On 27th March, the Alice Smith School hosted 17 schools from South East Asia for the annual FOBISIA Primary Performing Arts Carnival, which has been previously hosted by the British School of Beijing, the British International School of Jakarta and St Christopher’s International Primary School Penang. it was a great pleasure to host such a large group of dedicated, teachers, students, and musicians.

The students had the opportunity to see the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in action at an open rehearsal before seeing some of the sights that Kuala Lumpur has to offer, such as the Petronas Twin Towers.

The theme for this year’s carnival was ‘Music from the Movies’. Students wowed the audience at the Finale Performance, playing and singing songs from, among others, Mary Poppins, the James Bond films, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

During the carnival, everyone had an opportunity to participate in many different areas of the performing arts. Workshops offered were Salsa, traditional Malay dance, Digital Photography, iMovie, Garageband, Mask Decorating, Vocal Performance technique, Body Percussion, Singing Playgrounds, Chinese Dancing, Chinese Painting, Malaysian traditional games, Drama Games, and Drama Improvisation.

On Sunday, the dance, drama, choir, and orchestra groups amazed the audience with their spectacular performances and musicianship. The concert ended for the first time in carnival history with a group performance by the choir and orchestra.

Source: The Expat Magazine May 2014

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