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GENERAL INFORMATION Performances: Fri & Sat, 29 & 30 Aug NIGHT LIGHTS Held in conjunction with Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 and 29 &30 Aug | 7.30pm – 2am

FESTIVAL VENUES By MRT ZONE 1.45 Sun to Thu, 24 to 28 Aug | 7.30pm – 11pm / 7pm 7.15pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 8pm 8.15pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 9pm 9.15pm 9.30pm 9.45pm 10pm 10.15pm 10.30pm 10.45pm 11pm 11.15pm 11.30pm 11.45pm 12am 12.15am 12.30am 12.45am 1am 1.15am 1.30am – Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct (5 zones) Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah or City Hall TIME 2am Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct | Free admission National Museum of Singapore MRT stations Armenian Street (including Peranakan WILLIAM WILLIAM WILLIAM Night Lights returns as part of Singapore

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I TIGER- GETTING AROUND facebook.com/brasbasahbugis T FIGHTING a surprise awaits at every corner. A TIGER- TIGER- HERO, SINGAPOUR N FIGHTING PUPPET PUPPET PUPPET PUPPET PUPPET FIGHTING Road Closure at Armenian Street twitter.com/brasbasahbugis HERO, WORKSHOP WORKSHOP WORKSHOP WU SONG WORKSHOP WORKSHOP HERO, WU SONG PUPPET WU SONG Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 and 29 & 30 Aug instagram.com/brasbasahbugis WORKSHOP D.I.Y. Trails S TA 8pm — 2am pinterest.com/sgnightfest G Too many activities for the night and just feel like walking around at your own leisurely pace? T O S [email protected] R HOMEMADE HOMEMADE HOMEMADE HOMEMADE Pick from one of three specially customised Night Lights trails to kick off a memorable night out UN A

U & LOST WEEKEND FAST COLORS THE PINHOLES THE STONED REVIVALS E O Festival-goers are strongly encouraged to M – one for lovebirds, another for families and a special trail for arty farty, smarty pants. Dont S H Y make use of public transport . THE CARACAL OBSERVATORY (29 AUG) TPM SOUND DECK AFRO JOGETS (29 AUG) MASIA ONE & THE ANALOG I Jio You Y THE IRIETONES (30 AUG) SMU STEREOMETA T T E GIRL (30 AUG) E

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N FILM WEEKEND FILM WEEKEND ed, because what is a festival without a partner to enjoy it with? Be it locating that secluded, C E M O R romantic clearing to pop the big question, or cozying up to your other half at intimate spaces, L A B NEW SINGAPORE NEW SINGAPORE this is the trail that may set hearts ablaze. STREAM PRO STREAM PRO BRASS WRESTLING BRASS WRESTLING Presented by Held in Supported by In Celebration of The Basic Unit of Society THE E JANICE Family is the basic unit of society, or so says the reverse of almost every line notebook sold in

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T that auntie or uncle from overseas. V A I C PETER T THE ELEVATED PITCH VESTIGE DALE YEOH S FORGARTY E (30 AUG) (30 AUG) (30 AUG) F (30 AUG) I Went To Art School If you can put your money where your Monet is, or articulate the difference between the T T

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in the talks, workshops and performances do not represent the position of the organiser. All rights reserved. B distant past life), then this bespoke trail is perfect for a perfect one like you. Chock-full of this G N I A EE D Materials in this publication may not be reproduced in part or in whole without consent of the organiser, the N Night Festivals contemporary light installations, this is not a trail for lesser plebeians; reserved QU D N I U M publisher. © Copyright 2014. M & only for the most discerning festival-goers. O A S

