Programmes

Come 2011, ‘I Want to Remember’, the Singapore Arts Festival 2011 will reconnect you with memories, histories and places long forgotten.

Preparations for Singapore Arts Festival 2011 have begun! Find out how you can take center stage in next year's festival, in productions like Platform Campus & Conference of the Birds.

In the meantime, gear up for another mind-blowing Arts Festival by participating in the array of exciting com.mune activities we have lined up for you!

 

com.mune Oct - Dec10
Great For All
Audition Call for Conference of the Birds

The Singapore Arts Festival will stage “Conference of the Birds” written by Jean-Claude and Peter Brook.
Be a Festival Ambassador

If art appreciation and meeting up with like-minded people is your cup of tea, volunteering yourself as a Festival Ambassador is the way to go.
Festival Goes Green

Going green is fun with interesting ways of recycling old materials, giving them a new lease of life.
Category B: 12 - 35 Years Old, 1st Prize, Liang Xuan

Pay tribute to the grand dames of the Singapore arts scene through this photo exhibition, now at library@esplanade.
Picnic under the Stars

As we remember the old performing spaces in Singapore, this event will see the People’s Theatre come “alive” again!
Platform Campus - Calling all Dancers!

We are now looking for dancers from Universities, Polytechnics, ITE, and Junior Colleges to take centre stage at Singapore Arts Festival 2011!
Category B: 12 - 35 Years Old, 3rd Runner-up, Ong Yi Chao

Catch local poets share their experiences, inspired by winning photographs of the Memories of Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall Photo Contest.
The People's Exhibition

This exhibition is to reconnect people with memories of old performing spaces.
Great For Children
Children's Holiday Workshops

Sign up now! A series of artsy events specially lined up for 7-14 years old from 6-10 Dec!
Kids Arts Village: Draw your Kids Arts Village

Here is your chance to draw your ideal Kids Arts Village and share your vision with others!
Kids Arts Village: Have your Say

Special appearances by an architect and set designers who will be sharing on space design.
Great For Youths
Get set for the Youth Arts Camp

Sign up now! Organised specially for 14 and 15 year olds to learn more about the performing arts from big names of the local theatre scene.
Great For Teachers & Artists
Master Class: Learning and Teaching through Stories

Professor Joe Winston is back with a new hands-on workshop specially developed for teachers, artists and workshop leaders.
Teachers Get into Action

The Singapore Arts Festival is not just about sharing and having fun. It’s also about active learning.


Past 2010 In Association Events
Free
ConversAsians: Making History - A Visual Arts Symposium

Join this symposium examining issues surrounding Southeast Asian contemporary art today.
Imagine a World without Arts

Imagine a world without music, dance and theatre. Imagine a society without its books, paintings and sculptures.
International Museum Day 2010

Indulge in a delightful heritage holiday! Explore the diversity of museums while bonding with your little ones.
Night admission at the Asian Civilisations Museum

View the special exhibition Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals.
Ticketed
Cantonese Opera Showcase from Nanning

Making its debut in Singapore will be the Nanning Cantonese Opera Troupe 南宁粤剧团 (NCOT) from Guangxi in China.
CONVERSASIANS

Produced by Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, ConversAsians spotlights Asian artists and engages with them in a new and meaningful way.
Esplanade Flipside

Presenting the lighter side of the arts, offering fun & quirky theatre, music and dance programmes, in conjunction with the Singapore Arts Festival every year!


Past 2010 Performances
Free
In the Mood

Two lady tailors transform the audience’s clothes into original pieces of art on the spot by using two sewing machines powered by classical Dutch bikes.
Invitation to Dream - A Fire Garden Installation

France’s leading fire alchemists will transform the expanse of Esplanade Park and Empress Place Precinct into an enchanting urban landscape.
Mega Line Dance

Coupling Singapore Dance/ Filmmakers with line dance community groups, this project will enable participants to express themselves.
The Hood

The Hood is a hybrid of miniature & interactive theatre where the audience members interact with professional clown actors and puppets.
Trois

An outdoor show that incorporates puppetry, dance, mime, stilts and masks, Trois is a poetic and touching tale illustrating the circle of life.
Zapin D' Muara

Zapin promotes the revitalization of cultural heritage such as traditional silat and the artisans of traditional crafts.
Ticketed
11 and 12

Presented by the legendary British director Peter Brook, 11 and 12 explores an extraordinary conflict in West Africa under French occupation.
Credit: Bill Phelps

The artistic relationship between the Academy and Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell resulted in unforgettable...
Credit: Steve Gullick

Nitin Sawhney makes his Festival debut with this delectable programme which will present him and an exciting line-up of international musicians, unplugged.
Atsuhiro Ito ft. Zai Kuning & The Analog Girl

Visual artist cum musical alchemist Atsuhiro Ito holds court in this electrifying club gig that unites three talents from Asia in an explosive fusion.
Cargo Kuala Lumpur - Singapore

This site-specific performance takes the audience on a journey through the city’s unseen arteries of economic life on a specially converted freight truck.
Credit: Ricky Wong

