ON MARCH 12, 2011, Sungai Pinang played host to River Meets Light, a unique and experimental mixed media performance that incorporated music, dance, light and visuals.

River was the brainchild of dancer/choreographer Aidan Redza and light installation artist Lisa Foo, who won the RM12,000 award from the Krishen Jit-Astro Fund in 2010. Ethnomusicologist Dr Tan Sooi Beng provided a blend of traditional and contemporary music for the performance, and Liew Kung Yu was tapped to be the artistic director. The project, coinciding with International Day of Action for Rivers, was aimed at raising awareness over the state of the nation's rivers.