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PROJECT LEE DAI SOH Print Gallery, 17 Jan – 3 Feb \ Box Office Foyer, 17 Jan – 13 Mar 10Am – 10Pm \ Free Admission CONTENTS 01 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE 02 FEATURED LITERARY ARTS - 06 TALKS 02 12 WORKSHOPS THE ARTS HOUSE TURNS 10 15 MUSIC 19 FILM 09 25 FESTIVAL WORLD Lit 27 VISUAL ARTS FEATURING FANG SU-CHEN 29 OTHER EVENTS 32 EVENT LISTINGS 34 SHOP & DINE 11 AT THE ARTS HOUSE AMANDA ANNANDA AND 36 SUPPORT THE LibRARY BOOK BOX THE ARTS HOUSE! 37 ABOUT THE ARTS HOUSE 26 19 WORLD STORYTELLING DAY BUT IS THE BOOK BEttER?: 2014 OSCAR BUZZ Information is accurate at the time of print and changes could have been made since. For updates, please visit our website at www.theartshouse.com.sg DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE The Arts House turns 10 this March! On March 26, 2004, the late war heroine Mrs Elizabeth Choy declared The Arts House open as the guest-of-honour. Her benediction gave us the boost of confidence – the skies did clear up after raining non-stop – and we have been on a mission ever since to fulfil our mandate as “the Singapore Arts House”. Thousands of performances, readings, exhibitions and film screenings later, and after supporting hundreds of Singapore artists (showcasing them abroad as well: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Moscow, Cape Town), we have finally reached this milestone. Through many ups and downs and various changes – physically, programmatically, and even financially – we have always stayed true to our vision of being an arts centre that is “all-encompassing and that is always relevant to the needs of the communities of Singapore”. We wanted to mark our 10th anniversary by celebrating our achievements but at the same time, we are also very eager to look forward to the future – to the next decade as a centre for writing, writers and ideas. We approached award-winning director Chong Tze Chien, of theatre company The Finger Players, to conceptualise and direct our anniversary programme. He was game enough to take on the challenge. In fact, he came up with a brilliantly counterintuitive concept: What if The Arts House does not exist any more? What if it has been taken over by a giant bookstore, a dance hall, and heaven forbid, even a hotel? So in an immersive visual and performance installation show The Next Page (page 02 – 05), which utilises the entire House, we create an alternate, tongue-in-cheek reality in which the The Arts House has disappeared from the scene. Audiences are taken on a romp through an altered history where they are moved to “reminisce” about The Arts House. Sounds warped? Well, you have to experience it yourself. So come celebrate with us and help us turn to The Next Page! See you at The Arts House! William Phuan Director The Arts House 1\40 featured \ the arts house turns 10 THE ARTS HOUSE TURNS 10 THE NEXT PAGE presented by The Arts House turns 10 with a two-week-long celebration as we look THE ARTS HOUSE forward to The Next Page! Come celebrate with us as we present an exciting line-up of shows, exhibitions, outdoor performances and 26 Mar - 6 Apr, 8pm writers’ talks, anchored by the immersive visual and performance installation show The Next Page, conceived and directed by Artistic $10; $8 (Concession for students, senior citizens and Director Chong Tze Chien of The Finger Players. The Arts House members) The Next Page Tickets are available at The Arts House celebrates its 10th Anniversary by “disappearing” www.bytes.sg. from the scene! In a tongue-in-cheek tribute to its 10th year milestone, The Arts House creates an alternative universe/history where a mega bookstore (The Next Page) has taken over the premises from its previous tenants – a dance club and a posh 5-star boutique hotel! Conceptualised as an immersive visual and performance installation, The Next Page is the anchor show of our 10th celebrations. It invites visitors to view remnants of the dance hall and hotel, which have been “preserved”, while it also offers them the full retail experience of a Singapore bookstore (BooksActually pop-up store). At night, site-specific performances by the most celebrated thespians of Singapore theatre will regale the audience with a mock historical tour of the site, as they present an alternative history without The Arts House, celebrating its significance and contributions to the arts scene via its “absence”. 