Concert Festival Village Conference Ticket sales begin 11 January 2018 OCBC Square 23–25 March 2018 Sands Expo & Convention Centre & Singapore Indoor Stadium Expect fun, inspiration and perspective- Enabling Village Fri 23 March 2018 8pm changing experiences! Admission and 22–23 March 2018 Sat 24 & Sun 25 March 2018 6pm all activities are free of charge. Join the growing community of Duration of indoor concert is practitioners and the conversations approximately 90–105 minutes. in the arts and disability field! This HIGHLIGHTS inaugural international conference on PHOTO: EPIC ART PRESENTERS Where To Buy Live Performances arts and disabilities provides a rare Kazuyo Morita & Natsumi Sadayuki, opportunity to meet and hear from

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PHOTO: CALIPH BUSKERS Adrian Anantawan CANADA Mentored by violin virtuoso Itzak True Colours Festival presents Perlman, Adrian schooled in Harvard

more than 15 of the most LINO PHOTO: TAKAHIRO and Yale, performs for political and talented performing artistes/ spiritual world leaders. A master of troupes from Japan, China, Caliph Buskers the instrument that best captures Korea, Malaysia, Cambodia, human emotion. New Zealand, Australia and Singapore, plus guest artistes from the United Kingdom and Drake Music Scotland’s Digital Dr Azariah Tan Azariah Dr They are experienced Canada. Catch them live at the Orchestra UK musicians with disabilities who create unique True Colours Concert at new music using inclusive music the Singapore Indoor Stadium

PHOTO: ISABELLE LIM technologies. When the orchestra was and at the accompanying True formed in 2012, it was the world’s first Colours Festival Village, a short disabled youth music ensemble. Today walk from the concert venue. it is a member of the Association of British Orchestras – the first national PHOTO: AZARIAH TAN disabled youth orchestra to join.

ILL-Abilities MULTINATIONAL A breakdance crew of star dancers from around the world, from Canada and the US to Brazil, Chile and the Aliénette Coldfire Aliénette . Created in 2007, the NETTE COLDFIRE É crew is on a mission to prove that anything is possible.

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a leg. Talent in December 2016. performing artist...” He is pianist with the charming games and manga. A France and . How does one make best known for physically smile. With several awards True Colours Festival Tony Dee AUSTRALIA a leap like that? With integrated dance that and accolades to his Commission. SPEDacular SINGAPORE PHOTO: ISABELLE LIM He’s the star of a music confidence in your talent, combines persons with name, Dr Tan is one of The combined Special video that was watched by a can’t-stop-me attitude and without physical Singapore’s brightest Danial Bawthan Education Schools choir almost 30 million in 2016: and technology. As she disabilities. young musicians. His SINGAPORE Bawthan is comprising more than 100 the Channel 4 Rio 2016 said in an interview with fingers seek each key by a true blue musician and children and youth. YOUTH PHOTO: METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA OF HONG KONG Paralympic music video Rappler in 2017, “I’m a Caliph Buskers memory, a skill honed by a sportsman with a killer We’re the Superhumans. person with a clear vision, MALAYSIA An his habit of striving “to instinct. A wheelchair user More to come…artistes With a voice like Sinatra’s, big dreams and definite invitation to perform listen to everything… since he was four, Danial from Thailand, Indonesia, Brisbane-born Dee plans for the future, thanks at the prestigious 29th more closely and is determined to shift India, South Korea,

PHOTO: JOHN MCDERMOTT was once a champion to technology.” Anugerah Juara Lagu respond to it.” the focus from disability

Rodney Bell Micronesia. Tony Dee Tony Orchestra Scotland’s Digital Music Drake wheelchair competition catapulted to ability, whether it’s PHOTO: DRAKE MUSIC SCOTLAND ANNE BINCKEBANCK practitioner who the group of five music by dropping beats and PHOTO: ROCK THIS! PHOTOGRAPHY represented Australia enthusiasts into being rhymes or going for internationally. a force to be reckoned gold on the wheelchair with in the region’s Malay rugby court.