There I was, nodding off halfway through the session, although the training topic was interesting, the training itself was not keeping me engaged. Joining the rest of the participants, we sat down around 3 tables and listened to the speaker, and participated whenever necessary. Taking down notes and doing short group activities was interesting at that point in time, but my takeaways have not exactly stuck with me long term.
Passionate for acting and performing arts since a young age, Joanna Bessey, Head of Enfiniti Academy shares her personal learning experiences towards performing arts and theatre; her goal is to raise the Malaysian arts education to a world class experience.
Enfiniti Academy’s 2016 year end musical, ALADDIN RELOADED was a BIG HIT!
A famous screenplay writer (whose name escapes me, unfortunately) said: “A screenplay in itself is not a work of art. It is an invitation to create a work of art.” I totally agree with this and I would actually go one step further and say that it is nearly impossible to create an exceptional film or play without an exceptional script to begin with.
Well done to all participants who joined the 4-day Scriptwriting Workshop with Na'a Murad!
Ever since the early theatre of Ancient Greece, morality, ethics and the idea of what is right and what is wrong has permeated theatre. As a topic, it has spawned some of theatre’s greatest and most thought-provoking works and playwrights. From 500 years BC to the present day, many plays have asked more from its audience in terms of challenging perceptions of what is right and what is wrong.
Striving to be the best, Tiara Jacquelina, the founder of Enfiniti Academy, aims to break traditions and create platforms for the new generation of Malaysian talents. Through Enfiniti Academy, her mission is to nurture new talents for the Malaysian local arts and entertainment industry. And to provide holistic learning to contribute to the development of our future leaders with communication and critical thinking skills. Let’s see how she plans to raise the bar.
How did you get the idea to set up Enfiniti Academy?
We had an amazing weekend for Aladdin, A Musical Comedy - Reloaded at PJ Live Arts. The cast did a great performance and the audiences were great!
Everyone is busy as bees for our upcoming production of Aladdin, A Musical Comedy - Reloaded. Monday was the last day of rehearsal at Enfiniti Academy & yesterday was the first day of technical rehearsal at the theatre of PJ Live Arts in Jaya One. We are so excited for the opening night this Friday.
This December Enfiniti Academy's Aladdin a Musical Comedy is back with Aladdin Reloaded! Catch your favourite characters/stars such as Rashid Salleh as the Widow Twanky, Peter Davis as Abanaza & Tria Aziz as the Genie of the Ring in this fun show for the whole family. Show runs from 2-11 December at PJ Live Arts. It's not to be missed! Get your tickets at www.tix.my.