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Dance guru — and animal lover — Ramli Ibrahim pens a tribute to the man known nationwide simply as Pak Mie, who touched hearts with his voluntary efforts at caring for hundreds of stray dogs and cats. THE recent and untimely demise of Pak Mie from a stroke last Sunday...

Sutra Foundation was one of the seventy nine NGO-recipients of support at Berjaya Founder's Day 28 of March, held at Berjaya Time Square, Kuala Lumpur. Tan Sri Vincent Tan, donated more than Rm 20 million this year to NGO organisations which have provided public...

Sutra Foundation p r e s e n t s Yiling Chaing The outstanding Malaysian soprano in her recital of Arie Antiche by Caccini, Scarlatti, Bassani, Handel & Paisello; Art Songs by Vaughan Williams. Operatic Arias by Porpora, Rossini, Verdi, Bizet & Dvorak. with...

Datuk Ramli Ibrahim found his raison d’être in a song. That was 35 years ago. He remembers how the softness and lyricism of the music tugged at his heartstrings. After listening to the entire piece, the first question he asked himself was, “What would it be like to...

Group photo with director/choreographer Shama Bhate after a triumphant premiere of Nadroop's "I have a role, too!' - Shama Bhate's dance-theatre performed in Pune 28 Feb 2015 inspired by the Mahabharata. Bizarre rain did not deter the premiere of this spectacular...

Encounter with the great actor Naseeruddin Shah together with dance critic and scholar Ashish Khokar, Dr Kannan (Kathakali) and Vaibhav Arekar (bharatanatyam) before our performance of 'I have a role, too' directed and choreographed by Shama Bhate of Pune, inspired by...

Dear Editor,   We would like to correct a statement written in your newspaper that Sutra dancers presented a 'North Indian dance' (what north Indian dance was not specified?) at a recent Tamil Conference. The incorrect reportage, which appeared in your Makkal Osai the...