Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
"Perform This Way" by Weird Al Yankovic
Interesting story behind this parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" - read the text to find out more.
Strangely enough, without the image of the diva herself proclaiming these words, I feel like it's become a manifesto of sorts for my own costumed clownery. Viva la creativité secondaire!
Strangely enough, without the image of the diva herself proclaiming these words, I feel like it's become a manifesto of sorts for my own costumed clownery. Viva la creativité secondaire!
Monday, April 18, 2011
SPORE Art Salon - April Showers Edition, Tue 26 Apr
I was involved in curating this one. Come down and watch young slam poet Deborah Emmanuel - she's really cool.
SPORE Art Salon
Tue 26 April, 7-11pm
ECHO Loft, 268A South Bridge Road
Here's the blurb:
This month we will be featuring a live art installation/creation, featuring the visual artistry of ART SASPUTROWARDOYO and DAWN ANG. They will be combining their talents for improvisational line drawing, to absorb the atmosphere and produce a fantastic and imaginative landscape in real-time. This must be seen to be believed!! As always, we will be conducting live model drawing sessions throughout the evening, so bring your pencils, charcoal, pads and paper. Let our engaging and eclectic models inspire your creativity. All guests are allowed and encouraged to participate in the drawing sessions.
FEATURED PERFORMING ARTISTS:
ALICE RENOU BOUILET: Miss Alice hails from Paris, France, where she has enjoyed an exciting performance career. Having performed as a dancer at the world famous Lido theater, and distinguishing herself as an accomplished modern dancer, harpist, choral singer and actress, she now joins the SPORE Art Salon to weave her wonderful blend of cabaret, jazz, and sophistication. A truly tempting treat!
DEBORAH EMMANUEL: Deborah Emmanuel is a full-time learner, part-time teacher and performer who has newly discovered her love for telling stories. Most of the stories she has told have used theatre and drama as their medium. Within the last year, she has started using performance poetry as the way to tell hers and other people's. Most of her poetry is based on snatches of time or striking life experiences which explore raw emotion. Deborah believes that it is this essence of each story which brings people together, since every person has been sad, happy, angry or afraid- even if they pretend not to be. She hopes that you hear her stories with an open heart and mind, and that they make you feel.
EDMUND LEE: Sir Edmund Lee is a heartfelt and passionate singer/songwriter. Deeply inspired by the work and stylings of Jason Mraz and John Mayer, Edmund continues to create welcoming and warm pictures and stories with his music. Come let him speak to your soul.
You don't want to miss a single minute of this month's event. The cost of the evening is $20 CASH ONLY. Proceeds go to fund the ECHO music school.
SPORE Art Salon
Tue 26 April, 7-11pm
ECHO Loft, 268A South Bridge Road
Here's the blurb:
This month we will be featuring a live art installation/creation, featuring the visual artistry of ART SASPUTROWARDOYO and DAWN ANG. They will be combining their talents for improvisational line drawing, to absorb the atmosphere and produce a fantastic and imaginative landscape in real-time. This must be seen to be believed!! As always, we will be conducting live model drawing sessions throughout the evening, so bring your pencils, charcoal, pads and paper. Let our engaging and eclectic models inspire your creativity. All guests are allowed and encouraged to participate in the drawing sessions.
FEATURED PERFORMING ARTISTS:
ALICE RENOU BOUILET: Miss Alice hails from Paris, France, where she has enjoyed an exciting performance career. Having performed as a dancer at the world famous Lido theater, and distinguishing herself as an accomplished modern dancer, harpist, choral singer and actress, she now joins the SPORE Art Salon to weave her wonderful blend of cabaret, jazz, and sophistication. A truly tempting treat!
DEBORAH EMMANUEL: Deborah Emmanuel is a full-time learner, part-time teacher and performer who has newly discovered her love for telling stories. Most of the stories she has told have used theatre and drama as their medium. Within the last year, she has started using performance poetry as the way to tell hers and other people's. Most of her poetry is based on snatches of time or striking life experiences which explore raw emotion. Deborah believes that it is this essence of each story which brings people together, since every person has been sad, happy, angry or afraid- even if they pretend not to be. She hopes that you hear her stories with an open heart and mind, and that they make you feel.
