The performers and audience of the first ever Verbal Art Night: ‘Voices From the Asylum’ organised by Cracko Art Group.
KOTA KINABALU: A group of dynamic artists here calling themselves Cracko Art Group organised a ‘verbal art’ night, in what could be the first of its kind here in Sabah.
Led by one of its members, Harold Egn Eswar, the theme of the Saturday night’s event was ‘Voices From the Asylum’, providing a platform for people from just about any background to express their art verbally.
“Kota Kinabalu has evolved so much in recent years and yet, while the younger generation yearns for a platform where verbal art of any sort could be shared among them, elements of art like this is really lacking,” said Harold.
He added that such a platform can also serve to promote traditional ways of story-telling, as in the past where the older generation used to pass down tales of life verbally.
Having said that, Harold hopes that more people, especially those who are fluent in native languages such as Murut, Dusun, Rungus, Bajau, etc, to come forward and take part in the next session of the group’s verbal art nights.
The event was also held to help fund the group’s newly-established mini gallery and studio, called CAG Aslylum located in Kolombong.
Some 50 people turned up at the CAG Asylum in Kolombong on Saturday night, including six who performed various verbal art expressions, namely Hazli Bjli, Sabrina Aripen, Chris Pereira, Chris Wright, Harjinder Kler and Lily Priggs.