KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Youth Theatre Festival Residency 2023 Showcase will be taking place at KLPAC from June 19-23.
The event will feature workshops conducted by Amelia Tan, Edward McGurn, Hafzal, Harshini, Kelvin Wong, Orang Orang Drum Theatre, Susanna Saw and Zhafir Muzani.
These workshops will then culminate to a devise theatre presentation directed by Mark Beau De Silva and Zhafir Muzani, happening at KLPAC's Indicine venue at 8pm on June 23.
Presented by the Asian Youth Theatre Festival, in collaboration with KLPAC and TUTAS, the Asian Youth Theatre Festival was first conceived in 2016 as a vehicle of change, connecting Asia through performance, dialogue, workshops and exchange programmes.
The AYTF Movement comprises three key elements, namely Open Stage, a bi-weekly platform, to share artists skills digitally, Uniting Asia, an immersive arts residency programme and the Asian Youth Theatre Festival (AYTF).
Uniting Asia was conceptualised late 2019 and was pencilled to be held in Cambodia.
The pandemic saw it going online and proved vital to youth artists and arts organisations in facilitating community building, cross cultural exchange and supporting the emotional well-being of artists across Asia and beyond.
Uniting Asia aims to equip youth arts leaders with theatrical knowledge and skills, enabling them to impact their own societies through art-invested projects.
The festival is a free event for the public to attend.
Register for a seat via https://bit.ly/aytf2023_showcase (First come, first serve basis. One person may only reserve one seat).
Email catherine@klpac.org for enquiries. For more details, visit www.klpac.org.