One viral clip and the internet is split. Bold expression or going too far? As universities tighten control, the spotlight is now on artistic freedom, censorship and where institutional boundaries should begin or end.
In this conversation, Aswara Assistant Director Corporate Imee Nadia Abdul Hadi weighs in on improvisation in performance, defining “sensitivities” and whether fear of viral backlash is pushing students towards self-censorship.
As people debate, bigger questions emerge are tighter rules protecting values or limiting expression? And should university theatre adopt stricter guidelines like film rating systems?
Watch the full discussion now on Sinar Daily.
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In this conversation, Aswara Assistant Director Corporate Imee Nadia Abdul Hadi weighs in on improvisation in performance, defining “sensitivities” and whether fear of viral backlash is pushing students towards self-censorship.
As people debate, bigger questions emerge are tighter rules protecting values or limiting expression? And should university theatre adopt stricter guidelines like film rating systems?
Watch the full discussion now on Sinar Daily.
#TopNews #Art #Theather #Aswara #SinarDaily
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00:04Hi guys, it's Tasim Lokman and you're watching Top News Podcast and I am here with Emi Nadia
00:10Abdul Hadi. She's from Aswara. She's the Assistant Director of Corporate Affairs.
00:16No, corporate office. No affairs. No affairs. Okay, just corporate.
00:22Okay, oh my god. Okay, you know why she's here? You know why Emi is here? Because we
00:27want to talk about something that's been going on that's been viraling just past
00:32few days. It's about a theater show at University Melaya. The video clip of them
00:39doing some unruly positions on stage. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. Well, the
00:49whole internet thinks it's unruly. Okay, it's going viral. It depicts a male and
00:54female student in a darkened bedroom suggesting some crawling on top of each
01:01other with selimut and stuff and it was cut short. It was cut short. It didn't go any
01:05further. But they didn't do anything right after that? I know because it was the scene
01:09was kena, kena cock block. What is the, what is the, what is the, apa tajuk dia tu? What's the,
01:16the new one? Okay, honestly, I cannot remember
01:18Aswara, Asmara, Asmara, Asmara, Asmara. Okay, maybe that's why they have that kind of scene too. Yeah, yeah, because Asrama
01:30and
01:30Asmara. Yes. Yes. Okay, so like, okay, so University Melaya has responded and they came up with an apology on
01:42April 16 that the performance had actually deviated from the original vetted script that was approved by
01:49organizers. Yeah. And like they emphasize that all activities must be free of negative elements and
01:55provocation that undermine religious or moral values. As a result, the performance that team has been
02:02disqualified from the competition and they will be monitoring the students' arts activities tighter.
02:08Okay. Okay. So after that happened, UPM-nya video pun got viral, another scene, and I think, frankly, that
02:16kind of looked even worse than the UM-nya. When was that? Um, I don't know when exactly, but it
02:22wasn't,
02:22it wasn't the same time as UM-nya. But it surfaced because of UM-nya kejadian ni.
02:28I mean, hampis dah lagi semua keluar. Yeah, exactly. And some of the UPM is inside the
02:34selimut. Yes. Yeah, that's more raunchy, right? Okay. So like, um, this, uh, this obviously,
02:42this whole, this whole clips have triggered, triggered, triggered everybody on the internet and,
02:50uh, like huge debates, right? Like religious figures, conservative student groups condemning
02:56the incident as shameful and indecent. And, but there are also people who are accusing these
03:03people who are like over, for overreacting and also being regressive towards artistic expression.
03:10Okay. Okay. So, and it also hinders freedom of university students to explore complex human
03:16themes. Okay. So now, uh, Aswara sebagai the national art and performance head of Malaysia.
03:26Yeah. So let's talk about that in theater performance or performance in general.
03:31How do you teach students to handle creative spark of improvisation without crossing administrative or
03:38institutional, um, boundaries, even national boundaries, I guess. Okay. I mean, that's a very
03:44sensitive issue right now. Okay. Someone coming from Aswara. Okay. Tasi, basically I come from both worlds.
03:51Okay. One, because I work in Aswara. Number two, I study arts also. Okay. So I will put myself in
03:58two
03:58different heads. So let's go through one by one. Okay. All right. So if I put myself in the head
04:05of Aswara.
04:06Okay. So Aswara, we not only train, uh, performers, talents, and also artists, we also train judgment,
04:16you know. So don't get me wrong on that. Okay. Because in Aswara, we get, we have seven faculty
04:21and three centers. Okay. So one of the faculties is the faculty of theaters, which is they train in
04:27that kind of field, drama, all that, those stuff. So because in theater, so it's not just what we do,
04:38you do. It's how about people see it. All right. Perception. Perception. Yes. So if you ask me,
04:46let me like, okay, like the scene that went viral the other day. Okay. So once you have the beat,
04:52once you have the positioning, and once you have the closeness, all right, you already know,
04:58you dah tahu dah. You create something. The meaning is there. You dah faham dah. What is it about?
