APPRECIATION

And [the poet] is not likely to know what is to be done unless he lives in what is not merely the present, but the present moment of the past, unless he is conscious, not of what is dead, but of what is already living.

~ ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent’, T.S. Eliot ~

Telling the story of the Experimental Theatre—or at least our version of it—was a journey of constantly having to be conscious of that which was alive within a ‘dead’ exterior. What made it especially memorable was that it, like the best journeys, was shared. None of this would have been possible without the immense support from the following to whom both the Experimental Theatre and Operation Resurrection owe their existence. This project belongs to them as much as it does to us.

Prof Datuk Dr Ghauth Jasmon

Vice-Chancellor
For supporting the project by giving us the initial green light.

Prof Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee
Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development)
For your unquenchable enthusiasm in supporting student-driven initiatives.

Assoc Prof Datuk Dr Azarae Hj Idris
Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni)
For graciously allocating funding for the principal shoot.

Assoc Prof Dr Nor Edzan Hj Che Nasir
Chief Librarian
For taking an interest in our little project, for funding the exhibition,
and for giving us a space in which to work, and in which to display the works.

En Mahbob Yusof
Deputy Chief Librarian
For helming the project on the Library’s end,
and for your support of this Student-Library collaboration!

The Staff of the U.M. Library
For assisting us as we prepared for the exhibition.

Mr Ng and Sohphee
E Photo Media
For the Kodak Endura prints, and for the guidance in translating our vision from film/digital media to paper. Indeed you are our maestro!

Mr Eric Chan
THIS IS MU Workshop
For guiding us through black-and-white film photography, developing our film footage and preparing the final silver-halide prints.

Mr Soo Kok Boon and Ms Winnie Yeow
Aidea Art & Frame
For the excellent framing work, as you have done with so many renowned local artists and photographers.

En Mohd Yani Alias (IPPP)
For printing the information panels, invitation cards and banners.

Museum of Asian Art, U.M.
For the loan of the display boards,
without which the works would not have seen the light of day.

En Sahimi (Cultural Centre, U.M.) and
En Shahrizal Abdul Rapor (Contractor: Sunissa Sdn Bhd)
For providing some background information on the present E.T. restoration works.

Cik Noreen Natasha
The Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya
For assistance with some of the translations.

Mr Ho Yu Tor
For the loan of the cable reels.

Mr Lee Soo Tian
For the loan of the 50mm lens.

Ms Yeong Yze Shiuan
For the loan of the mirror.

En Zaini Othman (JPPHB) and Sunissa Sdn Bhd (Contractor)
For graciously allowing us to carry out the principal shoot,
albeit briefly, on such short notice.

The Builders and Labourers
Experimental Theatre, U.M.
For being patient while we pranced about, for bearing with us while we conducted the shoots, and for successfully bringing the E.T. back to life!

The Team and Friends
This has been a project three years in the making.
Here’s to all of us, and to the Experimental Theatre!

 

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