GTF: All Things Malaysian (ATM) / Events

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■ Date : 30 Aug 2015

■ Time : 4pm till late

■ Venue : Beach Street Penang (Lebuh Pantai)

■ Contact Number : +604-261 6308

■ Email : info@georgetownfestival.com

■ Website : georgetownfestival.com

■ Entrance :  FeeFree

■ Address :   Lebuh Pantai, George Town, 10300, Penang, Malaysia. (5.416924,100.341697)

GTF: All Things Malaysian (ATM) Event Date : 30 Aug 2015
Updated 10 August 2015

ATM @ Beach Street, or All Things Malaysian, is an all-encompassing celebration of the best of Malaysia - from traditional to contemporary arts, cultures, foods, films, performances, and trades. During this event, Penang’s Lebuh Pantai will be transformed into a festival, with vendors, performers and pop-ups taking to the streets to share their unique culture with locals and tourists alike. For one day, George Town Festival participants can partake in these wonderfully Penang festivities, while enjoying the sights of one of the city’s oldest heritage streets.


SK!N
Award-winning Malaysian performing arts company TerryandTheCuz will host an exclusive preview of SK!N, a contemporary dance performance based on true stories about human trafficking. This cutting-edge show aims to bring awareness to this crucial issue through the use of theatre and passionate artistry.


Tempatan Fest
Founded in 2013 by Achtung KL Studio, Tempatan Fest will bring the country’s very best independent clothing brands and designers together in one place for the first time in Penang. This day-long event will give visitors the opportunity to support young entrepreneurs by purchasing quality merchandise from all over Malaysia.


Rehab
A collaborative dance featuring two distinctly skilled performers, rehab uses movement to tell the story of two individuals in seemingly similar positions who grapple with the concepts of rebirth, renewal, release, recovery, and ultimately rediscovery. Soulful, artistic and invigorating, this short performance is sure to inspire its audience.


REVO EVO
Performing arts collective Toccata Studio will present REVO EVO, or Revolution Evolution, a performance featuring live audio-visuals inspired by cycling. Musician Ng Chor Guan and visual artist Fauzi Yusoff will record the sights and sounds of Penang, showcasing them on stage along with a bicycle creatively repurposed into a musical instrument.


Hidup Ini Senget
Hidup ini Senget provides an all-encompassing sensory experience for the audience, using a fascinating combination of percussion, physical movement and theatrical elements to tell its intriguing story of a young man growing up in Kuala Lumpur. The show redefines traditional theatre by pairing it with the raw and primitive sounds of the drum.


Coffee Shorts Showcase
Instead of the usual screening of short films, this Coffee Shorts will feature a local short film Mencari Teduh (Seeking Shade) by a young Malaysian, Luqman Sheikh Ghazali. This eye-opening film follows the journey of Noor Alam, one of 100,000 Muslim Rohingyas living in Malaysia after he was forced to escape the terror attacks of Buddhist extremists who ravaged his village and his people in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. Now a father of almost a dozen children, it is the story of Noor Alam's amazing journey from his homeland to seek a safe haven that is willing to offer him just a bit of shade, and the struggles he face every day to defend it.


Senimatografi
In partnership with ASTRO, Senimatografi will feature screenings of Malaysia's best feature films that represent the spirit of All Things Malaysian, including Lelaki Harapan Dunia, Terbaik Dari Langit, and the first ever TV biopic on the legendary star Saloma. Each of these films has raised the standard of Malaysian filmmaking, and are sure to impress audience members of all different background.


Randai
Take in the wonderful folk theatre tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group, which incorporates music, singing, dance, drama, and the martial art of Silat. Randai will be performed as a "theatre-in-the-round" to achieve unity between performers and their audience.


Planet EUPE: A Musical Showcase
Festivalgoers can enjoy a broad range of performers and sounds at this special musical event. Featured acts include James Boyle, a pianist and performer at jazz festivals all around the region; Liyana Dizzy, a writer and poet who has read original works onstage in KL, Singapore, Kathmandu and Melbourne; White Percussion Unit, a drum ensemble known for their creative combination of traditional and contemporary musical genres; and Fazz, a group of musicians who play a blend of pop, blues and swing. 

http://mypenang.gov.my/events.aspx