05:05Okay. So in the end of the day, Aswara, we don't just train student, um, how to think about
05:14intention. All right. We also train them about perception. Okay. Because whether you intended
05:22it to be the beat, the closeness, the positioning, all right, the interpretation of people, when they
05:30see it, they will interpret it differently. Okay. So you faham dah. So you don't actually have to
05:38go all out kind of thing. You boleh create that positioning. And I mean that when we start asking,
05:48when we start to guide the students, not only about the intention, but start thinking about
05:52the perception because you know why, once the work is out. Yes. All right. Their work is out. The
05:57perception is going to be like reality. Yeah. Uh, reality, uh, reality check, uh, those kind of things.
06:06Yeah. So, okay. On paper, it might be different. On paper, they, they have a vision, right? Every writer
06:15has their own vision, right? When they're writing the script, right? So when people act it out on stage,
06:20it's also part of the script writer and the director's vision and how the actors on stage interpret
06:28the words written, right? So we're talking about like, that's, that's the intent. And then when it's
06:38performed, it becomes a reality, right? And what, but then people forget that there's also a third or
06:47fourth world of the digital, the netizens, the internet, right? Oh, so we cannot, uh, simply
06:54judge the 32nd of that production. Yes. Because we know the tajuk itself is like, as, as, as, as Mara,
07:01as Mara, as Mara, as Mara, as Mara, as Mara, Nah, Ra. Okay. So you already know
07:08what it's about, right? Yeah. What it is about, the bad is that, I know. So you already know.
07:13Okay, also, okay, let's put my hat as not artist, not artist point of view, somebody who studied art.
07:22Because in my point of view, theatre is actually meant to reflect real life.
07:29Okay.
07:30Okay, so real life actually connects people.
07:34So maybe the reaction of the netizen right now tell us a lot.
07:41It's a reflection of themselves.
07:42It's not about the society.
07:44I mean, think about that.
07:45Yes.
07:46It's not about the scene itself.
07:49Yeah, I agree.
07:51You people are just slapping everything online but don't...
07:56Yes.
07:57Also, let's go back to understand about the arts in Malaysia.
08:04Okay.
08:04Alright.
08:05Malaysia, alright, tea, not tea lah.
08:08Jangan kecamai tau.
08:10Malaysia isn't a neutral space.
08:13We all know that.
08:14Yes.
08:14Because we have so many layers.
08:16We have layering in socially, culturally and also religiously.
08:21Yes.
08:22So also, if you ask me, creative freedom is very important.
08:25Yes.
08:26But Malaysia, not only Malaysia, maybe elsewhere, but we are talking about Malaysia.
08:32Malaysia's awareness is non-negotiable, you know.
08:36Okay.
08:37Macam mana?
08:38The bed thing lah.
08:42People don't want to negotiate like anything on like but behind the bed, we know lah.
08:47Because in the end of the day, it reflects the society back.
08:52Yeah.
08:53It's about, for what it is shown, it's how we understood it.
08:57So if you understand, benda lain, benda lain lah.
08:59Yeah.
09:00Art.
09:00It's basically like, because art imitates real life, right?
09:03Yes.
09:03And life imitates art.
09:05Because I don't have an ending cycle, right?
09:07So when people, the perception you see it is, it's like an algorithm.
09:12Kalau you asik tengok benda tu, nanti asik benda tu asik keluar.
09:16Yeah.
09:16And that's what you imagine it is, right?
09:17Yeah.
09:18So people...
09:19But it didn't go there, right?
09:20It's only that the closeness, the bed and the position, it didn't go over beyond that.
09:25Yeah.
09:25So for me, if you ask, from my point of view, as a person who studied arts, it's fine.
09:31Because we watch movie, you know.
09:32What's that movie?
09:33Who is?
09:36Who is?
09:36Okay, okay.
09:37But, kita dekat Malaysia.
09:39The tension is not new.
09:40You can faham, though.
09:41Exactly.
09:43So like, macam mana?
09:44Like, defining Malaysian sensitivities.
09:46Like, what's the guidelines?
09:49We use such broad guidelines, you know.
09:51Like, no negative elements.
09:53No cultural sensitivities.
09:55Okay lah.
09:56Like, cultural sensitivities, kita faham lah.
09:57Three R's, right?
09:58Race, religion, and royalty.
10:00But like, from an academic standpoint, right?
10:03How can the educators and students, or just people practicing the arts, like, define these boundaries?
10:11So that it doesn't kill the creativity, but also it creates more art that is more bold, but still socially
10:22acceptable.
10:24For me, for me lah, if you ask me, the issue right now, the one that went viral, let's take
10:31an example lah.
10:32The issue is not actually the action.
10:35Okay.
10:35It's the intent.
10:38Okay.
10:39It's the scene there because they need it, or because they're just there to create a moment.
10:48Okay.
10:49Because if that story serves as a story, then we will defend it.
10:53If you interpret differently, then people will start question it.
10:58But also, to go back to your question, I think that we, our industry, also in theatre, we have to
11:05standardize back, macam mana film buat.
11:08Okay.
11:08They have this, like, PG-13 and all.
11:10So, rating, the guidelines, to the public.
11:14So, PG-13, alright, it's safe to watch.
11:18Yang ini, it's not safe.
11:22But still, but if you ask me, mana ada budak umur 7 tahun nak pergi theatre, macam tu?
11:28Ya, tak lah.
