Teater_KAMi's posts with tag: mayat
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‘Mayat’ introduces a setting which might seem absurd to the rational mind as the script is packed with much innuendos and underlying meanings, therefore motivating us to analyse and try comprehending the deeper intended meanings of the script. Our search will fail because the drama follows and explains only one channel, which are, the obvious meanings. Our intentions of prying the sensitivity and absurdness that we try to relate to this play will not work, and in fact will only sway us to disappointment. However, the absurd setting that is obvious in ‘Mayat’ is still to be observed. The setting referred to is represented by the space that surrounds the play. ‘Mayat’s’ strength in shaping the emptiness of space, is also one of the elements that forms the traditions of absurd theatre, as immortalized by Samuel Beckett in the play 'Waiting for Godot'. ‘Mayat’ has some specific intentions that can be manifested by the rational mind. This is via its presentation of the four friends, set in a cool morning, outside a dilapidated house planted in slums. The era is kept ambiguous in the play, though there are hints that allow us to place the characters in a period sometime in future. In ‘Mayat’, Hatta Azad Khan highlighted the issue on scarcity of land and its consequences. He painted a cold, gloomy and eccentric future. The scarcity of land to entomb the body of their dead friend became the root of the conflict that centres the four friends, and it is this conflict that explains the behaviour of these friends in the play. Other factors also influence their behaviours. Following the explanation by an outsider who wishes to buy the dead body, he tries convincing the friends by stating that he needs the body parts to help sick people who are alive, instead of allowing those body parts to simply rot and disintegrate. He mentioned that it was more difficult to purchase dead bodies in the past due to the rampant availability of land and due to the selfishness of friends or relatives who refuses to sell dead bodies to him. Now that there is scarcity of land, it is easier for him to ‘help’ sick people in need. Two contradictory issues hence erupt. One is the ease of attaining dead bodies now due to the scarcity of land, as compared to the difficulty in the past due to much availabilty of land and reluctance of friends and relatives to sell dead bodies. The ‘selfishness’ of friends and relatives in the past is attributed to the respect shown to the dead body. On the contrary, the present observes friends who regard a friend’s death as a blessing. The play is differentiated by two opposing tones. Firstly, a naturalistic tone illustrates the characters that are based and influenced by situations and their backgrounds. Secondly, an ethics tone that are founded by moral values. The naturalistic setting is created through characterizing humans in the play ‘Mayat’. The friends are nameless, as if they are identity-less, without an own personality to differentiate each of them, hence it can also emphasizes the same situations that they are experiencing. Creating characters that are not differentiated through personalities is a deliberate method. They are not constrained by the protocols of a label as they sometimes change their attitude and articulate another person’s dialogue. Catch MAYAT from 28 - 29 Mar 2008 @ Teater Kami Blackbox Studio.
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 | Jom! | Mar 7, '08 1:07 PM
for everyone |
Meh lah ke Teater Kami Black Box Studio di One-Two-Six Cairnhill Arts Cenrtre, 126 Cairnhill Road. Saksikan 'Mayat' yang diarahkan oleh Atin Amat. Cerita lepak dok! Bukan abstract-abstract sampai pening kepala atau garuk kepala tak paham. Sumpah, tak bohong! Tiket dah tinggal hari Jumaat - 28 Mar pukul 8 malam, Sabtu - 29 Mar pukul 3 petang dan 8 malam. Ringan-ringankanlah jari-jemari antar emel kat teaterkami@hotmail.com atau sms 90123342/ 93364085. Kalau nak kol, tekanlah 67338969. Aaaahh.. banyakkan caranya! Abeh.. tunggu aper lagi? Book ah!
 Name: Caca Hamoe Age: 21 Hobby: Swimming Shopping Movies Sign: Taurus Personality: Stubborn Selective Caca has been dancing for 2 years, being active in the traditional malay dance. She was a school representative for malay dance and dikir barat. Currently a freelance dancer, she is not attached to any groups because of school commitments. Caca started doing drama 3 months ago, therefore she regards herself as a drama amateur.
