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80 PERFORMING ARTS
Princess Wen Cheng, produced by Asia Musical Productions, is a musical tribute to the Tang Dynasty princess who travelled from Xi An to Lhasa, Tibet to marry its King. It comprises 150 minutes of original music, song, dance and stage extravaganza.
Pitt Street 15
Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling 10200 George Town, Penang T (04) 262 2462
W penangphilharmonic.org
MUSICAL THEATRE
Asia Musical Productions Founded by Ho Lin
Huay in 1999 to produce musicals with a Buddhist theme to spread dharma (teachings). Their award- winning musicals, with all songs composed by Imee Ooi, include Siddhartha, The Perfect Circle I, II, III, Kita, Singing Market, Tales of 4 Dialects and Medicine Buddha.
Contact: Ho Lin Huay Director/Producer
60A, Jalan Bukit Raja Taman Seputeh
58000 Kuala Lumpur
Hp (018) 266 6900
W asiamusicalproductions. com
DAMA Asia
This multiple award-winning
musical theatre company has staged over 40 productions since 1994. It blends East- West musical themes
to critical acclaim and packed houses in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and China, and has also been featured at major international festivals throughout Asia.
Contact: Khor Seng Chew Musical Director
M-2-10, Plaza Damas
60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1
Sri Hartamas
50480 Kuala Lumpur
T (03) 6201 9108
W dama.asia
Enfiniti Vision Media
Led by award-winning director, producer and actress Tiara Jacquelina, Enfiniti is Malaysia’s leading promoter of musical theatre, winning over 50 local and international awards since 2004. It is best known for its original musicals based on Malaysian themes, including
Puteri Gunung Ledang (also a successful film), OlaBola The Musical, P. Ramlee the Musical and MUD – The Musical. Enfiniti’s Academy has trained more than 1,000 performers since 2012. Contact: Tiara Jacquelina President and Group CEO 28-2, Jalan PJU 5/20D
Kota Damansara Petaling Jaya
T (03) 6142 8115 W enfiniti.com.my
PERFORMING ARTS ORGANISATIONS
This section only lists organisations that
focus exclusively on the performing arts. Other arts organisations can be found elsewhere in this Guide.
Nusantara Performing Arts Research Centre
An NGO supporting research into the performing arts, NusPARC offers grants and scholarships for research in Southeast Asia, outreach