Malaysia Tatler – August 2019

42 malaysia tatler. august 2019

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August has amazing eventscomingyour

aug way, from waterskiing to fashionshows

HOBBS& SHAW

Thespin-offto

theFast& Furious

franchise,partners

unlikelyduoHobbs

(DwayneJohnson)

andShaw(Jason

Statham)in a battle

againstanemerging

threat,BrixtonLore

(IdrisElba). THE^2019 IWWF

WATERSKIWORLD

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Theheatis onas

over 180 of thebest

waterskiathletesfrom

aroundtheworld

conveneandcompete

in Putrajaya.Headover

tosupportourown

waterskistarAaliyah

YoongHanifah.

iwwf.sport

VIKEY’SWATER

TORTURE

ESCAPE& LIVE

INTERNATIONAL

MAGICSHOW

Thewatertorture

cellescapeis an

actthathasnever

beenattemptedin

Malaysiabefore,so

preparefora nightof

surpriseandmagic

withperformancesby

10 internationaland

fivelocalmagicians.

ticket2u.com

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KLFASHIONWEEK

Takingplace

in PavilionKL,this

platformhascreated

a designerdirectoryof

over 50 brands,andis

definitelybecomingan

eventtobereckonedwith

in therealmof fashion.

klfashionweek.com

YESTERDAY

ONCEMORE 2

ATKLPAC

Thesecondinstalmentof

thehitperformancehas

goldenoldiestakingcentre

stageagain,featuringa

hostof singersbackedbya

four-pieceband.klpac.org

INDEPENDENCE

DAY

Theword‘merdeka’

is originallyderived

fromtheSanskrit

‘maharddhika’

meaning‘rich’and

‘prosperous,’sogo

ahead,feelproud

anddeclareyour

loveforourcountry

onthisday.

THISISMISHA

MishaOmarwill

thrillaudiencesin an

intimate,one-night-

onlyconcertat the

DewanFilharmonik

Petronas,where

shewillperform

hermostpopular

andlatesthits.

mpo.com.my

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EDINBURGH

AUGUST 2–26

Choreographer Ben Duke’s
interpretation of Romeo and Juliet
and comedian Jessie Cave’s
intimate stand-up show Sunrise
are just two of the 3,500-plus
shows at the world’s largest arts
festival, the Edinburgh Festival
Fringe. edfringe.com

KYOTO

AUGUST 16

The Obon festival honours

ancestral spirits believed to visit

family altars over three days

each August. It culminates in

the lighting of the Daimonji fi res

on mountains around Kyoto,

signifying the spirits’ departure.

insidejapantours.com

NEVADA

AUGUST 25–SEPTEMBER 2

The Burning Man arts festival,

whose attendance has swelled to

more than 80,000 visitors since

its inception in 1986, returns with

the theme of Metamorphosis,

encouraging participants to

celebrate the notion of change.

burningman.org

NEW YORK

AUGUST 26–SEPTEMBER 8

Serbian ace Novak Djokovic is

slated to defend his title, joining a

roster of other tennis greats such

as Serena Williams and emerging

stars like Germany’s Alexander

Zverev battling for supremacy

at the US Open, the last Grand

Slam of the year. usopen.org

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