Actors Studio in November

The Artist (Dance & Drama)

Presented by Celestar Studio of Performing Arts.

Dates: 9 November 2005 @ 8.30 PM

Tickets: RM47

A DANCE DRAMA....A LOT OF DRAMA!
Beauty, tranquility, harmony, peace-one man's perception.
For some of us beauty can be the aquamarine colors of the ocean, the powder blueness of the sky, the curve of a woman's hips, the fullness of her breast. The thickness of a man's neck..... the size of his bank account.
For me it is the sight of the Indian Ocean chasing at my heels on 26th December 2004,....for The Artist it is the devastation and the destruction that it caused-for him it is death.
For some of us tranquility is the soft sound of the waves as it breaks, the stillness of the night, a sleeping baby. For me it is the period during a cease-fire....for The Artist it is watching a person breathe their last breath.
Harmony-for some of us it is the relation amongst the celestial bodies, the balance between the moon and the ocean... Malaysian Society. For me it is Jesus-God/Man. For The Artist, harmony is dying at the hands of another.
Peace-the most sought after state- we spend our entire lifetime in pursuance of peace. Most have sought and found it through spirituality and religion. I don’t believe in it. The Artist kills to achieve it!!!

November Show details:
Teacher and Tanah Bernanah (English & Malay Drama Double Bill)
Presented by The Actors Studio, directed by Razali
Dates: 12 November @ 8.30 PM 13 November @ 3 PM
Tickets: RM30 RM20 50% Students and senior citizens.

Oli Impan aka Tanah Bernanah

A play based on a Filipino script about the identity of a nation. Set in a Malaysian squatter, the play centers around two children who are trying very hard to live amidst their dysfunctional parents. There's Kiah, the prostitute who masquerades as a fortuneteller, Salmah the hypocritical makcik who can't stand the fact that the men have stopped looking at her, and Bidin who 'loves to watch'... The play starts with the children playing with boxes, cloth and other sampah, continues with a catfight and ends with a state that's destitute, but always hopeful, just as long as the kids continue to pla

Teacher

Some people are born into the profession; their mother and father are teachers, so they are expected to be one too. Some chose it because medicine is just too difficult, and others because the government chose it for them. And then, there are a few who sit the dolls in a row, with tiny books on their laps; teach them the ABC and 123; how to say ‘Hello’ and ‘Good morning’…

‘You see, I’m not just their teacher, I’m going to tell them about the world, life; help them be the best they can be!’

‘Teacher’ is a tale of one woman’s sacrifice, dedication, and love for her students, profession, and life. ‘Teacher’ is based on real stories of Malaysian English teachers. The games and songs featured in the play are real ones used in Malaysian classrooms.