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Cinderella
VizPro Entertainment, MediaCorp TV12 Pte Ltd and Sputnik Projects
2 - 22 Jan: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on weekends. No shows on Mondays.
Esplanade Theatre
This timeless tale of romance is given a contemporary, humourous spin
in the gifted hands of award-winning writer/director Mark Waldrop and
Asian audiences will be the first in the world to enjoy this spectacular
new production before it plays on Broadway. Expect a night of glitz
in this lavish production – the costumes are designed by renowned
Italian couturier to royalty Renato Balestra who has dressed celebrities
the likes of Princess Diana; while Tony Award winner David Gallo provides
the set design. The show packed with the unforgettable songs by Rodgers
and Hammerstein, stars internationally-acclaimed Tony Award winner Lea
Salonga and an international Broadway cast and is directed by veteran
Bobby Garcia.
$180, $160, $150, $135, $125, $110, $100, $85, $75, $60, $45,
$35
All SISTIC
outlets
Frozen Angels
The Necessary Stage
7 - 10 Jan: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 10, 11 Jan.
National Museum Gallery Theatre
The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival and The National Museum of
Singapore are proud to present Frozen Angels, a thought-provoking
performance exploring current issues of science using digital media
and theatrical performance. As the world advances its research on life
sciences, stem cell and artificial intelligence, what impact is there
on human life and relationships? What does the future hold? Can life
be built from scratch? Directed by Alvin Tan and written by Haresh Sharma
and first staged as a work-in-progress during the National University
of Singapore Arts Festival in March 2008. This new version stars Najib
Soiman and Siti Khalijah. Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$27
All SISTIC
outlets
Check out Ng Yi-Sheng's ****1/2 review of the 2008 run here.
Looming the Memory
Thomas Papathanassiou (Australia)
7, 8 Jan: 8pm
Guinness Theatre, The Substation
In the cellar of a house in a Greek village, an old
woman whispers to herself as she weaves on her loom. In Australia, her
grandson tries to understand his life as he unravels the family stories
passed down to him. Winner of Best Production and the 2007 Blue Room
Theatre Awards in Australia, Looming the Memory is a theatrical
memoir of one man’s struggle growing up with his heart in two
parts of the world, and how our family stories play an integral part
in shaping who we are. Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$19
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Within.Without
T.H.E. Dance Company
7, 8 Jan: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
What holds families together or pulls them apart? What causes
friction and how are tempers and personal idiosyncrasies controlled
or quelled? Who has the final say and when do we cross the line? Under
the artistic direction of 2007's Young Artist Award recipient Kuik Swee
Boon, Within.Without is a 4-way collaborative dance creation
that highlights the emotional and psychological aspects of a family
unit and what it means to be an individual within a family. Choreographers:
Kuik Swee Boon, Lee Mun Wai, Zhuo Zihao and Yarra Ileto. Dancers: Silvia
Yong, Zhuo Zihao, Lee Mun Wai, Jennifer Pau, Charlyn Lin XiaoLin. Presented
as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$27, $19
All SISTIC
outlets
Stephanie Burridge
Blood Ties
SIM Film and Performing Arts Society
9, 10 Jan: 8pm. Additional 3pm show on 10 Jan.
Victoria Theatre
What holds a family together? Is it money, family
values, crisis or simply pure love? In this heart-warming comedy, three
squabbling siblings are forced to unite when an outsider tries to lay
claim on their father's business inheritance; a mother worries that
her family is falling apart when her daughters adopt different family
values; and a daughter while struggling with her mother's dementia,
gets a shocking revelation about her family. Mixes Chinese Opera elements
and wacky slapstick action and features an ensemble cast entirely composed
of students from the Singapore Institute of Management. In English and
Mandarin.
