kl festival 2006..

Organised by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Tourism and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the fest has been themed "Where the Arts Come Alive!".

The aim - to establish Kuala Lumpur as an international center for the arts.
The game - theatre, music and dance events, exhibitions, film screenings and loads more activities spread out throughout the month of July, taking place all over the city.


Soak up some culture with performances like:
Theatre: - Wayang Kulit (by Dalang Eyo Hock Seng)- Mak Yong - "Raja Dewa Indera and Indera Dewa"- "Broadway Ah Beng"- Children's theatre - "Learn to Love, Love to Learn"

Music: - Kuala Lumpur Music Festival- National Symphony Orchestra Concert- KL Sing Song- Brass Band- Fringe Festival 'Sentuhan' ISME 2006- "Evolution of Malaysian Music" Concert- Traditional Melodies concert- "Pick-Up the Pieces" concert- Mozartiana Music- UKM Music Festival- Asli Youth Singing Competition

Dance: - "Young Choreographer's 2006" performance- International Lion Dance competition

Others: - Laman Seni Kuala Lumpur- Laman Seni Putrajaya- Malaysian Textile exhibition- Malaysian landscapes- Traditional Music Instruments demonstration- Sale of Crafts- International film screenings- Sale of crafts- 'The Perak Man' exhibition- Museum Trail- Heritage Trail- Craft Trail- Malay Manuscript exhibition and international seminar

The festival will be launched by none other than our Prime Minister, and the star studded event will also feature performances by local artists like Siti Nurhaliza, Zainal Abidin, Azizah Mahzan, Mohram and Farid Ali, with a few traditional dance performances, highlighting our multiracial society, thrown in for good measure.

ps:/the jazz nite in istana budaya is on the 5th of july! this one is a must! farid ali is playing! so is fly

oh, and during the course of the music festival which is the 3rd to 5th of july. there will be workshops held in ASK. free of charge. during the dayla. and go check out www.alldatjazz.com for details. thats where i got mine at least