Friday, September 18, 2009

ART FOR GRABS RAYA SPECIAL!

ANNEXE, CENTRAL MARKET
THE ANNEXE MEEKLY
Sat 26 & Sun 27 Sep 2009

ART FOR GRABS RAYA SPECIAL!
Arts & Crafts Bazaar + more!


Sat 26 & Sun 27 Sep, 12pm to 8pm
Presented by The Annexe Gallery & Central Market
Admission Free

Celebrate your Raya with your friendly neighbourhood artists at Art For Grabs. Experience our kenduri of creativity, where colours and coolness unravel like a well-peeled ketup-art. What better way to spend your duit Raya? All arty stuff under RM100 each!

ADVISORY: Please be advised that the Central Market carpark will be closed for the whole day on Saturday 26 September for the CM Annual Lantern Festival. Parking will be available at Dayabumi and other areas near CM.

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PENTAS RAYA

Presenting our programme of fringe events during our Art For Grabs Raya weekend! Featuring Nurul Izzah Anwar, Farish Noor, 15Malaysia, Filmmakers Anonymous, The Lost Poets, Troubadours, and more!
All events are FREE except where indicated.

SAT 26 SEP

12pm – HANG TUAH THE PACIFIST: DECONSTRUCTING OUR HEROES
Lecture by Dr Farish A. Noor

2pm – POETRY SELL OUT
Spoken Word & Poetry Performance

4pm – REFORMASI GENERATION SPEAKS
Forum & Book Launch

6pm – FILMMAKERS ANONYMOUS 11: WOMEN IN LOVE
Film Screening

SUN 27 SEP

12pm – TANGERIN & NIKOTIN
Reading & Book Launch

3pm –15MALAYSIA
Film Screening

5pm – AZMYL, SEI HON & JEROME LIVE!
Music Performance

6pm – GADOH
Film Screening

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PENTAS RAYA Full Schedule
All events are FREE except where indicated.

SAT 26 SEP

12pm

HANG TUAH THE PACIFIST: DECONSTRUCTING OUR HEROES
Lecture by Dr Farish A. Noor
Presented by The Other Malaysia & The Annexe Gallery



For too long the legendary character of Hang Tuah has been cast primarily as a warrior in the service of the state, and adopted by ethno-nationalist ideologues as a symbol of nationalism that denies our cultural connectivity with others. Dr Farish Noor looks at the Hikayat Hang Tuah in its entirety and consider how the second half of the Hikayat revises and deconstructs the character of Hang Tuah, by representing him as a cosmopolitan rational agent endowed with free will and a keen interest in other cultures and societies. We will show that the intention of the Hikayat Hang Tuah is to open up the minds of the readers, to preach a doctrine of non-violence and to sow a sense of universal love for a common humanity instead. Hang Tuah was indeed a hero, but only because he was a man of peace who ultimately renounces the ways of power and violence.

Click here for more info on OtherMalaysia.

2pm

POETRY SELL OUT
Spoken Word & Poetry Performance
Presented by The Lost Poets


A spoken word poetry event without boundaries, tickets or cultural coercion featuring a random collection of KL-based poets, rappers, writers and performing artists either working for their art or working at it. Including Poetry Slam seductresses, Sheena Baharudin and Kathleen Choo, Lost Poets, Afi Momo, Illya Shariya and Elaine Foster (also Poetry Slam KL Champs), poetry open mic giggers Sharief Manjur and Jamal Raslan Abdul Jalil and many more! Want to spread the word? Join us in during our open mic session. Word!


4pm

REFORMASI GENERATION SPEAKS
Forum & Book Launch
Presented by REFSA



The future belongs to the young, needless to say. And they want a bright future. Since Malaysia's older generation has failed to provide for that future, the country's young has to secure it for themselves. Liew Chin Tong, Nurul Izzah Anwar, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Hannah Yeoh will speak on their own perspectives about what they feel and where the country is heading from their own perspectives. The book “Speaking For The Reformasi Generation” by Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong will also be launched.

Click here for more info.