40\2 featured \ the arts house turns 10 THE OPENING By Cake Theatrical Productions and Brian Gothong Tan The opening outdoor segment will feature a colourful display of pageantry that celebrates the written word and literature amidst a dynamic multimedia video projection on the facade of the building. Expect a poetic and powerful opening to kick start the celebrations. The hisTorian’s Tour Directed by Chong Tze Chien \ Written by Lucas Ho An alternative history of The Arts House will be presented by a trio of historians in a roving performance. They will regale the audiences with interesting anecdotes that shed light on the developments and turn of events regarding the site. THE CLEANER'S ACCOUNT Directed by Chong Tze Chien \ Written by Lucas Ho In this 5-min segment, a witness of history, the cleaner recounts the stories that transpired in the premises in its different functions: from Parliament House to The Arts House, to the dance hall and hotel. THE COUPLE IN THE HOTEL ROOM Directed by Peter Sau, Rizman Putra and Engie Ho Written by Joel Tan A couple checks into the hotel on its last day of operation. As they reminisce about their history together, they contemplate the significance of the hotel in their relationship and what it means to them as it is being turned into a bookstore. Written by Joel Tan, this 10-min play will be given three different interpretations by three directors. THE VOICES IN THE DANCE HALL Conceptualised/Directed by Darren Ng and Lim Woan Wen Written by Ellison Yuyang Tan A sound and light installation that transforms the former Parliamentary Chamber into a dance hall where it once stood, transporting the audience to a different space and time where they could still hear the patrons of the dance hall speaking through the walls. 3\40 featured \ the arts house turns 10 presented by THE ARTS HOUSE and BOOKSACTUALLY WRITER X WRITER Gallery \ 27 Mar - 6 Apr, various timings \ Free admission Get fired up in this series of discussions as we pair up Singapore writers/poets/playwrights to discuss each other's works. The discussions take place at the BooksActually pop-up store in the Gallery. Also look out for the debate held in the historic Chamber where two teams of writers debate the motion ‘Singapore can be a City of Literature’. presented by THE ARTS HOUSE In collaboration with NatIOnaL InSTITUTE OF EDUCatION Supported by NatIOnaL LIBRARY BOARD GOING PLACES Print Gallery, Film Gallery \ 26 Mar - 18 May, 10am - 10pm Free admission Take a lyrical tour through various corners of Singapore, guided by the words of some of our most well-loved poets. Going Places is a visual-audio installation exhibition that features over 20 recordings by poets of their poems about places in Singapore, including Bras Basah by Prof Edwin Thumboo; Victoria Street by Eileen Chong; and Katong by Damon Chua. THE ARTS HOUSE AT THE OLD PARLIAMENT 40\4 featured \ the arts house turns 10 presented by THE ARTS HOUSE NIGHT WALK WITH THE STORYTELLERS 2 - 4 Apr, 9pm $10; $8 (Concession for students, senior citizens and The Arts House members) \ Tickets are available at www.bytes.sg. Each walk is limited to 30 people per night. Buy your tickets today to avoid disappointment! Master storyteller Kamini Ramachandran and friends will take you on a multi-sensorial experience of live storytelling – heightened by food, scent and sound – through secret crevices of The Arts House that were previously not open to the public. Let them captivate you with tales inspired by the spaces and the walls of the House that have kept silent till now… presented by THE ARTS HOUSE OPEN CALL EVENTS 5 - 6 Apr, 10am - 8pm \ Free admission The Arts House held an open call for books-related arts activities, seeking proposals from the community to organise them in our spaces. In the spirit of an arts commons, these activities are kept free and open to the public. Look forward to a wide variety of activities in the House, including storytelling, fun-filled workshops and exciting performances. For a full listing of these free activities, please log on to our website. THE ARTS HOUSE AT THE OLD PARLIAMENT 5\40 featured 40\6 6\40 literary arts \ talks WORLD LIT FEATURING WRICE Alvin Pang Mexian Beneba Clarke Melissa Lucashenko Xu Xi A panel of distinguished writers from Singapore, Australia and Hong presented by Kong will discuss the creative vitality of contemporary nonfiction THE ARTS HOUSE writing. The writers are part of WrICE (writers immersion and cultural In COLLABORATION WITH exchange program) which is a programme of reciprocal cultural RMIT UnIVERSITY, exchange and cultural immersion focusing on writers and writing. YaLE-NUS COLLEGE And THE ASIA The panel will discuss how contemporary nonfiction is writing PACIFIC WRITERS that combines the personal and the poetic with observation and anD TRanSLatORS immersion in the world around us, to produce stories that resonate ASSOCIatION powerfully with readers. They will also discuss the distinct and complex cultural perspectives they bring to their work, and the value Living Room of sharing such stories across cultures and national borders. 18 Feb, 7.30pm The featured writers comprise of Robin Hemley (chair), Alvin Pang, Free admission by registration at Xu Xi, Melissa Lucashenko and Maxine Beneba Clarke. www.ticketmash.sg/wl-wrice Catch David Carlin's (Co-Director of the nonfictionLab who coordinates WrICE) workshop (see page 13) 7\40 literary arts \ talks WORLD LIT FEATURING VIRGINIA JEALOUS presented by Are you a travel buff? Have you ever thought of sharing your THE ARTS HOUSE globetrotting experiences with others? Join seasoned travel writer Virginia Jealous to find out more about her experiences in putting Living Room pen to paper for her travel writing and poetry.
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