$25, $20, $16
All SISTIC
outlets
Variacions Al-Leluia
Lanonima Imperial (Spain)
9, 10 Jan: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Variacions Al-leluia presents a vibrant choreography
inspired by child’s play, where enigma, chiaroscuro, and tales
of horror and fallen angels are firmly embedded. To emerge from this
disoriented world rife with contradiction, dance becomes the
common language to establish a relationship, to build a network, to
create a sort of family. Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$19, $27
All SISTIC
outlets
Wo(Man)
ACSian Theatre Alumni
9, 10 Jan: 8pm
Drama Centre Black Box
Wo(Man) is a look into the interior of modern lives
and the disease called Love. Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Man meets
woman. Woman meets man. The resultant encounters are extraordinary,
crippling, startling, appalling and transforming. Join ACSian Theatre
Alumni as they present an evening of heart-to-heart confessions.
$20
Gatecrash
Grease - The Musical
Institute of Technical Education Centre for Music and the Arts
10 Jan: 2pm, 8pm
ITE College East Auditorium
“Summer lovin’ had me a blast!” pretty much
sums up what Grease is all about. It’s California in
1958 and Danny Zuko, leader of the T Birds gang at Rydell High falls
in love with goody-two-shoes Sandy Dumbrowski from Australia during
the summer holidays. Little does Danny know that Sandy is about to attend
Rydell High as well.
$8, $10
Gatecrash
Loki
SMU Stageit
10 Jan: 2.30 pm, 7.30 pm
SMU Arts & Culture Centre
Loki, the infamous God of Mischief in Nordic Mythology, has
always been a symbol of evil. Adapted from a Marvel Comics graphic novel,
this stage play challenges the conventional portrayal of Loki while
bringing to light the reason for his existence. Set in the world of
the Nordic Gods, the play explores the timeless themes of conflict,
betrayal, family ties and forgiveness, leaving the audience to contemplate
the co-existence of good and evil in all things. Loki is produced
by a team of independent theatre enthusiasts with a vision to introduce
unconventional themes and storytelling to the SMU arts community. Part
of the Singapore Management University’s Re:Present arts festival.
Free Admission
stageit@sa.smu.edu.sg
We Live in A Box
Irfan Kasban
10, 11 Jan: 3pm. Additional 8pm show on 10 Jan.
Guinness Theatre, The Substation
We live in a box. We live in a home. We hope everything will
be alright even though the roof threatens to collapse. Because we know
we need each other. We Live in a Box juxtaposes different characters
and motifs, and through their conversations and arguments aims to widen
our paths of discourse and our perception of the “bigger picture”.
Cast: Fezhah Maznan and Haikal Mohamed. Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$19
All SISTIC
outlets
Deanne Tan
3Some
Knut Berger & Nir de Volff (Germany), Total Brutal (Israel) and
Sahara Abu Gosh (Palestine)
11, 12 Jan: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
What are the differences between national and private shame
to a German and an Israeli? Where are mental and physical borders in
the relationship between an Israeli man and a Palestinian woman? 3Some
presents three characters from disparate backgrounds and questions if
they can create a utopia far from today's political reality. Presented
as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$27, $19
All SISTIC
outlets
Kenneth Kwok
The Freedom Jazz Dance Project
JAZZ INC and L.A. Dance Connection
12 Jan: 12.30 pm
SMU T-Junction
The Freedom Jazz Dance Project brings together JAZZ INC and
L.A. Dance Connection, two groups from different ends of the huge spectrum
of what constitutes jazz dancing. Showcasing dancers specialising in
the various forms of jazz dancing - Charleston, Vernacular Jazz, Tap,
Lindy Hop, Funk, Modern Jazz and Hip Hop, the project will trace the
similarities, influences, and developments of these dances from its
roots to today. JAZZ INC is a collective of dancers, led by Sinclair
Ang, to promote traditional jazz dancing through classes and performances
both locally and around the world. Lionel Araya and Alicia Foo co-founded
L.A. Dance Connection with a vision and passion to develop a dynamic
dance scene in Singapore based on the popular L.A. dance styles.
Free Admission
Fallout
Rawdance (United States)
13, 14 Jan: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Fallout exposes the dissolution of the nuclear family
as it struggles within today’s tense and sensationalist political
climate. Through a stream of athletic and theatrical dance, historical
footage and a hefty dose of family iconography, Fallout looks at the
way the traditional concept of the nuclear family is being redefined.
Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$27, $19
All SISTIC
outlets
Malcolm Tay
Iodine
Deganit Shemy and Company (Israel and United States)
15, 16: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Using the healing, stinging, and defining properties
of iodine as a point of departure, Iodine depicts a microcosm
of six women struggling with their innate desire for intimacy, but trapped
by an overriding fear of losing their personal identities in the process.
Using her talent for small, meticulous, sometimes awkward movements
and deeply emotional choreography, Shemy erases the line between motion
and emotion. Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$27, $19
All SISTIC
outlets
Rainbow’s Ending
We Colour People
Theatre & Company
15 – 18 Jan: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 17, 18 Jan.
Play Den, The Arts House
Imagine a world, barren, bruised and utterly destroyed. Imagine
growing up in this world and not knowing what a tree is because you
have never seen one. Imagine being the only people of the two remaining
cities in this world. Imagine two insatiable giants turning on you because
there is nothing left to devour. Imagine hearing distance screams, knowing
that maybe tomorrow it might be your own. Imagine. Will you succumb
and let fat greedy fingers find you hiding in fear in the dark damp
cellar? Or will you put an end to it by fighting for what is left of
your world because you want the world to live? Directed by Joanne Ng
Staring: Fadhlur Rahman, Nina Mareta, Rebecca Burch, Rei Poh, Ross Nasir
and introducing: Juliana Johan, Nurhaziqah Azman, Putri Nurdiarti, Reuben
Wong, Vignesh Kumar Singh and Zulhilmi Mohamed. Music by Andy Chia
$25, $23, $20
The Arts House
Beyond
SMU InDanCity
16, 17 Jan: 8pm
Victoria Theatre
InDanCity is the premier contemporary dance club in SMU. The
club’s first major full-length showcase and inaugural dance production,
Beyond, is a celebration of contemporary dance and aspiring
talent. It will be an enthralling affair, with creative contributions
from notable guest choreographers including Inkpot dance writer Dr Stephanie
Burridge, Albert Tiong, Ryan Tan and Dan Kwoh. Part of the Singapore
Management University’s Re:Present arts festival.
$13, $18
beyond.indancity@gmail.com
_father.mother.dog
Futur3 (Germany)
15, 16 Jan: 8pm
National Museum Seminar Rooms
_father.mother.dog is a research-based performance
about disoriented scientists, family attachment, and bee colonies by
the German theater makers André Erlen, Stefan H. Kraft and Klaus
Maria Zehe who comprise Futur3. The 90min show is a quest for new variations
of the nuclear family and explores what family means to us.
Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$19
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outlets
In Mira
Raka Mitra and The
Substation
16, 17 Jan: 8pm
DBS Arts Centre
Mirabai was born a princess in 1498 in the region of Rajasthan.
She belongs to a lineage of poets who were nomads, exiles and rebels
who went against social orders and raised their voices against unfair
treatment and prosecution. As a poet, Mirabai is modern, defiant and
passionate. Her poems are sung even today as part of the repertoire
of classical Hindustani music, and belong to an undiminished folk tradition.
In Mira seeks to express the life and work of this brave, single-minded,
remarkable woman as contextualised in performance, in dance and movement,
and mediated by folk music, text and history. Dance: Raka Maitra. Music:
Philip Tan. Live folk musicians: Mana Ram, Jetha Ram and Mane Khan.
Voice over: T. Sasitharan. Lighting: Tommy Wong.
$37, $25, $20, $18
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White Shadow
Odyssey Dance
Theatre Ltd
16, 17 Jan: 8pm
Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore
White Shadow provides a surreal insight into a young
man's reflection on his past, his desire for love and acceptance and
his aspiration to move on with his life both with and without a shadow.
A new full-length solo specially performed and choreographed by Danny
Tan, the founder and Artistic Director of Odyssey Dance Theatre.
$48
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Betrayed Babies
panggung
ARTS
16, 17 Jan: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinee on 17 Jan.
Esplanade Recital Studio
A production crew gets ready to run their technical rehearsal.