11:29Dekat universiti, right?
11:30Kecuali, eh, in Aswara, we have the theatre kanak-kanak also.
11:33Like, theatre kanak-kanak is a very theatre kanak-kanak.
11:36So, that kanak-kanak can go and watch.
11:38We have theatre klasik, whereby, I don't think that 7 years old, I've been there for more than 10 years,
11:43I didn't see any 10 years old go and watch the theatre klasik, or theatre modern, or contemporary.
11:48Yeah, exactly.
11:50They're not gonna, it's too much.
11:52It's too heavy, right?
11:54It's too heavy.
11:55Art berat.
11:56Art berat.
11:57Art berat.
11:57And also, because this is, like, a pay for the public, okay?
12:01Dia buka for the public.
12:02So, you know that, and social media, you tak payah tengok kat teater lah.
12:06You just go through, to the social media, you can always, like, tengok.
12:12Benar-benar macam tu ada je.
12:13Yeah.
12:14Even worse.
12:15Yeah, exactly.
12:17Okay.
12:18So, it's interesting because you said just now about the 30 seconds,
12:22punya clip doesn't represent the whole show, right?
12:24And it could be, like, actually just the starting of the scene that, like, tells the whole story.
12:28I don't know how the whole story is supposed to be,
12:30because I didn't go and watch it,
12:32and they didn't present the whole show online, right?
12:35But, like, do you think these constant viral backlash
12:40could lead to self-censorship among theatre students?
12:42Because, you know, sentiasa takut nanti kena mengarmok digital outrage.
12:47Because, personally, like, in the news,
12:49I hate it when we do self-censorship.
12:51It's important to do self-censorship.
12:53Especially when it comes to 3R items or whatever.
12:55But, it also kills the conversation, right?
12:58I know.
12:59So, macam mana?
13:02I mean, that if it's something that is okay.
13:05I think that, right now,
13:07some of certain things that we,
13:09actually, audience are not ready for it.
13:11Okay?
13:12Especially Malaysia.
13:14Okay.
13:14But, it's okay.
13:15It's apa.
13:16But, also, art is not meant to be comfortable.
13:19If we keep on creating things,
13:21just to avoid the butt lash,
13:23then it's going to be very boring, you know?
13:25Exactly.
13:26There's no creativity.
13:28There's no, like,
13:29isn't art supposed to be, like,
13:31making a point?
13:32That's the thing.
13:33Artis is supposed to push the boundaries.
13:37Alright?
13:37We, macam Aswara,
13:39academic institution,
13:41we are supposed to create the structure.
13:43Okay.
13:44Okay?
13:44So, that is why we balance each other.
13:47Tapi, for me,
13:48in the end of the day,
13:50again,
13:51the awareness is non-negotiable in Malaysia.
13:55Creative freedom is okay.
13:56It can.
13:57It's very important.
13:58But, you have to,
13:59macam, to make sure,
14:01bena-bena sensitive macam ni,
14:02tak adalah.
14:03Tak adalah.
14:03But, also,
14:04you know that Malaysia are so trigger,
14:06so now trigger,
14:07to every single thing,
14:09in,
14:09in the scene of what is happening in Malaysia.
14:12But, we're also very forgetful.
14:14Yes.
14:16Yes.
14:17And then, this tension,
14:18it's not new.
14:20Again,
14:20I'm going to say,
14:21it's not new.
14:22We went through a lot.
14:23Film pun ada kena bad lash.
14:24Also, recently,
14:25other yang kind of bad lash you got.
14:27So,
14:27it's not new.
14:28It's just,
14:29maybe,
14:30alright,
14:30out of that millions in Malaysia,
14:32there's always people who always celebrate that ask.
14:34As long as you don't go beyond that boundaries.
14:36Okay?
14:37No, again,
14:38we cannot,
14:39macam,
14:40compare ourselves to the westerners.
14:42Okay?
14:42Because they are different.
14:44Because, again,
14:44we have layers, kan?
14:45Yes.
14:45Banyak religious,
14:47sensitivity on ours.
14:48So,
14:49that's when,
14:51that's why I say,
14:52in Aswara,
14:53we just not guide the students
14:55to be,
14:56to perform,
14:57to create talents,
14:58to create artists,
14:59and all.
15:00We also asking them to think
15:01about the perception.
15:04Okay.
15:06Okay.
15:07Macam susah.
15:09Susah, kan?
15:09Susah.
15:10Some people become like,
15:11okay,
15:11Malaysian,
15:11I'm trying to be neutral,
15:12you know?
15:13Malaysian film industry,
15:15like,
15:15are we ever going to bekembang?
15:16We always complain about,
15:17when are we going to bekembang?
15:18But,
15:18but then,
15:20but then,
15:21after the viral,
15:21people are like,
15:22my God,
15:23Melayu drama,
15:24pasal penyondol,
15:25penyondol,
15:25penyondol.
15:26Penyondol,
15:26cerita hantu.
15:27Actually.
15:28Yes,
15:29exactly.
15:29Like,
15:30when are we going to have,
15:31a parasite?
15:33Kita dah memang,
15:33dah boleh predict,
15:35what's going to happen next.
15:36Tapi,
15:36itulah.
