Mark Teh

Performance maker, researcher, curator. Documentarish, speculative, generative & collaborative projects. @FiveArts member.

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Podcast of conversation btw @markteh_ @Buteblackbird @SoundArtHannah @sophiehope_ on sustainable activist-artistic approaches to land rights & public spaces.

Projects discussed: @right_2roam, Lee Ren Xin, Mallika Taneja, Arts-Ed, @guy_atkins.

Listen : https://t.co/wFOvfyq5qu

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Last week, we launched 'Tikam-Tikam: Chance encounters with performance texts written & curated by Leow Puay Tin'.

Read performance maker, researcher, Five Arts member @markteh_ 's speech at the launch.

https://t.co/u5CfZ8JJz9

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Opens tonight!

"Stories can happen in a very complicated and complex way. I’m trying to capture how life happens to people in a very randomised manner."

https://t.co/CMAdzdRfpf

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URGENT - The proposed Mufti (Federal Territories) 2024 Bill will have an over reaching and long lasting impact on arts and culture in Malaysia. We need 5,000 signatures before Monday 9th December when the Bill is tabled again. Sign the petition & share. https://t.co/HecXZxsI74

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In this @Eksentrika interview, Leow Puay Tin discusses the creative process behind .Mortal Man: Two Monologues', the role of playful randomness in her work, and the inspiration for Tikam-Tikam.

https://t.co/as61cj4PCY

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In this free talk, Tokyo-based dramaturg & translator Ken Takiguchi returns to KL to share about his experience & practice of dramaturgy, drawing from his experience collaborating on Leow Puay Tin's 'Mortal Man: Two Monologues'.

Register now: https://t.co/0mZbgMJjRz

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Podcast: Faiq Syazwan Kuhiri speaks about performing alongside Leow Puay Tin in 'Mortal Man: Two Monologues', while @markteh_ shares the process of publishing 'Tikam-Tikam: Chance encounters with performance text written & curated by Leow Puay Tin'.

https://t.co/y6Wle0BHv3

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Playwright, performer & educator Leow Puay Tin on working with younger artists: "They remind me not to get stuck in my own world. Their openness & willingness to take risks inspire me."

Fantastic interview on @staronline.

https://t.co/xbJDkYgc7E

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'Increasingly the Malaysian public is being told what to do, how to behave and this is a very dangerous precedent' - Datuk Ramli Ibrahim
Sign the petition https://t.co/HecXZxsI74
@penmalaysia @FiveArts @Ramli_Ibrahim_7 @ICTweeets @MY_Writers

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Tickets are selling fast - do get them now!
https://t.co/sPYKRgaXWc

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This week at Five Arts, GMBB.

More info, get tickets, register here:
https://t.co/IY9WmBMA0p

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"Puay Tin is the most performed playwright in Five Arts' 40-yr history. Generations of theatre-makers turn to her work as resource & inspiration."

@NST_Online interview w 'Mortal Man: Two Monologues' producer @markteh_ & writer-performer Leow Puay Tin.

https://t.co/mSqPgTKFtg

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And yes, the cat is out outta the bag: we're publishing Puay Tin's 'Tikam-Tikam' performance texts and they will be available during next week's run of 'Mortal Man: Two Monologues' :)

https://t.co/K6Wlag3X6G

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"Being the one who has authored the text doesn’t make it any easier for me to embody it as an actor... I know, never say ‘never’ — but I think this is it. My last role."

Many gems from Puay Tin in this in-depth interview with @Eksentrika.

https://t.co/Lq0rF5blTB

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We're closing the year with Leow Puay Tin making a special, rare return to the stage to perform in 'Mortal Man: Two Monologues', alongside performer & musician Faiq Syazwan Kuhiri ✨💫

Don't miss it - 4 performances only!

Get tickets now: https://t.co/oeGMSTE6tO

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Hello DOCTOR Datin Dancing D'Cruz 💫

The biggest congratulations to dancer, choreographer, educator & Five Arts co-founder Marion D'Cruz for being bestowed an Honorary Doctorate in Creative Arts (Dance) from @ASWARA_Official!

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Witness a 'Re-Public' practice-in-session!

More info & sign up here: https://t.co/A7Nsjm8PnV

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** Workshop Alert: 'Re-Public' **

More workshop info & sign up here: https://t.co/ilI2U7hBnW

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excellent reflections & reminders here by @ooikokhin.

https://t.co/BfnaYj0qW9

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⭐️ SOCIAL MAKING 2024 HIGHLIGHT

For Social Making 2024, Nadia Shaikh (co-director @Right_2Roam ) & Mark Teh @markteh_ (performance maker, researcher, curator) will be talking about reclaiming land from white colonial power structures.

🙏 Funded by @FCGulbenkian