The problem is, the director and the cast will not be around. But the
designers want to finish their work, the operators need their practice
and the producer had paid for the crew so the show must go on! Watch
as every production member and technical crew take turns to play the
roles from the play. Betrayed Babies is a naturalistic, melodramatic
play about a family of women struck by personal tragedies, set in the
style of a TV sandiwara of the 80’s, but now, presented by professional
techies (read : non-actors). As they call cues, plot lights, change
sets and check their sound, they deconstruct acting conventions with
their technical expertise taking over the stage! Director / Playwright:
Aidli Alin Mosbit. In English and Malay. Presented as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$19
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outlets
Ng Yi-Sheng
No Strings Attached
Melissa Quek
16, 17 Jan: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinee on 17 Jan.
Guinness Theatre, The Substation
No Strings Attached is a multi-disciplinary double-bill performance
that explores the question “Who am I?” using the maternal
figure as a point of either identification or separation. Presented
as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$19
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Question “Mama”
brand nu Dance (China)
17, 18 Jan: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Question “Mama” by Shanghai-based brand
nu Dance is a physical investigation into our desire to utter the intuitive
sound of “ma”, the first word spoken by many babies in the
world. As two people play like babies do, new emotions and fantasies
are created and subsequently incorporated into their exchange, to draw
us towards repeated attempts of regeneration and release. Presented
as part of the M1
Singapore Fringe Festival organized by the Necessary Stage.
$27, $19
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Lamhe
SMU Indian Cultural Society and The Bhaskar’s Arts Academy Kathakali
Troupe
19 Jan: 12.30pm
SMU T- Junction
Today, India’s youth rides on the wave of economical
and technological change while rooted to the country’s age-old
rich culture, tradition and heritage. SMU Indian Cultural Society will
portray this through Lamhe, or “moments through time”, exploring
the classical and traditional dance form via a fusion of dance styles.
The society will be performing with The Bhaskar’s Arts Academy
Kathakali Troupe which was formed in 2002 and consists of principal
dancers trained in India. It is the only group of its kind outside India
promoting Kathakali, a dance originating from Kerala. Part of the Singapore
Management University’s Re:Present arts festival.
Free Admission
Puppets Alive 2!
The Finger Players
20 Jan: 12:30pm
SMU Concourse
Join the Finger Players, as they present the sequel to their
popular series Puppet Alive!. Puppets Alive 2! is
made up of three skits. In these, watch how a ninja master fends off
his attackers to comic effect, and follow an angel’s journey as
he consoles a lost soul. What’s unique about this puppet show
is that no dialogue is used, and the story is conveyed simply through
music, bodily movements and of course, the puppets. Part of the Singapore
Management University’s Re:Present arts festival.
Free Admission
Honk! The Musical
Singapore Management University
23, 24 Jan: 8pm
Victoria Theatre
Ever had the feeling that everyone goes “Quack”
and you go Honk? Get ready for some rollicking good fun as Re:Present
- SMU Arts Festival 2009 brings you Anthony Drewe and George Stiles’
Honk! The Musical, a hilarious adaptation of Han’s Christian
Andersen’s famed tale, The Ugly Duckling. The musical
celebrates, in its own fowl way, the uncovering of cultural differences
with great wit and ironic humour. Directed by Sebastian Tan and performed
by SMU students.
$20, $25
honkticketing@smu.edu.sg
Whispers
The Finger Players
30 - 31 Jan: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
One lives out of her tattered suitcase, drifting from place
to place. Another, a wife and mother devoted to her family, is torn
by an unquenchable desire to be free. A third, haunted by unrequited
love, yearns to embark on a new life. All three are runaways, but are
they truly free? Whispers recreates the emotional journeys
of three women who have run away only to rediscover the long-suppressed
whispers of the heart. Whispers is an unconventional, non-linear play,
featuring monologues and traditional and contemporary use of puppetry,
lights and sound. In Mandarin and dialects with English surtitles. Part
of the Esplanade’s Huayi
- Chinese Festival of Arts 2009.
$35
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Adele Tan
Design For Living
Edward Lam Dance Theatre (Hong Kong / Taiwan)
30, 31 Jan: 8pm. Additional 2:30pm matinee on 31 Jan.