15:38And that's what they want?
15:39That's what they are comfortable with?
15:41I mean,
15:42it's either you let go,
15:43of what people say,
15:44of the perception,
15:45and go against,
15:47and then you huddam lah,
15:48what they thought.
15:49Except all the hate.
15:50I mean that,
15:51what UM did,
15:52was partly a damage control,
15:53because they are the institutional.
15:56Okay.
15:57One of the,
15:58apa,
15:59top institution,
16:00that's what they show me.
16:02So,
16:03it's a damage control,
16:04done by the bahagian corporate.
16:05I mean bahagian corporate,
16:07I would do the same thing,
16:07even though I would say that,
16:09no.
16:10For me,
16:10that,
16:11it's okay,
16:11just brush it off.
16:12But also cannot,
16:13kan?
16:13Tak boleh.
16:14We still have to do the press statement,
16:15and all.
16:16Yeah.
16:16Media.
16:17So,
16:18but then again,
16:21You think it'll be a different situation,
16:23if that show,
16:24was not done by,
16:26University Melayah students,
16:27or any university students,
16:29any.
16:29At first place,
16:30if you go to any theater show,
16:32production,
16:33you cannot film, kan?
16:34Yeah.
16:35That's what I was thinking,
16:36like,
16:37who filmed it,
16:39and like,
16:39did,
16:39did you think they did it deliberately,
16:41to?
16:42I don't know.
16:43We don't know.
16:44Because,
16:45in Aswara,
16:45whenever we have theater,
16:47or any show,
16:48we always like,
16:48I can set set,
16:49bagitahu,
16:50alright.
16:50No cameras.
16:50This is a show,
16:51no cameras,
16:52no recording,
16:53no,
16:54anything happen,
16:54and please put your phone,
16:56in a silent mode.
16:58So,
16:58if you go to a bigger,
16:59like,
17:00theater setting,
17:01like,
17:01Isangana Budaya,
17:02you know that you cannot film,
17:03like,
17:03even in cinema,
17:04bersama.
17:05Yeah.
17:05I mean,
17:05cinema is given,
17:06kan?
17:07Tapi,
17:07people still do that,
17:08kan?
17:10It's already viral.
17:12And then,
17:12it's only like,
17:1330 seconds.
17:13We always like to judge,
17:15out of that 30 seconds,
17:16of that production.
17:17We don't see the whole concept.
17:19Even I never,
17:19I tak pernah lagi tengok,
17:21dia punya production,
17:22so I don't know.
17:23Tapi,
17:24dah nama dia pun dah macam tu.
17:26So,
17:26expect that scene.
17:28Yes,
17:29exactly.
17:30But in a way,
17:31like,
17:31then people will be like,
17:32kenapa nak kena buat scene macam tu?
17:34Kenapa nak kena buat cerita macam tu?
17:35Because,
17:36then again,
17:37okay,
17:38theater meant,
17:39to reflect the real life.
17:40Yes.
17:40Don't tell me that real life,
17:41tak ada benda tu.
17:42Ah,
17:43exactly.
17:43You guys,
17:45yeah,
17:45I know,
17:46tak senonoh,
17:47but like,
17:47still.
17:48I mean that,
17:49it's still like,
17:50the closestness,
17:51the positioning tu,
17:52memang nampak lah,
17:53is actually going towards there.
17:55Yeah.
17:56Tapi,
17:56it didn't go, kan?
17:57Yeah,
17:57because it was like,
17:58ada orang stop kan the scene.
18:00Yes,
18:00yes.
18:00Not like,
18:01not like,
18:02orang stop kan,
18:03but it's part of the scene.
18:04The scene was like,
18:05stopped.
18:05But I think that,
18:07to be neutral lah,
18:08both sides are actually reacting to the,
18:10very real thing.
18:11Because one side,
18:12is looking at the value and perception.
18:16Aha.
18:16And the other side,
18:17alright,
18:18they are looking for expression and storytelling.
18:21So,
18:21in the end of the day,
18:23so what it is shown,
18:26is all about,
18:28how it is understood.
18:30Yeah.
18:32And clearly,
18:33everybody took the same understanding.
18:36Yes.
18:38Okay,
18:38so like,
18:39on the role of institutions,
18:40just now I mentioned,
18:41because university and blah,
18:42blah,
18:42blah,
18:43but like,
18:43Aswara sits at the heart of national heritage.
18:46So,
18:47is it possible for an artist in Malaysia,
18:49to be truly free?
18:51Or,
18:51is the role of the Malaysian performer,
18:54to always operate within the,
18:56a framework of,
18:58adab,
18:58decorum,
18:59and the national identity?
19:00I mean,
19:01because Aswara has seven faculty and three pusat.
19:04One of the pusat is actually,
19:05pusat seni pentas traditional,
19:07where there's a,
19:08preservation is happening there.
19:10Kita ada makyong,
19:11kita ada wayang kulit,
19:12all the randai is there.
19:14But also,
19:14because we are academic institute,
19:17we are allowed to experiment.
19:18Okay.
19:19So,
19:20experiment in terms of,
19:21we are allowed to do a contemporary stuff also,
19:23experimental stuff.
