:The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre
Dates: September 8 – 25, 2005
Times:
8 PM Wednesdays – Fridays
3 PM Thursdays
10 AM & 1 PM on Saturdays
2 PM & 5 PM on Sundays
(No performances on Mondays & Tuesdays)
Box Office: 03 2094 0400 /1400
10:30 AM – 8:30 PM on performance days
10:30 AM – 6:30 PM on non-performance & matinee-only days
Tickets: RM57 & RM67

Check out www.gardnerandwife.com for our upgrade promotion and our RM99 season tickets for THE Ignatius Trail and October’s Dr Bunhead's Recipes Fpr Disaster.
Charity Gala in aid of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Foundation
Venue:The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre
Date:September 7, 2005
Time: 8 PM (Wednesday)
Tickets: RM150, RM250, RM300
To purchase, call (03) 6203 5642 from 10 AM – 6 PM (M-F) All proceeds are tax-deductible.

jyoti

Sutra Dance Theatre Presents

UNDER THE STARS 2005 A SEASON OF ODISSI

Artistic Director: Ramli Ibrahim
Producer: Uma Pushpanathan
Coordinator: Shangita Namasivayam

Sutra Dance Theatre presents its Under the Stars 2005 with an Odissi Festival. Recognised as one of the prime-movers of the performing arts in Malaysia, Sutra Dance Theatre has also been accredited for implanting Odissi in the Malaysian soil.

One of the rare institutions which represents Odissi dancers mainly from the late Deba Prasad parampara, this Odissi Festival will primarily concentrate on this specialised area – performances reflecting the works and continuity of this particular tradition of Odissi. For this Odissi Festival, Sutra Dance Theatre will showcase performances by India based dancers Jyoti Shrivastava, Rahul Acharya, Orissan sisters Leena & Leesa Mohanty, January Low and the Malaysia based Sutra dancers together with Ramli Ibrahim. All of these dancers represent the most vibrant practitioners of the late Deba Prasad parampara of Odissi.

Odissi traces its origins to the ritual dances performed in the temples of the ancient Eastern part of India, namely Kalinga. This fact is immortalised in the numerous temple sculptures of this region. Today the name Odissi refers to the dance style of the state of Orissa. Like other classical arts of India, this ancient dance style had suffered a decline as temples and artists lost indigenous patronage as the Indian subcontinent is colonised, and by the turn of the previous century, there were very few surviving practitioners of the art left.

The current form of Odissi is the product of a mid 20th century revivalist movement and reconstruction. Dedicated dance gurus, scholars and dance enthusiasts draw inspiration from existing dance traditions (gotipuas and maharis), indigenous manuscripts and studied the sculpture, painting and poetry of the region. It is a miracle that in such a short period of just about forty years, Odissi has become one of the most popular Indian classical dance styles performed in the major dance centres of the world.

Under The Stars 2005 - Odissi Festival opens with dancer Jyoti Shrivastava, who cultivated a life long devotion to Classical Indian Dance since her first performance at the very early age of four. She has studied under some of the most revered Gurus including Valmiki Banerjee, Durga Charan Ranbir and Srinath Raut. She also studied Mohiniattam, Manipuri and various folk dance forms. However, of all these pursuits, her heart is captivated by the Odissi dance form. Jyoti has received various fellowships titles and awards for her expertise in this field. The title Srinagar Mani was conferred on her by Sur Singar Samsad of Bombay. She has worked for two years with Odissi exponent Ramli Ibrahim in Malaysia, and during this period, she assisted in the productions of Sutra Dance Theatre. Jyoti has also conducted an in depth research and training on the style and compositions of Guru Deb Prasad Das in her capacity as the Director of the Nehru Institute of Odissi Research and Training in Delhi. She has organised international seminars and training programs for aspiring dancers.
These five productions offer audiences a wide repertoire of Odissi, based on the thrust of Deba Prasad’s style, epochal works especially from Durga Charan Ranbir. The artists involved, who are skilled Odissi exponents in their own right, will showcase works which challenge their artistic limits, not just from the physical point of view, but also the emotional and spiritual.