Esplanade Theatre
Survival calls for intelligence while living requires wisdom. A female
boss feels threatened by a rumour. To secure her position and power,
she begins to play mind games with others in her office, stirring up
a hornets’ nest. Who will be the ultimate winner in the ensuing
struggle for love, wealth and power? Created by the director of the
highly-lauded What is Man? in Huayi 2008, the eminent Edward
Lam, this theatre piece humourously portrays the struggle that urban
people today go through when faced with the myriad challenges and complexities
of survival and living. Starring famed actress-director and Golden Horse
award-winner Sylvia Chang as well as popular Taiwanese idol Joseph Cheng
and actor/host/comedian David Wang. In Mandarin with English surtitles.
Part of the Esplanade’s Huayi
- Chinese Festival of Arts 2009.
$108, $88, $68, $48, $38
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Wu Song Kills the Tiger and The Reunion of the Husband and Wife
Hsiao Hsi Yuan Puppet Theater (Taiwan)
30 Jan - 8 Feb: 8:15pm, 9:30pm
The Edge, Esplanade
Laugh, gasp, clap and cheer along as popular Chinese tales - Wu
Song Kills the Tiger and The Reunion of the Husband and Wife
- spring to life with colourful puppets, vivid sets and fascinating
puppetry techniques that will delight both young and old. This special
open-air performance is part of the Esplanade Presents series.
Free Admission
Tears Of Barren Hill
Zuni Icosahedron (Hong Kong / China)
3 - 5 Feb: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Amidst the chaos of 1920s China, a woman searches desperately
for her husband, not knowing that he is dead. Tears Of Barren Hill
was originally created and performed in 1929 by legendary Beijing Opera
artist, Cheng Yanqiu, who left behind a legacy of innovation in Chinese
opera. Exploring issues of humanity against a backdrop of upheaval,
this opera production was a precursor to Cheng’s subsequent visionary
blend of traditional Chinese opera with European art forms. Come see
that acclaimed production reinterpreted by this era’s Chinese
opera revolutionary, Hong Kong director-scriptwriter Danny Yung. Inspired
by Cheng’s vision and experiences, Yung has reworked the original
with multimedia technology, contemporary theatre concepts, a new script,
Kun Opera master Shi Xiaomei and Beijing Opera artists Lan Tian and
Dong Hongsong, to explore the theme of crossing boundaries of space,
time, the arts and culture, and portray the passion and complexities
of a young Cheng Yanqiu to compelling effect. With English and Mandarin
surtitles. Part of the Esplanade’s Huayi
- Chinese Festival of Arts 2009.
$38
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Adele Tan
The Journey West – White Bone Fiend
Paper Monkey
4 Feb: 7:30pm
Esplanade Recital Studio
In this episode from the well-loved Chinese adventure epic,
Journey To The West, Master Tang San Zang and his disciples
encounter the White Bone Fiend in their travels. Intent on dining on
Tang San Zang, the demoness tricks him into expelling Sun Wu Kong, the
Monkey God, from the group. Will she succeed or will Wu Kong save the
day? Be delighted as this lively parable about trust, friendship and
compassion comes alive with traditional hand puppets, rod puppets, shadow
puppets and human actors in the hands of puppet ensemble, Paper Monkey.
Young audience members take part in the battle between good and evil
by assisting to determine the fate of the demoness in this classic tale
with a twist! There will also be a hands-on demonstration on how to
manipulate the puppets after the performance. In Mandarin with English
surtitles. Part of the Esplanade’s Huayi
- Chinese Festival of Arts 2009.
$20
All
SISTIC outlets
There are also student-only performances for schools on
3, 4 Feb at 10am and 2.30pm. For more details, please contact the Esplanade
at 6828 8389 or email boxoffice@esplanade.com.
Menopause – The Musical
MediaCorp VizPro Pte Ltd
6 – 21 Feb: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on Sat and Sun. No evening
shows on Mon and Sun.
DBS Arts Centre
Set in a department store where four women – Professional,
Housewife, Hippie Earth Mother and Soap Star - with seemingly nothing
in common meet by chance fighting over a black lace bra, this light-hearted
90-minute musical brings you through their menopause experiences such
as hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough
sex, too much sex and more.