EDMUND LEE: Sir Edmund Lee is a heartfelt and passionate singer/songwriter. Deeply inspired by the work and stylings of Jason Mraz and John Mayer, Edmund continues to create welcoming and warm pictures and stories with his music. Come let him speak to your soul.
You don't want to miss a single minute of this month's event. The cost of the evening is $20 CASH ONLY. Proceeds go to fund the ECHO music school.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Tell the Chinese government to release artist Ai Wei Wei
This post previously appeared on the Canvas, the National Art Gallery's blog. It's still there, but it's been edited for diplomatic reasons. ;)
UPDATE: Time Magazine's done a great story on this. Click here.)
(Image from Ai Wei Wei's blog, via Danwei.)
We know that the Singapore is by no means a model for freedom of speech in the arts. Our government also arrests our artists for dabbling in politics.
But that's the government. We're Singaporean citizens, PRs and residents who care about art, and most of us also care about free speech. Which is why we bloody well ought to tell the Chinese government that we do not approve of their jailing one of their foremost contemporary artists on obscure charges of "economic crimes" - probably linked to his support of pro-democracy activist activities in support of a Chinese Jasmine Revolution.
There's a petition here: http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei?alert_id=ZntTBqdKpo_IZtByZSTro&me=aa
Please sign it. Please also share anything else you can think of which could help in this matter. To recap, Ai Wei Wei is most famous for being the designer of the Bird's Nest Stadium, showcased in the Beijing Olympics.
You may have seen his work at Art Stage Singapore - he created the colossal installation "Through" from the remnants of a demolished Qing dynasty house.
(Image via Snippets from the Manila Art Scene.)
He's spoken out against the Olympics, he's been beaten up by the police for testifying regarding casualties in the Sichuan Earthquake, he's been placed under house arrest and this January he had his newly built Shanghai studio destroyed by authorities, while visitors to the Tate Modern were ooh-ing and aah-ing over his "Sunflower Seeds" exhibition, consisting of 100 million handpainted porcelain sunflower seeds.
This February, amidst the government crackdown on pro-democracy activists, he cryptically posted the following on his Twitter account: "I didn’t care about jasmine at first, but people who are scared by jasmine sent out information about how harmful jasmine is often, which makes me realize that jasmine is what scares them the most. What a jasmine!"
On 3 April, government agents arrested Ai at the Beijing airport and seized papers and computers from his studio. That's pretty much all we know right now - no word on where he is or how he's doing.
A petition to release Ai on Change.org has been started by twelve leading figures in the international arts world, including the directors of the Guggenheim, Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, and Tate Museum, have started a petition on Change.org demanding that the Chinese government free Ai Weiwei.
Of course, we should be supporting the release of all the activists, given that many of them have played a more instrumental part in this movement than Ai himself. However, given the Chinese government's pride in its artists, and its new emphasis on showcasing them - they've recently announced plans for the world's biggest art gallery - their arrest of Ai is particularly egregious.
Once again, the petition's here:
http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei?alert_id=ZntTBqdKpo_IZtByZSTro&me=aa
Hidup Revolusi Bunga Melur.
(Image from Ai Wei Wei's blog, via Danwei.)
We know that the Singapore is by no means a model for freedom of speech in the arts. Our government also arrests our artists for dabbling in politics.
But that's the government. We're Singaporean citizens, PRs and residents who care about art, and most of us also care about free speech. Which is why we bloody well ought to tell the Chinese government that we do not approve of their jailing one of their foremost contemporary artists on obscure charges of "economic crimes" - probably linked to his support of pro-democracy activist activities in support of a Chinese Jasmine Revolution.
There's a petition here: http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei?alert_id=ZntTBqdKpo_IZtByZSTro&me=aa
Please sign it. Please also share anything else you can think of which could help in this matter. To recap, Ai Wei Wei is most famous for being the designer of the Bird's Nest Stadium, showcased in the Beijing Olympics.
You may have seen his work at Art Stage Singapore - he created the colossal installation "Through" from the remnants of a demolished Qing dynasty house.
(Image via Snippets from the Manila Art Scene.)
He's spoken out against the Olympics, he's been beaten up by the police for testifying regarding casualties in the Sichuan Earthquake, he's been placed under house arrest and this January he had his newly built Shanghai studio destroyed by authorities, while visitors to the Tate Modern were ooh-ing and aah-ing over his "Sunflower Seeds" exhibition, consisting of 100 million handpainted porcelain sunflower seeds.