R THE TLP x SAM NIGHT MARKET FEAT. VARIOUS DJs & BANDS (30 AUG) School of the Arts (SOTA) The 17 16 PRETTY ARTY at National Tiger-Fighting Hero, Wu Song Cathay ROUNDABOUT MIDNIGHT Museum of Singapore (NMS) by Paper Monkey Theatre (SG) at Singapore Art Museum 19 Glass Atrium, Level 2, NMS 7 Rendezvous (SAM) & Queen Street Performances | 7.45pm, 9.30pm, 10.45pm Hotel Each show is 15 minutes long. Singapore t. Workshops | 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm, 10pm, S Waterloo ĝNOISE Weekend @ SAM (SG) Cathay Green 1 o 10.30pm 5 lo Centre SAM at 8Q 36 DHOBY 33 15 r GHAUT MRT 32 Manulife te Each workship is 20 min long and is limited to 25 a 222 38 7pm – 11.30pm t SMU Centre W Queen St. 39 participants. u National Featuring emerging bands and musicians from ha School of 35 G Singapore Design 37 Follow the exhilarating journey of Wu Song, a by en Economics NOISE Singapores Music Programme. Catch ho re Art Museum Centre D G & Social 10 young and exciting music acts over two days 14 36 vivid puppetry performance about courage Sciences as they perform along Queen Street during the YMCA SMU 34 and mental strength. Learn about the ancient International School of SAM at 8Q Night Festival. House Information art of puppetry and how to hold and animate 13 NTUC Systems traditional puppets at interactive workshops! Income Very Light Exhibition – Be Present by Very ĝ William Close featuring The 7 Sopranos Centre Small Exhibition (SG) BRAS BASAH MRT Odeon and ZingO (USA/AUS/SG) Night Lights: Divine Trees Towers Night Lights: Spirits of Nature National Design Centre 37 SMU Green Front Lawn, NMS 1 by Clément Briend (FR) Festival Programmes 1 by WECOMEINPEACE (FR) 7pm – 2am 2 12 7.30pm | ZingO Mainground, NMS 8 3 Front Lawn, SAM 34 Feel like a child again in this quirky mini- 6 8.00pm | William Close & ZingO Meditate on the beauty of these surreal light ĝ Shows happening on Keep your eyes peeled in this multimedia exhibition of movable white helium balloons, National Museum 10 9.15pm | William Close extravaganza as the façade of SAM is illuminated by changing neon lights within. Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 Aug of Singapore 4 11 10.30pm | The 7 Sopranos between reality and imagination. 7 5 transformed into a giant canvas showcasing the 11.45pm | William Close & The 7 Sopranos ĝĝ Shows happening on beauty of Mother Nature. Night Lights: Flights of Fancy SMU Each show is 30 minutes long. Night Lights: Landscape by Landscape Fri & Sat, 29 & 30 Aug by Singapore University of Technology Fo School of Be blown away by this cross-continental by Agathe de Bailliencourt (FR) LEGEND r ĝĝThe Cloud of Unknowing and Design (SG) t C Accountancy & a 9 CHIJMES musical explosion featuring ethereal melodies Behind Mainground, NMS 9 n by (SG) Atrium, National Design Centre 38 ni School of Law ng of the Earth Harp, sultry operatic serenades Chance upon glow-in-the-dark pebbles on the Festival Zones P Chapel, Level 2, SAM 35 ar and heart-thumping drum beats. ground, while mysterious strains of music play Night Lights Pretty Arty at NMS k 9.30pm, 11.30pm (45 min show) heading towards the skies, created by the 8 in the background. Young Hearts at SMU & SOTA Lee Kong The Cloud of Unknowing is a cinematic careful positioning of different lights and ĝĝWilliam Close featuring Phoenix Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 and 29 & 30 Aug Block Party at Armenian Street Chian School exploration of the cloud as image, metaphor and shadows. (USA/AUT) 7.30pm – 2am Festival Village at Cathay Green of Business carrier for divine illumination. Be transported Front Lawn, NMS 2 Roundabout Midnight at SAM & Queen Street by special live performances as renowned Night Lights: Your Canvas 7.30pm | William Close & Phoenix (Aerial Sun to Thu, 24 to 28 Aug musicians Bani Haykal and Randolf Arriola by Singapore University of Technology performance) 7.30pm – 11pm Night Lights Trails summon up an all-enveloping experience of and Design (SG) 20 29 8.45pm | William Close & Phoenix (LED light I Jio You Courtyard, National Design Centre 23 The 27 39 performance) The Basic Unit of Society Substation of pure sonic intensity, and creating a journey Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 Aug, Fri & Sat, 29 & 30 Aug 26 18 CITY HALL MRT 10pm | Phoenix (Fire performance) I Went to Art School 28 into the unknown, guided by Johnston Cheong. 