Wednesday, 29th September 2010

Blackbird

Former lovers Una and Ray meet face-to-face for the first time in 15 years. A chance picture in a magazine has led her back to him. But is it for answers, reconciliation or revenge?

What follows is a tightly-plotted series of twists and turns that will have you at the edge of your seat. Wielding words like a scalpel, Harrower peels away the layers to expose the conflicting emotions that lie at the core of our human hearts.

Directed by Tracie Pang (‘Best Director’ nominee – ST Life! Theatre Awards 2007) and starring Daniel Jenkins (The Pillowman, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Emma Yong (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dim Sum Dollies).

Time: 2000H

Venue: DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT

Tickets: $35 – BUY

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The African Mbira
by Zakanaka

For thousands of years the mbira (thumb piano) is a musical instrument that has been played by the Shona people living in Zimbabwe, Africa. It is a part of an ancient tradition and is used for a wide variety of functions in Shona society, including entertainment as well as spiritual practices. It is a somewhat unique instrument in the world, producing beautiful music by plucking metal keys with the thumbs and fingers. The music is simultaneously simple in nature, yet deeply complex in others. The compositions are quite short, but the techniques for producing variations are nearly limitless.

For tonight’s performance at the Concourse, experience the peaceful and intertwined melodies of the mbira performed by Zakanaka, an mbira trio consisting of local musicians Ty Constante, Serene Seow and Eugene Seah.

Did you know?

Bottle caps, shells, or other objects are often fixed to the mbiras to create a buzzing sound when the instrument is played. West African music is often polyrhythmic, meaning having two or more different rhythms being layered on at the same time. For more mbira music, check out: Forward Kwenda, Ephat Mujuru, Dumisani Maraire

Time: 1915h & 2015h

Venue: Esplanade – Concourse

Admission: FREE

source: Esplanade

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer
(In Japanese with English Subtitles)
Sinema Old School presents Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Awakening of the Trailblazer, the much anticipated movie based on the hit TV series Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Following up after the last episode of the TV series, this movie will be painting a picture of the future world.

About Awakening Of The Trailblazer: It was the beginning of the 24th century and the private military organization, Celestial Being, came on scene.  Although, for a moment, the organization faced a crisis of being destroyed, it rapidly changed a world that had faced endless conflict.

The Earth Sphere Federation was formed. Although mankind had experienced a state of conflict subsequently through the tyranny of the autonomous peacekeepers A-Laws, and had chosen to build a society that did not rely on military might, another crisis arose in AD2314.

Innovator Setsuna F Seiei – mankind’s guide towards righteousness and evolved Gundam Meister from Celestrial Being, was embroiled in this battle. In the midst of the new crisis, he had to come face-to-face with the true meaning of his own evolution.

Time: 4.00pm, 6.30pm, 9.00pm

Venue: Sinema Old School, 11B Mount Sophia

Tickets: $13 (inclusive of Handling Fee)

Tickets are available online or at the door. For all online purchases, there will be an additional Processing Charge of 25 cents each transaction (limited to 10 tickets per transaction).

Source: Sinema Old School-FB