November Happenings In Kuala Lumpur

TILL NOV 2, ARTS AND CULTURE @ THE PODIUM
Arts & Culture @ the Podium is an initiative that is aimed at providing an avenue for homegrown artists, local handicraft vendors as well as cooks and pastry makers to showcase and sell their offerings.
Venue : The Podium, Menara Hap Seng, Jalan P. Ramlee
Time: Sat and Sun
Admission: Free
Details: Call 03-2116 9345 (Lezel Asrie)

TILL NOV 8, INWARD
Artist Wong Chee Meng's sight was impaired through an accident that left him with a condition known as stereo-blind, which is the inability to differentiate between shapes, dimension and depth. As a result, Chee Meng's fractures and flattens perspective. His paintings are not quite ‘out of focus’, they instead definitively record a unique view of the world.
Venue: Gallerie TAKSU, 17 Jalan Pawang, Keramat Hujung, Kuala Lumpur
Time: Monday to Saturday, 10am-6pm. Closed on Sundays and Public holidays.
Details: Call 03-4251 4396
Website: http://www.taksu.com

TILL NOV 8, BELEK BELEK
Group exhibition by 23 lecturers from UITM FSSR Malacca, featuring a collection of paintings, sculptures, photography and mixed media works.
Venue: NN GALLERY, 53A - 56 Jalan Sulaiman 1, Taman Ampang Hilir,
Time: Mon-Sat (9am-6am); Sun & Public Holiday (Closed)
Details: Call 03-42706588
Website: http://www.nngallery.com.my

TILL NOV 9, OPENHOUSE '08
Kebun Mimpi's annual art for under RM1000 show will feature works by 25 artists of various disciplines.
Venue: Kebun Mimpi Gallery, 118, Jalan Cenderai 1, Bangsar
Time: Noon - 8pm; Closed on Mon & public holidays
Details: Call 03-2092 4959
Website: http://www.kebunmimpi.com/

TILL NOV 20, MAZEN KERBAJ: BLOG DRAWINGS FROM BEIRUT
The despair and determination that Mazen Kerbaj (a contemporary Lebanese blog artist and jazz musician) experienced during the July 2006 Lebanon War between Hizbullah and the Israeli Defence Forces is expressed in his works here, with surprising warmth, wit and humanity.
Venue : Galeri PETRONAS, Level 3, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Time: 10am - 8pm daily except Mondays
Details: Call 03-2051 7770
Website: http://www.galeripetronas.com

NOV 3-30, HAPPY SHAPES AND PULAU PERHENTIAN
Husband and wife Victor Chin and Numpueng present a double exhibition: Happy Shapes by Numpueng (a collection of 25 acrylic paintings depicting a story with images of animals, figures and flowers) and Pulau Perhentian by Victor Chin, a collection of 20 abstract acrylic paintings on canvas is about imaging the shimmering quality of light in the sea, that was first inspired by a stay at Pulau Perhentian in 2002.
Venue : The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh) Kuala Lumpur
Time: Daily: 10am - 10pm
Details: Call 03-4047 9010


NOV 4-JAN 18, IMAGING SELF'S
Imaging Self's is an exhibition of more than 100 pictures and photographic installations of 78 artists
Venue : Galeri PETRONAS, Level 3, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Time: 10am - 8pm daily except Mondays
Details: Call 03-2051 7770
Website: http://www.galeripetronas.com

NOV 7, THE LADY OF THE LOTUS LAKE
The Lady of the Lotus Lake is a 90-minute art and music performance by artist Rudaera, who will be accompanied by violinist Michelle Kong from the RTM Orchestra. It is a love story told through poetry, with music for piano and violin composed and arranged by the artist and a ‘live-on-stage’ painting performance by Rudaera.
Venue: IndiCine, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: 10.00am-6.30pm (Monday-Friday) 10.00am-2.00pm (Saturday)
Details: Call 03-4047 9010
Website: http://www.klpac.com