$58, $78, $98
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What The Butler Saw
Zebra Crossing Productions
7 – 22 Feb: 8pm. 3pm matinees on Sat and Sun. No shows on Monday
or Sunday evening.
Drama Centre
Mischief. Madness. Mayhem. Considered Joe Orton’s finest
work, What the Butler Saw is a classic British farce infused
here with familiar Singaporean flavour by director Loretta Chen. Delectably
wicked and deliciously scandalous, What the Butler Saw contains
far more twists than a Six Flags roller-coaster, more mishaps than Fawlty
Towers and enough lunatic logic to fuel a dozen Police Academies.
Stars Gerald Chew, Vernetta Lopez, Elizabeth Tan, Shane Mardjuki, Vadi
PVSS and Timothy Nga. Mature Themes - 16 years and above.
$29 - $60
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Tongue's Memory of Home
Zuhe Niao (China)
7 – 8 Feb: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
What is the tongue, if not a tool for speech? Stripped of speech,
does it become useless as a means of expression? Or can it, with its
remaining abilities to taste and touch, be something else? Curling,
wriggling, straightening and rolling, the tongue is transformed into
a “fifth limb” by five physical theatre performers from
Shanghainese collective Zuhe Niao. Inspired by the unpublished works
of Shanghai poet Wang Yin who was popular in the 1980s, the production
presents a multisensory experience that challenges definitions of language,
ideology and reality. This production contains partial nudity and is
recommended for patrons aged 16 and above. Part of the Esplanade’s
Huayi - Chinese
Festival of Arts 2009.
$35
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The Village
Performance Workshop (Taiwan)
7, 8 Feb: 8pm. Additional 2:30pm matinee on 8 Feb.
Esplanade Theatre
Celebrate life in all its beauty through this heartwarming
play by renowned Chinese theatre director Stan Lai and famed TV producer
Wang Wei Zhong. In the late 1940s, Taiwan experienced an influx of new
immigrants from China who were subsequently housed in what became known
as the Dependents’ Villages. And thus were born communities and
a subculture that would vibrantly colour Taiwan’s cultural heritage
forever. Experience the joys and trials of three village families over
three generations in a moving production that seeks to recapture the
spirit of the village communities and to preserve this rapidly-disappearing
treasure of Taiwan’s culture and heritage. In Mandarin and Hokkien
with English surtitles. Part of the Esplanade’s Huayi
- Chinese Festival of Arts 2009.
$38, $48, $68, $88, $108
All
SISTIC outlets
Dark Knuts: Welcome To Avenue Quantum
Stages
11 - 15 Feb: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 14, 15 Feb.
Victoria Theatre
Singapore’s one and only live parody sketch show series
Chestnuts is back for its 12th sidesplitting installment of
spoof songs, parody sketches and moments of sheer comic ecstasy! Join
Chestnuts creator Jonathan Lim, comedy partners Rodney Oliveiro
and Judy Ngo, and hilarious newcomer Terence Tay as they pay tribute
to the year’s biggest and most memorable films, plays, musicals
and current events! All accompanied by the versatile and irreverent
musical genius of Bang Wenfu and featuring the unforgettable puppetry
genius of Frankie Malachi!
$58, $55, $48, $45, $38, $35, $28, $25
Gatecrash
Breakout
MediaCorp VizPro Pte Ltd
13, 14 Feb: 8pm. 14, 15 Feb: 3pm.
Esplanade Theatre
The show tells the tale of a prison breakout with the comical
fugitives finding temporary shelter at a convent. Featuring top quality
performers including Korea's award-winning and leading B-Boys, Breakout
is a mix of flashing hot B-Boys dance moves and stunning gymnastics,
as well as uproarious slapstick humour, all guaranteed to keep audiences
at the edge of their seats!
$78, $68, $58, $38
All
SISTIC outlets
Cinderella
Singapore Dance Theatre
17 Feb: 4pm
Esplanade Concert Hall
Enjoy an afternoon of brilliant choreography set to
Sergei Prokofiev’s unforgettable score as the Singapore Dance
Theatre brings you excerpts from this timeless ballet classic accompanied
with visual explanations for primary and secondary school students.
