JoiFest Season 4: RhapsoD 大地狂想曲

For the first time, our professional percussionists will be performing with current students from the Little Yellow Flower Foundation and the Hands Percussion Academy (HPA) as well as former students now professional performers, DeafBeat.

Taught by our professionals this is a platform on which our young students can truly showcase the 24 Festive Drum skills that they have learnt, as well as learn skills that are needed to stage a performance on a big stage and work with a team of professionals to achieve a common goal.

In this case our year-end production RhapsoD. RhapsoD aims to help our students realize that they can achieve acommon goal through patience, hard work, a lot of give and take and commitment.

Through the exploration of the fluidity of rhythms on the gamelan to rework a classical Beethoven piece, using the Japanese Taiko drums as a center piece, composing a piece for the West African djembe and other musical pieces we are so excited to see our students and friends synergize with us on stage.

About the Company 

HANDS PERCUSSION (HANDS), a renowned Malaysian percussion ensemble, has been creating a veritable bang in the performing arts scene in Kuala Lumpur since 1997 with its ground breaking and innovative performances. The ensemble’s performances have been highly regarded and admired as they endeavor to preserve their cultural heritage while introducing new dimensions to theatrical drumming by venturing into contemporary percussion music and exploring music and instruments from different cultures. They have produced and performed extensively in the arts scene as well as at corporate events.Since they began, the group has been actively involved in numerous aspects of the performing arts industry, learning extensively from their experiences and from fellow artists, musicians and other industry professionals. They have grown incredibly adept at adapting to the various challenges and aspects of the industry.

Their work includes the following.
•    Curating, choreographing and producing contemporary and traditional performances.
•    Composing and playing for fellow artists and various projects.
•    Learning new music and instruments from within Malaysia as well as from outside.
•    Coaching both young and adult students in drumming and percussion.
•    Collaborating with local and international artists or groups.
•    Performing for private and corporate functions, local and abroad.
•    Representing Malaysia’s cultural diversity at local and foreign music and art festivals.
•    Teaching underprivileged children, the art of drumming.

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Team List

Artistic Director/Producer :  Bernard Goh  
Associate Producer :  Paz Lim  
Production Manager : Reyes Tan  
Set Designer :  Passion Ma  
Costume Designer : Lynn Kek 
Lighting Designer :  Tan Eng Heng 
Sound Engineer :  616 
Stage Manager :  Jaslyn Niow 
Marketing Manager : Cloud Lim 
FOH Manager : Adeline

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About JoiFest Season 4

JoiFest is an online performing arts festival that invites you to rediscover live experiences digitally, wherever you are. From bestsellers to award-winning shows, we’re bringing the best of Malaysian arts straight to your screen, exclusively on our digital platform, CloudTheatre.

Our vision has always been to uplift the performing arts by creating a seamless experience across on-ground, online, and on-demand platforms. By making these performances available digitally, we’re building a growing library that you can revisit, share, and enjoy long after the performance ends. With 15 diverse shows this season, there’s something for everyone to enjoy in Season 4. If you missed them the first time, now’s your chance to watch or rewatch! #RugiTakTengok

Festival Period

Early Bird: 25 Nov 2024 - 4 Dec 2024 (10 Days)Screening Phase: 25 Nov 2024 - 31 Jan 2025Stream the performance(s) for 48 hours from the moment you start viewing, at any time during the festival period.

Season 4 Lineup