3rd Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards Night

And the winners were..

Malaysian Public Decide Winners Of Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2004

The time has come – the performing arts industry is about to hail the best of 2004 in dance, music and theatre at Malaysia’s only performing arts awards organised by Kakiseni.com. Some 1000 guests will be there including the Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture & Heritage, corporate sponsors such as Boh Plantations, Tumasek Pewter, Astro and Genting, dancers, singers, musicians, actors and actresses, directors, producers and technical crew – they will all be there at this glittering event themed “Dramanya …”. 30 prestigious awards will be presented to Malaysia’s top talents and special awards to be bestowed on outstanding individuals in the local arts scene.

Kakiseni.com, organiser of Malaysia’s only performing arts industry awards the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards, call all Malaysians to exercise their voting rights to select the winners of three categories for the 2004 Awards to be held on 22 April 2005 at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. The three categories are: Audience Choice Awards for Best Dance Performance, Best Music Performance and Best Theatre Performance. Earlier this month, professional judges had named the nominees for 24 categories for which awards will be presented but Malaysian public casting votes online for the three Audience Choice Awards may root for any one of the eligible shows throughout 2004. The list to choose from numbers a total of 17 dance productions, 19 concerts and 46 plays. All you need to do is log on to www.kakiseni.com and click on the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards icon to reach the Awards homepage or alternatively, directly to www.cameronianartsawards.com.my before the 10th of April. Five lucky voters will receive a pair of tickets to attend the exciting event, touted to be a glitzy and glittering evening to be graced by the Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage, YB Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim, and attended by some of Malaysia’s top performing artists, celebrities, arts activists and academics as well as members of the media and fans of the local arts. Kakiseni.com would also like to call upon all theatre groups, NGOs, youth associations and the like to submit, by 30th March 2005, details of projects that they had organised between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2004 with the aim of educating, providing opportunities, developing and empowering people in the community.

Your projects stand a chance of winning the IMG Artists Most Outstanding Educational or Community Development Project Award 2004, sponsored by IMG Artists and carries a cash prize of RM5,000 and a Tumasek Pewter trophy. The Five Arts Centre won last year’s award for their Taman Medan Community Arts Project. Interested parties can log on to kakiseni website for the submission forms or contact Kathy Rowland at 7493 4240 for more information.

The 3rd Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards Night will be held at the Grand Ballroom, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, on Friday 22 April 2005, 8.30 pm. Zahim Albakri (Best Director, 2002) has been appointed the Artistic Director of the Awards Ceremony Night. Actor and playwright Jit Murad, returns as the host of the evening, together with singer Izlyn Ramli, and the night will feature performances by some of Malaysia’s most talented artists. Tickets (RM40 each) will be available on www.kakiseni.com or call Axcess ticketing hotline on 03-7711 5000 (Axcess ticketing charge of RM2 per ticket applies) today!