Hi Everyone! Have you ever been to a circus performance? I have never in my life been to any of the circus show. I love to watch the circus performances, but not to circuses that use animals! I am against animal abuses. So, lucky me had the invitation to the sneak preview of Cré Arts Asia performances during the press conference on the 7th of September 2017, happened at Vibes Club, KL.
Cré Arts Asia is Southeast Asia’s largest contemporary, modern circus troupe that embraces an environment-conscious message in its inaugural performance. Established in 2011 as ‘Collision Arts Asia’ evolving into 'Viva Circus Festival' to presently known as the collaborative entity CRE Arts Asia. Cré Arts Asia is a collaboration between two of Malaysia’s leading homegrown performing arts studios, namely, Viva Circus, an award-winning physical arts theatre company; and Psycusix, Malaysia’s leading modern and contemporary circus performing group.
Cré Arts Asia will be performing for the first time in Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) from 29 September to 1 October 2017. The three-day performance dubbed Cré or ‘earth’ in Old Irish, promises spectacular displays of gravity-defying performances and extraordinary feats of the human body, all set within stunningly beautiful backdrops that are a mainstay of contemporary performing arts.
As its namesake suggests, Cré is primarily themed to showcase the beauty of Mother Earth, interpreting the natural elements of air, water, earth, and fire through the use of the human body as a medium. Throughout the course of the show, the audience can look forward to breathtaking aerial acrobatics, contortions, mesmerizing dance performances, and much more. Below are their visual circus feast that comes with a Noble Message and let us check on their inspiring promo.
AIR
All life begins with AIR, it creates water and the oceans we evolve from. This is how our hero's story begins.
WATER
The ocean, an abundance of WATER, is a place where life first evolved. Witness our hero grow and awaken his consciousness of the world around him.
EARTH
Mother EARTH nurtures life and all life has a purpose in the balance of nature. Watch our hero explore the wonders of nature on land and consequently discover his own purpose.
FIRE
Introducing mankind who bring FIRE and their thirst for war. Our hero finds the courage to follow his purpose and stand up to a man in a battle to stop them in their path of destruction.
Rebirth
The fire clears and allows new life to emerge. CRE triumphs over man and life resume stronger than before.
After the introduction of Cré Arts Asia, all of us enjoyed the preview of what is to come in their showcase.
Top Left - Jack (dragon staff), Kitt Woo (aerial net), Izzat Farhan (dragon staff)
Bottom Left - Sharm Noh (flow wand), Faris Nasir (fiber flies), Chloe Tan (flow wand)
Izzat Farhan - Pyrotechnic Poi
Here you can watch some of the performances that have been showcased during the event.
Chris Lo, Event Director of Creative Events Solution Sdn Bhd, the organizer of Cré, said, “The talents that are on display at Cré are truly world-class. In fact, some of the performers featured have won several international accolades and have performed at renowned venues across the world.”
From Left - Creative Director : Shan Nana Liew, Aifique Khaikal
Aifique Khaikal - Creative Director
Chris Lo, Event Director of Creative Events Solution Sdn Bhd
“The experience and expertise of Viva Circus and Psycusix in putting up a quality performance that comes with both the thrills and the depth in story-telling is also second to none. With both physical arts powerhouses coming together, Cré is indeed a must-not-miss experience that is suitable for all. Families, especially those with young kids, will find the show highly entertaining and meaningful,” he added.
From left to right
Johnny Ong Jenn Uei - Breakout Creative and Operation Director
Chris Lo - Production & Event director; Vibes Club Owner
Shan Nana Liew - Creative Director
Aifique Khaikal - Creative Director
Yiki Chan - Producer & Marketing Manager
Elvin Chua - Butchers Cafe Floor Manager
Cre Arts Asia will be donating part of the proceeds from ticket sales to International Medical University Malaysia (IMU) Chariofare, the largest fundraising event at IMU.
Tickets for Cré are available for RM98 (Fire), RM128 (Water), and RM168 (Earth). Tickets for kids below 12 years of age are available for RM68 (Water & Earth Only). Fire seats are free-seating while Water & Earth seats are numbered. Those who purchase their tickets early, from now until 14 September 2017, can enjoy the Early Bird Promo for only RM108 (Water) and RM148 (Earth). A Special Package Promo is also available where the purchase of five (5) Earth tickets will be entitled you to one (1) additional FREE Earth ticket.
Here are the steps guide in purchasing your ticket:
1) Click the link here
2) Sign up as a member
3) Choose the showtimes
4) Show map to select the seat
5) Add to cart & continue to check your purchase
6) Make payment by credit card/pay pal
For tickets and more information on Cré, please visit www.crearts.asia or contact +60176466469 or email CREARTSASIA@gmail.com
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Of course, I'm really excited to watch their performances at the end of this month! Yup, this is an experience not to be missed.