Through installations, bodywork and strong visual elements, the Beijing Paper Tiger Theater Studio audaciously explores the culture of brutality (kùxíng).
dance/film

Catch outstanding examples of dance on screen that will stretch your imagination and further your understanding of how to perceive dance in film as an art form
dance/film: Masterclasses & Forum

Featuring masterclass sessions with Alex Reuben, Lee Yanor and a forum with speakers Jason Wee, daniel k, Lim How Ngean.
dance/film: Screening 1 - Fantasy (M18)

Expressing the undertones of gaming realities, Allen approaches his work with contemporary aesthetics that complements the digital multi-platforms of today.
dance/film: Screening 2 - Dance:Asia (NC16)

A selection of dance short films that showcases some of the best talents in this genre from Singapore and Hong Kong.
dance/film: Screening 3 - Experimental (PG)

Shelly Love’s understanding of movement and space, combined with an unstoppable imagination makes her an artist ahead of her time.
dance/film: Screening 4 - With Grace & Intent (PG)

Lee Yanor’s work has been synonymous with dance for over a decade. Her works are seamless, ethereal and created with grace and intent.
dance/film: Screening 5 - Without Borders (PG)

Alex Reuben uses the camera lens to examine society through dance and movement, opening our hearts and minds to those that often remain unnoticed.
Emily of Emerald Hill

A hallmark play written by Stella Kon and performed by Margaret Chan, Emily opens a window into the tumultuous life of a Straits-born Chinese matriarch.
Credit: Erick Labbe

Through dance theatre, a bevy of artists explore the life of Chevalier d’Éon, perhaps the first spy to use transvestitism in the furtherance of his duties.
Football, Football

The artistry, philosophy, humour and transcendental nature of football are being explored through a mixture of dance, theatre, video and music.
Credit: Mark Barton

A theatrical tour de force, Gatz is a 6 hour- performance set in a small contemporary office fuelled by verbatim reading of the classic novel, The Great Gatsby.
Credit: Jean Luc Tanghe

In Heroine, we follow an unreal woman in time and space: the aesthetic universe of a virtual heroine faced with the secular simplicity of physical meditation.
Credit: Matthew Andrews

I, Malvolio, is the story of Twelfth Night as seen through the eyes of Shakespeare’s most repressed steward.
Credit: Matthew Andrews

Internationally awarded playwright, performer and storyteller extraordinaire, Tim Crouch, retells Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Lady Macbeth

By skilfully combining and manipulating movement, text, objects and live Korean percussion music, Lady Macbeth is a powerful Korean interpretation of ...
Credit: Chris Van der Burght

Maybe Forever is a hauntingly beautiful dance drama, which unfolds a montage of love’s flashbacks on a large-scale visual installation by Artist Janina Audick.
Pichet Klunchun

Celebrated dancer Pichet Klunchun will bring Vaslav Nijinsky’s (1890-1953) Danse Siamoise back to life as a dance dialogue unravels between both artists ...
O Sounds

O Sounds interprets the loss of traditions and impact of relentless environmental changes through the union of multimedia, videography with live, fluid dance.
On the String

Exploring metaphorically the musical, visual and theatrical side of the string theory, this is a composition where three musicians excite and manipulate a ...
Open-Studio

OPEN-STUDIO invites you, the audience, to come and join the artists in creating new work. Free entry to studio showing on 29 & 30 Apr!
Platform Campus

A new Singapore Arts Festival initiative, Platform Campus seeks to showcase the best of campus talents in the local educational institutions...
Credit: Makhampom Theatre Group

Adapted from Japanese playwright Hideki Noda’s script Akaoni, Red Demon a Likay-themed interpretation dance-drama driven by songs and humour.
Credit: Steve Gullick

Nitin will be performning an exclusive set featuring cutting edge Asian Breakbeat and drum 'n' bass to dubstep and soundscapes infused with his unique feel.
Street Revolution JAM!

Revolution begins due to popular demand. Street Revolution JAM! Come about with a BANG! Showcasing all forms of the finest in urban street culture.
Credit: Breakthru Films

This double bill concert will entertain kids, teens and entire families with a variety of classical music, theatrical animation and acts of skill and strength.
Credit: Roysten Abel

Over 40 Indian musicians and singers spanning three generations present a highly visual and theatrical evening of traditional Indian folk music.
Those Who Can’t, Teach

Centred on the lives of teachers in a secondary school, this remake of the classic play looks at issues surrounding education and change.
Wind Shadow 风‧影

Staged by the critically acclaimed Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Wind Shadow is a stunning visual interpretation of wind in a world of changing shadows.
Y o’clock

Y o’clock is a sensitively crafted piece of theatre that explores the relationship and dynamics between children and playacting, as well as family and society.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Memories of Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall Photo Exhibition
Category B: 12 - 35 Years Old, 1st Prize, Liang Xuan
Pay tribute to the grand dames of the Singapore arts scene through this photo exhibition, now at library@esplanade.
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Children's Holiday Workshops
Children's Holiday Workshops
Sign up now! A series of artsy events specially lined up for 7-14 years old from 6-10 Dec!
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