Orang Orang Drum Theatre to drum up the unfamiliar rhythms of orchard life in ‘Kaka-Lala’ – eNews Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Nature is commonly thought to be the biggest trainer of life and survival.

This age-old knowledge takes centrestage in The Orang Orang Drum Theatre’s (OODT) upcoming manufacturing, Kaka-Lala, subsequent month.

Kaka-Lala, a Cantonese phrase which implies “each little nook of the world”, compares the humble life in a fruit orchard to the acquainted metropolis life and sheds mild on the relationship between individuals and the environments that they reside in.

OODT have at all times mirrored on city life in their earlier works, similar to Hidup Ini Senget (2014), LaguKu (2015), The Dialogue (2017) and LaguKu2.0 (2019).

In 2021, the performing arts group launched into the Shan-Ka-La venture to discover the easy, unpretentious orchard life and pattern the “pure flavours” of life.

Founded in 2013, OODT core members Boyz Chew, Zyee Leow and Damien Leow developed a theatrical vocabulary utilizing the sheer beats of 24 festive drums and created a novel type of performing arts by means of their interactions with conventional cultures.

The crew has carried out at varied worldwide music festivals similar to Sziget Festival 2019, WOMADELAIDE 2020, Venice Theatre Arts Festival, Venice Open Stage, and the Danse en Ville Dance Festival in Belgium and Germany.

To date, OODT has additionally garnered 16 nominations for the BOH Cameronian Arts Award, profitable Best Music and Sound Design, Best Group Performance (2015), Best Group Performance – Instrumental, Best Musical Direction, Best Production Values, Best Music & Sound Design (2020); and Best Original Composition (2023).

The Kaka-Lala drum theatre will happen at Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre from May 16 till 19.

Ticket costs vary from RM68 to RM168 and will be bought right here.