Projects

Explore all of Five Arts Centre's projects from 1984 to the present day here.

all Five Arts Centre projects

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2016

2015

2014

2013

  • Walls
  • 2 minute solos
  • Ask Me to Tell You a Story
  • Something I Wrote

2012

2011

  • A Change is Gonna Come
  • The Whole Beast
  • 1955 Baling Talks
  • I was 13 at the Time. On the Day It Happened …
  • (A Modern Woman Called)
    Ang Tau Mui

2010

2009

2008

  • 20 Years in Dance and I Still Don’t Know What The $#@&?*! I am Doing …
  • EMERGENCY FESTIVAL, (KL)
    - 12 Years
    - Operasi Oktober
    - New Village People and Pineapple Rice
    - Re:Search Re:Source
    - Revolusi ’98

2007

  • Bunga Manggar Bunga Raya
  • That Was The Year
  • Dua Tiga Dalang Berlari
  • Alih PungGONG

2006

  • Rhythm in Bronze Selayang Kids Project II
  • Second Link: The Singapore-Malaysia Text Exchange
  • KRISHEN JIT EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOP SERIES
    - Choreography for Non-Choreographers
    - Malam Pembuka
    - In Between Things
    - Baling (membaling)
    - In 1969
  • Utih … Celebrating Krishen

2005

  • ENCORE – A Night of Songs from Malaysian Musical Theatre
  • DIRECTORS’ WORKSHOP 4 (KL)
    - Baling (membaling)
    - SOS Times
    - Three Uncertain Histories
    - A Chicken, A Communist and A C-Cup Bra
  • Taman Medan Community Arts Project
  • Asian Youth Artsmall 10-day Exchange Workshop
  • Monkey Business

2004

  • Taman Medan Community Arts Project
  • Rhythm in Bronze Selayang Kids Project I
  • Riding the Nice Bus
  • Semangat – Artists for Theatre
  • Wujud Antara
  • Election Day

2003

  • Ada Apa? Youth Project
  • Taman Medan Community Arts Project
  • Spring in Kuala Lumpur
  • 7 Ten: Seven 10-Minute Plays
  • Laras Gong

2002

  • Teater Muda: Phase 10
  • Taman Medan Community Art Project
  • Curfew!
  • Stadium
  • Manchester United and the Malay Warrior
  • Opera Uda dan Dara
  • DIRECTORS’ WORKSHOP 4 (KL)
    - The Vagina Monologues
    - Visits

2001

  • The Other: Triple Bill
    - Atomic Jaya
    - The Smell of Language
    - Who’s Looney Man?
  • Rhythm In Bronze: New Music for the Malaysian Gamelan
  • Lebih Kecoh
  • Clash
  • DIRECTOR’S WORKSHOP 3 (KL)
    - The Dumb Waiter
    - Good Daughter
  • Oh Brickfields! Kuala Lumpur Sentral: A Musical
  • No Parking on Odd Days
    and
    The Coffin is Too Big for the Hole
  • Reconstructing Medea
  • Red & Gold Shoe

2000

  • Teater Muda: Phase 9
  • The Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral
  • Kecoh
  • The Other: Double Bill
    - Who’s Looney Man?
    - The Smell of Language
  • … Toilets & More!! (KL)
    - The Malaysian Decameron
    - Lina dan Lijah
    - (A Modern Woman Called)
    Ang Tau Mui

1999

  • Teater Muda: Phase 8
  • DIRECTORS’ WORKSHOP 2 (KL)
    - The Malaysian Decameron
    - Lina dan Lijah
    - (A Modern Woman Called) Ang Tau Mui
  • Ne Zha
  • Rhythm In Bronze ’99: A Concert of Gamelan Music
  • Family
  • Playground
  • Emily of Emerald Hill
  • A Language of Their Own
  • My Grandmother’s Chicken Curry & ..
  • A Chance Encounter

1998

  • Teater Muda: Phase 7
  • 3 Lives
  • DIRECTORS’ WORKSHOP (KL)
    - My Grandmother’s Chicken Curry & ..
    - A Language of Their Own
    - Mergers and Accusations
  • Stop, Look, Go!
  • Family

1997

  • Teater Muda: Phase 6
  • Immigrant in Bangsar
  • Rhythm In Bronze: A Gamelan Concert

1996

  • Teater Muda: Phase 5
  • Of Migrants & Rubber Trees
  • Setumpuk Pisang – A Bunch of Bananas
  • Work – The Malaysian Way
  • Dance Tonpu 2
  • Rama & Sita – Generasi Baru

1995

  • Teater Muda: Phase 4
  • Emily of Emerald Hill
  • Urn Piece
  • (A Modern Woman Called) Ang Tau Mui
  • The Hour of the Dog
  • Scorpion Orchid
  • Skin Trilogy: Our Own Skins, Skinned, Skins Not Our Own

1994

  • Teater Muda: Phase 3
  • Warbox, Lalang, Killing Tools
  • The Sandpit
  • Reunion – A Musical Play
  • Let Me Speak – A Dance Concert
  • The Cord
  • A Character of Dubious Morality
  • (A Modern Woman Called) Ang Tau Mui
  • Suara Rimba

1993

  • Teater Muda: Phase 2
  • US – Actions and Images
  • Woman at Point Zero

1992

  • Teater Muda: Phase 1
  • Laras Bunyi: Music of Sound
  • Three Children
  • Emily of Emerald Hill

1991

  • Alter Art
  • The Sandpit
  • Kami Bukannya Patung

1990

  • Swan Song
  • Asian Breeze
  • Sook Ching: A Multi-media Performance of Video, Movement, Painting and Dialogue
  • The Sandpit: Womensis

1989

  • Lady White
  • Peter’s Passionate Pursuit

1988

  • New Directions ’88
  • Two Grandmothers and Three Children
  • Untitled and Ground Bound Bird
  • Sandpit

1987

  • Emily of Emerald Hill

1986

  • Solo ’86
  • The Cord
  • Refugee: Images (Morning In Night)
  • The Coffee Is Too Big For The Hole
  • The Cord (Abridged)

1985

  • Yap Ah Loy – The Play
  • The Other Side
  • 1984 Here and Now

1984

  • Sintesis ’84
  • Emily of Emerald Hill
  • The Cord