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Held annually at Sarawak Cultural Village near Kuching since 1998, the 3-day Rainforest World Music Festival is the only Southeast Asian event to be ranked in the Transglobal World Music Chart’s Global Top-10 festivals (2018 & 2019).
Harith Iskander, winner of “The Funniest Person in the World” and “Asia’s Funniest Stand-Up”, has the audience in stitches during his 30th Anniversary show at The Joke Factory, Publika, Kuala Lumpur.
theatre performed in the previous year. The annual ADA Drama Awards, also started in 2002, honours the best in Chinese theatre. The top cinema awards
are the domestic Malaysia Film Festival Awards (see page 46), the regional ASEAN International Film Festival & Awards and the international Malaysian Golden Global Awards.
COMEDY
Malaysia’s vibrant stand-up
Sarawak (July)
KL International Arts Festival, Kuala Lumpur (August)
George Town Festival, Penang (August)
Sibu International Dance Festival, Sibu, Sarawak (August)
Johor Arts Festival, Johor (September)
Borneo Arts Festival, Labuan (September)
Kuala Lumpur International Jazz & Arts Festival (September)
Melaka Art and Performance Festival (MAPFest), Melaka (November)
Miri Country Music Fest, Miri, Sarawak (November) Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video and Music Festival (KLEX) (December) Shantanand Festival of Arts, Kuala Lumpur (December) Penang Island Jazz Festival (December)
AWARDS
Founded by Kakiseni.com, Malaysia’s online arts portal, the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards has been
held annually since 2002 to celebrate outstanding performances in dance, music, theatre and musical
Winners of the 17th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards Best of 2018 celebrate with judges, sponsors and officials, including (back row centre) Caroline Russell, Datuk Isham Ishak, Tan Sri Norliza Rofli, Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina and Low Ngai Yuen.