19:25Okay,
19:26so,
19:26but then,
19:27our motto pun melangkah ke hadapan bersama tradisi.
19:30Kita stay ada that tradition kita bawa,
19:32but also,
19:33because we are institution,
19:35we are allowed to do that.
19:36Experiment is one thing that we are very,
19:38highly proud of.
19:40Contoh,
19:41Randai Macbeth.
19:42Okay.
19:43Randai Macbeth went to Singapore.
19:45like this week.
19:46And then,
19:47they're going to come back,
19:48and showcase back in Aswara.
19:50Okay,
19:50it's very big.
19:51Randai,
19:52you know,
19:52Randai is a very traditional element of,
19:56Minangkabau.
19:57Okay.
19:57Something.
19:58So,
19:59they transformed the performance into a Macbeth story.
20:01Yeah,
20:01into a Macbeth story.
20:02So,
20:02it's experimental.
20:04So,
20:04as an institution,
20:05we are allowed to experiment.
20:07It's okay.
20:07Yeah,
20:08yeah,
20:08of course.
20:09I,
20:10I've seen,
20:11I have my friend,
20:12Wayang Women.
20:13They are Wayang Kulit.
20:15For KF,
20:15yes.
20:16Yes.
20:16Yeah.
20:17I saw their first show last year in October.
20:22Shout out to Ilya.
20:24Anyways,
20:25they use all this traditional music from ASEAN countries,
20:29and also a DJ set mixing,
20:32but it's,
20:32the story is still Wayang Kulit.
20:34There's still the traditional Wayang,
20:36and the Kulit,
20:37Wayang Kulit,
20:38puppet,
20:39and everything to dalang semua ada.
20:41But,
20:42you know,
20:42the music is more modern and contemporary,
20:46and the story is about like,
20:48hantu,
20:49not your typical,
20:51brah,
20:52marayana,
20:53Wayang Kulit.
20:54Yeah,
20:54Wayang Kulit stuff.
20:55They do about like,
20:56hantu,
20:57women,
20:57women empowerment.
20:58And some of women.
20:59Yeah.
21:00And it was true women.
21:01Yeah.
21:01Behind the scenes,
21:01it's always men.
21:02Yeah.
21:03In Malaysia,
21:04so I,
21:04I'm doing,
21:05I'm currently doing a documentary on Wayang Kulit in general,
21:08and like,
21:09um,
21:10we've had like,
21:11one female Wayang Kulit,
21:13like,
21:13throughout Malaysian history.
21:15Uh-huh.
21:15And I'm going to sign up dekat Kelantan,
21:17but,
21:17it was so hard for her to get,
21:19according to Tok Dalang,
21:20to that in,
21:23he said that it was so hard for her to get like,
21:25continuous support,
21:26because the,
21:26the,
21:27yeah,
21:28misogynist,
21:29like,
21:29audience,
21:30prefer gender.
21:32I'm not going to say it,
21:34but in general,
21:35um,
21:36it was heavy on the men's side.
21:38But in Indonesia,
21:39there are female Wayang Kulit.
21:41Sebanyak.
21:41I mean that in the days,
21:43uh,
21:43right now,
21:44anyhow pun,
21:45arts has to evolve.
21:46Yeah.
21:46You have to evolve.
21:47Definitely.
21:47to the current situation,
21:49to the current,
21:50like right now,
21:51Gen Z.
21:51Gen Z wants their,
21:53contoh eh,
21:54Gen Z wants to see Wayang Kulit,
21:55benda-benda macam inilah,
21:56with DJ.
21:57Yes,
21:58exactly.
21:59We are trying still to educate them,
22:01that's Wayang Kulit.
22:02And at the same time,
22:03we try to evolve according to their time.
22:06Yes.
22:07Yeah.
22:08Yeah.
22:09But we still preserve,
22:10Wayang Kulit tu ada lagi.
22:11In fact,
22:12in Aswara,
22:13we have Adi Guru of Wayang Kulit.
22:15Okay.
22:15Ha.
22:16So that Wayang Kulit,
22:17the real Wayang Kulit is still there.
22:18But,
22:19we also accept,
22:21uh,
22:22artists to evolve also.
22:23Yeah.
22:24Ha.
22:24Exactly.
22:25But tu lah,
22:26like,
22:26I think a lot of people fear of the original one,
22:29is,
22:30but,
22:30but nobody wants to go,
22:32if nobody wants to go to see the original one,
22:34how are you supposed to,
22:35continuously preserve it,
22:36right?
22:36Yeah.
22:37Betul.
22:37But also,
22:38like,
22:38macam,
22:39for example,
22:40Mak Yung.
22:41Like,
22:42I've been trying to catch a Mak Yung show,
22:45forever,
22:45but I don't know where to go.
22:47You should come and watch in Aswara,
22:49we have so many.
22:50Okay.
22:50But,
22:50in general,
22:52like,
22:52okay,
22:53like,
22:53in general,
22:54there is no,
22:55like,
22:57you can easily go to a,
22:59a theater and watch,
23:00like,
23:00a theater performance,
23:01right?
23:01But all these traditional items,
23:03like,
23:03like,
23:03like,
23:04in schools,
23:04they band it and stuff.