This February, amidst the government crackdown on pro-democracy activists, he cryptically posted the following on his Twitter account: "I didn’t care about jasmine at first, but people who are scared by jasmine sent out information about how harmful jasmine is often, which makes me realize that jasmine is what scares them the most. What a jasmine!"
On 3 April, government agents arrested Ai at the Beijing airport and seized papers and computers from his studio. That's pretty much all we know right now - no word on where he is or how he's doing.
A petition to release Ai on Change.org has been started by twelve leading figures in the international arts world, including the directors of the Guggenheim, Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, and Tate Museum, have started a petition on Change.org demanding that the Chinese government free Ai Weiwei.
Of course, we should be supporting the release of all the activists, given that many of them have played a more instrumental part in this movement than Ai himself. However, given the Chinese government's pride in its artists, and its new emphasis on showcasing them - they've recently announced plans for the world's biggest art gallery - their arrest of Ai is particularly egregious.
Once again, the petition's here:
http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei?alert_id=ZntTBqdKpo_IZtByZSTro&me=aa
Hidup Revolusi Bunga Melur.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dead Philosophers in Heaven
I am really rather amused at this new webcomic.
It doesn't score every time, but I thank the stars for every little thing that makes me feel that my liberal arts education was money well spent. :/
It doesn't score every time, but I thank the stars for every little thing that makes me feel that my liberal arts education was money well spent. :/
Monday, April 04, 2011
Texts Mar 2011
*POETRY*
+Léon Damas Gontran’s “Pigments – Névralgies”
+Sandra Cisneros’s “Loose Woman”
*FICTION*
+Paul di Filippo's "The Steampunk Trilogy"
+Hyejin Kim's "Jia"
+Aphra Behn’s “Oroonoko”
+J. M. Coetzee’s “Summertime”
*NON-FICTION*
+Navtej Sarna’s “The Book of Nanak”
*GRAPHIC TEXTS*
=Gwee Li Sui’s “Myth of the Stone”
*FILMS*
=Wee Lilin’s “Forever”
=Zack Snyder's “Sucker Punch”
*PERFORMANCES*
Mereka’s “Bersendaloka”
+The Necessary Stage’s “Balek Kampong”
=Zizi Azah’s “No Exit”
+W!ld Rice’s “Emily of Emerald Hill”
=NUS Centre for the Arts and Checkpoint Theatre’s “The Power of Notions, Notions of Power”
+LaSalle’s “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
NUS Stage and Checkpoint Theatre’s “The Good, the Bad and the Sholay”
=Panggung Arts’ “F”
*EXHIBITIONS*
+NTU School of Art, Design and Media's "Port of Call"
+Singapore Art Museum’s “Singapore Biennale”, “It’s Now Or Never II” and “Negotiating Home, History and Nation”
The Art-Science Museum's ="Travelling the Silk Road", +"Genghis Khan: The Exhibition" and ="Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds"
+Léon Damas Gontran’s “Pigments – Névralgies”
+Sandra Cisneros’s “Loose Woman”
*FICTION*
+Paul di Filippo's "The Steampunk Trilogy"
+Hyejin Kim's "Jia"
+Aphra Behn’s “Oroonoko”
+J. M. Coetzee’s “Summertime”
*NON-FICTION*
+Navtej Sarna’s “The Book of Nanak”
*GRAPHIC TEXTS*
=Gwee Li Sui’s “Myth of the Stone”
*FILMS*
=Wee Lilin’s “Forever”
=Zack Snyder's “Sucker Punch”
*PERFORMANCES*
Mereka’s “Bersendaloka”
+The Necessary Stage’s “Balek Kampong”
=Zizi Azah’s “No Exit”
+W!ld Rice’s “Emily of Emerald Hill”
=NUS Centre for the Arts and Checkpoint Theatre’s “The Power of Notions, Notions of Power”
+LaSalle’s “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
NUS Stage and Checkpoint Theatre’s “The Good, the Bad and the Sholay”
=Panggung Arts’ “F”
*EXHIBITIONS*
+NTU School of Art, Design and Media's "Port of Call"
+Singapore Art Museum’s “Singapore Biennale”, “It’s Now Or Never II” and “Negotiating Home, History and Nation”
The Art-Science Museum's ="Travelling the Silk Road", +"Genghis Khan: The Exhibition" and ="Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds"
Monday, March 28, 2011
RIP Diana Wynne Jones, 1934-2011
She was my favourite author as a kid. I *loved* her Chrestomanci series and Tale of Time City. I had no idea why people made such a big deal over JK Rowling when there was a genius like this around.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/mar/27/diana-wynne-jones-obituary
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/mar/27/diana-wynne-jones-obituary
Friday, March 25, 2011
Motherfuckers.