Duration:
30 & 31 JULY - ‘JYOTI’ by Jyoti Shrivastava
5 & 6 AUGUST – ‘Penetrating The Rasa’ by Rahul Acharya
19 & 20 AUGUST – ‘Shyam Shyama’ – A Journey Divine by Leena and Leesa Mohanty
24 & 25 AUGUST - ‘SPELLBOUND’ by Ramli Ibrahim & Sutra Dancers
23 & 24 SEPTEMBER - ‘In Search of the Blue God’ by January Low
Amphi-Sutra @ 8.30 PM

Admittance: by invitation (donation of RM 30)

Venue: Sutra Dance Theatre
12 Persiaran Titieangsa 3
53200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03 4021 1092/ 03 4022 9669
Fax: 03 4023 2548
Email: sutradancetheatre@yahoo.com
info@sutradancetheatre.com
Website: www.sutradancetheatre.com

The Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Centre Presents

Play Time
Director: Loh Kok Man

“Play Time”, a new play by renowned local performing artist Loh Kok Man, will be staged in the newly constructed KLPac (The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre) from 11th to 14th August 2005. Presented by KLPac, “Play Time” is the debut performance of “Pentas Project”.

Established by Loh Kok Man in 2005, “Pentas Project” hopes to build a mature, contemporary and multi-facet stage. It is a theatre stage that enthusiasts interactions and openness. “Pentas Project” hopes to respect and appreciate differences between diverse cultures and art fields, through collaboration, interaction, sharing and learning, hence open up new horizons and collaborative spaces in theatre arts.

“Play Time” unites some of the most talented artists in performing arts. Among them are excellent performers like Gan Hui Yee, Ling Tang and Sui Shiang Chi, stage and set design by the emerging and most anticipated Chan Kok Hooi, image design by Charlie Jong and music design by the artistic director of Hands Percussion, Bernard Goh.

Inspired by “Les Chaises”, a script written by the master of Absurd Theatre, Eugene Ionesco, Kok Man extends his interest in exploring the issue of language and theatre language in “Play Time”. Through games, Kok Man hopes to reveal questions such as identity, time, ambiguities between facts and illusion and the absurdity of our society. While audiences will be enjoying a feast of visual and sound, “Play Time” would hopefully also be a thought provoking piece.

Venue: KLPac - Pentas 2

(The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre)
Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan,
Kuala Lumpur.

Duration: 11 / 8 / 2005 & 14 / 8 / 2005 @ 8:30pm 13 / 8 / 2005 & 14/ 8 / 2005 @ 3:00pm

Ticket: Adult (RM 30), Student, Senior Citizens and the Disabled (RM 15)

Enquiries: 03 - 4047 9000 (KLPac) or 03 - 2094 9400 (TAS@BSC).

KLPac Box Office: 03-40479000

Email: tickets@klpac.com , pentasproject@gmail.com

sunbury characters 2005

Botero women with flowers 2002

Loft Gallery (StarHill)

Astra Group Exhibition

works by
Fernando Botero, Syed Ahmad Jamal,
Latiff Mohidin and Sophia Varifrom

In conjunction with Starhill Gallery’s grand opening this July, VWFA is proud to present Astra, a group exhibition showcasing leading lights of modern art from both East and West. Gathered at Starhill Gallery’s Art Loft are works by world-renowned Columbian artist Fernando Botero, Malaysian artist laureate Syed Ahmad Jamal, seminal Malaysian artist-poet Latiff Mohidin, and eminent Greek artist Sophia Vari.

Visitors to this show will be treated to a visual feast of some of the most refined abstract and figurative creations being made today. Major works by these artists will be accompanied by studies and drawings.

Duration: 27 July to 16 August 2005
Venue: The Loft Galler, Muse level (4th Floor), Starhill Gallery No.181, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Viewing hours: 10:30 am – 9:30 pm daily. Admission is free
Telephone: 03-2284 2348 Telefax: 03-2282 5190
Email: daniel@artsasia.com.my
website: http://www.artsasia.com.my
Starhill’s website: http://www.ytlcommunity.com/starhill/

Tora-san (to the rescue)

Japan Foundation Movies

Title: Tora-san My Uncle
Date: 6 August, Saturday
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC)

Color / Wide / 1990 / 108 min. / Shochiku

Director: Yoji Yamada

Cast:
Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kumiko Goto, Gin Maeda

Well-intentioned, kindhearted but awkward Tora-san makes one of his periodic visit to his sister and her family in Tokyo.

His nephew, Mitsuo, is depressed because he failed his university entrance exam. So Sakura, Tora-san’s sister, asks him to talk to the young man. Willingly, Tora-san agrees, and takes him to a nearby restaurant to eat and drink.

There, he learns that one of the reasons Mitsuo is dejected is that he is in love with a young girl who transferred to a school in Saga, Kyushu, and therefore he cannot concentrate on his studies.

When the two return home that evening quite drunk, Mitsuo’s family is angry, and after having words with his brother-in-law, Hiroshi, the angry Tora-san leaves the house.

