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Festival Report M1 SINGAPORE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2008: ART AND HISTORY FESTIVAL REPORT 1 CONTENTS Executive Summary [4] Performance & Exhibition Details [7] Sponsors, Supporters & Partners [15] Publicity & Marketing | Outreach [23] Audience Feedback [41] M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2009 [52] Fringe Team 2008 [53] 2 “For audiences tired of the mainstream, the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival promises to provide audiences with alternative works that provoke and challenge.” - LIANHE ZAOBAO 联合早报 Eclipse by The Necessary Stage & 7:84 Theatre Company (Singapore | Scotland) Photo credit: The Necessary Stage 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The fourth edition of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival took place from 16 to 27 January 2008, with the theme Art and History. In total, 20 works from 13 countries were featured in 12 different venues, reaching out to about 200,000 people through a variety of ticketed and free events - an increase by about 40,000 people compared to 2007. Several factors have worked together to contribute to our most successful The Workers from Samsui by Sim Chi Yin Festival to date. For one, our chosen (Singapore) theme of Art and History proved to be Photo credit: Sim Chi Yin extremely pertinent to the times, and as a result, resonated with the audience and enabled them to engage with the works presented at the Festival. In terms of programming, the Festival saw its strongest line-up to date – the works achieved both critical acclaim in their reviews and high audience turn-out. One of the Festival Highlights, The Workers from Samsui by local photojournalist Sim Chi Yin, was exhibited at various bus stops islandwide and captured the attention of audiences who may not frequent galleries. Another Festival Highlight, The Complaints ... reaching out to about Choir Project, also garnered a lot of media and 200,000 people... an public attention because of its resonance to increase by about 40,000 local culture. The subsequent curtailment of people compared to 2007. public performance due to licensing issues that prohibited foreigners from commenting on "domestic issues" also resulted in much discourse in the public sphere. However, as observed by The Straits Times Life!, "these incidents show that the Fringe Fest is living up to its name... it is programming arts events that offer alternatives to mainstream fare not only in terms of form and content, but also in testing the boundaries of public regulatory guidelines in Singapore." 4 The final Festival Highlight, Eclipse by The Necessary Stage's and Scotland's 7:84 Theatre Company's, presented 7 performances to an average attendance of 85% with extremely positive responses from the audience. For the first time, there were two Festival commissions - local artist Zizi Azah bte Abdul Majid’s Above Us Only Sky, which had a sold-out run, and Ming Wong’s photographic and video installation entitled Filem-Filem-Filem. Sonic Fringe, which featured three highly respected musicians, was also sold-out. Marketing and publicity efforts were also enhanced this year, with several above-the-line media such as For the first time, our Official Media Arts Central and Gold 90.5FM. For there were two the first time, the Festival worked with Time Out Festival Singapore as Official Magazine. The media also gave commissions. more coverage through previews, listings and reviews. The increase in media interest and publicity, which led to higher visibility and prominence, is testimony to the Festival’s rising significance on the Singapore arts scene. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful sponsors and partners. Without your enthusiasm and support, we would not have been able to achieve this remarkable success for M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2008. We hope that you have found the Fringe experience as rewarding as it has been for us. In this report, we are honoured to share with you more information and statistics on Fringe 2008. We would The Complaints Choir Project love to hear your feedback and featuring the Singapore Complaints Choir comments so that we can make next by Tellervo Kalleinen & Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen (Finland) year’s Festival even more meaningful Photo credit: Chok Shin Ni to us and to our audience. Here’s to our future partnerships! Alvin Tan & Haresh Sharma Artistic Directors, M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 5 Sonic Fringe featuring Colleen (France) Photo credit: Pascal Vermulen “The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival lets you get up close and personal with performance theatre. In fact, this is where the heart of theatre lives, without show-stopping numbers, huge sets or elaborate costumes...” - TIME OUT SINGAPORE 6 PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITION DETAILS Life is Not a Picnic by cieLaroque | helene weinzierl (Austria) Photo credit: Peter Huber 7 PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITION DETAILS Dates of Events PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION DETAILS DATES Festival Highlights Eclipse 16 – 20 Jan (7 performances) The Complaints Choir Project ● Workshops : 7 – 25 Jan ● Video Installation : 13 – 18 & 20 – 23 Jan ● Performances : 26 – 27 Jan (4 performances) The Workers from Samsui 19 Dec 2007 – 29 Jan 2008 Live Fringe - Theatre Suhobezvodnoie (The Dry Place) 16 – 17 Jan (2 performances) The Invisible Life of Joseph Finch 18 – 19 Jan (2 performances) Above Us Only Sky 26 – 27 Jan (3 performances) Live Fringe – Dance Relations 21 – 22 Jan (2 performances) Howl Under the Moon 23 Jan (1 performance) Life is Not a Picnic 23 – 24 Jan (2 performances) My Mother 24 – 25 Jan (2 performances) Shu Shu 25 – 26 Jan (2 performances) Live Fringe – Live Art Exercises in Happiness 23 – 27 Jan Artist Talk by Panther 25 Jan 8 PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION DETAILS DATES Sonic Fringe Sonic Fringe (featuring Colleen, Sylvain Chauveau & 19 Jan (1 performance) Hauschka) Fringe Gallery Frozen in Time 10 – 27 Jan Filem-Filem-Filem 16 – 27 Jan Masa Lalu – Masa Lupa (The Past – The Forgotten 16 Jan – 23 Mar Time) A Brief History of the Future 18 – 19 & 25 – 26 Jan Total Number of Works 20 Total Number of Performances 28 Above Us Only Sky by Zizi Azah bte Abdul Majid (Singapore) Photo credit: Chris Sylvester Basil 9 PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITION DETAILS Venues for Events PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION DETAILS VENUES Festival Highlights Eclipse Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore The Complaints Choir Project ● Workshops : Chamber, The Arts House ● Video Installation : Gallery, The Arts House ● Performances : Chamber, The Arts House The Workers from Samsui Various bus stops islandwide Live Fringe - Theatre Suhobezvodnoie (The Dry Place) Esplanade Theatre Studio The Invisible Life of Joseph Finch Esplanade Theatre Studio Above Us Only Sky Esplanade Recital Studio Live Fringe – Dance Relations Esplanade Theatre Studio Howl Under the Moon Play Den, The Arts House Life is Not a Picnic Esplanade Theatre Studio My Mother Play Den, The Arts House Shu Shu Esplanade Theatre Studio Live Fringe – Live Art Exercises in Happiness Gallery, The Substation Artist Talk by Panther Gallery, The Substation 10 PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION DETAILS VENUES Sonic Fringe Sonic Fringe (featuring Colleen, Sylvain Chauveau & Esplanade Recital Studio Hauschka) Fringe Gallery Frozen in Time Esplanade Tunnel Filem-Filem-Filem Print Gallery & Foyer, The Arts House Masa Lalu – Masa Lupa (The Past – The Forgotten Atelier, National Museum of Time) Singapore A Brief History of the Future Screening Room, The Arts House Total Number of Venues 12 Exercises in Happiness by Panther (Australia) Photo credit: Emily Hodge 11 PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITION DETAILS Total Attendance at Free Events TITLE OF EVENT VENUE ATTENDANCE The Complaints Choir Project ● Video Gallery, The Arts House 500 Installation : ● Performances : Chamber, The Arts House 400 The Workers from Samsui Various JCDecaux bus stop 168,000 posters islandwide Exercises in Happiness Gallery, The Substation 148 Artist Talk by Panther Gallery, The Substation 6 Frozen in Time Esplanade Tunnel 28,800 Filem-Filem-Filem Print Gallery & Foyer, The Arts 1,200 House Masa Lalu – Masa Lupa (The Atelier, National Museum of 1,200 Past – The Forgotten Time) Singapore A Brief History of the Future Screening Room, The Arts House 60 Total Attendance at Free Events 200,314 Filem-Filem-Filem by Ming Wong (Singapore) Photo credit: Ming Wong 12 PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITION DETAILS TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTISTS INVOLVED 123 Promotional Poster for Restaurant Bandung by Irwan Ahmett, part of Masa Lalu – Masa Lupa (The Past – The Forgotten Time) by Cemeti Art House (Indonesia) Photo credit: Irwan Ahmett TOTAL ATTENDANCE (TICKETED) 3,454 TOTAL ATTENDANCE (NON-TICKETED) 200,314 TOTAL NUMBER OF AUDIENCES FOR THE FESTIVAL 203,758 AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSE FOR TICKETED SHOWS 77% Shu Shu by Cie Efrat Stempler (Germany) Photo credit: Anja Beyer TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKS CURATED 20 TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW WORKS COMMISSIONED 2 PERCENTAGE OF AUDIENCES FROM OVERSEAS 26% PERCENTAGE OF AUDIENCES BELOW AGE 40 78% 13 Sonic Fringe featuring Hauschka (Germany) Photo credit: Estelle Klawitter “[The Fringe Fest] is programming arts events that offer alternatives to mainstream fare not only in terms of form and content, but also in terms of testing the boundaries of public regulatory guidelines in Singapore... [T]hese negotiations have added an interesting edge to an altogether enjoyable arts festival.” - THE STRAITS TIMES LIFE! 14 SPONSORS | SUPPORTERS | PARTNERS Suhobezvodnoie (The Dry Place) by The KnAM Theatre (Russia) Photo credit: Valery Syviev 15 SPECIAL THANKS M1 SINGAPORE FRINGE FESTIVAL SPONSORS | SUPPORTERS | PARTNERS TITLE SPONSOR IN COLLABORATION WITH 16 SUPPORTED BY Embassy of Israel Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan 17 Official Media Official Magazine Official Hotel Held in PARTNERS SPECIAL THANKS National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Lu Huen Passion Card Samuel Wong Food for Thought Ken Takiguchi Haato Gelato All the Fringe interns and volunteers Gryphon Tea The media and press for their NUS Centre for the Arts continued support LASALLE College of the Arts Harry's @ Esplanade Expat Living Trevvy.com 18 SPECIAL THANKS M1 SINGAPORE FRINGE FESTIVAL SPONSORS | SUPPORTERS | PARTNERS NO. OF SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS 46 NO.
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