Under the Same Moon

Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow

Comedy for stage, horror for screen; evil gnomes, fish tanks and everything in between. Kiwese caught up with PJ-born actor, producer and ardent coriander opponent Hweiling Ow about her life as a creative in Auckland, to play or not to play the Asian roles, and what makes her tick. NB: PJ is Petaling Jaya in Malaysia, not Peter Jackson. HweilingContinueContinue reading “Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow”

When the Chinese Kid Drops Maths for Art: Interview with Allan Xia

Chengdu. An old lady in slippers fossicks about in the bright yellow leaves for fallen nuts from the local ginkgo tree. Bananas on pedicabs roll past mahjong players and open air eateries. Bundled up babies flail about like pudgy starfish on the laps of knitting grannies. The pace is chill, the sun shines, the sky is blue. This is the environment where Allan Xia 夏昊禹,ContinueContinue reading “When the Chinese Kid Drops Maths for Art: Interview with Allan Xia”