Why, good morning dear readers!
Welcome to 2015 and along with it, yet another bonanza of music, theatre and dance performances specially geared to entertain the listless, educate the curious and vex the indecisive.
As they do sometimes say (or at least, as Emile Zola once did say), “”The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” What, indeed, have our intrepid artists in Singapore been working on lately?
The Kent Ridge Common is proud to present to you a compiled listing of music, theatre and dance events for 2015. Please do note that this list will be frequently updated for your benefit.
Happy 2015!
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AT A GLANCE:
FEBRUARY 2015
Dance: NUS Dance Synergy, “The Steps” (11 Feb)
Film: nuSTUDIOS Film Productions, A Singapore Short Film Award Fringe Screening: “Degrees of Affinity” (13 Feb)
Classical Music: NUS Harmonica Orchestra, “Soirée 2015″, (28 Feb)
MARCH 2015
Dance: NUS Dance Ensemble and NUS Indian Dance (Bollywood), “Evocation 2015: Shamiyaana” (4 & 5 Mar)
Children’s Theatre: The Little Company, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears (in Mandarin)” (From 11th March)
Classical Music: NUS Guitar Ensemble (GENUS), “Reverb” (14 Mar)
Arts Festival: NUS Arts Festival, “Spirit of the Times” (20-29 March)
Highlights:
- “Words and Music: A Love Story Told in Jazz”, Jeremy Monteiro
- “Dance Reflections: Still I Rise” (Largest Collaboration on campus – 6 CFA Dance Groups)
- “Overdrive II”, double bill by Ricky Hu (Hong Kong Ballet) and Chen Wu Kang (HORSE驫舞劇場)
- “Celebrations 2015: Homecoming”, Musical NUS alums return to perform (Including Chen Zhangyi, Soh Ser Yee, Lim Chun, Alan Choo and Leong Yoon Pin)
- “InTempo 2015: Singapore Panorama”, NUS Wind Symphony
- “Poeme Symphonique for 110 Metronomes”, CFA Music groups
Dance: RAW Moves, “Repertory Platform (R.e.P 2015)” (26 – 28 Mar)
– Double Bill: Ebelle Chong’s (Singpaore) “SSLD:7″ & Chang Chien-Hao’s (Taiwan) “Floating Box”
APRIL – MAY 2015
Dance: T.H.E Dance Company, Triple Bill by Sun Shang-Chi, Xing Liang & Jeffrey Tan (2 – 4 April)
Children’s Theatre: The Little Company, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” (From 2nd April)
Theatre: W!LD RICE, “imagiNATION!”
A season of 5 exciting new productions, each with a theme built around the stars of the Singapore flag.
- “Public Enemy” (Theme: Democracy, April 9-25)
- “Another Country” (Theme: Peace, Date To Be Confirmed)
- “Hotel” (Theme: Progress, Date To Be Confirmed)
- “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (Theme: Equality, Date To Be Confirmed)
- The fifth production representing the theme of Justice will be revealed at a later stage. Stay tuned!
Theatre: Singapore Repertory Theatre, “SRT’s Shakespeare in the Park – The Tempest” (29 April – 24 May)
Dance: T.H.E Dance Company, “Silences We Are Familiar With” by Kuik Swee Boon (28 – 30 May)
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DETAILS:
FEBRUARY 2015
Dance: NUS Dance Synergy, “The Steps” (11 Feb)
Drawing inspiration from the Zhao Wei movie, So Young 《致我们终将逝去的青春》, artistic director Albert Tiong teams up with lighting designer Adrian Tan in a full length dance piece that brings to life the personal stories of dancers, set against black and white stage design.
Film: nuSTUDIOS Film Productions, A Singapore Short Film Award Fringe Screening: “Degrees of Affinity” (13 Feb)
nuSTUDIOS Film Productions presents a curated selection of short films which delve into the unique degrees of affinity shared between different people, including the stories of two estranged brothers learning to be family, childhood sweethearts attempting to reconcile what’s left in their romance and the unlikely friendship between a T-Rex and a bumble bee.
Classical Music: NUS Harmonica Orchestra, “Soirée 2015″, (28 Feb)
NUS Harmonica Orchestra brings an aural feast of exquisite harmonica music during the Lunar New Year. Listen out for popular works such as Spring Festival Overture (春节序曲), Dance of the Yao People (瑶族舞曲) by Liu Tieshan, plus Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and Dvořák’s New World Symphony’s (4th Movement).
MARCH 2015
Dance: NUS Dance Ensemble and NUS Indian Dance (Bollywood), “Evocation 2015: Shamiyaana” (4 & 5 Mar)
NUS Dance Ensemble collaborates with NUS Indian Dance (Bollywood) to present an eclectic blend of dance. Under the artistic direction of Zaini Mohd Tahir and jointly choreographed by Akasha Abhishek, Evocation 2015: Shamiyaana is a dance that celebrates the rituals of an Indian wedding, yet at the same time question their relevance in today’s world.
