This fundraising performance will enable the team to perform in the CHINA-ASEAN Theatre Week in September 2015.

Pearls for the Picking

Pearls for the Picking is a performance of 3 stories inspired by real life stories and experiences of people living and working in George Town. The stories – “Kanineh”, “Sampah” and “Legacy” are performed using devised text, movement and sound in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin to depict fictionalized accounts of 3 individuals’ lives and their relationships with the city. The stories were collected by the performers themselves.

The Director

Chee Sek Thim has been actively involved in the Kuala Lumpur theatre scene since 1991, initially as a dancer with Marion D’Cruz and Dancers, and then as an actor and director.  Amongst his directorial projects are Leow Puay Tin’s contemporary performance text A Modern Woman Called Ang Tau Mui in 2011 and Johan Othman’s contemporary opera Conference of the Birds in 2009.  He was Artistic Director for River Meets Light- a multi-disciplinary visual presentation produced by Ombak- Ombak ARTStudio for the George Town Festival 2011.

Holding a Masters degree in Fine Arts from the University Of Notre Dame, Sek Thim has also been active in the Kuala Lumpur visual arts community for many years.   He has taught in various art colleges in Kuala Lumpur, and founded and managed Reka Art Space in Kuala Lumpur from 2003 to 2007.  Sek Thim is currently based in Penang where he continues with his work in the arts. 

The Performers

Nur Hilyati Ramli  is a Production Manager / Academy Facilitator at Performing Arts Centre of Penang,  currently pursuing  a Masters degree at  University Sains Malaysia on Aborigine ritual performance.  Since 2004 she has been involved in many aspects of the performing arts  such as acting, directing, dancing, stage management, lecturing and art research.    She has  been a volunteer in  children’s workshop performances and children’s performing arts classes in Penang, under the Ombak-Ombak ARTStudio, Anak-Anak Kota and Performing Art Centre of Penang (penangpac) since 2010.

Lim Sheh Torng,  is a graphic designer, dancer and actress. She also teaches physical movement. Her foray into theatre began when she was selected as one of the 10 finalists of the Digi Celebriteens Award in 2006.  Since then, she has participated in several Chinese television and theatre productions which includeYes, Sir!, Ah Fu and Virginal Warrior. She was awarded the best actress in Short + Sweet Malaysia 2012 –a short play festival that showcases aspiring talents.   She also directed a play in Mandarin titled Eighteen of the 13. Her most recent appearance this year was with Noise Performance House, a Penang based Chinese Theatre Group.

Grayden Goon graduated from UCSI University of Kuala Lumpur, with a honours degree in English Language and Communication. During her period of study, she was actively involved in club activities of Performing Arts Guild of UCSI in various artistic performances as director, playwright, stage manager and actor. She returned to Penang in 2013 for her internship with penangpac while working as a surtitle translator/backstage/wardrobe manager for penangpac’s Penang Hokkien Drama, , and as a stage manager for aside from winning a Festival Director’s Award for the script she wrote. Later, she went on to working full time at penangpac as Box Office cum Front-of-House Executive. In 2014, she reprised her role in the re-stage of in klpac. Currently, she is involved in the re-stage of by Reka Art Space, which is her very first attempt in physical theatre.

The production team

Production Manager: Ho Sheau Fung

Lighting Designer: Teo Kuang Han 

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