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Author: Dan Savage and Terry Miller
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ISBN/ISSN: 978-0525952336
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Are you Singaporean? Are you gay/bi/allied? And are you voting PAP?
Before you do, you should take a look at what some PAP MPs think about the possibility of repealing our sodomy law - and mind you, this is one of the younger ones:
Granted, most opposition parties have chosen not to take a pro-gay rights stance. But two parties are doing so this year: Singapore Democratic Party and Reform Party. SDP is contesting my ward, too! W00t.
Granted, most opposition parties have chosen not to take a pro-gay rights stance. But two parties are doing so this year: Singapore Democratic Party and Reform Party. SDP is contesting my ward, too! W00t.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
I've a bunch of gigs coming up!
1) I've got a poem in Man/Born/Free: Writings on the Human Spirit, edited by Gwee Li Sui. It's being marketed in South Africa right now as part of Spotlight Singapore. I hear it's doing rather well.
I'll be speaking on a panel at the Singapore launch! Here's the info:
Launch of "Man/Born/Free"
Friday 26 March, 11am-12pm
Living Room, Level Two, Arts House
And here's a blurb from this site:
"This literary anthology – centred on the travails of the human spirit – is like none other published in Singapore. It testifies to the social reflections of generations of Singaporean writers and their inquiries into issues of freedom, equality, humanity, and hope. The selection brings together works originally written in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil across almost six decades of Singaporean life. They are arranged here in a compelling way that argues for the inevitable interconnections of these concerns. Man/Born/Free is an exciting initiative to commemorate the relationship between Singapore and South Africa as extended through the 2011 event, Spotlight Singapore in Cape Town.
2) I'm performing stuff at the SPORE Art Salon. It's an event cooked up by Ryan Beck, a dancer at Resorts World's Voyage de La Vie circus show (no, I'm not kidding). He and his fellow artist/performers have been longing for a way to connect with the greater Singapore arts scene, which is really hard for them since they're usually working Wednesday to Sunday.
They've set up this monthly event where they can gather and showcase works by both Singaporean and expat artists - plus, there's live models present for sketching, so you can practise your drawing skills. Unfortunately, it costs $20, but the proceeds go to charity, and there'll be a lovely tapas spread to boot.
This month's will feature myself, musicians/comedians Jacqueline and Bill Landsman, pianist/songwriter/performer Johnny Kim and accordionist/singer/songwriter Faizal Bohtiar.
SPORE Art Salon
Tuesday 29 March, 7-11pm
ECHO Loft, Chinatown
Corner of Smith Street and South Bridge Rd, Second Floor
$20 for entry (including performance, sketching and food)
Tuesday 29 March, 7-11pm
ECHO Loft, Chinatown
Corner of Smith Street and South Bridge Rd, Second Floor
$20 for entry (including performance, sketching and food)
3) I was involved in a collaboration between artists and writers, organised by the literary journal CERIPH and the Substation. Not a lot of publicity materials out yet, but I'm just gonna announce the launch of the art exhibition:
Synaesthesia Launch
8-17 April (launch 7pm on Friday 8 April)
Substation Gallery, 45 Armenian St
Thankyee, y'all!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Singapore Biennale 2011 Young Art Writers Programme
I'm leading creative workshops at the Singapore Biennale on Wednesday and Thursday!
If you're interested in finding out more, e-mail education@singaporebiennale.org.
If you're interested in finding out more, e-mail education@singaporebiennale.org.
Friday, March 11, 2011
I'm writing for the Canvas!
Just wanted to let you know that I'm now a member of the Council, i.e. the unpaid staff who write for the National Art Gallery blog, the Canvas.
