Ko-Tai Penang Musical Drama

It was drizzling and we were wondering whether we could make the stage show entitled Ko Tai Penang, a musical drama by Ombak Ombak Studio at Esplanade by 8.15pm. And its a saturday night - after all the year end activities, really felt like staying home, lazing around and doing nothing.

A small crowd has gathered when we reached Esplanade but managed to pull 3 stools for us ladies. Dad & koko sat on the grass just as more people poured in. It was a good show about penang from Merdeka till now, so much for us to learn from those days.

It features the sung stories of multiethnic Penang residents, some of whom have been displaced as a result of development and the repeal of the Rent Control Act.

Ko-Tai Penang captures the rhythms and sounds of street life and the trades of the diverse communities of Penang through song and dance. It highlights the changes in the cultural scene in Penang through the eyes of ronggeng dancers and street storytellers.

We recognise some of the people on stage from our time spent with them for a camp some years back.