Tuesday May 5, 2009
And the Cammie goes to...
THESE are some of the winners at the seventh BOH Cameronian Arts Awards held Sunday night at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. For the full list, visit www.kakiseni.com.
Dance
Best Featured Performer: Suhaili Ahmad Kamil for 2=1 in Jamu 2008; choreographed by Suhaili Ahmad Kamil, presented by Aswara.
Best Choreographer in a Mixed Bill: Umesh Shetty for SUM in Jamu 2008; presented by Aswara.
Best Choreographer in a Feature-Length Work: Anthony Meh Kim Chuan for The Legend of Hou Yi & Chang Er; presented by Dua Space Dance Theatre.
Best Group Performance: The Legend of Hou Yi & Chang Er by Dua Space Dance Theatre Ensemble; choreographed by Anthony Meh Kim Chuan, presented by Dua Space Dance Theatre.
Best Costume Design: Anthony Meh Kim Chuan for The Legend of Hou Yi & Chang Er; choreographed by Anthony Meh Kim Chuan, presented by Dua Space Dance Theatre.
Loh Kok Man (right) with his awards for Best Director for Animal Farm and for Best Lighting Design for Air Con. Music
Best Group Performance: Samy Ode Paatu in Let’s Go Mamak! by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre & Inner Voices; musical direction by Julian Chan and Ken Hor, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Musical Direction: Julian Chan & Ken Hor for Lets Go Mamak!; presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and Inner Voices
Best Original Composition: Ken Hor for Drums Talk in Let’s Go Mamak!; musical direction by Julian Chan and Ken Hor, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Production Values: Drum Slices 3 – Rhythm Ride by Hands Percussion Team; presented by Hands Percussion Team.
Best Solo Performance: Dennis Lee for HSBC Classics Piano Festival 2008 by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre; musical direction by Brian Tan, presented by HSBC Bank Berhad.
Theatre
Best Group Performance: Crazy Little Thing Called Love; written by various writers, directed by Colin Kirton, Jonathan Tan and Sean Low, presented by Footstool Players.
Best Director: Loh Kok Man for Animal Farm; written by George Orwell, presented by Pentas Project Theatre Production.
Red Communications Award for Best Lighting Design in Theatre: Loh Kok Man for Air Con; written by Shanon Shah, directed by Jo Kukathas and Zalfian Fuzi, presented by The Instant Café Theatre Company.
Best Actor in Leading Role: Gabrielle Maes for Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins; written by Stephen Temperley, directed by Richard Harding Gardner, presented by Gardner and Wife Theatre.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Ryan Lee Bhaskaran for Air Con; written by Shanon Shah, directed by Jo Kukathas & Zalfian Fuzi, presented by The Instant Café Theatre Company.
Best Original Script – Bahasa Malaysia: Shanon Shah for Air Con; written by Shanon Shah, directed by Jo Kukathas and Zalfian Fuzi, presented by The Instant Café Theatre Company.
Best Original Script – English: Arun Subramaniam for Hero; directed by Jo Kukathas and Zalfian Fuzi, presented by The Instant Café Theatre Company.
Musical Theatre
Best Performance by an Ensemble: Ismail, the Last Days; written by U-En Ng, musical direction by Mervyn Peters, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Original Music: Imee Ooi for Jewel of Tibet, the Musical; written by Ho Lin Huay, musical direction by Imee Ooi, directed by Ho Lin Huay, presented by Musical On Stage Productions.
Best Original Book or Lyrics: U-En Ng for Ismail, the Last Days; musical direction by Mervyn Peters, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Choreographer: Chan Soo Leng and Michele Yong Soo Fon for Jewel of Tibet, the Musical; written by Ho Lin Huay, musical direction by Imee Ooi, directed by Ho Lin Huay, presented by Musical On Stage Productions.
Best Musical Direction: Mervyn Peters for Ismail, the Last Days; written by U-En Ng, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Director: Ho Lin Huay for Jewel of Tibet, the Musical; written by Ho Lin Huay, musical direction by Imee Ooi, presented by Musical On Stage Productions.
Best Lighting Design: Lim Ang Swee and Sandee Chew for Ismail, the Last Days; written by U-En Ng, musical direction by Mervyn Peters, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Set Design: Loh Kok Man and Caecar Chong for Ismail, the Last Days; written by U-En Ng, musical direction by Mervyn Peters, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Sound Design: Alvin Koh for Jewel of Tibet, the Musical; written by Ho Lin Huay, musical direction by Imee Ooi, directed by Ho Lin Huay, presented by Musical On Stage Productions.
Best Costume Design & Makeup: Dominique Devorsine for Ismail, the Last Days; written by U-En Ng, musical direction by Mervyn Peters, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Performance in a Leading Role: Malik Taufiq for Ismail, the Last Days; written by U-En Ng, musical direction by Mervyn Peters, directed by Joe Hasham, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Best Performance in a Supporting Role: Ciang Teng for Jewel of Tibet, the Musical; written by Ho Lin Huay, musical direction by Imee Ooi, directed by Ho Lin Huay, presented by Musical On Stage Productions.
Mandarin Oriental general manager Jonas Schuermann presenting the Most Promising Artist Award to Suhaili Ahmad Kamil. Special Awards
Kakiseni Audience Choice Awards
Dance: Passion presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre.
Music: Let’s Go Mamak! presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and Inner Voices.
Musical Theatre: Broadway Parodies Lagilah! presented by The Actors Studio
Theatre: Air Con presented by The Instant Café Theatre Company.
Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur Most Promising Artist Award: Suhaili Ahmad Kamil
Cross-Cultural Champion of the Arts Award: Sivabalan S. Shanmuga Sundram
BOH Cameronian Lifetime Achievement Award: Lee Lee Lan
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