Children’s Theatre: The Little Company, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears (in Mandarin)” (From 11th March)
The hugely successful Goldilocks and the Three Bears enjoyed sell-out houses with its English production in 2013. Now, TLC is introducing the Mandarin version of this classic story for bilingual children and budding linguists.
Featuring music and lyrics by the same dynamic duo, Anthony Drewe and George Stiles, this rendition of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is as classic as it gets, reminding the little ones of the importance of respecting the privacy and property of others.
PRICES:
Weekdays (Mon – Fri): $25, S$22
Weekends (Sat & Sun): $35, S$32
For season ticket information, please log onto www.sistic.com.sg
VENUE: DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT
TICKETING: SISTIC at 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Classical Music: NUS Guitar Ensemble (GENUS), “Reverb” (14 Mar)
Reverb will be a celebration of the Niibori guitar’s music. The concert will also feature Tolgahan Çoğulu, founder of the classical guitar department at Istanbul Technical University, Turkish Music State Conservatory.
Arts Festival: NUS Arts Festival, “Spirit of the Times” (20-29 March)
Themed Spirit of the Times, the 10th NUS Arts Festival celebrates the spirit of those who dare to take a step outside the boundaries set for them and become history-makers. Look forward to a line-up of collaborations between arts professionals and student artists!
Dance: RAW Moves, “Repertory Platform (R.e.P 2015)” (26 – 28 Mar)
RAW Moves presents the 2015 edition of its annual repertory platform, R.e.P, at the Goodman Arts Centre, Black Box from 26 to 28 March. Expressing the powerful presence of the body, the double bill is comprised of Ebelle Chong’s (Singapore) intriguingly austere SSLD:7 and Chang Chien-Hao’s (Taiwan) uproarious Floating.Box.
RAW Moves is a National Arts Council Seed Grant recipient from April 2013 to March 2016.
“With its increasingly strong performances season after season, RAW Moves is well on its way to becoming one of Singapore’s celebrated contemporary dance companies.”
- Lee Mun Wai, The Muse
Standing, Sitting and Lying Down: 7 (SSLD:7) by Ebelle Chong is a continuous study of the 3 neutral bodies in space – to stand, to sit and to lie down. By re-looking at the definition of choreography and movement, the interest is on the 3 neutral bodies in space and their in-betweens. The relationship between each body, their surroundings and what each “picture” says forms the basis of research. SSLD:7 is part inspired by the choreographer’s 7 years as a stay-at-home mum (hence the number 7 in the title) and part inspired by the events unfolding around us. SSLD was first created in 2011 at the choreographic workshop Screw of Thought. It was a 6 minutes and 40 seconds work-in-progress work.
Date and Time: 26 – 28 March 2015, 8pm
Venue: Goodman Arts Centre, Black Box
Tickets:
$30 (Standard)
$24 (Early Bird Discount before 15 February 2015)
$25 (Concession for Senior Citizens, FullNTime Students, NSF, Moving Arts Studio Members & PAssion Card Members)
For Group Booking of minimum 4 tickets, contact rawmoves.main@gmail.com
General Admission:
Purchase tickets via rawmovesrep2015.peatix.com
This programme is eligible for the Tote Board Arts Grant subsidy. All Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges / Centralised Institutes and ITEs may use the Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise up to 50% of the programme cost.
APRIL – MAY 2015
Dance: T.H.E Dance Company, Triple Bill by Sun Shang-Chi, Xing Liang & Jeffrey Tan (2 – 4 April)
This April, T.H.E Dance Company presents three powerful works by award-winning male Asian choreographers:
(1) Sun Shang-Chi (Germany/Taiwan):
(2) Xing Liang (Hong Kong/China):
(3) Jeffrey Tan (Singapore):
For his first collaboration with T.H.E, Sun Shang-Chi creates a new work titled Nexus. Part- choreographic sketch and part-travelogue, the piece is a luminous fusion of extreme precision and physicality from the East and West. Renowned Chinese artist Xing Liang unfurls the dancers’ deepest desires and vulnerabilities in As Is, while Jeffrey Tan’s Remains Remain is a heartfelt ode to the resilience of the 2011 Japanese tsunami survivors.
Venue: SOTA Drama Theatre
Ticket Prices:
Cat 1: $38
Cat 2: $28
Student/NSF/Senior Citizen concession tickets*: $20 (Prices exclude SISTIC ticketing fee)
Support T.H.E in their next stage of growth – they take on larger performance stages here and abroad, establishing ourselves as one of Singapore’s leading contemporary dance companies. Purchase a Premium View single ticket at $88 today!
Children’s Theatre: The Little Company, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” (From 2nd April)
Perfect for kids aged two to six, The Three Billy Goats Gruff is part of a trio series written by award-winning musical writers Anthony Drewe and George Stiles (Broadway’s Mary Poppins, Just So, and Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure). The musical is based on the classic Norwegian fairy tale, De tre bukkene Bruse, and tells the tale of three male goats that must find a way to escape the clutches of an evil troll in order to reach the other side of a river to find food.
