Royal Arts Initiative Takes Students To S’pore To Watch Roald Dahl’s The BFG

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- Some 200 students under the ‘Program Ilham Seni Diraja’, accompanied by their teachers, recently had the opportunity to attend the international theatre production ‘Roald Dahl’s The BFG’ in Singapore.

According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook page today, the visit involving selected students was organised following an exclusive invitation by Singapore Repertory Theatre artistic director Gaurav Kripalani to the Raja Zarith Sofiah of Johor Foundation.

The production featured a cast from the Royal Shakespeare Company of the United Kingdom, with Singapore being the only venue outside the UK chosen by the renowned theatre company.

“This high-impact programme was coordinated by Datuk Paduka Maharaja Lela and Ilham Seni Diraja coordinator Datuk Azuan Effendy Zairakithnaini,” the post read.

The initiative aimed to strengthen appreciation for arts and culture while exposing the younger generation to international performances in shaping creative thinking, it added. 

Program Ilham Seni Diraja is a pioneering initiative inspired by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, focusing on the B40 community in Kuala Lumpur by bringing them closer to renowned arts practitioners and performers.

-- BERNAMA