23:06Like,
23:07in schools,
23:07in Terganu dan Kelantan,
23:08they band Mak Yung and stuff,
23:09right?
23:10So,
23:10macam,
23:11how do you continue the cycle,
23:15if it's just in an educational setting?
23:18You faham tak maksud?
23:21Shouldn't people be just be,
23:23like,
23:23football?
23:23Everybody gets to play football,
23:25right?
23:25That's,
23:26that's why,
23:27dekat Aswara tu,
23:28ada adi guru,
23:29Mak Yung,
23:29adi guru for,
23:30mayang kulit,
23:31it's for the preservation.
23:33So,
23:33the students yang masuk ke Aswara tu,
23:35they have to learn that subject.
23:36Yeah.
23:37Oh,
23:37like,
23:38everybody wajib?
23:38Yeah.
23:39Okay,
23:39okay.
23:40Subject wajib.
23:41So,
23:41they have to learn.
23:42Mak Yung,
23:43they have to learn gamelan.
23:45I took gamelan.
23:46I was terrible.
23:47I know,
23:48masa sekolah dulu kan,
23:49you know,
23:49ada gamelan and all.
23:50Yeah.
23:51I took it at university,
23:52but,
23:52everybody got A and I got B
23:54because I can't,
23:55I'm musically challenged.
23:58It's so sad.
23:59You are challenged
24:00in every single thing.
24:02That's okay.
24:02I know you passed it very well.
24:04Oh my gosh.
24:05Okay,
24:06okay,
24:06okay,
24:06okay.
24:07Okay,
24:07back to the topic.
24:08So,
24:08if you ask I back on that.
24:10Yeah.
24:11I mean that,
24:12Aswara has started the preservation
24:14that long time ago.
24:15So,
24:16Adi Guru is there,
24:17but we also have to train
24:18the new generation of
24:20Mak Yung,
24:21Adi Guru Mak Yung.
24:22Okay.
24:22Adi Guru Mayang Kulit.
24:24That's when the subject becomes
24:25a compulsory
24:26whenever you masuk Aswara tu.
24:28How do you,
24:29do you believe that
24:29it needs to start as young
24:31as like primary school
24:32to just exposure
24:33and stuff like that?
24:34Okay,
24:34if you ask me,
24:35also ada yang macam
24:39the one who practice
24:40gamelan,
24:41play gamelan and all,
24:43alright,
24:43they train their kids.
24:44Ah,
24:45okay,
24:45okay,
24:45okay.
24:46Like a family thing.
24:47Family thing.
24:48So,
24:48to become like them.
24:49Ada macam
24:50you hand over lah.
24:52Macam from
24:53ayah to anak.
24:54Yes,
24:54yes,
24:54yes.
24:55Memang ada.
24:56Okay.
24:56But it doesn't have to be
24:57from young.
24:58Kalau you dapat young,
24:59that is a privilege for you.
25:00Yes.
25:01Alright,
25:01but if you,
25:02kalau you masuk Aswara,
25:03you cannot masuk
25:04since young,
25:05seven,
25:05because Aswara offers
25:07course like a foundation
25:09diploma degree
25:10after master PhD.
25:12So,
25:12you know,
25:12don't tell you
25:13masuk Aswara,
25:14you have to be
25:1417 and above
25:15after FPM.
25:17But then again,
25:18you still learn
25:19this kind of
25:20macam makyung,
25:21gamelan ni semua
25:22in Aswara.
25:23Okay.
25:24Because Aswara,
25:25if you ask me,
25:25we are the hub,
25:27the hub of creativity
25:28and also traditional.
25:29Apa kita ada kat situ?
25:30Preservation and all.
25:31Okay.
25:32Okay.
25:33That's really cool.
25:35And we've talked about
25:35performance and theater
25:37and creativity.
25:37So,
25:38what do you guys have
25:39in store at Aswara?
25:40Okay.
25:42So,
25:42yang paling latest lah,
25:44on the 9th of May,
25:46alright,
25:46Aswara,
25:47we open the door
25:48to everyone.
25:50Wow.
25:50It's an open day?
25:51It's,
25:52I would say open day,
25:53but it's actually now
25:54rebranding into
25:56Aswara Artscap.
25:57Ascap is,
25:58Artscap is art.
26:02Scap derives from
26:03landscape.
26:04Okay.
26:05Landscape.
26:05Landscape is English,
26:07but we call landscape.
26:08Cap.
26:09So,
26:09we take the scap out.
26:10Okay.
26:10So,
26:11we combine art scap.
26:12So,
26:12everything in one area,
26:14satu ruang.
26:15Okay.
26:15And this program,
26:16the position under KL Fest.
26:18So,
26:19we work with
26:19Tint City
26:20and also
26:20others collaborators.
26:22So,
26:23during that day,
26:24on the 9th of May,
26:24hari Sabtu,
26:26dari pukul 9 pagi
26:27hingga 10 malam,
26:28kita buka Aswara
26:29for everyone.
26:30Okay.
26:30To experience?
26:31To experience Aswara.
26:33And also,
26:33we are tapping in
26:34Gen Z Millennials.
26:35What we want
26:36to have
26:37is actually
26:38the first time audience.