Why? Because I frickin' love art and writing about it is a good way to waste my time and hasten my death. E.g. I recently wasted time blogging about photographer Alecia Neo, plus I vomited up a piece called 10 Gloriously Cheesy Merlion Artworks, in honour of the Singapore Biennale 2011.
Speaking of which, I'll be attending the opening of that event in eight hours. No costume this time, sadly.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Two Singapore movies
I just watched Kelvin Tong's "It's a Great, Great World" last night and I freaking loved it!
I've heard it's boring for some people, but if you're a Singapore nostalgia buff like me, it's definitely up your alley. It stars all the big Channel Eight Mandarin-speaking celebs: amazing that they can speak dialect so well. And yeah, the stories have heart - I was actually weeping by the end.
Also attended the gala premiere of Wee Li Lin's "Forever". (I was an extra! But don't try and find me; I'm in the airport scene, but I'm just a blur in the background.)
Mixed feelings. I liked "Gone Shopping" (final cut) better. But it works as a certain kind of chick flick. Come support!
I've heard it's boring for some people, but if you're a Singapore nostalgia buff like me, it's definitely up your alley. It stars all the big Channel Eight Mandarin-speaking celebs: amazing that they can speak dialect so well. And yeah, the stories have heart - I was actually weeping by the end.
Also attended the gala premiere of Wee Li Lin's "Forever". (I was an extra! But don't try and find me; I'm in the airport scene, but I'm just a blur in the background.)
Mixed feelings. I liked "Gone Shopping" (final cut) better. But it works as a certain kind of chick flick. Come support!
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
February 2010 texts
Grrr, I've been slovenly about reading this month! (But yeah, my fiction books were long and tedious. I forgive myself, partially.)
*POETRY*
+John Agard’s “Lovelines for a Goat-Born Lady”
+Jennifer Crawford’s “bad appendix”
*FICTION*
=VS Naipaul’s “A House For Mr Biswas”
+Rómulo Gallegos’s “Doña Bárbara”
*NON-FICTION*
=Richard Hammond’s “Chien-shiung Wu: Pioneering Nuclear Physicist”
*GRAPHIC TEXTS*
+Stan Sakai’s “Usagi Yojimbo: Return of the Black Soul”
+Slinkachu’s “Little People in the City”
*FILMS*
+Wolfgang Reitherman’s “The AristoCats”
+Mark Romanek’s “Never Let Me Go”
+Yann Samuel’s “L’Age de Raison”
+Lisa Cholodenko’s “The Kids Are All Right”
=Wee Lilin’s “Forever”
*PERFORMANCES*
+Palace Theatre’s “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”
+Garrick Theatre’s “When We Are Married”
+Duke of Yorks Theatre’s “Ghost Stories”
+Elizabeth de Roza’s “What the Dog Knew”
+The Finger Players’ “Turn by Turn We Turn” (preview)
=SMU StageIt’s “.RED”
+NUS Scholars Program's "Hay Fever"
+PANGdemonium’s “Closer”
*EXHIBITIONS*
+Tate Modern’s permanent collection and “Gabriel Orozco”
+Tate Britain’s permnanent collection
+Wellcome Collection’s “Medicine Man”, “Medicine Now” and “High Society”
+Singapore Art Museum’s “Collectors’ Stage”
*POETRY*
+John Agard’s “Lovelines for a Goat-Born Lady”
+Jennifer Crawford’s “bad appendix”
*FICTION*
=VS Naipaul’s “A House For Mr Biswas”
+Rómulo Gallegos’s “Doña Bárbara”
*NON-FICTION*
=Richard Hammond’s “Chien-shiung Wu: Pioneering Nuclear Physicist”
*GRAPHIC TEXTS*
+Stan Sakai’s “Usagi Yojimbo: Return of the Black Soul”
+Slinkachu’s “Little People in the City”
*FILMS*
+Wolfgang Reitherman’s “The AristoCats”
+Mark Romanek’s “Never Let Me Go”
+Yann Samuel’s “L’Age de Raison”
+Lisa Cholodenko’s “The Kids Are All Right”
=Wee Lilin’s “Forever”
*PERFORMANCES*
+Palace Theatre’s “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”
+Garrick Theatre’s “When We Are Married”
+Duke of Yorks Theatre’s “Ghost Stories”
+Elizabeth de Roza’s “What the Dog Knew”
+The Finger Players’ “Turn by Turn We Turn” (preview)
=SMU StageIt’s “.RED”
+NUS Scholars Program's "Hay Fever"
+PANGdemonium’s “Closer”
*EXHIBITIONS*
+Tate Modern’s permanent collection and “Gabriel Orozco”
+Tate Britain’s permnanent collection
+Wellcome Collection’s “Medicine Man”, “Medicine Now” and “High Society”
+Singapore Art Museum’s “Collectors’ Stage”
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Do the Creep!
