Five Arts Centre Malaysia

Five Arts Centre is a dynamic collective of Malaysian artists, activists, and producers, dedicated to generating alternative art forms and images in the contemporary arts landscape.

Fragments of Tuah: excavating the the different faces, facets and phases of Hang Tuah

Fragments of Tuah is a new documentary theatre work set to original music that reconsiders and reimagines the figure of Hang Tuah - the 15th-century warrior whose myth and memory continue to echo across time, shaping the narratives of identity and power in Malaysia.

This new performance, created by the team responsible for the critically-acclaimed A Notional History and Baling, will premiere at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre from 28 August to 7 September 2025. It will then tour to Kyoto Experiment, one of the leading festivals in Asia, in October.

📅 Dates & Times: 28 August – 7 September 2025
📍 Venue: Pentas 2, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
🎟 Get tickets now: RM80 & RM60 (concessions) / RM60 early bird promo (until 18 August 2025) / RM360 (Group of 5)

Watch the video teaser now.

-----

Open Call: Arts Producers Workshop 2

Whether you’re just starting out or have been producing for years, come join this free of charge and hands-on workshop as we explore real-world challenges like audience development, sustainability, budgeting, conflict resolution and risk mitigation - together with fellow producers from across the region.

📅 Dates & Times: 29 August – 1 September 2025
📍 Venue: Five Arts Centre, 9th Floor GMBB KL.
🎟 Register now!

Discover

Upcoming Events. Touring Performances. Process Notes.
Ongoing Intitiatives. Recent Projects.

Living Archives for Cultural Resilience and Resistance - talk & sharing session about Japan's indigenous Ainu community.

Re-Public Activates the Body to Move Kuala Lumpur - visual artist & arts organiser Rupa Subramaniam reflects on the project.

Re:Public is a long-term practice-as-research project by dance artist Lee Ren Xin on collective embodiment in public spaces in Kuala Lumpur.

Boom Boom Bang: Play & Parody in 1990s K.L. exhibition at ILHAM Gallery features Five Arts Centre projects Warbox, Lalang, Killing Tools & Skin Trilogy.

Engaging Dramaturgy for Contemporary Performance workshop facilitated by Charlene Rajendran.

sans collective installation & jamming session, in conjunction with the official launch of GMBB KL.

Interrogating Arts Archives - a conversation on growth of indie arts & cultural archives with Borneo Bengkel, Malaysia Design Archive, The Ricecooker Archives, MY Art Memory Project & Arts Education Archive Malaysia.

Figures of History and the Grounds of Intelligence - world premiere of a new lecture performance by Singaporean artist Ho Rui An.

Southeast Asian Producers Workshop - hands-on workshop addressing issues & challenges relating to arts management and producing.

My Video Making Practice - a unique mashup event combining an artist talk, a screening, and a dialogue with invited guests by Gan Siong King - one of Malaysia’s most original contemporary artists.

Gan's Old Videos - special one-off screening of artist Gan Siong King's Malaysian Artists at Work series.

Censorship of SEA Arts in Times of Crisis panel discussion. At Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, organised with ArtsEquator & SEA Junction.

40th anniversary Crowdfunding Campaign - we are delighted to announce we received a total contribution of RM100,043.47 from 124 donors. Thank you!

Southeast Asian Arts Censorship Database - explore over 670 cases of censorship across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam between 2010 & 2022.

MY Art Memory Project is the first comprehensive initiative to digitally document the history of performing arts in Malaya-Malaysia.

Arts Education Archive Malaysia is an online resource tracing the development of non-formal arts education programmes in Malaysia since the 1970s.

Excavations, Interrogations, Krishen Jit & Contemporary Malaysian Theatre - a publication featuring 14 writers from different disciplines & generations critically engaging with Krishen Jit’s theatre.

Staging History: Selected Plays from Five Arts Centre Malaysia 1984-2014 - a publication featuring 15 of the most iconic, innovative & memorable plays & performance texts produced by the collective.

The Krishen Jit Fund

Now in its 19th year, the Krishen Jit Fund was created to encourage and support experimental creative work in Malaysia. One of the main objectives of theatre director Krishen Jit’s pioneering work was to celebrate original Malaysian art, across a range of disciplines, and to pursue innovative modes of expression and intervention.

Apply Now

Five Arts Centre is a dynamic collective of Malaysian artists, activists, and producers, dedicated to generating alternative art forms and images in the contemporary arts landscape.

Fragments of Tuah: excavating the the different faces, facets and phases of Hang Tuah

Discover

Upcoming Events. Touring Performances. Process Notes.Ongoing Intitiatives. Recent Projects.

The Krishen Jit Fund

Upcoming Events. Touring Performances. Process Notes.
Ongoing Intitiatives. Recent Projects.