The Royal Arts Gala, an iconic arts initiative by My Performing Arts Agency (MyPAA) in collaboration with the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN), is back for a second instalment, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTAC) and Performance Management Delivery Unit (PEMANDU).
The press conference saw MyPAA, JKKN and MOTAC award the RM718,000 of the funds raised from The Royal Arts Gala 2012 to 31 recipients including Temple of Fine Arts, Hands Percussion, Five Arts Centre, Rumah Anak Teater, Shakespeare Demystified, Lee Wushu Arts Theatre amongst others.
The Royal Arts Gala has been created as a platform to help support the performing arts industry and raise the profile of performing arts to the private and public sectors.
Izan Satrina, Founder and Director of My Performing Arts Agency
Under the patronage of YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Ministry of Tourism and Culture, The Royal Arts Gala is also a fundraising event to energise collaborative partnerships for the creation and development of arts ventures in Malaysia. The Royal Arts Gala will be created in a different environment on a yearly basis to continue getting support from all sectors.
“We are very excited to bring back The Royal Arts Gala for a second year. Our small team dreamt big of wanting to help build sustainability within the performing arts industry, educate and nurture partners regarding tax exemptions and importance of arts in our own little way, and with God’s blessings and support from JKKN, MOTAC and PEMANDU we continue to dedicate our energy of creating a platform that validates, celebrates and encourages Malaysian performing arts and its practitioners.
This year’s theme of “The Arts, the Soul of a Nation” reminds us that the arts, being a reflection of the soul of a nation, are a visible or audible manifestation of the joy of existence. The arts are an important part of our nation’s history, and it’s only by learning from and embracing our past, that we can find success in our future. We can’t do it alone though, we need to do this together. The reality of it is that the industry cannot thrive on its own. With the support from both the public and private sectors, a steady form of fund generation can be done on a yearly basis to provide the industry some
assistance.”Izan Satrina, Founder and Director of MyPAA
The Royal Arts Gala scheduled to take place this 23 November 2013 at the former Istana Negara (Jln Istana), includes a tour of the Royal Palace (which was the official residence of His and Her Majesties), a sumptuous dinner and a 45-minute Royal Show directed by the acclaimed Adlin Aman Ramlie, renowned for his works in Puteri Gunung Ledang the movie, reality show Akademi Fantasia, Maharaja Lawak Mega, Uda dan Dara, Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical, and P.Ramlee the Musical amongst others. Onn San, award-winning composer and orchestrator, whose works include The Secret Life of Nora and Everworld, joins the mission in creating the music of the royal show, and will be working with Istana Budaya’s esteemed Orkestra Simfoni Kebangsaan. The Royal Show promises to be an eclectic fusion of Malaysia’s top talents.
YBhg Datuk Norliza Rofli, Director General of National Department for Culture and Arts
The Royal Arts Gala will also include the conferring of The Royal Medallions to honour a creative practitioner and a corporate angel who has shown lifelong passion and dedication to enriching the wealth of the performing arts in Malaysia. Nominations from the public are strongly encouraged and should be based on contributions to Malaysian arts from July 2012 – August 2013.
Front row from left to right: Dato’ Mohamed Juhari Shaarani, Director General of Istana Budaya, YBhg Datuk Norliza Rofli, Director General of National Department for Culture and Arts, Izan Satrina, Founder and Director of MyPAA and Brian Johnson Lowe, Director of MyPAA with the recipients of the Royal Arts Gala 2012 fund.
The Royal Arts Gala is an excellent opportunity for the corporate sector to host esteemed clients and business partners at an exclusive and royal evening, in the company of the country’s creative and corporate elite. Tables for the gala and a four-course dinner are priced at RM15,000 (Gamelan table), RM25,000 (Odissi table), RM35,000 (Wayang Kulit table), and RM50,000 (Mak Yong table) per table. In addition, any support for this initiative is tax exempted.
For reservations or details, send your queries to rag@mypaa.com.my