PRICES:
Weekdays (Mon – Fri): $25, S$22
Weekends (Sat & Sun): $35, S$32
For season ticket information, please log onto www.sistic.com.sg
VENUE: DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT
TICKETING: SISTIC at 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Theatre: W!LD RICE, “imagiNATION!: Public Enemy” (April 9-25)
In April 2015, W!LD RICE will present a gripping new production of Public Enemy, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s powerful classic about truth, democracy and the tyranny of the majority.
What happens when you speak your mind and your entire community turns against you? Do you stand by what you believe is right? Or do you tell your colleagues, your family and your friends what they want to hear?
In a town that’s preparing to market itself as a world-class resort spa, Dr. Thomas Chee (Ivan Heng) discovers that the water supply is riddled with bacteria. He resolves to go public with the information. It’s a decision that pits him against his entire community. Overnight, he finds himself drowning in a storm of protests from the government, media, businesses, and even his family. Suddenly, Dr. Chee is the enemy of the people – the man who insists on telling truths that no one wants to hear.
One of the world’s most powerful classics, Public Enemy asks thought-provoking questions about democracy and the freedom of expression. What does it mean to hold firmly to an unpopular opinion in a world where it’s easier to conform? Can one man stand up to the tyranny of the majority? When does bravery become naivety?
Henrik Ibsen’s electrifying satire comes to life under Glen Goei’s direction. Exploring issues of politics, principles and power, Public Enemy tells a timeless tale of courage and corruption that has challenged and entertained audiences for over a hundred years.
The production is part of W!LD RICE’s year-long imagiNATION season, which marks the company’s 15th anniversary and coincides with Singapore’s own jubilee celebrations.
Each imagiNATION production takes inspiration from the five stars of the Singapore flag. Public Enemy kicks off this theatrical odyssey by challenging the easy assumptions associated with ‘Democracy’.
Venue : Victoria Theatre
Ticketing Agent :
SISTIC.com Pte Ltd
SISTIC Hotline (65) 6348 5555
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Ticket Prices :
Previews 9 & 10 April 8pm $45 – $70
Tue, Wed, Thu 8pm and Sat & Sun 3pm $50 – $75
Fri & Sat 8pm $55 – $80
*Prices exclude $4 SISTIC handling fee
Priority Sales :
26 Jan to 8 Feb 2015
20% Discount for OCBC Card Members
Early Bird :
9 Feb to 11 Mar 2015
20% Discount for OCBC Card Members, SAFRA, PAssion and IKEA FAMILY Card Members
15% Discount for General Public
From 12 Mar onwards:
Discounts available for Students, Senior Citizens, Full-time NSFs, OCBC Card Members, SAFRA, PAssion and IKEA FAMILY Card Members
Theatre: Singapore Repertory Theatre, “SRT’s Shakespeare in the Park – The Tempest” (29 April – 24 May)
Singapore Repertory Theatre’s annual Shakespeare in the Park season returns for the ninth time to Fort Canning Park from April 29th May 24th with a stunning production of The Tempest.
“The Tempest is Shakespeare at his magical, musical, spectacular profoundest best. It is about every single one of us and the paths we take in life but expressed in sheer theatricality so we are swept away in a journey of the spirits which is entertainment in its true sense” says director Braham Murray, OBE and one of the founding Artistic Directors of The Royal Exchange in Manchester.
This year’s production will be the grandest to date, with the tallest set ever built in Singapore.
The cast features one of the finest actors in the UK, Simon Robson, as Prospero; Julie Wee as Miranda; and Tim Wan as Ferdinand.
Spread your picnic blanket under the stars and immerse yourself in the magic of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final play. Get drawn into Prospero’s world of sorcery and magic where nothing is what it seems.
SRT is rolling out several educational initiatives for The Tempest, including assembly talks and masterclasses for teachers conducted by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Tempest will be performed Wednesday through Sunday from 29th April with dedicated student nights on Fridays. The gates will open at 6.30pm for those who wish to choose their favorite spot to picnic. Performances commence at 7.30pm.
TICKET INFORMATION
Dates
Previews: Wednesday 29th and 30th April
Performances: Friday 1st May to Sunday 24th May 2015
Prices: From $45 (student and group concessions available)
Venue: Fort Canning Park
Ticketing: SISTIC at 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Dance: T.H.E Dance Company, “Silences We Are Familiar With” by Kuik Swee Boon (28 – 30 May)
T.H.E Dance Company Artistic Director Kuik Swee Boon revives Silences We Are Familiar With, a special commission for the Esplanade da:ns Festival 2012 that contemplates life, death, love and everything in between. Performed to live vocals and music by Young Artist Award winner Bani Haykal, Silences weaves movement, sound and poetry to create a powerful statement on the complexities of human emotion.
Venue: SOTA Drama Theatre
Ticket Prices:
Cat 1: $38
Cat 2: $28
Student/NSF/Senior Citizen concession tickets*: $20 (Prices exclude SISTIC ticketing fee)
Support T.H.E in their next stage of growth – they take on larger performance stages here and abroad, establishing ourselves as one of Singapore’s leading contemporary dance companies. Purchase a Premium View single ticket at $88 today!
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