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| Title : | A Playwrights Exchange - Malaysia, Indonesia and Iran: Women, Writers and Activists |
| Venue : | The Annexe @ Central Market The Annexe Gallery Studio Theatre, Central Market Annexe, Jalan Hang Kasturi Kuala Lumpur Opening Hours : Office Hours: 10am - 6pm; Exhibition Days: 11am - 7pm URL : http://www.centralmarket-kl.com.my |
| Date & Time : | Thu 18 - Sun 21 Oct 2007 |
| Tickets : | Free Admission for talks & workshops, but registration a must for the Workshops. To register, email firstworks@instantcafetheatre.com Performance: By donation: RM30 (adults) RM15 (students) |
| Phone : | 03-7960 2214 |
| URL : | http://www.instantcafetheatre.com |
| Synopsis : | How can artists and activists use the arts to question, illuminate and entertain the society in which they live? Instant Cafe Theatre's FIRSTWoRKS, in association with Kuali Works, present A Playwrights Exchange -- a programme that brings together writers, theatre-makers, activists and educators from Malaysia, Indonesia and Iran, for four days of discussions, workshops, and performances. Here's the schedule: Thu 18 Oct Theatre In Iran 7pm: Opening of the Exchange by Jo Kukathas 7.15pm: New Waves Controversial and ‘unofficial’ Iranian playwright Dr Naghmeh Samini talks about the waves women are making in theatre in Iran. Showing films and slides of contemporary Iranian plays, she explores how being a woman writer in a Muslim country affects the structure and theme of their plays. Dr Samini has a PhD in Dramatic Art Research and is a Lecturer Professor at Tehran University Faculty of Performing Arts and Music. Born in 1973 she is the author of over 20 plays, and 4 screenplays. Panel Exchange with Malaysian Writers, Theatre Makers and Activists What waves have been made by women in Malaysia? How has being a woman in a Muslim country affected your work or your art? How creative can you be in both? Moderator: Norhayati Kaprawi (Sisters in Islam) Fri 19 Oct From Scheherazade To Woman At Point Zero 10.30am Scheherazade and her 1001 Nights Naghmeh Samini talks about Intertexuality, the Feminine and Women Playwrights in Iran: how women can and do tell stories in difficult, not to mention death-defying situations. * Recommended if you plan to attend the Writing Workshop below 11.20am Panel Exchange with Malaysian Writers, Theatre Makers and Activists Polygamy, divorce, marital rape, moral policing, misyar (temporary) marriages: can theatre deal with these issues? Moderator: Anne James 2.30pm - 7.30pm Writing workshop: Ancient Texts, New Plays with Naghmeh Samini Through this workshop, we will try to write a play based on a single story from folklore or mythology. * Limited to 15 participants/10 observers 8.30pm Performance of "Perempuan Di Titik Nol" (Woman at Point Zero) - By donation: RM30 (adults) RM15 (students) A dramatic re-telling by Iswadi Pratama of Egyptian novelist Nawal el Saadawi’s "Woman At Point Zero". Actress Hamidah Producer Imas Sobarian Executive Director A Djusmar. Teater Satu, Lampung, Sumatra 10pm In Conversation with Imas Sobariah manager, producer, director, actress and playwright. Director of Nyai Ontosoroh, adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind) Moderator: Marion D’Cruz (in Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia and English) Saturday 20 Oct Boxing Women 10.30am Ratna Sarumpaet: An Indonesian Muslim Woman Writer? Indonesia’s internationally acclaimed, award winning activist and playwright has inspired generations of Indonesians. Her most famous play Marsinah Menggugat (Marsinah Accuses) was shut down in one of the worst episodes of repression in Indonesian theatre history - Ratna arrested, tanks, guns and troops sent in to stop the performance… 11.30am Panel Exchange with Writers, Theatre Makers and Activists Whose stories inspire us or shame us? How do we tell their stories? How does our social, cultural and political environment influence what and how we choose to write? Moderator: Toni Kasim (Sisters In Islam) 2.30pm–730pm Writing workshop: One Headline, Many Plays with Naghmeh Samini Through this process, we will write several plays based on a single newspaper story. At the end of the workshop, we may have many short plays with surprising takes on the same news story. * Limited to 15 participants/10 observers 8.30pm Performance Perempuan Di Titik Nol (Woman at Point Zero) 10pm In Conversation with Imas Sobariah Moderator: Ann Lee Translator: Hanim Hamzah (in Bahasa Indonesia/ Malaysia and English) Sun 21 Oct Art and Society Arts for arts sake? Art as politics? Art for change? Why and HOW are plays made and what difference do they make? 3 Playwrights ‘exchange’ their work with films and slides. 10.30am History, Myths and Society in 3 plays of Naghmeh Samini Sleeping in the Empty Cup love, magic, politics No Farewell illegal Afghani immigrants in Iran Death and the Poet global archetypes, contemporary mythology 11.15am Fury, Beauty and Society in 3 plays of Ratna Sarumpaet Children of Darkness on the 1965-66 killings in Indonesia. Alia on the armed conflict in Aceh The President and the Prostitute in response to the imposition of ‘morality laws’. 12pm Randomness, Telling Stories and Society in 3 plays of Leow Puay Tin 3 Children memories and facts, dreams and fantasies of childhood The Dakini Project collage text Hokkien songs Tikam Tikam: Malaysian Roulette curated texts by Malaysians or about Malaysia Malaysia’s most famous and prolific woman playwright, her work has been staged in Malaysia, Singapore, Cairo, Adelaide, Berlin, Shanghai, Hong Kong, New York & Tokyo 2.30pm Public Forum - Keeping Mum: In the last few years, various headline stories suggest a move towards a more closed, intolerant society: apparent intolerance towards inter-faith dialogue; the call to end Open House and Deepa-raya; advertising for ‘Chinese Only’ jobs; ongoing announcements that Malaysia is in fact really an Islamic state; harsh penalties towards women such as Subashini, Revathi or Lina Joy who seek religious freedom; the perception that there is an attempt to encroach on Muslim rights. For the sake of the ‘silent majority’ should we keep a lid on these domestic issues? Speakers: Marion D'Cruz, Normah Nordin, Ann Lee, Hari Azizan, and Animah Kosai Panel Exchange: Ratna Sarumpaet, Naghmeh Samini, Imas Sobariah 4.30pm - 6pm Closing thoughts on ways forward Panel Exchange with Writers, Theatre Makers and Activists Moderator: Adeline Ooi 5pm Performance of Perempuan Di Titik Nol (Woman at Point Zero) Moderators/ panellists/ participants include writers, theatre-makers, activists, educators: Adeline Ooi, Animah Kosai, Anne James, Bernice Chauly, Faridah Merican, Hari Azizan, Ivy Josiah, Joanna Bessey, Leow Puay Tin, Normah Nordin, Sabera Shaik, Sharon Bakar, Susan Philip, Zamzuriah Bt Zahari. From Sisters of Islam: Pia Zain, Toni Kasim, Yati Kaprawi, and Zainah Anwar A Playwrights Exchange in cooperation with Sisters in Islam. RECOMMENDED! This hugely important event is something I want very badly to ponteng kerja just to attend. Have been trying to plot how to do this whilst editing Kakiseni. I know you that those of you in my boat must be feeling or will feel very jealous of people who will be able to attend every single second of this very rare playwrights exchange in a very accessible area of the Klang Valley. Must must must attend, especially in the light of what's going on in terms of personal liberties here! |
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