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My life is a symphony. I thought I was the solo conductor

KL Festival

Date23/05/2026

Time5:00PM


LanguageEnglish, Mandarin

CategoryMusic, Theatre

TagsFamily Friendly, Outdoor

Duration: 60 minutes without intermission

Seating: Free Seating

Dress Code: Casual

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City, chaos, an unending grand symphony. Everyone is a conductor, directing his own melodic destiny. Some follow exactly the music score; some are lost in the notes. Some can’t find the score; some don’t even care about the score. Are you the only conductor in your symphony of destiny?

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As part of KL Festival, the outdoor drumming performance will be a series of songs for readaptation of Orang Orang Drum Theatre’s work since 2019 (from the concert LaguKu 2.0 to their album 浪[Lang] x Lepak published in 2021).

Maintaining percussion as the main ingredient and incorporating different elements, these pieces turn the observations and attitudes in life into a feast for the ears and eyes. They capture the hidden loneliness in the chaos of the prosperous city, releasing it in a cacophony of rawness. Armed with more creativity and energy, Orang Orang blends the everyday life of the grassroots of the society into the framework of the symphony, sometimes keeping in step, sometimes completely throwing all structure out of the window, as is life in this city.

From the background of 24 Festive Drums — an art form created with the image of “Malaysian-Chinese” identity and later embraced as part of Malaysia’s cultural heritage — the drummers began experimenting within this context, developing performances that evolved into drum theatre. Drum theatre finds its relation between music and man, set in the background of the city. Sometimes composing music for the characters, sometimes finding characters for the composed music. 

No bookings needed, see you there! 

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Artistic Director: Boyz Chew
Music Director: Zyee Leow
Coordinator: Damien Leow
Sound Engineer: JJ Tan
Guest Performer: Tan Bee Hung & Rosemary Colony Anak Joel Dunstan
Performers: Orang Orang Drum Theatre (Boyz Chew, Chai Chai, Damien Leow, Hanson Lee Chun Bin, Hao Ze, Jia Wei, Jian Ru, Jun, Nick Ng, Tee Vlin, Wai Kei, Zyee Leow)


Karya ini merupakan himpunan lagu yang diolah semula daripada hasil kerja Orang Orang Drum Theatre sejak tahun 2019 (daripada konsert LaguKu 2.0 hingga ke album 浪 [Lang] x Lepak yang diterbitkan pada tahun 2021).

Dengan menggunakan alat muzik genderang sebagai unsur utama dan menggabungkan elemen berbeza, gubahan-gubahan ini menjadikan pemerhatian dan perenungan kehidupan sebagai sebuah keramaian pancaindera. Karya yang dipersembahkan merakam kesunyian terselindung di sebalik hiruk-pikuk bandar marcapada dengan meluahkannya melalui ledakan bunyi penuh kejujuran. Orang Berbekalkan tenaga dan kreativiti yang lebih tinggi, Orang Drum Theatre menggabungkan kehidupan seharian masyarakat akar umbi ke dalam kerangka simfoni mereka—ada masa mengikut rentak tetap, ada masa pula tidak pedulikan langsung sebarang struktur, seolah-olah mencerminkan kehidupan di kota.

Sejak daripada 24 Festive Drums—sebuah bentuk seni yang dicipta dengan membayangkan identiti “Cina Malaysia” dan kemudiannya diterima sebagai sebahagian warisan kebudayaan Malaysia—pemain dram mula bereksperimen dalam konteks bidang ini, mengembangkan persembahan menjadi sebuah teater genderang. Kadangkala sebuah gubahan dicipta untuk sesebuah watak; kadangkala juga suatu perwatakan dapat ditemui dalam gubahan tersebut.

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Pengarah Artistik: Boyz Chew
Pengarah Muzik: Zyee Leow
Koordinator: Damien Leow
Jurutera Bunyi: JJ Tan
Artis Jemputan: Tan Bee Hung & Rosemary Colony Anak Joel Dunstan
Artis Utama: Orang Orang Drum Theatre (Boyz Chew, Chai Chai, Damien Leow, Hanson Lee Chun Bin, Hao Ze, Jia Wei, Jian Ru, Jun, Nick Ng, Tee Vlin, Wai Kei, Zyee Leow)

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