If you love classical music, or if you’re curious but haven’t quite taken the plunge, you’ll want to check out the debut performance of 12tone Ensemble’s string orchestra, Strings À La Carte. Featuring a creative "concert menu" concept, this performance highlights the rich variety of the string repertoire, which includes works from Dvorak, Kreisler, Elgar, Holst and Arlen. We speak to concertmaster Alyssa Chong, and conductor Caeleb Tee about what makes this show special, and why it’s one you won’t want to miss.

If you love classical music, or if you’re curious but haven’t quite taken the plunge, you’ll want to check out the debut performance of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://12tone.my">12tone Ensemble</a>’s string orchestra, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/2889-strings-a-la-carte">Strings À La Carte</a>. Featuring a creative "concert menu" concept, this performance highlights the rich variety of the string repertoire, which includes works from Dvorak, Kreisler, Elgar, Holst and Arlen. We speak to concertmaster Alyssa Chong, and conductor Caeleb Tee about what makes this show special, and why it’s one you won’t want to miss.

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Strings À La Carte

Nighttime means different things to different people. For some, it’s calm and quiet. For others, it’s when emotions feel a little closer to the surface. Presented by the VerSeS Music Ensembles, Moonlit Melodies is a concert built around that idea - music shaped by stillness, shadow, and reflection. It features songs and piano works inspired by the poetry of the night. Joining us to share more are Scott Woo, Director and Tenor with The Poetics Collective, and collaborative pianist Dr Andre Ng.

Nighttime means different things to different people. For some, it’s calm and quiet. For others, it’s when emotions feel a little closer to the surface. Presented by the VerSeS Music Ensembles, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/5328-moonlit-melodies">Moonlit Melodies</a> is a concert built around that idea - music shaped by stillness, shadow, and reflection. It features songs and piano works inspired by the poetry of the night. Joining us to share more are Scott Woo, Director and Tenor with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/thepoeticscollective/">The Poetics Collective</a>, and collaborative pianist Dr Andre Ng.

Moonlit Melodies

What happens to ordinary people when freedoms begin to narrow and uncertainty becomes part of everyday life? That is the question at the heart of No Particular Order, a dystopian play by Singaporean playwright Joel Tan. Told through shifting timelines and fragments of everyday lives, the play explores how people navigate fear, responsibility, and survival in a society that feels uncomfortably close to our own. The Malaysian premiere, presented by Theatresauce, places audiences inside an immersive world where the boundaries between observer and participant begin to blur. Joining us are two of the performers bringing this story to life, cast members Anne James and Kamini Senthilathiban.

What happens to ordinary people when freedoms begin to narrow and uncertainty becomes part of everyday life? That is the question at the heart of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/no-particular-order-by-joel-tan">No Particular Order</a>, a dystopian play by Singaporean playwright Joel Tan. Told through shifting timelines and fragments of everyday lives, the play explores how people navigate fear, responsibility, and survival in a society that feels uncomfortably close to our own. The Malaysian premiere, presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theatresauce.com/">Theatresauce</a>, places audiences inside an immersive world where the boundaries between observer and participant begin to blur. Joining us are two of the performers bringing this story to life, cast members Anne James and Kamini Senthilathiban.

No Particular Order

A new theatre production is inviting us into a story about family, loss, and the complicated bonds between siblings. Mati-mati (J’aime Ma Mère) is the second part of a trilogy by Christopher Ling and Arsyad Azrai, following the sold-out Saccharine. To tell us more about the show and how it builds on their earlier work Saccharine, we’re joined by writer Arsyad Azrai and cast member Muhammad Ibrahim.

A new theatre production is inviting us into a story about family, loss, and the complicated bonds between siblings. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/mati-mati-jaime-ma-mere">Mati-mati (J’aime Ma Mère)</a> is the second part of a trilogy by Christopher Ling and Arsyad Azrai, following the sold-out <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.klpac.org/shows/saccharine/">Saccharine</a>. To tell us more about the show and how it builds on their earlier work Saccharine, we’re joined by writer Arsyad Azrai and cast member Muhammad Ibrahim.

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