Contribution

AGT 2010 – Platform for the excellence

In line with its mission and vision ACT has ventured to another level of activity for its members. Realizing there are so much hidden talents within, the club played its role by creating a platform for the members to share what they have with the world.

ACT’s Got Talent 2010 was a brainchild of our very own Advisor, Mr. Ahmad Ruzizan Maphilindo Md Isa and the club’s President, Mr. Mohd Ariff b Md Isa. They whom are a true lover of art and culture came out with this idea since early 2010. After months of preparation and hard work, the preliminary round was organized on 17^th July 2010. Among the acts include singing, acting, stage comedy, poem reading, dancing, and instrumental performance. These performances were categorized into 3, which are (1) Singing – Solo, (2) Singing – Group, and (3) Creative. The response was massive, a total of 62 participation received from ACT members all over Malaysia and Singapore to compete in all categories contested. Singing - Solo topped the participation with 26 participants, followed by Singing – Group by 23 participants and Creative by 13 participants.

The preliminary round took place at Dewan Orang Ramai Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi. 3 professional judges brought in for this round. They are Mr Ibrahim bin Akir, Lecturer of Theatre Arts in Univerversiti Malaya, Mr. Norhafiz bin Md Isa, a music teacher and Mr. Mohd Yusof bin Mat, singer for local band AVDT. After 1 full day of sweat and hard work, the top 4 contestants of each category were decided to make their way to the finals.

The organization committee has put an extra effort in preparing the finalists for ‘The Day’. A small workshop was conducted on 25^th July 2010. Mr. Yazid Kamal, finalist of Akademi Fantasia season 7 was specially brought in to coach in stage show performance knowledge and preparation.

7^th August 2010, marked a history for all the finalists. Located at Panggung Percubaan Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), finalists gave their heart and soul to do the very best. To ensure credibility of the result, a special panel of judges was invited. They are Mr. Mohamadiani bin Hj. Kasian, Lecturer of Theatre Arts in Univerversiti Malaya, Mr. Mohd Imranbin Mohd Yusoff Sani, a theatre practitioner and Bapak Rully Muliarto from Daun Production, Jakarta, Indonesia.

The heat of the finals turned the cold hall warm. The competition was so tight. Every participant did so well, the cheering from the crowd was endless lived up the ambiance, and nobody can perfectly guess the winners up until the result announced. Finally the verdict was out, and the winners are:

Champion: De Nine from ACT Kelantan (Category: Singing – Group)

1^st runner-up: Zakaria b. Othman from ACT Johore (Category: Creative, Angklung)

2^nd runner-up: Elia Suhaily bt. Md. Yacob from ACT Perlis (Category: Singing – Solo)

The champion received a trophy and Kenny Rogers voucher worth RM 250. 1^st runner up brought back a trophy and Kenny Rogers voucher worth RM 200 while the 2^nd Runner up took home a trophy and Kenny Rogers voucher worth RM 100. ACT’s club advisor, Mr. Ahmad Ruzizan Maphilindo Md Isa was honored to present prizes to all winners.

Kudos to the event organizer, ACT Perlis for its success in organizing both the preliminary and the finals of the competition. The program has managed to achieve its dedicated objective as avenue for stress management, promoting work-life balance and to improve teamwork spirit among its members.

For the success of this year’s event, ACT is planning to make this competition as a yearly event. For all, it is about time to start your training. Next year will surely be a tougher one to crack!