Sutra Activities and Performances in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur this Coming October

Sutra Dancers

Here's some good news for Indian classical dance lover: Sutra Foundation will be organizing a lot of  activities and performance this coming October in their mission to keeping the legacy alive regardless of race, creed or religion. To many astonishment, this foundation itself is founded by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, a cultural icon who has performed internationally for more than 3 decades. His efforts has earned himself  BOH Cameronian Malaysia 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Datuk Ramli Ibrahim

Basically, the event will start off with Amrita Lahiri's talk on arts management on the 2nd October 2013. Amrita who is also a Kuchipudi dancer then will be performing at ICC, Kuala Lumpur on the 3rd October 2013. Besides being an excellent Kuchipudi dancer, Amrita also has had a successful career as an Arts Administrator, handling the voluminous cultural programs at The National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai.

Don't miss out Kuchipudi performance by Amrita Lahiri this October

Dr Sunil Kothari, a senior dance scholar then will be involved in a lecture/discussion at UKM on the 4th October. He will also deliver a lecture on a very specialized topic- ancient cultural linkages of India with South East Asia (SEA).

Dr Sunil Kothari

Since Navarathri festival starts about this time, Sutra will be performing at several temples around Klang Valley including Raja Rajeshwari Temple, Subramaniam temple.  Apart from that, Sutra has also invited special guests from Bali - Anak Agung Anom, his wife Sukmawati and their son Anak Agung Gede to participate in the Department of Indian Studies (UM) project/ presentation of lecture/performance - Confluence - involving Dr Sunil Kothari and Sutra. This project also attempts to demonstrate the ancient cultural linkage of India with Southeast Asia.

Last but not least, Sutra Foundation will be having an important celebration on the 14th October for Vijayadasami at its own place.

So, mark your calendar for these intriguing events by Sutra Foundation. Any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact them at 03-40211 092. You can also find out more about Sutra Foundation at www.sutrafoundation.org.my


Summary of Sutra Activities and Performance this October 2013:

No	Date	Activity	Venue
1.	2nd October 2013	Amrita Lahiri’s Lecture	Sutra Studio
2.	3rd October 2013	Amrita Lahiri’s Kuchipudi	ICC, Kuala Lumpur
3.	4th October 2013	Dr Sunil Kotahri/Ramli’s talk	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
4.	5th October 2013	Navarathri performance by Sutra	Raja Rajeshwari Temple
5.	9th October 2013	Kuala Selangor MyNadi	Subramaniam Temple
6.	10th October 2013	Confluence	Exp Theatre UM
7.	11th October 2013	Kuala Selangor Navarathri Sutra	Subramaniam Temple
8.	14th October 2013	Vijayadasami	Sutra

Great Malaysia Contemporary Arts to be showcased in Art Expo Malaysia 2013

Since the past 10 years, Malaysia Contemporary Art has been receiving tremendous awareness and response from art enthusiasts, collectors and public alike. However there has never been proper representation of the top notch Malaysia Contemporary Art ever been displayed or showcased to the mass or public. It has always been a closed and privileged few who have access to the contemporary art galleries who gets to collect and amass seminal and significant Malaysia Contemporary Art.

Remember the previous post about Art Expo Malaysia 2013? (Please refer to our previous blog post regarding Art Expo Malaysia 2013) Well, Great Malaysia Contemporary Art (GMCA) show will be launched in this Art Expo Malaysia 2013. For the first time in the Malaysia art history, Core Design Gallery brings together the selected Malaysia Contemporary Artists whose works are of critical value and museum-quality through a project known as the Great Malaysia Contemporary Art (GMCA).

GMCA will consist of top contemporary artists whose works are critical acclaimed and sought after in the contemporary art market. GMCA is a curated exhibition that will showcase the true quality of artists transforming months of painstaking effort into a seminal artwork.

All the Malaysian Contemporary Artists has been specifically selected for being the top in their specific genre. From painting to sculpture to installation works, Great Malaysia Contemporary Art will be featuring the names of established blue chip artists such as Ahmad Fuad Osman, Anuar Rashid, Eng Hwee Chu, Fadhli Yusoff, Hamir Soib, Haslin bin Ismail, Husin Hourmain, Mohd Noor Mahmud, Muthalib Musa, Shooshie Sulaiman, Tan Chin Kuan and Zulkifli Yusoff  in this show.
 

Suhaimi Fadzir

Husin Hourmain

Tan Chin Kuan

Zulkifli Yusof

Exhibition Event : Art Expo Malaysia2013 (Great Malaysia Contemporary Art)
Duration : Sept 19th – Sept 22nd 2013
Booth No : 52
Business Hour : 10.30 am -7.30 pm (Thu - Sat)
                          10:30 pm -6:00 pm (Sun)

Coming soon: The Intriguing Art Expo Malaysia 2013 (19th -22nd September 2013)

THE Art Expo Malaysia celebrates its seventh year in 2013 as the longest running uninterrupted art fair in South-east Asia. It’s founder Vincent Sim Tiak Choo (now a Datuk), raised the seed-funds through selling part of his vast 40-year Chinese art collection in a booming China art market and by mortgaging two properties.  It was to fulfill a dream, of creating a friendly marketplace of commerce and fraternity for some of the finest art from all over the world, with Kuala Lumpur as the hub. That was in 2007. The rest, as they say, is history.

