by james on January 15, 2012 at 6:35 pm · Filed under College & Institutes and tagged: EQUATOR ACADEMY OF ART
Equator Academy of Art (EAA), commonly known as Equator was established in 1987. EAA is a private educational institution located in the Northern Region in Malaysia. Specializes in Art and Design courses, its two main campuses are located in Leith Street (opposite the famous Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion) and also in Amoy Lane. Renowned for its excellence in art and design quality education, Equator was established on April 28th, 1987 with only 7 students in total.
As Equator starts gaining popularity and leads to the increment of students, EAA officially launched Wisma Equator with 5-storeys at Amoy Lane on the 11th of April 1999. As a leading Art and Design college in northern Malaysia, EAA is determined to provide affordable holistic education emphasizes on high quality education to produce knowledgeable and skilled graduates for the industry’s needs.One of the most established art and design college, EAA offers a number of facilities to cater the students’ need. Read the rest of this entry »
by james on September 8, 2011 at 12:51 pm · Filed under College & Institutes
klpac or the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre is one of the most recent and established centre in Malaysia which is aimed at promoting and developing performing arts in the country. This is the result of an effort set out by 3 organisations namely the Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, YTL Corporation Berhad and The Actors Studio Malaysia in May 2004 and out come the non-profit company which is set out to provide the place and platform for performing artists to showcase their talents and artistry for the public and to create awareness among Malaysians in the area of performing arts, stage plays and other visual arts. The centre was found after the flood that plagued the Actors Studio in 2003 and was discovered by Joe Hafsham, Faridah Merican, Teoh Ming Jin and Ng Seksan at the old KTM Warehouse in Sentul West.
Located in the heart of the city in Sentul, klpac has come a long way since it began then and is now one of the most ideal spaces where plays, theater and music are constantly celebrated and performed. Klpac has shows almost every week where the centre pushes and demonstrates the role of arts in the community and lives of the Malaysian society. Apart from staging shows and such, the centre also provides educational programmes like drama classes, art classes and such for children, adults and the general public. Read the rest of this entry »