NOV 6-16, CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE
The themes of love, courtship, marriage and family are explored in Crazy Little Thing Called Love, a collection of comedic and dramatic sketches. Approx 110 minutes, excluding a 15-minute intermission. Suitable for audiences aged 10 to 100.
Venue : Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: Thu - Sat: 8:30pm; Sat & Sun: 3pm; NO shows from Mon-Wed
Details: Call 03-4047 9000
Tickets: RM30 (adults) / RM20 (students, senior citizens, etc)
Website: http://www.klpac.com

NOV 11-22, IMPAK MAKSIMA THE MUSICAL
The trials and tribulations facing teens of this generation are played out in this musical, which promises action, comedy and of course, romance.
Venue: Panggung Sari Istana Budaya, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8.30pm
Tickets: RM150/ RM120/ RM80/ RM50/ RM30/ RM20
Details: Call 03-4026 5558

NOV 12-23, A-TISHOO! A VISUAL FANTASY FOR CHILDREN
ACT 3 International and its Kuala Lumpur CHILDREN'S THEATRE Season will enthrall children ages 3 to 6 with a stunning visual fantasy called A-TISHOO! by Dynamic New Animation (DNA) from the UK.
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC, T116, Level 3, West Wing, Bangsar Shopping Centre.
Time: Nov 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (Weekdays): 10am; Nov 15, 16, 22, 23 (Weekends) : 4pm
Admission: Tickets at RM35/- for child (up to age 12); RM50/- for adult
Details: Call 03-2094 0400/ 1400
Website: www.theactorsstudio.com.my

NOV 14-16, JALAN MATI
First performed in June 2008, the play Jalan Mati is Jean Paul Sarte's existentialist masterpiece, No Exit, done in Malaysian context. Damned souls - Johan, Faridah, and Sofea - are brought to hell by a mysterious Valet. Expecting medieval torture devices to punish they, they were surprised to find themselves in a plain room, furnished with wretched furniture.
Venue: IndiCine, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan (off Jalan Ipoh), Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8pm
Admission: by donation: RM10 minimum
Details: Call 03-4047 9000
Website: http://www.klpac.com

NOV 28 - JAN 4, SHEAR MADNESS
Fast-paced, whodunit comedy filled with mischief, mayhem, Malaysian humour and laughs.
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC, T116, Level 3, West Wing, Bangsar Shopping Centre.
Time: 10.30am - 6.30pm (without show) 10.30am - 8.30pm (with show)
Admission: Tickets
Details: Call 03-2094 0400/ 1400
Website: www.theactorsstudio.com.my

NOV 26-30, THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO MALAYSIA 2008
The 2nd International Art Expo Malaysia 2008 boasts of participants from 20 countries, with representatives from galleries from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, India, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Spain, Korea and Hungary.
Venue : MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre, Jalan Khidmat Usaha, Off Jalan Duta
Admission: Free
Details: Call 03-7728 3677
Website: http://www.artexpomalaysia.com

TILL DEC 6, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ART PROJECTS 2008 (BSAP08)
Mini art festival aimed at encouraging artists in developing ideas and exploring new directions in their practice. This event features an exciting range of exhibitions and projects that look at various forms of new media practices by emerging artists from Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Venue: Valentine Willie Fine Art, 1st Floor, 17 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru
Time: 12 - 8pm Monday to Friday, and 12 - 6 pm Saturday. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Details: Call 03-2284 2348
Website: http://www.vwfa.net

TILL DEC 1, GEMS OF HERITAGE
Showcase of works by Malaysia’s foremost heritage watercolourist Chin Kon Yit’s eleventh solo exhibition featuring artifacts and objects, both regal and common.
Venue : Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, The Private Gallery, Section 16, PJ
Admission: By appointment but free
Details: Call 03-7958 2175
Website: http://www.theprivategallery.com/artist_yit.html