Mitsuo continues to pine for Izumi, the girl in Saga, and after a quarrel with his parents, leaves home to try to find her. After obtaining her address from her mother, the owner of a bar, he sets out for Kyushu on his motorbike.

Izumi, living with relatives, is happy to see him, and arranges economical lodging for him. To the surprise of both himself and his uncle, he is to share a room with Tora-san.

After contacting his parents, Tora-san lets himself be persuaded to visit Izumi’s home. Everything goes well until her bad-tempered uncle returns. A strict disciplinarian, he disapproves of his niece riding around with a young man from Tokyo.

Mitsuo makes up his mind to return to Tokyo, even though his uncle is spending the night at a hot spring with Izumi’s grandfather. After making his proper thanks to Izumi’s family and Izumi herself at school, Tora-san once again sets off on yet another journey.

The New Year’s holiday arrives, and Mitsuo is still glum about Izumi - only to find that she has come from Saga to visit her father: and him.



Title: Tora-san to the Rescue
Date: 20 August, Saturday
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC)

Color / Vista / 1995 / 110 min. / Shochiku

Director: Yamada Yoji

Cast:
Atsumi Kiyoshi, Asaoka Ruriko, Yoshioka Hidetaka, Goto Kumiko, Baisho Chieko,
Maeda Gin, Shimojo Masaki, Misaki Chieko, Natsuki Mari, Tanaka Kunie, Dazai Hisao,
Sato Gajiro


As he usually does, Kuruma Torajiro continues to wander around the country selling knick-knacks at fairs as his family in Tokyo’s Shibamata worries about his whereabouts. Months have passed with no word from Tora when Sakura, his sister, just happens to watch a TV program on the recovery after the earthquake in Kobe. To her shock, there on screen is Tora leading volunteer activities and standing next to none other than Prime Minister Murayama. Soon thereafter a resident of Nagata Ward in Kobe comes calling on the Kuruma house to convey his thanks for all Tora’s help and to tell Sakura that Tora has once more set out on the road due to yet another failed love affair.

In the meantime, Sakura’s son Mitsuo has his own problems. Izumi, the girl whom he’s secretly loved for years comes visiting Tokyo to tell him that she might get married. Her confession seems to be a test of Mitsuo’s feelings, but in true Tora fashion, all he can do is congratulate her. Hurt, Izumi returns to Nagoya to get ready for the wedding, which will take place in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. But, on the day of the very fancy wedding, the boy who determined to blocs Izumi’s car to the ceremony is none other than Mitsuo. The wedding is ruined and Mitsuo is run out of town.

He wanders down south as far as he can go until he arrives on the semi-tropical island of Amami Oshima. Penniless, he is saved by a beautiful bar madam named Lily who takes him back to her beach side home. There he finds none other than Uncle Tora, who is a long time friend of Lily’s. After Mitsuo explains his predicament, Tora scolds him for not giving up in a more gentlemanly fashion, Lily urges him to tell Izumi what he really feels. He soon gets that chance when Izumi, who cancelled the marriage and went out in search for Mitsuo, turns up on the island. When she asks why he did such a thing, he finally blurts out, “Because I love you!”

With the young lovers united, what will happen to Tora and Lily? Tora has secretly loved Lily for ages, but never can seem to tell her his feelings. The two visit Shibamata to the thrill of all who think Tora finally may get married, but soon get into a fight that prompts Lily to decide to leave. When Sakura offers to take her to the station, Tora steps in and says he will do it himself. Asked by Lily in the cab how far he will take her, Tora insists, “I always take a woman to her doorstep”.

On New Year’s Day, however, a card from Lily arrives at Sakura’s house. It seems that after staying together for a few months, Tora and Lily again parted after a fight. Back in Kobe, Tora shows up once more to give his greetings to everyone he helped.

Dewan Philharmonic 2005/06 Season

The Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS’ (DFP) 05/06 season will kick off this September 05, setting a dazzling scene for music enthusiasts. The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) has lined up enchanting concerts that will undeniably enthrall audiences at DFP this month.

First, the MPO will weave magic under the baton of its Principal Conductor, Matthias Bamert, on Saturday, 3 September at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday, 4 September at 3.00 p.m. Featuring its very own clarinetist, Philip Arkinstall, the MPO will perform music of the Age of Elegance like Haydn’s Symphony No.55 in E flat ‘The Schoolmaster’, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A (K.622) and Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C minor (Op.67).