I am looking forward for the show. It has been a great pleasure working with these group of talents. I managed to gain knowledge and was thought certain basics to begin this drama journey. It is fun. It boost my confidence level and am enthusiastic for the whole show! -Caca Hamoe-
Hazimah mula bergiat dengan Teater kami dalam tahun 2005 sebagai watak cameo di ‘Kelab Dangdut’. Penglibatannya yang lain termasuk ‘Angin Menderu’ (2006), ‘Abang Sayang’ (2006) dan ‘Horlick Milo Kopi Teh’ (2005). Best dapat involve dgn teater kami mayat production, setiap prodution ada kelainannya... saya juga dapat mempelajari pegalaman( new experience) baru dari cik atin and co-actor cerita ni... -Hazimah Md Azli-
Suhaila Sanif has been involved with Teater Kami since Oct 2001. She was active doing school shows and drama workshops from 2002 – 2006. Her involvements in some major productions with Teater Kami : Kemelut (2002), Hayat Hayati (2002), 9 Akal, 1 Nafsu (2003), Kiambang, Kembang, Kuncup (2003), Psikosis (2004), Mat Rock Minah Kental (2004), White Baju (2005), Kelab Dangdut (2005), Lorong 12 (2006), Angin Menderu (2006), Balada Tun Fatimah (2007). Besides acting, she has also been involved in sound operation for productions. In 2006, ‘Pondok Limasen’ became her debut script for a children’s play. When the first time Cik Atin asked me to involve in this production, I was shocked at that moment of time. I was shocked by the title itself, ‘MAYAT’… Because for what I know and ever since I joined them back in 2001 up until today, I’ve never thought that Teater Kami would do this kind of play. And I’ve never involved in a spooky play. Which I really thought it was! But it wasn’t as spooky or as scary as I thought. And So, I took up this opportunity, to involve in this play because I think it is something new for me… So basically I love how the writer wrote this script. It was a beautiful idea… Ya, I like his whole idea on how he foresees the future. The character that he tries to portray was confusing at first. Understanding the whole script, the character, the situation, the meaning, the motives and everything was very tedious to me… But I had so much fun and I really enjoyed myself to be part of it…Especially, being with my other fellow actors, be it the old or the new ones… :-D
-Suhaila Sanif-
 Dalifah has been involved with Teater Kami Limited since 1999 and has been the company’s full-time talent since then. She started out as a facilitator in school assembly programmes and theatre-in-education programmes. She was given the opportunity to lead the roles for Teater Kami's plays during the Wanita KAMi (Our Women) season 2001-2002. To date, Dalfiah has acted about 30 plays including 'Balada Tun Fatimah', 'Paduka Siti Wan Kembang', 'Geisha', 'Psikosis', 'White Baju', 'Angin Menderu', 'Perhiasan Kaca' and 'Kemelut' where she received the accolades-Best Actress from Berita Harian (2002). Cabaran utama – hafal dialog one-liner. Lebih susah dari monolog! Mak guru Atin Amat ‘menderas’ dialog dengan kita... Teringat zaman mengaji dulu! But am thankful for the wonderful cast. Being supportive towards each other brought us closer too. Am glad that we managed to potray colouruful characters. Thank you Mak guru, Shasha, Nur, Tuan and my beloved SHABATS for supporting!
-Dalifah Shahril-
 Helzie mula bergiat dalam bidang teater ketika menuntut Tahun akhir pengajian (2004) di Politeknik Temasek, bersama Teater Titisan Temasek. Pada tahun yang sama, Helzie telah diberi kesempatan oleh Teater Titisan (Majlis Pusat) untuk bergiat di dalam program teater dalam pendidikan ke sekolah-sekolah. Beliau terus diundang untuk mencari pengalaman menerusi produksi ‘Arty Farty Festival’ oleh Teater Titisan 9Majlis Pusat) dan ‘Bikin I’ oleh Teater Ekamatra. Helzie kemudian bergiat bersama Teater Kami menerusi ‘Projek Remaja Kami’ pada akhir tahun 2006 > Tekong Highway – From Salabin to Ayer Samak – arahan Anwar Hadi Ramli 2007 > Program pendidikan ke sekolah-sekolah, Perhiasan Kaca – Arahan Atin Amat, Al-kisah Jakun & Tengek – arahan M. Fadlin S, Balada Tun Fatimah – Arahan Atin Amat dan Wayang Betullah dan Campur Satu – arahan Anwar Hadi Ramli. Pada mulanya, saya rasa agak senang dengan watak yang saya diberi tetapi, setelah beberapa latihan, saya baru dapat merasakan bahawa sungguh susah untuk menjiwai watak ini kerana saya tak pernah mati dan tak ada mayat yang masih hidup yang boleh saya meminta tolong, dalam segi perwatakan, daripadanya.
