Melaka Art andPerformanceFestival

From the 15th to the 21st Century, we find an ongoing

quest for meaning. In the passing of cultures and

waves of history, the passage of commerce and art…

What is unique to our time, what is contemporary,

and how do all these things go hand in hand, clasped

in the fold of time?

Old ruins and heritage sites are a part of our own

lived history. They give us a sense of continuity with

the old ways of trade and commerce, while giving us

pause to reflect on modern times. Through

performance, artists respond to these sites in ways

that directly affect the audience – memories drawn

out of the walls, and out of the body.

An overall theme for the Festival is the notion of a

living eulogy, inspired by the little wooden tablets in

the Cheng Hoon Teng temple, attached with photos

commemorating loved ones who have passed on. The

finale performance, Eulogy for the Living is a kind of

devotional work for making our way in the world, an

internal journey into the memory of body and soul.

Here we transform and reconnect a deeper part of

ourselves, within the fleeting transience of

contemporary life. We the living both preserve the

past and allow things to pass – we eulogise ourselves

in each moment. Life goes on.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER where when

Visual/Media Arts

> The Sum of the Days St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

> SenSiao / Melankoli A’ Famosa 3.30 – 10 pm

> Postcards to Melaka St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 10 pm

> Point 4: Line 3 St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Flying Falling Floating St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Rainforest St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Tablet St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

Secrets, Wishes & Fears St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

OPENING CEREMONY St Paul’s Church 8 pm> King Marong & Lamine> Agung Gunawan> Janette Hoe, Brendan O’Connor, Geraldine Morey

Mike Hornblow, Adam Forbes, Tony Yap

SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBERMAPping Sites 1-8 3.30 – 6.30 pm

15/15 Film Fest – Workshop St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

Visual/Media Arts

> The Sum of the Days St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

> SenSiao / Melankoli A’ Famosa 3.30 – 10 pm

> Postcards to Melaka St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 10 pm

> Point 4: Line 3 St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Flying Falling Floating St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Rainforest St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Tablet St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

Secrets, Wishes & Fears St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

SenSiao /Melankoli St Paul’s Church 8 pm

Budak Melaka St Paul’s Church 8.30 pm

15/15 Film Fest – Screening St Paul’s Church 9 – 10pm

SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBERMAPping Sites 1-8 3.30 – 6.30 pm

Visual/Media Arts

> The Sum of the Days St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

> SenSiao / Melankoli A’ Famosa 3.30 – 10 pm

> Postcards to Melaka St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 10 pm

> Point 4: Line 3 St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Flying Falling Floating St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Rainforest St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

> Tablet St Paul’s Church 8 – 10 pm

Secrets, Wishes & Fears St Paul’s Church 3.30 – 6.30 pm

Eulogy for the Living St Paul’s Church 8 pm

CLOSING CEREMONY St Paul’s Church 9.30 pm> King Marong & Lamine> Dance Improvisation> Closing Night Party

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MAP09 Festival Highlights

Who: Local and International performers What: Dance / Performance Art / MultimediaWhere: St Paul’s Church

Eulogy of the Living is a multimedia performancespectacle staged inside St Paul’s Church,featuring a broad ensemble of internationalperformers, in collaboration with video andinstallation artists. The notion of a living eulogytouches on the overall theme of the Festival,inspired by the little wooden tablets in theCheng Hoon Teng temple, attached with photoscommemorating loved ones who have passedon. Eulogy of the Living is a kind of devotionalwork for making our way in the world, aninternal journey into the memory of body andsoul. Here we transform and reconnect a deeperpart of ourselves, within the fleeting transienceof contemporary life. We the living both preservethe past and allow things to pass – we eulogiseourselves in each moment. Life goes on…

Eulogy for the Living

Who: Local and International performers What: Dance / Performance Art / Video Where: All sites

MAPping is a series of site specific performancesand multimedia works located throughout theprecinct of St Paul’s Hill, from the river and allaround the base of the hill, on up to the churchitself. This creates a kind of promenade forthe Festival audience, punctuated with livedance, performance art, video and installationart works. 15 international artists will transformthe historical buildings and landmarks intomagical and surreal visions, creating livingembodiments of heritage in close proximity tothe audience. These independent artistsencompass a diverse palette of art forms andmulticultural backgrounds – from Malaysia,Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam, to Australia,New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Spain andChile

MAPping

Who: Local and international performers What: Interactive Installation Art Where: St Paul’s Hill

In different cultures people whisper secretsinto the hollows of trees, cracks in temples,confessional booths… cast their wishes intowells with the toss of a coin, or release theirfears with a leap of faith.

A web of coconut leaves is strung acrosslandscape features in the area of St Paul’s Hillsurrounding the Church. These are inscribedwith peoples’ thoughts in the form of secrets,wishes and fears. In future permutations ofthe work these handwritten messages will bedeveloped into a digital archive, for aninteractive multimedia installation. People areinvited to anonymously contribute their ownsecrets, wishes and fears, to participate in theselfless intimacy we find when we absolveourselves of the things we hold – when wegive them over to a friend, or a stranger, ornature itself.

