dance

1. Best Featured Performer
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Jack Kek Siou Kee for Dream’n Butterfly, choreographed by Jack Kek Siou Kee, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and Jack Dance Studio

2. Best Choreographer in a Mixed Bill
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• A. Aris A. Kadir for “Berinai” in Jamu II, presented by ASWARA

3. Best Choreographer in a Feature Length Work
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Jack Kek Siou Kee and Woon Fook Sen for Dream’n Butterfly, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and Jack Dance Studio

4. Best Group Performance
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Consumed by Passion by Sutra Ensemble, choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

5. Best Lighting Design
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Low Shee Hoe for Dream’n Butterfly, choreographed by Jack Kek, presented by Jack Dance Studio and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

6. Best Music & Sound Design
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Iryanda Mul’ai for “Berinai” in Jamu II, choreographed by A. Aris A. Kadir, presented by ASWARA

7. Best Costume Design
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Colin de Sean for The Dying Eyes, presented by LAPAR Lab

8. Kakiseni Audience Choice Award for Dance

• Tapestry 2006, presented by Akademi Seni Kebangsaan

music

1. Best Group Performance (Instrumental)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Drum Slices by Hands Percussion Team, musical direction by Bernard Goh, presented by Hands Percussion Team

2. Best Group Performance (Voice)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Broken Bridges, The Musical by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Ensemble, directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan, music composed by Lim Chuang Yik, musical direction by James Boyle, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

3. Best Musical Direction
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• James Boyle for Broken Bridges, The Musical, directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan, music composed by Lim Chuang Yik, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

4. Best Original Composition
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Bernard Goh, Fu Chen, Hui Min, Muji Lee and Neo Ong for “Emotions” in Drum Slices, musical direction by Bernard Goh, presented by Hands Percussion Team

5. Best Production Values
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Drum Slices, musical direction by Bernard Goh, presented by Hands Percussion Team

6. Best Solo Performance (Voice)
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Alexis Bistro & Wine Bar and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Janice Yap for Broken Bridges, The Musical, directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan, music composed by Lim Chuang Yik, musical direction by James Boyle, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

7. Kakiseni Audience Choice Award for Music

• Broken Bridges, The Musical, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

theatre

1. Best Group Performance
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Second Link, directed by Ivan Heng and Krishen Jit, curated by Eleanor Wong, Alvin Pang and Leow Puay Tin, presented by W!ld RICE in collaboration with Five Arts Centre and The Actors Studio

2. Best Director
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Zahim Albakri and Adlin Aman Ramlie for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, music composed by Dick Lee, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

3. Best Lighting Design
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Mac Chan for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, written by Adlin Aman Ramlie, co-directed by Zahim Albakri & Adlin Aman Ramlie, music composed by Dick Lee, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

4. Best Set Design
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Raja Malek for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, written by Adlin Aman Ramlie, co-directed by Zahim Albakri & Adlin Aman Ramlie, music composed by Dick Lee, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

5. Best Music & Sound Design
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Dick Lee for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, written by Adlin Aman Ramlie, co-directed by Zahim Albakri & Adlin Aman Ramlie, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

6. Primavera Best Costume Design
Prize of RM1,000 sponsored by Primavera and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Akma Suriati Awang for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, written by Adlin Aman Ramlie, co-directed by Zahim Albakri & Adlin Aman Ramlie, music composed by Dick Lee, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

7. Best Actor in a Leading Role
Prize of an all-expense-paid 5-day trip to the Melbourne Arts Festival, sponsored by The Australian High Commission Kuala Lumpur and a trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Jit Murad for Gold Rain & Hailstones, written by Jit Murad, directed by Zahim Albakri, presented by Dramalab

8. Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Sukania Venugopal for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, written by Adlin Aman Ramlie, co-directed by Zahim Albakri & Adlin Aman Ramlie, music composed by Dick Lee, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

9. Best Original Script, Bahasa Malaysia
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Adlin Aman Ramlie for Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical, co-directed by Zahim Albakri & Adlin Aman Ramlie, music composed by Dick Lee, musical direction by Roslan Aziz, presented by Enfiniti Productions

10. Best Original Script, English Language
Prize of RM1,000 and trophy sponsored by Tumasek Pewter

• Jo Kukathas for “Silence, please”, directed by Jo Kukathas in Break-ing (Ji Po) Ka Si Pe Cah, presented by Pentas Project

special awards

1. Tumasek Pewter Best Design Award

• Endgame, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

2. Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur Fan of the Arts for Most Promising Artist Award

• Fahmi Fadzil

Actor, community arts practitioner, writer, lecturer and Wayang Kulit enthusiast Fahmi Fadzil is a long time member of theatre ensemble Akshen and arts collective Five Arts Centre. Last year alone, between running ArtisProactiv and researching Wayang Kulit among many other things, he squeezed in stage time as part of the Second Link and Going North theatre productions.

For his enthusiasm and unwavering commitment to the arts, and for continuously pushing himself to greater heights, Fahmi Fadzil is awarded The Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur Most Promising Artist Award 2006.

3. Best Community Arts or Arts Education Project Award

• RISE Programme

The Rise Interactive Spastics Enablers programme target mentally and physically disabled people with cerebral palsy, specifically the Spastics Children’s Association of Selangor and the Federal Territory. Held in weekly, hour-long sessions, it involves participants in recreational music-making and rhythm-based activities that aim to develop, strengthen and improve health and well-being. Began in September 2000, RISE is attracting a growing number of child participants; older members have since moved on to other educational and vocational centres.

For the ongoing tenacity of their volunteers and their creative work with youth living with cerebral palsy, the RISE programme is awarded the Best Community Arts or Arts Education Project Award, sponsored the British Council.

4. Artseefartsee Cross-Cultural Champion of the Arts Award

• Marion D’Cruz

For decades, Marion D’Cruz has been an indefatigable advocate and lobbyist of the arts, through her work with the Five Arts Centre and more recently, Arts Network Asia. This rule-breaker’s works have always been eclectic, drawing from her dance background to develop genre-defying works that speak of things she is passionate about.

For her role as mentor, supporter, teacher and friend to artists from various fields; and for her continued efforts at encouraging and empowering work among arts practitioners here and around the region, Marion D’Cruz is the winner of Artseefartsee Cross-Cultural Champion of the Arts Award 2006

5. BOH Cameronian Lifetime Achievement Award

• Dato’ Syed Alwi

With a career that has spanned more than half a century, Syed Alwi is truly one of the pioneers of Malayan / Malaysian theatre. In 1967, he was among those who led a historic coup against the expatriate-run Malayan Arts Theatre Group, which successfully put Malaysian theatre in English into the hands of locals, for the first time.

After the 1969 riots, this actor, producer, director, teacher and writer led the three-day festival “Genta Rasa”, which brought together fashion shows and poetry recitals, dance and theatre, in a first ever cross-language production that was attended by thousands.

In the 1970s, Syed Alwi became part of the State-sanctioned power equation that strongly advocated the construction of a Malaysian theatre that was rooted in the local context, together with Usman Awang, Krishen Jit, Noordin Hassan and Rahim Razali.

For a lifetime of fearless advocacy and an unending commitment towards the development of Malaysian theatre and the arts, Syed Alwi is the recipient of the BOH Cameronian Lifetime Achievement Award for 2006.

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The Awards ceremony for the 5th Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2006 took place on Sun, 6 May 2007 at 8pm, at the Emerald Room, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur.