Monday, 26 Oct 2009

PROJECT X by RAW Dance Company featuring Last For Once – australia & Korea

“disarmingly phenomenal” – de Volkskrant

“spectacularly talented” – de Telegraaf

“caffeine-fuelled double espresso funk tap” – The Courier Mail

It’s hot! It’s explosive! It’s non-stop thrills! Hang on tight for a night of high-energy dance, sweaty bodies and thumping music. Project X is funk tap, breakdancing, acrobatics, live music, percussion and beatboxing all rolled into one. Conceptualised by Andrew Fee, founder of acclaimed RAW Dance Company, the show has wowed audiences wherever it has gone. RAW Dance infuses tap dance with other genres, and an urban style that’s sexy, exciting, and full of surprises. The athleticism, ingenuity and charisma of the incredible dancers will have you jumping and whooping in your seats. All to fabulous live music from funk to techno to Latin, a spectacular symphony of pots, pans, bins and kettles, and the amazing sounds of beatboxer Tom Thumb. Exclusively for Singapore only, Project X will guest star everyone’s favorite b-boy team from Korea, Last For One!

World champions of the 2005 International Battle of the Year, Zero Nine, Poppin Q and other stars from Last For One will add their exuberant charm and dynamism to the stellar lineup of RAW, making this a once-in-a-lifetime show that you will not want to miss.

Project X was voted among the Top 5 Dance Productions of 2006 by Dance Australia magazine and played to sold-out houses at the Adelaide Fringe and Holland Dance Festival in 2007. It is touring Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Europe & USA this year. So don’t miss their stop in Singapore!

Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall

Time: 1930h

Tickets: Starting at $20 BUY

Source: Da:ns Festival , Esplanade

Thailand – Pichet Klunchun Dance Company

The ancient Hindu epic, Ramayana, is an integral part of the traditional dances of many Asian cultures beyond India, such as in Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand. Here the Thai version, Ramakien, will be performed in the form of Khon, a masked dance drama which is also the highest form of dance drama among the six traditional dance forms of Thailand.

Esplanade Concourse : Watch short excerpts of the Ramakien and a demonstration of Khon, and gain an appreciation for the intricacies and nuances of this dance form.

Rasas presents a programme of much loved traditional and folk dances from these countries at the Concourse and the Outdoor Theatre. In these demonstrations of dances from Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Thailand and the Philippines, you will not only get to enjoy the colourful performances but also learn about the origins, movements and music of each dance form.

Venue: Esplanade Concourse

Time: 1915h & 2015h

Admission: FREE

Source: Da:ns Festival , Esplanade

Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS

This internationally renowned exhibition – the world’s original and only anatomical exhibition – will feature approximately 200 new authentic human specimens, including whole bodies, individual organs and animal specimens. Of the BODY WORLDS series, this is the largest collection of exhibits to date.

The latest installation will take visitors through the different stages of human development, from embryonic form to old age. The multi-sensory experience will compel them to reflect on the elegant form and function of the human body, and its fragility under distress and disease. It will show our bodies living through time: how we change physically as we grow, mature, peak and wane.

Venue: Singapore Science Centre

Time: 1000h – 1800h

Science Centre + Body Worlds: Adult $21, Child (3-16 yrs old) $13

Body Worlds Only: Adult $20, Child $12

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Source: Body Worlds , Singapore Science Centre