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Apology for a long hiatus

We are no longer attached to Relentless Entertainment Company since July 2009. Currently, we are based at Fitness Zone, Kiulap under the company name "Element of Creative Movement".

To find us, Facebook search 'Next Element' for recent updates. And to the readers, our official website will be out by next year. To reach us, contact +6737190484.

- MD of ECM

Successful Audition

Our Relentless Entertainment Audition held last Sunday was a success. Thank you to all who participated. And to those who got in, congratulations!! We will see you on Sunday for our first training session.

To those who didn't make it, keep your chin up, keep practicing and we hope to see you in our normal dance classes in the near future.

Sunday 29th March: The Audition

DANCE AUDITION by
Relentless-Entertainment

Relentless Entertainment is still looking for talented dancers in Brunei whose interested to join Relentless Dance Group and Activ-8. We are holding a Dance Audition on the 29th March 2009 3pm to 5pm at Zunic Wellness 6th floor, Plaza Athirah, Kota Batu. In return, if chosen, you will receive -

• 6 months FREE training/rehearsals with Relentless Dance
• Profiled Preformances
• Paid/Unpaid performances
• Teaching opportunities for those that are able
• A chance to be part of the fastest growing dance and entertainment company in Brunei

Singing and Acting audition will be held sometime in April so start practicing those vocals and acting skills... because we have a lot of big upcoming shows.

NEWSPAPER on 21st March

A TASTE OF DANCE & MORE TO IT THAN MEETS THE EYE

By Aiden Adams

IT was Martha Graham (1894-1991), an American pioneer of modern dance and one of the most influential choreographers of the 20^th century, who once said:

“We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energise the spectator into keener awareness of the vigour, the mystery, the humour, the variety, and the wonder of life.”

Here in Brunei, there is a small but well-known company called Relentless Entertainment, formed just last year and yet one of the fastest-growing establishments of its kind, that aims to nurture and train students in dance, drama and singing, of which the group Activ-8 is in its performing arts division.

With over 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Mardi, who is Relentless Entertainment’s Founder and Artistic Director, says that he knows what to look for when it comes to raw talents.

This is partly because, before returning to our shores, Mardi was formerly a teacher at the United Kingdom’s world-famous Pineapple Studios, and he has also held a series of workshops in Singapore, Europe and the United States.

His many other impressive credits include working with some of the top dancers and choreographers from Los Angeles, TV advertisements and shows in Britain, as well as with the Sony label and for music videos.

“Brunei has a great deal of undiscovered talents and Bruneians need to see that these gifted artists are right on their doorsteps. I would very much like to see the entertainment scene here blossom or improve,” Mardi told The Weekend.

“I would help that happen by training or working with the talents, and generally assisting artistic people in reaching their full potential, the best way I know how. For now, my objective is to bring the country’s most promising dancers together and maybe nurture them into professional performers.”

Speaking on behalf of his company, Mardi added, “We would like to cater and eventually become the backbone to the nation’s entertainment scene. This will take some time but we are confident that it can be done.

“We are also currently looking to include other dance groups and potential choreographers who we could work with in the future. Our main criteria are originality, a willingness to learn and the ability to think outside the proverbial box.”

In the Sultanate, Mardi is assisted in his quest by two young locals - Amy Cheong, the Partner and Director of Relentless Entertainment, as well as its Manager, Khamdhi Asmad.

“For about a year now, I have trained with many different kinds of people and genres of dance that include Street Jazz, Lyrical Hip-Hop, Ol’ Skool, Electro and a lot more. It has also been an honour and privilege for me to be a part of this group and participate in a few exciting and memorable events,” said Khamdhi.

The Founder and Artistic Director of Relentless Entertainment, Mardi (L), with its Manager Khamdhi

“In 2009, we are looking forward to create even more of a buzz and a close community of artists. Being very passionate, believing in yourself and becoming really committed - these traits are definitely needed to be accomplished in this field.”

From mid-2008 to the present day, Relentless Entertainment and Activ-8 have been living up to their names, while somewhat creating a storm and leading a worthwhile movement in the local arts scene.

In that relatively short amount of time, they have tirelessly rehearsed then performed with much vigour and rarely seen showmanship for the Philippines Independence Day Dinner, Laksmana College of Business Gala Night, the Brunei Cup tournament and the b.Mobile Appreciation Dinner.

