What will a pandemic-proof arts festival look like? George Town Festival leads the way


Even with a reduced programme, the George Town Festival 2021 aims to liven the streets in Penang with a series pandemic-proof live events. Photo: The Star/Lim Beng Tatt

Can an on-site arts festival be held in Malaysia during the pandemic? Think dance performances and Insta-worthy art and mapping installations right to musical theatre concerts and a chamber music concert in a century-old chapel. And much more.

The George Town Festival (GTF) might hold the answers. It is slated to return to Penang in July with a week-long programme packed with art, film screenings, theatre and comedy.

Subscribe or renew your subscriptions to win prizes worth up to RM68,000!

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Culture

Banana taped to a wall sells for US$6.2mil in New York
Malaysian artist Book of Lai's 'Tiny Moving Place' series is inspired by George Town heritage houses
The Old High Court building in KL gets a stunning digital art glow-up
'Manifest' is Cambridge Dictionary's 2024 word of the year
Japan's manga powerhouse 'Dragon Ball' turns 40 today
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth US$1mil
Painting by artist Ren� Magritte shatters record price for any Surrealist work
Arthur Frommer, creator of 'Europe On 5 Dollars A Day' travel guides, dies at 95
Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, dies at 92
Malaysian-born author’s debut is a sci-fi thriller spanning Earth and the cosmos

Others Also Read