26:39Okay.
26:40Because Aswara
26:41is the only institution
26:43dekat KL tu.
26:44Right?
26:45In the center.
26:46Okay.
26:47we are smack in the center.
26:48Smack in the center
26:49and there's only one there.
26:50So,
26:51we are opening up the door
26:52so everyone to tease
26:53the bank hill,
26:55the concerts
26:56for free.
26:57Even kalau you
26:58bang pagi,
26:59pukul 9 pagi tu,
27:00ada joget lambat tau,
27:01you tau.
27:01Okay.
27:02Dekat dalam Aswara tu
27:02for free.
27:03So,
27:03semua orang boleh join?
27:04You joget lambat
27:05like senang pagi
27:06but we call it
27:07joget lambat.
27:07Okay.
27:08So,
27:08you can bersenang pagi.
27:10After you're done
27:10with the bersenang pagi,
27:11you can go through
27:12all the bank hills
27:13whichever yang you nak.
27:14Okay.
27:15Let's see.
27:16What are bank hills?
27:17Bank hill zapin.
27:18Oh my god.
27:19Okay.
27:19And they have,
27:20they come into two.
27:21It's sanshek and it's...
27:23Oh my god.
27:24Oh my god.
27:25I'll try the beginner.
27:27It's sanshek,
27:28it's beginner.
27:29Okay.
27:29It's the mid-level.
27:30Okay.
27:31Almost advanced.
27:32Okay.
27:33You know how it goes.
27:34I will try the zapin.
27:36Okay.
27:36Okay.
27:37They have bank hill zapin.
27:38They have bengkel boneka
27:40for theater.
27:41And then,
27:42they even have,
27:43besides,
27:44kita ada performing arts ni,
27:45kita ada juga
27:46fakulti animasi
27:47multimedia.
27:48Oh wow.
27:49Okay.
27:49Fakulti film
27:50dan penulisan kreatif.
27:52And then,
27:52we have event management
27:53fakulti,
27:54fakulti pengurusan
27:54seni budaya
27:55kedua warisan.
27:56Okay.
27:56So,
27:56they have few
27:57like simulasi
27:59pengurusan acara
28:00under fakulti pengurusan.
28:01Wow.
28:02So,
28:02macam belajar
28:03macam mana nak buat event.
28:04Yes.
28:04And then,
28:04they have,
28:05we call it,
28:07under arts cap,
28:07we have
28:08scap.
28:09So,
28:09program architecture
28:10itu kita panggil
28:11scap.
28:11So,
28:11kita ada scap karya,
28:14scap bicara,
28:15scap legacy,
28:15those kind of thing.
28:16Wow.
28:16Okay.
28:16Yes.
28:17So,
28:18also,
28:18we have AI
28:19punya workshop.
28:20Oh,
28:20wow.
28:21Okay.
28:22For teachers,
28:23whoever wants to learn
28:24about AI,
28:25Gemini,
28:25semua can always come
28:26for that day
28:27also ada.
28:28Okay.
28:28Yeah.
28:29That's a lot of activities.
28:30It's a lot.
28:31Even malam pun kita ada ni.
28:33Malam galau.
28:33Oh,
28:34wow.
28:34You know,
28:34it's a,
28:35it's a thing,
28:36malam galau that,
28:38the band.
28:39Okay.
28:40Local band.
28:41We play all,
28:42all these music.
28:43Ah,
28:44okay,
28:44nice.
28:44I never attended it,
28:46but I heard,
28:47dia macam ada satu macam
28:48tema.
28:49Alright,
28:49if you single,
28:50you wear white.
28:51Okay.
28:52Ah,
28:53kalau you ada partner,
28:54take it,
28:54you wear black.
28:55Okay.
28:56Benar-benar cantulah.
28:57Okay.
28:57So,
28:58single people,
28:58okay.
28:59I look at Gen Z.
29:00I look at it.
29:01I don't know.
29:02Oh my God,
29:02is that going to be,
29:03oh my God,
29:04is that like a real thing?
29:05Yes,
29:06it will be in Aswara.
29:07I am so old now,
29:08when you say things like that.
29:10We are really old.
29:12So,
29:12Gen Z,
29:13if you're single,
29:14you can wear white
29:14to malam galau
29:16at Aswara.
29:17Yes.
29:18And besides that,
29:19kita ada theater kanak-kanak.
29:20Oh,
29:20that's so cute.
29:22PG-30,
29:23you all.
29:23PG-30.
29:24That means 13 and above.
29:26I know.
29:27PG-30 is 13 and above.
29:29It can be below.
29:30Below is like you.
29:31Tutunak Umum.
29:31You, you.
29:32Tutunak Umum.
29:33Tutunak Umum.
29:34So,
29:34for kids,
29:35theater kanak-kanak,
29:36they call it Imagina.
29:37Okay.
29:37And also,
29:38they are bringing in
29:39the theater Randai Medbath.
29:42Okay.
29:42Last year,
29:43they won
29:44during the
29:45Bo,
29:46Bo Awards.
29:47Okay.
29:47All right.
29:48One of it is the best of
29:502024,
29:52if I'm not mistaken.
