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SPArKS 2026-2028 Executive Committee

(L-R) Vanesa Chung Martinez – Committee Member (Projects), Lenore Lee – Committee Member (PR), Jeremy Tan (Vice-President), Jasmine Leong (President), Daphne Wong (Secretary), Joanne Vun (Committee Member – Music) Raymond Goh (Treasurer) Presenting the SPArKS EXCO for 2026-28! The Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu Sabah (SPArKS) held its 10th Biennial General Meeting (BGM) with […]

2024-2026 Recap

In 2024 to 2026, Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (SPArKS) experienced another momentous chapter as we continued to SEE (Support, Educate, and Elevate) performing arts grow in Kota Kinabalu! From more intimate events such as Tapestries: Piano Recital by Sophia Lim, to meaningful initiatives like Sounds for the Ocean, a fundraising event that […]

Carnival of The Animals

Carnival of The Animals Kota Kinabalu

Looking for things to do in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah with the kids? Searching for a unique family event in Kota Kinabalu? Donโ€™t miss Carnival of the Animalsโ€”a delightful live music and storytelling performance that brings animals, imagination, and classical music to life! A must-see live family concert happening in Kota Kinabalu this 17-18 October!

Lagu KITA: SABAH Multicultural Songwriting & Band Competition

๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง “๐‹๐š๐ ๐ฎ ๐Š๐ˆ๐“๐€: ๐’๐€๐๐€๐‡ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง“! ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’„๐’†๐’๐’†๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’‰’๐’” ๐’…๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’›๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’๐’“๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”! ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: 1st Prize: RM5,000 + Studio Recording + MV; 2nd Prize: RM2,000 + Studio Recording; 3rd Prize: RM1,000 + Studio Recording; […]

TAPESTRIES: Piano Recital by Sophia Lim on 25th August 2024

On 25th August 2024, the Society of Performing Arts, KK (SPArKS) held a special event, namely, TAPESTRIES: Piano Recital by Sophia Lim at the Tun Hamdan Mini Theater, Yayasan Sabah. Sophia Lim, who is a Sabahan solo pianist currently residing in London, conducted a 1-hour workshop attended by 30 piano students, teachers and music enthusiasts […]

TAPESTRIES – A Piano Recital by Sophia Lim

Society of Performing Arts KK proudly presents โ€˜TAPESTRIES โ€“ Piano Recital by Sophia Limโ€™. Born in Sabah, Sophia is a Malaysian pianist currently based in London who recently graduated from the Royal College of Music, London, achieving a First Class Bachelor of Music (Hons). Sophia Lim’s Piano Workshop & Recitalย byย Legatoย Music Having performed in the United […]

A Woodwind Quintet Concert & Peter and the Wolf

We are excited to present our final event for 2023: A Woodwind Quintet Concert & Peter and the Wolf Theatre Production accompanied by live music. Starring our local Sabahan, West Malaysian and international performers! โ€œPeter and the Wolfโ€ is an engaging and educational composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 that combines music and storytelling […]

2020-2022 Recap

2020 saw the world come to a standstill due to the global pandemic. Though this time was a challenging period for performing arts in general, we were encouraged to see the support that we managed to provide to artists through donations and grants, as well as both online and physical events that helped support our […]

FAREWELL ANGELINA IN KOTA KINABALU 2020

We are proud to announce that we are co organising with U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur on this special showcase in KK! For the first time, “Nashville’s Powerhouse Quartet” Farewell Angelina will be here in Kota Kinabalu to share their music with you. Admission is “FREE” and by “First Come First Serve” Basis. Should you wish […]

ACIDIC LIVE IN KOTA KINABALU 2017

20 August 2017 – American Rock band, Acidic, will be performing a concert in Kota Kinabalu this coming 8th September 2017 at 7:30pm. The free showcase, ‘Acidic Concert Live In KK’, will be held at the Black Box Theatre Kota Kinabalu, Suria Sabah Shopping Mall and up to 300 passes are up for grabs for […]

ACACIA (KKAF 2017)

ACACIA is the title of this yearโ€™s annual performance by SYNERGY DANCE THEATRE and the Young Choreographer Project 2017. How much can a group of dancers aged 10 to 40 achieve after years of learning? This is where the title of ACACIA becomes meaningful. The acacia is a type of tree, and I use the […]