Two dance films of Klang River, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About Director, Producer & Editor

Loke Soh Kim (Malaysia)

Loke Soh Kim started dancing in 1982 with the renowned Tan Wei Ping. She is a former dancer of the Singapore People’s Association Dance Company (1987) and the Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company (1990-1992). In 1992, Kim returned to Malaysia and co-founded Penang Dance Station. She is a guest choreographer with Singapore’s Frontier Danceland (1997-2008 and 2022). She also lectured in dance at ASWARA (1999-2007). In 2018, Soh Kim founded Kongsi Petak to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, nurture talents and promote knowledge exchange. She is also the producer of the “Seni Tiga” project, a multidisciplinary collaborative performance series (2019-2021). She has received several BOH Cameronian Arts Awards in the dance category as a choreographer (2002 and 2018) and lighting designer (2002, 2004 and 2019). She has produced and directed the dance film ‘Dances in Ruins’ (2018), which was screened in Malaysia and Taiwan.

About Performer and Editor

Irene Pons (Spain)

cannot imagine a time when she has not had a love of dance. She started to dance Catalan folk dances at the age of seven for 10 years. As an adult, she felt the need for more freedom and creativity in her dance. Moving to Mallorca six years ago, she started to dance Contact Improvisation and Body Weather regularly. At the same time, she studied Integrative Body Therapy for three years. Later, she moved to SerVivo, a dance community in Portugal where she continued her movement journey. Over the last two years she has immersed herself in a deep practice of CI through being involved in many residences organized by "Towards - Centre for the practice and research of Contact Improvisation" in Thailand. Irene is also an Osteothai massage therapist and a filmmaker specializing in dance film.

About Performer

Paweł Kubiak (Poland)

A dancer and educator. He graduated CUUD Breath Integration School. During his studies in Poznań, he worked in a forest kindergarten, led Cl classes and movement workshops dedicated for parents and children. He organizes jams, workshops and lead classes in various cities in Poland and at festivals (Israel CI Convention, Solo&CI Tirol festival, Warsaw Flow, FRU festival). He explores improvisation in motion and playing music - he is fascinated by combining these worlds and the dialogue between them.

About Cinematograher

Liew Chee Heai (Malaysia)

Chee Heai is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes photography, performance art, installation art, and short video. In 2019, he made his directorial debut and performed in ‘Seni Tiga #03: Void in Void’. In 2022, he exhibited ‘My Island’, a site-specific installation, as well as directed and performed in ‘khakkhakkhak’ performance art. In 2023, he performed in ‘Sisyphus No. 9’ directed by Tung Jit Yang, and ‘Symbiocene’ directed by Lim Sheng Hui. He is awarded Best Set And/Or Visual Design in Theatre category for ‘Symbioscene’. Doing hands-on work every day makes his cells happy.

About Sound Designer

Kent Lee (Malaysia)

Kent Lee is a sound artist, composer, and award-winning music designer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Known for his innovative approach to blending acoustic and electronic sounds, Kent’s work spans across dance, theatre, and multidisciplinary art, with performances both in Malaysia and internationally. He has received multiple accolades, including the Best Music & Sound Design awards at the 2019 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards and the 2024 ADA Drama Awards for The Brotherhood. Since 2018, Kent has been collaborating with the Singaporean contemporary dance company T.H.E Dance Company, contributing as a composer and sound designer to several acclaimed projects. Additionally, Kent is a cofounder of Shaman Tearoom, a collective integrating sound, music, tea ceremonies, and contemporary art, and is a partner in HaBa - the handpan and bass duo.

Credit

TALES OF SKIN

Director & Producer: Loke Soh Kim (Malaysia)
Performers: Irene Pons (Spain), Pawel Kubiak (Poland)
Camera: Liew Chee Heai (Malaysia)
Editor: Irene Pons (Spain)
English Poem: Adrianna Michalska (Poland)
Mandarin Text: Silver Yee (Malaysia)

layErEd Skin

Director, Producer & Editor: Loke Soh Kim (Malaysia)
Performers: Irene Pons (Spain), Pawel Kubiak (Poland)
Camera: Liew Chee Heai & Loke Soh Kim (Malaysia)
Sound: Kent Lee (Malaysia)

A Kongsi Petak Production
Supported by | KongsiKL
Digital Venue Partner | CloudJoi