"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." - Charles Darwin
Kakiseni is Malaysia's foremost arts platform, producing major arts events such as the annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards and the Women:100 Festival. Kakiseni seeks to engage artists in establishing Malaysia as a vibrant performing arts centre in Southeast Asia, and to facilitate forging links between regional artists and their peers across the globe. With the support of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture Malaysia, under the DIKN:Dasar Industri Kreatif Negara – The Creative Industry Policy. Kakiseni is proud to present the Kakiseni Arts Exchange 2012. This is an initiative that works alongside the National Department for Culture and Arts as well as PEMANDU, in recognition of the utmost importance in driving new Malaysian content and talent development for the industry.
Three world-class programmes were carried out under the Kakiseni Arts Exchange 2012 beginning with the Philippe Gaulier Master Class in Acting. This marks Philippe Gaulier’s debut in Kuala Lumpur. The next programme following that is the Collaborative Outreach which saw several artists from across the globe working together with their Malaysian counterparts to develop new and exciting works which culminated in showcases to the public. The final programme under this exchange was the Meyerhold’s Biomechanics Actor Training Workshop.
The Kakiseni Arts Exchange 2012 was launched by Y. Bhg. Dato’ Sri Kamaruddin Siaraf, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture Malaysia. The launch was also attended by Y. Bhg. Dato’ Norliza Rofli, the Director-General of the National Department of Culture and Arts and Low Ngai Yuen, Head of Kakiseni. At the launch, award-winning Malaysian actress Vanidah Imran hosted a talk session with Philippe Gaulier, who conducted his master class in acting in Malaysia for the first time.
According to Head of Kakiseni Low Ngai Yuen, “Malaysia has a wealth of heritage and talent in the performing arts and we hope the inaugural Kakiseni Arts Exchange 2012 will pave the way for these talents to gain greater exposure, experience and learning thus benefiting our industry’s growth. Low added, “We are delighted to have the support of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture and Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara (JKKN) and look forward to the government’s continued support for such initiatives and programmes to propel talent development in the country.”
Some of the photos of the Arts Exchange 2012 are as follows:
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