From the Lonely Island, the same guys who brought us the wonderful I'm On a Boat:
Also check out their oldie but goodie, the Natalie Portman rap:
I think I just have a thing for tiny, really feminine women doing perverted male things. :D
Also check out their oldie but goodie, the Natalie Portman rap:
I think I just have a thing for tiny, really feminine women doing perverted male things. :D
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
ROJAK 17, this Fri 18 Feb, @ 5 Magazine Rd, Central Mall
Dearest friends,
Come to ROJAK 17! (I'll be hosting.)
Welcome to our first ROJAK of 2011, this Friday,18th February, co-curated by BBH and FARM. It promises to be alot of FUN, with live performances scattered throughout the night.
1. Syndicate, Visual & Music
2. Colin Seah, Architecture & Design
3. Yuki Mitsuyasu, Jewellery Design
4. Quek Kiat Sing, Chinese Art
5. Hunn Wai, Product Design
6. Douglas Hamilton & Adrian Chan, Advertising
7. Abednego Trianto, Photography
8. Andree Weschler, Fine Arts & Performance
9. Felix Ng, Design
10. The Observatory, Music
Remember to bring drinks and beer to share for the beloved ROJAK dinghy. Bring your friends and family too! It's all in the spirit of ROJAK sharing. :)
Come to ROJAK 17! (I'll be hosting.)
Welcome to our first ROJAK of 2011, this Friday,18th February, co-curated by BBH and FARM. It promises to be alot of FUN, with live performances scattered throughout the night.
We are hosted by BBH at their lovely courtyard space at 5 Magazine Road (Central Mall). Syndicate will start spinning at 7pm, and presentations starts at 8pm. Come early to support and see!
Our presenters for the evening, are, in no particular order:
1. Syndicate, Visual & Music
2. Colin Seah, Architecture & Design
3. Yuki Mitsuyasu, Jewellery Design
4. Quek Kiat Sing, Chinese Art
5. Hunn Wai, Product Design
6. Douglas Hamilton & Adrian Chan, Advertising
7. Abednego Trianto, Photography
8. Andree Weschler, Fine Arts & Performance
9. Felix Ng, Design
10. The Observatory, Music
Remember to bring drinks and beer to share for the beloved ROJAK dinghy. Bring your friends and family too! It's all in the spirit of ROJAK sharing. :)
P.S. This salivatingly-fabulous poster is designed by BBH (lotsa thanks!!)
Monday, February 14, 2011
W!ld Rice's "Emily of Emerald Hill", 3-12 March @ Esplanade
I've bought my tickets already!
Am deeply curious about whether they can make this monologue work in a space as huge as the Esplanade Theatre. Only one way to find out.
Am deeply curious about whether they can make this monologue work in a space as huge as the Esplanade Theatre. Only one way to find out.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
PANEL DISCUSSION: From Ideas to Theatre Idols
(I'm moderating this!)
Meet three past winners of Theatre Idols, an annual event where staged readings of original new plays are held and the winner decided by public voting for a full staging of his/her play. These upcoming talented playwrights - Jacke Chye, Edgar Liao and Yak Aik-Wee - will chat about their experiences writing plays and taking part in Theatre Idols and also discuss real challenges facing new playwrights in the Singapore theatre scene.
Organised by the National Arts Council's Mentor Access Project and supported by The Arts House.
Free Admission.
Friday 11 February 2011,
7pm - 8.30pm ,
Arts House Play Den
Event details from: http://www.theartshouse.com.sg/event_details_2011.php?id=43. For enquiries, contact The Arts House at: 6332 6900.