Secrets, Wishes & FearsWho: Naomi Ota, Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey & Tony YapWhat: Multimedia Performance – Dance,Installation, MusicWhere: St Paul’s Church

This dance production is a theatricalexperience that includes video art, installationand live sound environments. Melaka-borndancer Tony Yap is an acclaimed artist whoseworks are presented internationally and arethe subject of studies in diaspora and thearts. Tony’s dance vocabulary comes from therich everyday practices and movementsparticular to this region. His research hasbrought him back to his hometown in searchof meanings and movements triggered by thememory of this rich and culturally mixed site.

Budak MelakaWho: Anthony Pelchen (Australia)What: Art InstallationWhere: St Paul’s Church

Anthony Pelchen is an artist with a hybridpractice, moving between painting, drawingand installation. Sited in St Paul’s Church, hisfloor work The sum of the days (the value ofthe parts) is intended as a respectfuladjustment to the space, acknowledging theroom’s intrinsic potent historic and spatialresonances. The work references an ongoingmotif which has periodically re-surfaced in hiswork since 1997 - the Swallow - and colourswith private and shared associations – Khaki(dust/nature) and Maroon (humility/blood).

The Sum of the Days(The Value of the Parts)

KING MARONG (Gambia)Master Djembe Drummer, Percussionist,Singer, Composer, and Teacher, King wasborn in Bakau, The Gambia, West Africa. Hehas been performing professionally since theage of 12. King developed his skills in thecoastal fishing village where he grew upsurrounded by the Griots (hereditarymusicians). King has built an internationalreputation as a master of many Africandrumming styles, on instruments such as theDjembe, Boucarabou, Doundoun and Sabar.

LAMINE SONKO (Senegal)Singer, dancer, percussionist – Lamine Sonkowas born in Senegal, West Africa to a familyof Griots. He began performing when he wasonly 10 years old. Lamine featured as a solodancer, percussionist and vocalist withdifferent local groups that are well known inSenegal. His work as a performing artist hastaken him on tours internationally. Hisdancing and drumming style is swift, stylishand electrifying with a spiritual edge thatreaches into people’s hearts.

King Marong & Lamine Sonko

Who: Sean O’Brien (Australia), AgungGunawan (Indonesia), Tony Yap (Malaysia /Australia)What: Dance-Video InstallationWhere: St Paul’s Church

In this Dance-Video Installation, South-eastAsian dancers Agung Gunawan and Tony Yapventure into the streets of their hometowns,Jogjakarta and Melaka, physically tracing thefractured lines between the traditional andthe new. The dancers enact personal andpublic rituals, to acknowledge thefundamental changes in their worlds andlives, to cope with environmental and culturalupheaval, and for the remembrance ofancestors. The video-installation will receive aspecial screening on two large screens in thewing of St. Paul's Church. MusiciansMadeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey willperform the soundtrack live. The video-installation will also be exhibited in a specialgallery space in Melaka for the duration ofthe Festival.

SenSiao/MelankoliWhere: 15/15 Cineplex, St Paul’s HillWhat: Films Screening & Workshops

The 15/15 Film Festival is an event thatsupports emerging and independentfilmmakers to produce short films in 15hours. We have 32 destinations participatingfrom around the world, making it a culturaldiverse program.

The filming day has been organise to allowfilmmakers to be involved in a filmmakingcompetition that is free to participate. Weencourage all styles and genres of films asthey provide an interesting diversity to theprogram.www.filmfestival15.com

15/15 Film Festival

Adam Forbes (Australia) Agung Gunawan (Indonesia)Brendan O’Connor (Ireland)Daniel Mounsey (New Zealand)Geraldine Morey (Australia)Janette Hoe (Malaysia/Australia)Mariela Laratro (Chile)Kiet (Vietnam)Mike Hornblow (New Zealand)Medea Luminea (Australia)Martin Renaud & Sarah Wendt (Canada)

See schedule right >>>

Visual /Media ArtsMike Hornblow (New Zealand) site 1– Tablet – Video Installation

Sean O’Brien (Australia) site 1, 2– Rainforest & SenSiao/Melankoli – VideoInstallation

Matthew Gingold (Australia) site 1– Flying Falling Floating – Video Installation

Kim Ng (Malaysia) site 1– Postcards to Melaka – Installation

Goh Lee Kwang (Malaysia) site 1– Point 4 : Line 3 – Video Installation

MAPping Performers

1 St Paul’s Church2 A’ Famosa3 A’ Famosa Landing4 15/15 Cineplex5 White Wall (Jln Kota)6 Hillside-Tree Stump7 Riverside8 Fort Stage

MAPpingScheduleTime Sites3.30 pm 2, 6, 84 pm 3, 5, 74.30 pm 2, 6, 85 pm 3, 5, 75.30 pm 2, 6, 86 pm 3, 5, 76.30 pm 1, 3, 4

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