60 minutes. No children below 6 years. Part of the Dance Appreciation
Series by the Singapore Dance Theatre in collaboration with the Esplanade.
$10
All SISTIC
outlets
Every accompanying teacher will be given complimentary entry with a
booking of 20 students as part of the initiative to recognize the efforts
of teachers. For group bookings, please call the Esplanade Box Office
at 6828 8389.
Story of A Rabbit
Hoipolloi (United Kingdom)
18 - 21 Feb: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinee on 21 Feb.
Gallery Theatre, National Museum
Hoipolloi shows celebrate the imagination and take
audiences away from the everyday. They are packed with larger than life
characters and a lot of laughs; humour is a key element of any show,
ranging from the darkly comic to laugh-out-loud slapstick. When Hugh
finds his neighbour’s rabbit lying dead in his garden, the only
sensible thing to do is to put it in a box. But it doesn’t fit.
As he puzzles over what to do with the body he starts to wonder how
much of life disappears once we die … A comic and curiously uplifting
new show celebrating the complexities of death. Created and performed
by Hugh Hughes and musician Aled Williams.
$30
National Museum
of Singapore
Hoipolloi will be conducting two workshops in Feb, one
for adults and the other for students. Details below in the Workshops
section.
Dua Dua Ji (News Busters)
Drama Box
19 – 22 Feb, 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 21, 22 Feb.
The Chamber, The Arts House
Conceptualized by Li Xie and co-devised by Tay Kong
Hui, Koh Hui Ling, Evelyn Chia and Goh Seok Ai, Dua Dai Ji
is Drama Box’s Mockumentary Theatre series which combines elements
of Italian Commedia Dell’arte, variety shows and soap operas.
This year’s run will be the first time this community-oriented
show is being staged indoors.
$20, $22, $25, $27
The Arts House
The Odd Couple
The Stage Club
25 – 28 Feb: 8pm
DBS Arts Centre
This female version of Neil Simon’s The
Odd Couple is set around the tense but hilarious live-in relationship
between Olive, the unapologetic, messy slob, and Florence her neurotic,
domestic, perfectionist friend. Add in the weekly gathering of their
game-playing friends and the chaotic English of a couple of charming
Spanish brothers, for whom Olive has the hots, and the stage is set
for a night of unforgettable entertainment. Directed by Nick Perry and
starring Mini Elliot and Nicola Perry.
$19, $32, $37
All SISTIC
outlets
Past Caring
Tony Yap Company (Australia) and The
Necessary Stage
25 Feb – 28 Feb, 5 - 7 Mar: 8pm. Additional 3pm matinees on 28
Feb, 1, 7, 8 Mar.
Black Box, The Necessary Stage
Past Caring is the culmination of a year-long
collaboration between the two companies. Inspired by the title of a
poem by Australian poet/writer Henry Lawson, Past Caring is
an inter-disciplinary, inter-cultural work exploring and weaving urgent
issues of adoption, displacement, family, land and journey in the context
of Singapore and Australia. The process began in January 2008, when
some of the artists met in Singapore to share their personal stories.
This created a dialogue which brought to light much of the issues tackled
in Past Caring. In the second phase, all the artists gathered
in Melbourne for research and improvisations, culminating in a 45-minute
public presentation. The team will meet again in Singapore in February
2009 to develop the final phase of the project, with its world premiere
on 25 February 2009. Past Caring is written and directed by
Haresh Sharma and Alvin Tan and stars actors from Australia, Malaysia
and Singapore. Bringing the element of movement to the piece through
physical dance is Tony Yap, Artistic Director of the Tony Yap Company.
$27, $22
All SISTIC outlets
Kenneth Kwok
Interview With Palace Ghosts
The ARTS FISSION
Company
27, 28 Feb: 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Inspired by a research trip to the old palace of Surakarta in central
Java. The performance contemplates irretrievable loss in the age of
unimaginable technological speed through dance, video images and sonic
installation. Choreographed by Angela Liong. Other collaborators in
this exploration include composer Philip Tan, musicians from chamber
symphony re: mix, and Javanese dancers Bambang Besur and Muslimin Bagus
Pranowo.
