RESIDENCE #5: KOK SIEW-WAI & YONG YANDSEN
December 15 - 20
Malaysian improvisers and co-directors of the Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film, Video & Music Festival (KLEX), Kok Siew-Wai and Yong Yandsen, visit Perth in December to spend time sharing and making music with our community. Siew-Wai and Yandsen are two of the leading voices in the Malaysian avant-garde music scene, and have been committed for many years to nurturing the growth of an experimental music scene in Kuala Lumpur. Tone List look forward to sharing their amazing work with you.
Kok Siew-Wai & Yong Yandsen's visit has been supported by the City of Perth.
Tone List recognises the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this country; we recognise the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation as the traditional custodians of the land where we live (Perth, Western Australia) and pay our respects to elders past, present & emerging.
SCHEDULE
15/12. Tura iMprov Workshop / Open Session
Uniting Church in the City (Hall), 2:30PM.
Free event; RSVP to info@tonelist.com.au
Free entry. Join Yandsen, Siew Wai, the Tone List crew and other members of the community for an open improvisation session.
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15/12. Opening concert.
Uniting Church in the City (Hall), 6:30PM.
Free/donation entry.
KOK SIEW-WAI - solo performance
YONG YANDSEN - solo performance
HÈCTOR REY [Bilbao] - solo performance
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17/12. Film screening
Northbridge Piazza, 7:30pm
Free event.
MEMORIES AND PLACES curated by Kok Siew-Wai:
ALOR SETAR PULSE (2015) Andrew Stiff, Malaysia
NIGHT WITHOUT LIGHT (2015) Safwan Salleh, Malaysia
KERONCONG KUALA LUMPUR (2015) Low Pey Sien, Malaysia
PLAZA RAKYAT (2018) Ong Sau-Kai, Malaysia
16 X 9 CAPSULE (2014) Wuttin Chansataboot, Thailand
AMONG THE BROKEN FURNITURE (2018) Ye Mimi, Taiwan
GHOST RABBIT & THE CASKET SALES (2015) Arnont Nongyao, Thailand
CHINESE WHISPER (2018) Chew Win-Chen, Malaysia
SEMALU (2013) Jimmy Hendrickx, Belgium/Malaysia
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19/12. Co-presentation with OUTCOME UNKNOWN
Uniting Church in the City (Hall), 7:30PM.
Free/donation entry.
Performances by Siew-Wai & Yandsen in collaboration with local musicians. Co-curated with Eduardo Cossio.
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20/12. Closing concert.
Uniting Church in the City (Hall), 7:30PM.
Free/donation entry.
KOK SIEW-WAI & YONG YANDSEN - duo performance
Plus collaborative sets with local musicians.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
KOK SIEW-WAI started out as a video artist, now active as an improvised vocalist and independent artist-curator & organizer. She received her B.A. in Media Study at University at Buffalo, and M.F.A. in Electronic Integrated Arts at Alfred University in America, where she based from 1998-2005. Siew-Wai has shown her videos, performed and presented her curatorial experimental shorts programs in Asia, Europe, Canada and USA.
Siew‐Wai has a deep passion for the avant-garde, improvisational and experimental arts. She feels that it is important to embrace the variety of unique expressions in the arts, especially not to discriminate works that are lesser known or that challenge conventional codes and expectations.
YONG YANDSEN is an improvised saxophonist based in Kuala Lumpur. He has played at the Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival, Asian Meeting Festival (Japan), Mosaic Festival Singapore, Choppa Eclectic Improvised Music Festival (Singapore), Turn Around Free Jazz & Improvisation Festival (Singapore), Music Matters Festival (Sri Lanka) amongst others. Yandsen, together with Darren Moore and Brian O’Reily, form an improvised trio called Game of Patience. They have toured to Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. They released debut CD album “Trial and Error” and a vinyl album "The Bad Sleeps Well”.
ACCESSIBILITY:
UCIC Hall - Wheelchair accessible via elevator, accessible bathroom facilities, ample seating available.
Cool Change Contemporary - Wheelchair accessible via elevator (note: entranceway is narrow), seating available (stools).
Music may be loud.
Kids welcome.
Carers & support workers are welcome to attend all events for free.