-Hilsham Helzie-
 Ibrahim has been active in theatre since year 2000, from performing to technical aspects. He has worked with various local theatre companies such as Drama Plus Arts, Hi Theatre, Toy Factory,TNS, Wayang Warehouse, Teater Artistic and TEATER KAMI. TEATER KAMI, was where he first performed in Malay. He have been involved in various productions with Teater Kami such as ‘Hang Tuah’, ‘NS-Men Life’ and ‘Kelab Dangdut’. After a long break from involvements in theatre due to other commitments, I fear ‘MAYAT’ will be a challenging production for me. Lots of 'brushing-up' and efforts to put in. Thanks to the DIRECTOR for giving me the trust in the production. With all the support given from the DIRECTOR and fellow CAST, it makes me feel GREAT to get involved with TEATER KAMI again. Thanks to ALL. - Ibrahim -
 ATIN AMAT Tujuan aku mengangkat naskah “Mayat” karya Sdra.Hatta Azad Khan untuk dipentaskan kembali adalah atas dasar kekuatan naskah itu sendiri. Isu yang dikemukakan, biarpun ditulis pada lewat tahun tujuh pulohan ternyata masih berkesan untuk diperkatakan buat masa kini terutama isu “Hota” yang sekarang ini hangat diperkatakan oleh masyarakat melayu Islam Singapura. Secara kebetulan sebenarnya! Aku bukannya nak mengambil kesempatan tentang isu “Hota” untuk melariskan penjualan tiket! Aku memang teruja dengan naskah ini sejak aku mula berjinak-jinak dengan dunia teater. Naskah ini mempunyai kekuatannya yang tersendiri. Terutama dailog-dailog yang di susun amat bersahaja tetapi lojik dengan persoalan-persoalan yang relevan dan rasional. kita dapat melihat kematangan pemikiran penulisnya dalam mengemukakan isu kekurangan tanah perkuburan dan akibat-akibatnya juga isu menderma organ-organ tubuh badan manusia sebagai barang ganti, sebagai satu perniagaan yang amat menguntungkan, juga ketelusan satu ikatan persahabatan dengan cara penyampaian yang amat bersahaja dan menghiburkan. Naskah ini aku pilih, juga kerana aku ingin mencuba mengarah sebuah naskah yang bercorak “absurd” yang tidak pernah aku arahkan sebelum ini. Dengan bermodalkan keadaan empat sahabat yang ditempatkan secara jelas di suatu pagi yang dingin, dibahagian luar rumah buruk disatu kawasan rumah-rumah haram. Dengan tiada ketentuan masa, tahun ataupun zaman walaupun beberapa isyarat dalam “Mayat” mengizinkan aku menempatkan keadaan empat sahabat yang berkenaan dalam suatu masa yang akan datang! Aku ghairah untuk mengarahkan “Mayat” demi memberi kesempatan pada audience masa kini untuk menonton salah satu naskah terbaik yang telah dihasilkan oleh Hatta Azad Khan.
| MAYAT | Feb 1, '08 12:02 PM
for everyone |
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS NO MORE LAND FOR ENTOMBMENT? Mayat is a play adapted from a popular novel written by Hatta Azad Khan in the late 70s. The play revolves around 4 friends who have conflicting views on managing a friend’s corpse. The arguement arose due to the scarcity of land and no availaiblity of land for burial of corpses. At the peak of the disagreement, a 'businessman' dealing in buying and selling of dead bodies paid a visit to the friends. He sells organs of the newly dead to those who need organ transplants. A new debate hence erupted. Will the 'businessman' succeed in convincing the friends to sell the dead body to him? What will the fate of the corpse be? Performance Dates: 24 Mar 2008 – 3 pm (SOLD OUT) 25 Mar 2008 – 3 pm (SOLD OUT) 26 Mar 2008 – 3 pm (SOLD OUT) 27 Mar 2008 – 3 pm (SOLD OUT) 28 Mar 2008 – 3 pm & 8 pm (matinee sold out) 29 Mar 2008 – 3 pm & 8 pm Venue: Teater Kami Black Box, One-Two-Six Cairnhill Arts Centre, Level 2, 126 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229707 Price: $15.00 Hotline: 6733 8969 / 9012 3342/ 9336 4085 (Dalifah Shahril / Shasha Ya'kob) Email: teaterkami@hotmail.com
 | MAYAT | Feb 1, '08 11:46 AM
for everyone |
| Start: | Mar 24, '08 | | End: | Mar 29, '08 | | Location: | TEATER KAMI BLACK BOX STUDIO*ONE-TWO-SIX CAIRNHILL ARTS CENTRE*126 CAIRNHILL ROAD S229707 |
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