$37
All
SISTIC outlets
Sleepless Town
Toy Factory
Productions
27 Feb – 14 Mar: 8pm. Additional 3pm shows on weekends. No shows
on Mondays.
Drama Centre
Nora Mowwend has been summoned to save Sleepless Town; a world
infested with crime where children are depleting rapidly. She needs
to battle the Queen of all evil – the Black Azira. As the Black
Azira brews a heinous plan to reign supreme in Sleepless Town, Nora
attempts to engage the help of her Superheroes. Alas, the Superheroes
are in dire need of help themselves. Flying Fox struggles between being
in the closet and not knowing what to wear. Sparrowman is having major
issues with his birdhood and the Incredible Bulk has a temper as docile
as Flying Fox’s granny. This cast of this original musical directed
by Beatrice Chia-Richmond includes Julia Roman Abueva, Andrew Lua, Chua
Enlai, Karen Tan and Patricia Toh. For aged 16 years and above.
$38, $48, $58, $68
All
SISTIC outlets
The Screwtape Letters
The Parables Company
27, 28 Feb: 3pm, 8pm
Jubilee Hall
A new stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ classic satire
The Screwtape Letters. At turns philosophical, mercurial and
witty, the book following a senior demon’s searing correspondence
with a greenhorn tempter on assignment here on earth has now become
a play that will offer new perspectives on what we think of as evil.
The Parables Company is a theatre group which aims to proclaim its members’
Christian faith through performances in artistic media.
$29
All
SISTIC outlets
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Parables Company
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Front-Of-House
Needed for Sleepless Town by Toy Factory
Toy Factory is looking for Front of House volunteers for its
spanking new musical, Sleepless Town. It will run from 27 Feb
to 14 Mar 2009 and show times are 8pm with 3pm matinees on the weekend.
Note: no shows on Mondays.
FOH duties include:
- Reporting one hour before each show
- Helping to set up FOH booth before each show, and chucking it (neatly!)
away afterwards
- Ushering
- Selling of Programme Books
- Running FOH errands (not very glamourous but very much needed and
appreciated!)
Each volunteer must sign up for at least two performances.
If you are interested or have any other questions, please don't heisitate
to contact Sarah at sarahlim@toyfactory.com.sg
or 62221526.
Arts Administrator Needed by Apsara Asia
Apsara Asia, an art management company is currently looking
for an Arts Administrator to join the company. If you like working with
artists, and can handle events as well as simple office management and
liaison with agencies like National Arts Council, WDA etc. you might
be the person they are looking for.
The duties and responsibilities of Arts Administrator:
1. Liaison with local and international companies to co-ordinate specific
projects
2. General Administration tasks.
3. Assist Senior Management with projects.
4. Liaison and coordination with local and foreign artist and arts
groups.
5. Scheduling of arts education programmes and studio programmes
Interested applicants, please e-mail your full CV to Imran@Apsara-Asia.com.sg.
Education and Outreach Executive Needed by The Necessary Stage
The Necessary Stage is looking for a full-time Education and Outreach
Executive to join the team.
The job scope is as follows:
* The administration, organisation and publicity and marketing of the
company's Education and Outreach arm, which include projects dealing
with school workshops and consultancy, long-term, processual and developmental
programmes, external projects with partners and corporations and other
ad-hoc projects that the arm undertakes;
* Liaison with educators and schools for the marketing of the company's
main season productions and the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival to academic
institutions;
* Other administrative matters for Main Season plays and M1 Singapore
Fringe Festival;
* Management of volunteer and internship databases, as well as facilitation
of allocation of volunteer and internship duration.
Interested candidates should email admin@necessary.org
with your updated CV and expected salary.
Performances for M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2010: Art
and The Law Wanted by The Necessary Stage
The call for applications for M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2010
is currently ongoing. The application form - as well as more information
about the selection process - is available on the festival website at
www.singaporefringe.com.
The theme for the 2010 festival is Art and the Law.
Do note that the closing date for submissions (which should include
the completed application form, all relevant annexes, DVDs/CDs/VHS,
press kits, high resolution photographs, etc.) is 13 March 2009.
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