Resident Organist Dr Marc Rochester returns to the DFP stage to perform some organ works with the MPO Brass Ensemble on Monday, 5 September at 6.00 p.m. Themed ‘Organ & Friends’, they will perform Charpentier’s Prelude to Te Deum, Campra’s Four Dances, Saint-Saëns’ Andante for Horn and Organ, Poulenc’s Suite Francaise, Francaix’s Marche Triomphale, Bovet’s Sarasota, Litaize’s Cortege and Duprés Poeme Heroique (Op.33).

The MPO will continue to dazzle the audiences with three concerts scheduled on Friday, 9 September and Saturday, 10 September at 8.30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 September at 3.00 p.m. Under the baton of the MPO’s Principal Conductor, Matthias Bamert, the MPO will perform Mahler’s Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor. The MPO will collaborate with violin virtuoso, Marie-Elisabeth Lott to perform Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor (Op.26).

Under Jazz & World Music Series, guitarist Paco Peña will give a memorable evening of passion and romance on Monday, 12 September and Tuesday, 13 September at 8.30 p.m. As guitarist, composer and artistic mentor, he has transformed perceptions of an archetypal Spanish art form, the flamenco.

Under the MPO Showcase Series, the MPO Brass Ensemble will perform a chamber concert on Wednesday, 14 September at 6.00 p.m. Themed ‘Turn of the Century Brass Band Concert in the Park’, this concert will feature the brass virtuosi of the MPO and some well-known works.

Renowned conductor, Carl Davis, returns to the DFP stage to conduct the MPO in a set of concerts themed ‘One AM and Safety Last’. The world of film music comes to life when the MPO presents a double bill of classic films featuring Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd on Friday, 23 September and Saturday, 24 September at 8.30 p.m., and Sunday, 25 September at 3.00 p.m.

Dr Marc Rochester will present a free lunchtime organ recital on Monday, 26 September at 1.15 p.m., presenting some jazz-inspired organ music by such composers like Shearing, Swayne, Berveiller and Gershwin.

Finally, the MPO will collaborate with renowned pianist Ivo Pogorelich to perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 in C (Op.26) on Friday, 30 September and Saturday, 1 October at 8.30 p.m. Under the baton of conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama, the MPO will also perform Toyama’s Rhapsody for Orchestra and Nielsen’s Symphony No.5 (Op.50).


Venue
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS
PETRONAS Twin Towers
Ticket Prices ( MPO Series Friday & Saturday )
Premium: RM95, A Reserve: RM75, B Reserve: RM55 and C Reserve: RM25
Ticket Prices ( MPO Series Sunday & The Age of Elegance )
Premium: RM85, A Reserve: RM65, B Reserve: RM40 and C Reserve: RM20
Tickets Prices ( Chamber Concerts & MPO Showcase )
Premium: RM35, A Reserve: RM30, B Reserve: RM20 and C Reserve: RM10
Tickets Prices ( Jazz & World Music Series )
Premium: RM140, A Reserve: RM160, B Reserve: RM110 and C Reserve: RM55
Box Office Hours
Monday to Saturday:10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m., 9.00 p.m. on performance nights
Performance Sundays: 12.00 noon to performance time
Telephone Bookings : 03 - 2051 7007 Fax Bookings : 03 - 2051 7077
E-mail Bookings : dfp_boxoffice@petronas.com.my
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS / MPO website:
www.malaysianphilharmonic.com

Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca

A collaboration between KLPac and the Sunway University College School of Performance + Media, The Road to Mecca centres on the reclusive Miss Helen, who has become depressed and and appears increasingly unable to care for herself. Pastor Marius Byleveld, who embodies the village’s conservative values, is determined to get Miss Helen into an old-age home. Her friend, Elsa, a young teacher from Cape Town who is deeply suspicious of the patriarchal tradition Byleveld represents, is just as determined that Miss Helen remain free. Their battle of wills brings to light and fundamental conflicts between old young, rural, and urban, Afrikaner and English, religious and secular, male and female. In the end Miss Helen must assert her own self, claim her own life.

27 – 31 July 2005 @ 8:30pm; 30 & 31 July 2005 @ 3pm
Venue : Pentas 2, KLpac
Tickets: RM40
(50% off normal tickets for students below 18 years old, Sr. Citizens and Disabled)
Bookings: 603 4047 9000
Fax: 603 4047 9011
tickets@klpac.com

KLPac The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre( Pentas Seni KL)
Sentul West, Jalan Strachan, off Jalan Ipoh,
51100 Kuala Lumpur
www.klpac.com