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PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT CELEBRATES 500 YEARS OF HERITAGE

Visitors take delight in Portuguese music, food

2011/10/31
By Jason Gerald John and Adrian David
news@nst.com.my

Musicians from the Portuguese Settlement in Malacca enchanting the crowd at the celebration of the 500-year anniversary of the arrival of the Portuguese in Malacca recently. — NST picture by Rasul Azli Samad

MALACCA: Visitors to the celebration of the 500-year anniversary of the arrival of the Portuguese in Malacca were captivated by the rich culture and tradition preserved by the community.
The four-day celebration, which ended last Saturday at the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir, was a huge success, said organising committee chairman Michael Singho.

Catia Barbara Dias Candeias, 29, one of the 15 visitors who flew in from Portugal, said Malacca did not feel like it was very far from home.

“The culture here in Malacca and back home is very much similar.

“We have the importance and the speciality of music in our blood. I’m very happy that this culture has not been forgotten here for the past 500 years.”

Finnish student Hedvig Moetzfeldt, 22, said the rich cultural diversity in Malacca was unique as all the different races were living in a vibrant community.

“When I came to Malacca, I met a few other backpackers and I was told about this 500-year celebration in the Portuguese Settlement.

“I had a very good time here and I very much enjoyed the music, food and wonderful hospitality.”

Besides foreign tourists, the celebration also attracted a number of locals outside Malacca.

Shamala Devi, 24, a student at Limkokwing University, also enjoyed the food while civil servant Azlina Mulup, 43, from Terengganu, spent most of her time shopping at various stalls in the settlement.

“The handicrafts are just awesome and I bought beads and other accessories to match a wide collection of my dresses,” Azlina said.

Musician Jerry Singho, 51, said music was a big passion for the Portuguese community and it had always been a part of the community’s culture not only in Malacca, but also around the world.

“I hope that the younger generation will carry on this passion in their hearts and keep it treasured. This celebration of 500 years is very special indeed.

“It took us just over a month to practice the songs that had been played.

“I’m glad that everyone enjoyed this event as there’s a smile plastered on everyone’s face here.”

For senior settlement resident Augusta Pereira, 80, watching the community evolve in her lifetime had brought her great pride.

“I am very happy to have witnessed this celebration.

” The Portuguese culture is very unique and beautiful, and it is definitely felt by those who came for this wonderful event.

“I have 14 grandchildren and I hope that they, too, will carry on this tradition,” she said.

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Paul Loosley’s George & Oscar on Film (2nd edition)

October 7, 2011 at 2:00 pm

Join Paul Loosley, Director of Axis Films and an adjunct professor at Limkokwing University as he
examines two great works by two very different Irish playwrights, George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde. Both were Dublin-born, a little more than a year apart, and while both had much to say about society, were used their remarkable writing skills to say quite dramatically different things in quite contrastingly different ways.

The second edition will see a screening of four different movies, two movies each by George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde. This series of movie screenings will take place at 3.00 pm, on 2nd , 9th, 16th and 23rd October 2011 at Indicine, klpac. Admission is free and so is the seating arrangement.

Paul Loosely's Oscar and George on Film

Paul Loosely’s George and Oscar on Film

The movies that will be screened are as follows:

2nd October at 3.00 pm George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara
The play presents a brilliant question to the public about morals – if an arms manufacturer can give a good life to its employees and create many job opportunities to people, is it morally wrong for them to be making and selling weapons that causes destruction and mayhem? This is the question that Barbara, the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, is facing. Barbara is a Major in the Salvation Army and the daughter of an arms dealer. When she finds that her father is one of the Salvation Army’s biggest financial benefactors, her difficulty in dealing with her father’s ethics are made worse.

9th October at 3.00 pm Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan
This comedy revolves around Lady Windermere, who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. When she confronts her husband about this matter, not only does he not resolve it, instead he invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to her birthday ball. Angered by her husband’s move, Lady Windermere leaves her husband for another lover. After discovering what had happened, Mrs Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband.

16th October at 3.00 pm George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan
This play is about the life and trial of Joan of Arc. It was published not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church. The play dramatises what is known of her life based on records of her trial.

23rd October at 3.00 pm Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
This play is reputedly filled with gay code words and references and sadly was Wilde’s last play. It is a satire on how, in Wilde’s world, marriage, responsibility, wealth and birthright matters more than honesty, love, affection and honour. And the fact that everyone is pretending to be someone they are not.

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Paul Loosley’s Oscar and George on Film

September 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Join Paul Loosley, Director of Axis Films and an adjunct professor at Limkokwing University as he examines two great works by two very different Irish playwrights, George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde. Both were Dublin-born, a little more than a year apart, and while both had much to say about society, were used their remarkable writing skills to say quite dramatically different things in quite contrastingly different ways.

By examining their work, the audience is able to better understand these two highly intelligent and creative individuals, and also appreciate the messages that they were trying to convey through their works. This series of movie screenings will take place at 8:30 pm, on 18th and 25th September 2011, both at Indicine, klpac. Admission is free and is the seating arrangement.

Paul Loosely's Oscar and George on Film

Paul Loosely’s Oscar and George on Film

The movies that will be screened are as follows:

18th September 2011: George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion

In, surely, his most famous play, Shaw demonstrates that accent, demeanor and birthright do not guarantee innate intelligence nor moral standards or any other desirable human value. Class, even education, is an illusion. The hilarious and ingenious use of language has never been surpassed in the theatre or on the screen. In this 1938 film Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins spar brilliantly more as a modern 1930’s couple rather than the Edwardian pair of the original play. Shaw added new scenes and oversaw the whole production. And, as a result, the screenplay won an Academy Award much to Shaw’s bafflement. Starring Leslie Howard (who also co-directed) and Wendy Hiller.

25th September 2011: Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband

This was Oscar’s penultimate play. A tale of perfumed letters, stolen bracelets, past indiscretions and outright blackmail set amongst London’s noble classes. With some of Oscar’s wittiest repartee; in particular the line that could probably sum up Wilde’s own character: “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance”. This colourful 1999 film version, directed by Oliver Parker, has a brilliant cast who simply sweep through the bourgeois opulence of Victorian upper class life. The starched shirt fronts, the sumptuous gowns and the profusion of décolletages perfectly recreate a decadence anyone would envy. Starring Rupert Everett and Cate Blanchett.

For more information, please call klpac at 03 4047 9000 / 9010 or walk in to klpac at Sentul Park. Alternatively, one can also surf klpac’s website here.

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