Chong Keat Aun & Hao Yen
Malaysia
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Synopsis:
An environmental piece, inspired by the Melaka Granny’s Classic Accent and Cerbera Manghas.
“Maritime Silk Road, Sultan, Heroes, Beauties, Fires, God and Ghost, emerging and sinking, appearing and disappearing…
The land will be desolate, lives come and go, why my melancholy?”
Performing Art & Chanting: Chong Keat Aun
Guqin (Zither) : Hao Yen
Biography
Born In Malaysia, Chong Keat Aun is a cross cultural performing artist, radio programmer, deejay, film critic, community art project founder, collaborated on series of art projects nationally and internationally since 2000s. On 9th February 2011, his cross art-cultural radio program won the “Seri Angkasa National Award”, Best Male Radio DJ and became the first Chinese broadcaster to obtain this honor in the Malaysian history. Chong was invited as a film jury for the 29th International Farj Film Festival in Iran 2011. Yearly, Perform his classic accent art pieces in the series of “Not That Balai Art Festival” and “Bangun Community Art Project” at Penang , Melaka and Kuala Lumpur since 2005.
The most fascinating cultural journey of Chong began in 2007 with his passion for Malaysian Chinese Accents. He became the director and initiated the project of collating Chinese Accent, focusing on the seven main spoken native tongue, Chinese opera and Folk music that are slowing being eroded in our land. By restoring and reviving the heritage of dialect, Chong recently was nominated for “Ten Outstanding Young Malaysia Awards 2011” in cultural achievement category. Chong Keat Aun is silently beginning a art-cultural revolution in Malaysia.
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