George Town's "Mr Festival"

By Ooi Kok Chuen

May 2012 PENANG PALETTE
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After taking its first tentative steps in 2010, the George Town Festival has become an impressive show that has excited crowds and performers alike. The man responsible for much of the planning is the festival's director, Joe Sidek. Joe is a well-known figure in the Penang art world, whose optimism is infectious.Lee WuShu Art (Malaysia).With only RM400,000 from the state and a tight six-week deadline, the first George Town Festival (GTF) was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate Penang’s World Heritage...

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Ooi Kok Chuen

is an art-writer and journalist, and the author of MAHSURI: A Legend Reborn (Ooi Peeps Publishing), an adult contemporary fantasy “movel” (a novel conceived as a mock movie) spun from a local legend.

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