In addition to co-organising the Move It! Dance Showdown contest last month with Suci and Cityneon, they also showcased their unique talents at various road shows, comprising those of Leneige, Zunic Wellness as well as DST, when they closely collaborated with one of Brunei’s popular record labels, Projectunes.

Their main sponsors are Rock Paper Scissors, Leneige, Kokusui Enterprise and Zunic Wellness, whose continued support Relentless Entertainment has expressed tremendous gratitude for.

“We would in fact like to work with anyone or any company that wants to hire us for their upcoming projects, especially those with keen interests in the country’s arts or entertainment scene as a whole,” added Mardi.

This week, the youths of Relentless Entertainment continue to be very busy, as they are currently co-organising a dance competition with b.Mobile, which will see its semi-final round this afternoon and the closing tomorrow evening - both happening at The Mall in Gadong.

In addition to this, there will be open auditions for a fresh dance troupe tentatively called Relentless (which would also become the company’s new core and main training group) at Zunic tomorrow from 2pm onwards, and in the afternoon on Sunday March 29 at the same venue.

In a simultaneous manner, the ambitious company is also taking on other and bigger projects that are in the pipeline and to be kept under wraps until a much later date when certain confirmations are received.

“I personally would urge more young people to take up dancing because I myself got a taste of what it is like and, aside from the exposure, fun and high satisfaction that a dancer could get from performing, I can tell you that there is more to all of this than meets the eye,” said Khamdhi.

“I know that dancing does not just help with one’s creative side, but it can also change a person. Over time, a serious dancer would gain a newfound respect for the craft, while trying to master its many surprising elements.

“The important qualities or attributes that a good dancer needs to develop in order to succeed, such as confidence, discipline, timing, health-consciousness and even one’s overall presentation, usually helps a person and would prove extremely useful in all other areas of his or her life,” he added.

“This may be hard to believe but it really is true. Therein, at least to me, lies the real beauty of dance as an art form.” For more information, visit www.relentless-entertainment.blogspot.com.

Members of Activ-8 pictured behind the scenes

-Big Bang Dance Competition-

Dance Competition by Bmobile & Relentless Entertainment

Pictures was taken by Rano.
Check out: Ranoadidas.com

This was a one of the biggest dance competition that has ever been made. It turned out unexpectedly. All of the dancers improved so much from the last competition. We are thankful for the successful show and thanks to Rano for these tremendous shots.

Winner of Solo Category, Dani.


Judges from b.Mobile, Relentless Entertainment,
Carone Records and Borneo Bulletin.

Sarif a.k.a B'Boy Layzie won 2nd place in Solo category

...and 3rd place goes to Young Cliff.

Winner for Group Categories:

1st Place -In Saintz Crew (308 points)

2nd place - B.2.B.R (297 points)

3rd place - Epic Rhythm (294 points)

4th place - Kb Rockers (294 points)

5th place - Hard Style Revolution (252 points)

These are the groups that participated in the competition. Well done to all. Keep up the good work and will see you on the next one.

Wicked Dance Crew.

Rhythm Fusion

B.I.U.


Soloist in Action:

Masquerade Night @ Polo Club

-b.Mobile Appreciation Masquerade Night-
Opening ceremony & Closing ceremony

We took a different approach with this performance and everyone gave their all at this very performance. It was the most different set that we've done so far and we had one week to learn 2 sets. We included some theatrical drama and comedy into the sets, which everyone liked.

Dance Showdown @ ICC

Pictures was taken by
Ranoadidas.com


-The Move it! Dance Showdown at ICC-

Co-organizing, Opening ceremony & Closing ceremony

This was our first 3-days dance competition, co-organized by Relentless Entertainment. Activ-8 was the opening and closing ceremony for this event. The crowd was huge! Their reactions to the competition was so unexpected.

Majestic Crew


Epic Rhythm


609

Rhythm Fusion

Come Sunday, finals. it was a great weekend. So below are the finalists of the competition. 1st place for Solo was danced out by Cliff.

Young Cliff

2nd place for Solo goes to Sarif aka Layzie and
3rd place goes to Azim a.k.a. G-floor

And for group categories, b.2.b.r surprised the crowds and judges with their bboy skills and snatched first place, followed by Majestic crew as second and Epic Rhythm as third place.

Majestic Crew

Epic Rhythm

The Winner
B.2.B.R