6pm
FILMMAKERS ANONYMOUS 11: WOMEN IN LOVE
Film Screening
Presented by FA Herstory Films Project



Women filmmakers explore and showcase their stories of love, sex and desire for this special FA. Herstory Films Project wishes to launch this space to share your love story, be it fairytale or forbidden, proudly or anonymously. Premiering Mien.ly’s film “2 Boys, 2 Girls and A Beat Up Car”. Also featuring films from Margaret Bong, Juliane Block and more!

Click here for more info.

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SUN 27 SEP

12pm
TANGERIN & NIKOTIN
Reading & Book Launch



Presented by Sang Freud Press
New poetry book “Tangerin & Nikotin” by Mimi Morticia.

3pm

15MALAYSIA
Film Screening
Presented by Time Out KL


*Admission with free voucher in Time Out KL September issue!

Produced by the same people that made MAFU (Malaysian Artistes For Unity), 15MALAYSIA consists of 15 short films directed by 15 young filmmakers in Malaysia. Most of the selected filmmakers have won international film awards from major festivals around the world and represent the core of what is known internationally as the Malaysian ‘New Wave’ filmmakers. The cast consists of numerous celebrities, actors, musicians – and most refreshingly – high profile and often controversial politicians. Taken together, the films represent a broad spectrum of filmmaking voices in Malaysia today.

Directors include Yasmin Ahmad, Ho Yuhang, James Lee, Tan Chui Mui, Amir Muhammad, Liew Seng Tat, Nam Ron, Benji Lim & Bahir Yeusuff, Khairil Bahar, Johan John, Woo Ming Jin, Suleiman Brothers, Linus Chung, Kamal Sabran and Desmond Ng. Cast include Khairy Jamaluddin, Nik Aziz, Liow Tiong Lai, Tian Chua, Zaid Ibrahim, Adibah Noor, Bront Palarae, Namewee, Atilia, Serena Choong, Amber Chia, Jay Menon, Sharifah Amani, Hon Kahoe, Jason Lo, Harith Iskandar, Patrick Teo, Daphne Iking, Sarah Lian, Nam Ron, Ciplak, Azmyl Yunor, Ida Nerina, Lorna Hoong, Baki Zainal, Nick Dorian and many others.

Click here for more info.

5pm
AZMYL, SEI HON & JEROME LIVE!
Music Performance
Presented by Troubadours Enterprise



Singer songwriters and Troubadours founders Azmyl Yunor, Tan Sei Hon and Jerome Kugan perform together for the first time since 2007, in a preview gig for this year’s KL Sing Song happening from 30 Oct to 1 Nov. Catch Azmyl the punk folker, Sei Hon the acoustic ah beng, and Jerome the pink spirit perform a mix of new and old original songs in their own inimitable style. Not to be missed!

6pm

GADOH
Film Screening
Presented by KOMAS



“Gadoh” is a film that tells a story of a group of teenagers beset by racial tensions further escalated by their environment and school system. In the ensuing aftermath, one teacher ropes in the help of an old friend and reluctant maverick theatre activist to deal with the bigotry. Is there hope amid the cycle of discrimination that surrounds us? Directed by Brenda Danker and Nam Ron. Starring Nam Ron, Nick Davis, Zahiril Adzim, Amerul Affendi and Maya Tan Abdullah
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Click here for more info.


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GALLERY FOR HIRE!
The Annexe Gallery is available for hire. For exhibitions, performances, screenings, talks, forums, launches, etc.
Click here for our rental rates.

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Make a date with De-lovely Annexe!

FREEDOM FILM FEST returns on Fri 2 to Sun 4 Oct!

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE on 5 Oct with Liew Seng Tat’s favourite flick!

NO REFUGE: A Photo Exhibition of Burmese Refugees In Malaysia starts Wed 15 Oct!

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TimeOut KL is proud to be the official media sponsor of The Annexe Gallery.


The Annexe Gallery is supported by Central Market Sdn Bhd.

For enquiries, please call:
Pang Khee Teik (Arts Programme Director): 012 305 1135
Jerome Kugan (Media Manager): 016 802 7347
Lim Chung Wei (Arts Manager): 012 207 5140

The Annexe Gallery
1st & 2nd Floor, Central Market Annexe
Jalan Hang Kasturi
Kuala Lumpur
Tel +603-2070 1137
www.annexegallery.com

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