29:53So,
29:54they are now
29:55in Singapore.
29:56So,
29:57they're coming back
29:57to Malaysia
29:58and then
29:59the production
30:00will be in
30:01Aswara itself.
30:02So,
30:03that's also free?
30:04No,
30:04that one is paid.
30:05Okay.
30:05Galaw is paid,
30:06you know?
30:06Okay,
30:07Galaw is paid, guys.
30:07It's also paid.
30:08Okay,
30:08there are free stuff
30:09and there are paid stuff.
30:11Last one is this.
30:12If you want to see a movie
30:13Under the...
30:14Under the stars?
30:15Under the stars.
30:16Oh, okay.
30:16Under the moon.
30:17That will be scared.
30:18Yeah,
30:18we have a great painting.
30:19Oh my God.
30:20Yes.
30:21Is that a painting?
30:22No.
30:23Oh, okay.
30:23But we have a painting.
30:24A painting.
30:25a painting.
30:26So,
30:26that's a public
30:27can experience
30:30a painting about
30:31and also
30:31a painting.
30:32Okay,
30:33all right.
30:33There's a lot of things
30:35that you should come.
30:36Yes.
30:36Maybe Sina Dili
30:37can do some
30:38like collab
30:38with Aswara
30:40for May 9.
30:41Yes,
30:42yes,
30:42yes,
30:42we should.
30:43Okay,
30:43nanti kita
30:44jaga further.
30:46But,
30:46for reals,
30:47guys,
30:47that sounds really fun
30:48and I...
30:49It's children friendly
30:50juga, kan?
30:51Very much.
30:52Okay,
30:52so,
30:52umum,
30:52umum.
30:54It's you,
30:54guys.
30:55So,
30:55you can bring
30:56your kids,
30:57your nieces
30:57and your nephews.
30:59And,
30:59there's no hard umur
31:00also, right?
31:01There's no age limit.
31:02No,
31:02no,
31:02no,
31:03there's no
31:03orang tua pun boleh datang.
31:04Besides that,
31:05we also have a talk
31:05by Jabatan Perpaduan
31:07about
31:10which is very good
31:11to create awareness
31:12to the public.
31:14Okay.
31:14And also,
31:14it opens to everyone
31:16from six or five years old,
31:18even four,
31:18up to,
31:19what?
31:20100 years old.
31:21Baby boom.
31:23Up to,
31:24there's no age limit,
31:25guys.
31:25So,
31:26as young as children
31:27can go
31:28and as old as
31:29your grandparents,
31:30great grandparents
31:31can go
31:32and experience art.
31:32Have you been in Aswara?
31:35Macam tak pernah lagi.
31:37Macam tak pernah lagi.
31:38I akan datang
31:39untuk open day ni.
31:40I'd be very upset
31:41if you tak datang now.
31:42We will.
31:43Sina Daily will come.
31:44The whole of Sina Daily
31:45will come
31:46for Aswara open day,
31:47okay?
31:47Okay, okay, okay.
31:48Okay, and I will make sure
31:49every single person
31:49experience everything
31:51and we have like
31:52a full report
31:53on every experience.
31:55But also,
31:55each of the Banquet
31:56or Cara,
31:57it will goes into
31:58the KL Fest
31:59on your website.
31:59So, in order for you
32:00to join the Banquet
32:02or whatsoever,
32:03the activities,
32:04you have to pre-book inside.
32:06Oh, okay.
32:07Even though it's free,
32:07you still have to pre-book
32:08your seat.
32:09Your seats and all.
32:10Because it's very limited.
32:12Okay, you guys.
32:13KL Fest on your website.
32:14Yes, KL Fest.
32:16Okay, KL Fest.
32:17Are we
32:19talking about
32:20anything else after this?
32:21What you want to talk about?
32:23Okay, I think that's about it.
32:26I'm really excited
32:27for May 9.
32:28I hope you guys
32:29see Emi there.
32:30Like, she's gonna be there
32:31to welcome you guys.
32:33Like, siapa nak buat
32:34PhD in performance arts ke?
32:37Tiba-tiba ada orang nak buat like...
32:39But you guys have
32:40more things, right?
32:41Not just like
32:41theatre stuff, right?
32:42Like you said just now,
32:43macam script writing.
32:44Faculty of Semihalus,
32:46kita ada fine arts.
32:47And then,
32:48Faculty of Animation,
32:50Multimedia,
32:50faculty pengurusan
32:51Sini Budaya dan Warisai.
32:53And then we have
32:53faculty theatre.
32:54Like, technical stuff as well?
32:56Faculty music.
32:57Faculty tari.
32:58Tari?
32:59We have everything there.
33:00It's our faculty's
33:02entry center.
33:03Okay.
33:03And we have to up to
33:04master and PhD level.
33:06Okay.
33:06So, siapa nak buat PhD?
33:08Masters?
33:10But I'm not teaching.
33:11Oh, she loves you.
33:12She can help you guys.
33:13She can help
33:14show you the way.
33:15I can.
33:16Okay, okay.
33:16I'm not sure
33:17about to talk about it.
33:18Okay.
33:19Insert promo
33:20for May 9 here.
33:22And...
33:23Okay.
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