SGTTDT + Singapore Arts Festival 2010!
From now till 13 June, we (extra) immersed ourselves with the Arts!
Thanks to the good people at SG Arts Fest, the SGTTDT team gets upclose and personal with
some of the many great acts highlighted in the Festival. Watch this space for updates,
interviews & shows that you should not miss!
Here’s to the Arts!
| Photocall – Platform Campus |
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7 Reasons Why Platform Campus is so O-M-G!
7. If you think you’re in for some boring school assembly kind of show (you know, the ones you’re forced to watch during school days), you’re so wrong! Yes, the name sounds very typical & yes, it’s performed entirely by students from different institutions but NO, it is anything but a typical dance show. In fact, except for their youthful faces (& the very Duh name), we wouldn’t have guessed that they are in fact from student institutions!
6. You don’t just get 1 type of dance – you get a whole potpourri of styles! It’s like watching So You Think You Can Dance minus all the crying & delusional people who (unfortunately for us) think they can actually dance.
5. Forget boring classical kind of songs. Gleeksters & hipsters will rejoice in the song selections. and provides an eclectic touch to each dance segment, some played live. Heck, you’ll even hear quirky familiar sounds too!
4. Never the traditionalists, we were super surprised when RP’s Tarian & Elements, carried traditional props onto the stage and performed such an unexpected yet riveting piece. You’ll also get to see a dance act that infuses Pop-tastic beats & traditional Indian dance moves into their performance – a remix of traditional meets unconventional!
3. Drama, Drama, Drama. There’s drama in the dance and poetry in the unsaid words. I especially loved the inventive use of all the props. Chalk has never been more meaningful.
2. Watching the whole show unfold is like watching an indie flick – it’s all beautifully bohemian, you’ll never guess what’s coming next.
1. The aftertaste is one filled with energy & youthful euphemisms. And you leave with this strong sudden urge to join So You Think You Can Dance!
Go Dance!
About Platform Campus: A new Singapore Arts Festival initiative, Platform Campus seeks to showcase the best of campus talents in the local educational institutions. Dance groups are from ITE College East, National University of Singapore, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Management University.
Date: 3 & 4 July 2010
Time: 8.00 pm – 9.15 pm
Venue: Victoria Theatre
Tickets: $12, $8 – Get your tickets HERE!
(pictures courtesy of Hyrol)
| Photocall – Y O’Clock | |||
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Y o’clock
faifai (Japan)
Did you enjoy playacting with toy robots or dolls when you were young? Y o’clock explores the curious phenomenon of playacting and its direct relationship to the societal issues affecting modern families.
Presented by faifai, a sprightly contemporary theatre collective from Japan with a refreshing perspective on storytelling and theatre-making, Y o’clock is set in an after-school daycare centre, and was widely acclaimed when it premiered in 2007. The performers comprise members from vastly different backgrounds – including cosplayers, designers, cooks and figure creators, who attempt to replicate the world seen through the eyes of children.
Sensitively crafted to address the rampant problems of alienation, estrangement and isolation in today’s society, Y o’clock will reintroduce you to the world long forgotten by adults, but lovingly embraced by children every day. A world where the strong never preys on the weak; where children make up their own rules without the need to conform to adults’ expectations.
Performed in Japanese with English surtitles. Audiences are welcome to play and interact with the show’s whimsical set after the performance.
Post-show dialogue after every performance.
Date : 19 & 20 May
Time: 19 May – 8pm
20 May – 3pm & 8pm
60mins (no intermission)
Venue : Drama Centre Black Box
Ticket Prices : $36 – BUY
| Meet the Artists – The Carnival of Animals | |||
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| Open? Courageous?
These are not words that you would describe of Singaporeans but Adrian Schvarstein had those words in mind when asked if he could appeal to the audiences here. This is Schvarstein’s third visit to Singapore and the concept of Singaporean being rigid and traditional (as described by his Australian counterparts) is just another cliche. When asked what he liked about Singapore, he described how he liked the mix of races in Singapore and our modernity but at the same time it is the reason to why we are also losing our heritage through our vast paced of super modernization. The acoustics and set-up of Esplanade has also impressed the Kamchatka Theatre Company as they perform The Carnival of Animals, a concert with a mixed orchestra and theatre infused into it! (marvelous mix of juggling and acrobatics!) If given the chance to rework on a classic musical piece or theatre, Schvarstein’s answer was, “La Forllia”. His signature style was to inject La Forllia or craziness into these works and try to find common ground with the public as he remakes them into a parody or a joke . You can catch The Carnival of Animals and Peter and the Wolf at the Esplanade Concert Hall on 21st and 22 May at 7.30pm. A a last parting note by Le Director, “Expect to break the rules when you come!” Date: 21 – 22 May Visit the Festival site for more info –> Singapore Arts Fest 2010 |
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Director and Cast from the Teatrical Musical – The Carnival of Animals