Meet three past winners of Theatre Idols, an annual event where staged readings of original new plays are held and the winner decided by public voting for a full staging of his/her play. These upcoming talented playwrights - Jacke Chye, Edgar Liao and Yak Aik-Wee - will chat about their experiences writing plays and taking part in Theatre Idols and also discuss real challenges facing new playwrights in the Singapore theatre scene.
Organised by the National Arts Council's Mentor Access Project and supported by The Arts House.
Free Admission.
Friday 11 February 2011,
7pm - 8.30pm ,
Arts House Play Den
Event details from: http://www.theartshouse.com.sg/event_details_2011.php?id=43. For enquiries, contact The Arts House at: 6332 6900.
Monday, February 07, 2011
January Texts
*POETRY*
+Derek Walcott’s “Omeros”
+Edward Kamau Brathwaite’s “The Arrivants”
+Clive Murphy's "Orts and All: More Ribald Rhymes and Gay Doggery"
*FICTION*
+Jean Rhys’s “Sleep It Off, Lady”
+Jacob Ross’s “Pynter Bender”
*NON-FICTION*
+Dava Sobel’s “The Planets”
=Frantz Fanon’s “Black Skin, White Masks”
*GRAPHIC TEXTS*
+Roz Chast’s “Theories of Everything”
+Troy Chin’s “The Resident Tourist, Part 4”
+Alan Moore’s “Tom Strong” Books 5 and 6
+Neil Gaiman’s “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?”
*FILMS*
=Mark Lee and Boris Boo's “The Ghosts Must Be Crazy”
+Alex van Warmerdam's “The Last Days of Emma Blank”
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
+Philip Noyce's “Salt”
*PERFORMANCES*
Elysa Wendi and Shu Jing Xing's “Ah Ma and Ah Niang”
+Sean Tobin and Natalie Hennedige's “What Did You Learn Today?”
+Helmut Van den Meersshaut's "Entre Nous"
+The Necessary Stage's “Model Citizens”
=Gene Sha Rudyn's “Al-Ikhlas”
+Young & W!ld 2's “Swordfish+Concubine: The Fall of Singapura”
*EXHIBITIONS*
+Achinto Bhadra's "Another Me: Transformations from Pain to Power"
=Lim Shengen's "Void: Utopia"
+Little Dröm Store's "School of Hard Knocks"
+Leung Chi Wo's "Something About Education But Not Exactly..."
+Evil Empire's "OH!: Open House"
+"Art Stage Singapore"
+Asian Civilisations Museum's "Art of the Congo River"
+Victoria and Albert Museum's Permanent Collection
+Derek Walcott’s “Omeros”
+Edward Kamau Brathwaite’s “The Arrivants”
+Clive Murphy's "Orts and All: More Ribald Rhymes and Gay Doggery"
*FICTION*
+Jean Rhys’s “Sleep It Off, Lady”
+Jacob Ross’s “Pynter Bender”
*NON-FICTION*
+Dava Sobel’s “The Planets”
=Frantz Fanon’s “Black Skin, White Masks”
*GRAPHIC TEXTS*
+Roz Chast’s “Theories of Everything”
+Troy Chin’s “The Resident Tourist, Part 4”
+Alan Moore’s “Tom Strong” Books 5 and 6
+Neil Gaiman’s “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?”
*FILMS*
=Mark Lee and Boris Boo's “The Ghosts Must Be Crazy”
+Alex van Warmerdam's “The Last Days of Emma Blank”
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
+Philip Noyce's “Salt”
*PERFORMANCES*
Elysa Wendi and Shu Jing Xing's “Ah Ma and Ah Niang”
+Sean Tobin and Natalie Hennedige's “What Did You Learn Today?”
+Helmut Van den Meersshaut's "Entre Nous"
+The Necessary Stage's “Model Citizens”
=Gene Sha Rudyn's “Al-Ikhlas”
+Young & W!ld 2's “Swordfish+Concubine: The Fall of Singapura”
*EXHIBITIONS*
+Achinto Bhadra's "Another Me: Transformations from Pain to Power"
=Lim Shengen's "Void: Utopia"
+Little Dröm Store's "School of Hard Knocks"
+Leung Chi Wo's "Something About Education But Not Exactly..."
+Evil Empire's "OH!: Open House"
+"Art Stage Singapore"
+Asian Civilisations Museum's "Art of the Congo River"
+Victoria and Albert Museum's Permanent Collection
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