Datuk Vincent Sim’s vision is simple, like the man himself. He opted for ‘An Art Expo with a Heart’ instead of shooting for the sky in a crowded elitist market. Over the years, the AEM has come to be known for:

1) Special Tribute Pavilion to honour Living Legend Artists – Dato Chuah Thean Teng, Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal, Dr Chung Chen Sun, Cheah Yew Saik, Taiwan’s Li Chi-Mao, South Korea’s Jang Soon-Up;

2) Charity causes – developing a promising group of autistic artists under the HeArts Club and charitable shows;

3) China Pavilions with the likes of animation wizard Miao Xiao-Chun and Chinese brush grandmaster Wang Xi-Jing and many other reputable artists in Chinese brush techniques and contemporary art practices. Miao even launched his world premiere of his latest, Neo-Cubism Project, in the 2012 AEM;

4) Embassy’s Row, opening new flanks of diverse expressions from more far-flung countries like Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba and Ecuador.

5) It has midwifed Special Projects like the Malaysian Sculpture Now; and the Malaysian Art Idol: New Directions, Different Voices.

In 2008, the AEM organised a paint-in of 250 artists on a single piece of cloth 888-feet long, and presented it to the China Olympics organising committee, invited several artists to Beijing to paint their impressions and held an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.

Top foreign artists, past and present, have passed through its portals. To name a few: Liu Hai-Su, Li Ke-Ran, ‘Pop Art’ Grandmother Yayoi Kusama, M.F. Husain, Chen Yi-Fei, Yue Min-Jun, Fang Li-Jun, Wang Guang-Yi, ‘Penguin Man’ Vincent JF Huang; Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, and Zao Wou-Ki.

Some of the participating galleries

This year, 62 galleries from 27 countries take part in Art Expo Malaysia 2013 and more than 2,000 pieces of artwork will be exhibited. Those who are interested in joining Art Expo Malaysia 2013, the details are as follows:

                                       Time: 10am – 7.30pm (22^nd September, 10am – 6pm)

                                       Date: 19th -22nd September 2013

                                       Place: MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre

For more information, please log on to www.artexpomalaysia.com

Malaysiaku berdaulat, Tanah Tumpah Darahku. 56 Tahun Kemerdekaan, 50 Tahun Bergelar Malaysia.

Malaysia berdaulat, tanah tumpah darahku. Inilah tema dan logo Kemerdekaan yang ke-56 yang telah ditetapkan bagi tahun 2013. Sebagai anak Malaysia yang dilahirkan di bumi bertuah ini, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab kita untuk memastikan kedaulatan negara kita terpelihara daripada apa jua ancaman yang mendatang hanya kerana di sinilah tanah tumpah darahku.

Negara kita boleh diibaratkan sebagai ibubapa kita sendiri. Kita tidak memilih mereka, sebaliknya kita telah ditakdirkan untuk mereka. Bagaimana kita melayan ibubapa kita? Penuh dengan kasih sayang, penghormatan dan sanjungan. Maka, itulah layanan yang sepatutnya kita curahkan kepada negara yang tercinta. Seperti ibubapa kita, negara kita juga ada kekurangannya. Namun, adakah kita mencemuh kekurangan ibubapa kita? Sudah tentu tidak, kita menerimanya dengan hati yang terbuka. Malah kadangkala kekurangan itulah yang membuatkannya unik dan istimewa.

Berbalik kepada erti kemerdekaan, ada yang menyifatkan kemerdekaan sebagai satu kebebasan kepada mereka. Kebebasan untuk bersuara, kebebasan daripada dijajah, kebebasan untuk bertindak dan macam-macam lagi. Namun, sebagai rakyat Malaysia, jangan lupa ikrar kita kepada negara yang tercinta. Mungkin kerana kita tidak lagi berada di bangku sekolah, sesetengah pihak telah melupakannya, namun perlu diingatkan inilah aspirasi negara dan ikrar kita sebagai rakyat Malaysia.

Bahawasanya negara kita Malaysia mendukung cita-cita hendak:

· Mencapai perpaduan yang lebih erat dalam kalangan seluruh masyarakatnya
· Memelihara cara hidup demokratik
· Mencipta satu masyarakat yang adil di mana kemakmuran negara akan dapat dinikmati secara adil dan saksama
· Menjamin satu cara liberal terhadap tradisi-tradisi kebudayaannya yang kaya dan berbagai corak
· Membina satu masyarakat progresif yang akan menggunakan sains dan teknologi moden
Maka kami rakyat Malaysia berikrar akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut berdasarkan atas prinsip-prinsip yang berikut:

· Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan
· Kesetiaan kepada Raja dan Negara
· Keluhuran Perlembagaan
· Kedaulatan Undang-undang
· Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan

Oleh itu, sejauh mana pun kebebasan yang kita fikir kita ada, kita perlu berbalik kepada rukun yang 5 ini. Sekiranya semua rakyat Malaysia menyematkan ikrar ini di minda mereka sebelum bertindak dalam apa jua perkara, nescaya negara kita akan kekal aman dan damai.

Yang penting, hayatilah susah-payah perjuangan orang-orang terdahulu dalam mencapai kemerdekaan. Tanpa perjuangan mereka, kita pasti masih lagi di takuk lama.

Tak kira apa pun yang berlaku, ingatlah, Malaysiaku berdaulat. Tanah tumpah darahku! Pertahankanlah kedaulatan Malaysia, hayatilah erti kemerdekaan.