7.30pm – 2am 25 24 Peranakan Have a splashing good time at Your Canvas, as 22 Each show is 30 minutes long. First Aid Museum The Cloud of Unknowing is an artwork featured you shine lights onto a water feature, dip your 21 30 Try not to blink as Phoenixs artists traverse Information Counter Armenian as part of Medium at Large, a contemporary hands into it or play with special “lily pads” high up in the air for an elegant aerial dance, Toilets 31 Church art exhibition now on at SAM. jaw-dropping acrobatics or light up the night bouncing onto surrounding walls. Night Lights: **Insert Caption Please Singapore Philatelic Museum choreographed to the ethereal The Earth Harp. by Ryf (SG) Front Lawn, NMS 10 Fri & Sat, 29 & 30 Aug Fri, 22 Aug catchy jazz numbers and unstoppable ĝĝSingapore Pro Wrestling (SG) FESTIVAL VILLAGE at Cathay The Earth Harp by William Close (USA) Take a photo of yourself together with an 8pm | Lost Weekend in this installation deliberately positioned to 9.30pm | Spacedays (45 min) percussion beats of roving brass bands Armenian Street 27 Green (Opposite SOTA) Rotunda, Level 1, NMS 3 LED-lit screen resembling a giant speech 9.15pm | Fast Colors disrupt the hurried pace of passersby. 10.45pm | Daily Ritual (45 min) parading down Armenian Street. 10.15pm, 11.15pm (30 min) Try your hand at playing the world famous bubble displaying randomly generated, funny 10.30pm | The Pinholes 12am | The Psalms (45 min) Festival Village Earth Harp. messages, and be surprised by what appears 11.45pm | The Stoned Revivals Night Lights: UMBRELLAS Sat, 23 Aug ĝFat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap: of Singapore Pro Wrestling slug it out for the 7pm – 2am 32 on the screen! Each performance is 45 minutes long. by SOTA and in collaboration with Lighting 9.30pm | Hell Low (45 min) Something Borrowed, Something New crowd! Root for the underdog or scream as A new dedicated zone to eat, drink and be ĝTranscend the Box Planners Associates (SG/JP) 10.45pm | Obedient Wives Club (45 min) by How Drama (SG) your favourite wrestler struts into the ring. by a dandypunk (USA) ĝĝ Night Lights: Angles of Incidence West Plaza Steps, SOTA 16 12am | Cheating Sons (45 min) The Substation Theatre 23 Parental guidance is advised. Near Food For Thought, Level 1, NMS 4 by Randy Chan and Philippa Lawrence Take cover under giant umbrellas that dot the 7.30pm, 9.30pm (1 hr) Chill out to the sounds of bands like THE LOST 8.30pm, 9.45pm, 11pm, 12.15am (7 min show) (SG/UK) iconic grand staircases of SOTA, or take in the Fri, 29 Aug Let homegrown improvisational performers, ĝĝ Peranakan Museum & The Substation BOX, Men Acoustic, Ruby Chen, Vestige and Audience capacity is limited for this show. Behind the Banyan Tree, NMS 11 beautiful street view under the umbrellas – lit to 9.30pm | The Observatory (45 min) How Drama, charm with their quirky presents Afro Jogets by The Main Wayang Go on an epic adventure with galloping A set of oddly shaped prisms emerging from the form brilliant clusters of light at night. 11.45pm | Caracal (1 hr) observations and wacky take on current affairs Co. & Instigator Afrobeat Orchestra (SG) unicorns, a massive vortex and treacherous as they “speed-perform” their way through 31 Main Stage 28 deejays on 29th August, DJ Amy VDB and DJ Jen landscapes in this innovative live projection in the day, and form beautifully geometric ĝĝLight Up Ninja Returns Sat, 30 Aug plays in an hour, and you get to decide the 8pm (1 hr) & Jo are here to party the night away with you mapping show. shadows at night. by The Lighting Detectives (SG/JP) 9.30pm | The Analog Girl (45 min) sequence! In this splashing musical jamboree, groove from 10pm to 2am. If thats not enough, beers ĝInto the Starlight Fri & Sat, 29 & 30 Aug | 7.30pm – 9.30pm 11.45pm | Masia One & The Irietones featuring Suns to traditional Peranakan music paired with are on happy hour all night! YOUNG HEARTS at by Starlight Alchemy (SG) West Plaza Steps, SOTA 17 of Dub (1 hr) ĝThe Peranakan Museum Variety Show the exciting rhythms of Instigator Afrobeat Singapore Management SMU (beside School of Information Systems) 13 Inspired by Natsu Matsuri, Japans colourful by The Main Wayang Co. (SG) Orchestra, or classic keronchong tunes with up University (SMU) & School of 7.30pm | AcroYogis (1 hr) annual summer festival, visitors can create Rom-Com Film Weekend curated Main Stage 24 tempo funk, reggae, and ska beats. the Arts (SOTA) 9.15pm | The Four Corners (30 min) by The Substation Moving Images (SG) 8pm (1 hr) 10.30pm | The Four Corners (30 min) pens and paints, have fun making different ĝRendezvous Hotel Singapore Courtyard 19 Join in this colourful bibik bash of song, ĝĝSingapore Really Really Free Market 11.45pm | Illuminated Playtime (30 min) types of shadows, or even craft a small lantern ĝĝThe Substation Theatre 20 laughter, and dance. Joget to classic Baba by Post-Museum (SG) ĝĝBreaking Boundaries – Vertical Starlight Alchemy presents its intimate side, or windmill on the spot! 7.30pm, 9.30pm Nyonya tunes and sing-along performances in 51 Armenian Street 29 Artistry by Bobbis Pole Studio (SG) staging many facets of the local arts collectives Each screening is 1 hr long. the dondang sayang tradition! 8pm – 12am Near Food For Thought, Level 1, NMS 5 oeuvre. The collective will transform a little BLOCK PARTY There will be no lonely hearts this Singapore All goods and services are shared free in the 9.30pm, 10.45pm, 12am* (30 min) corner marked by four trees into a place where at Armenian Street Night Festival with screenings of quirky local ĝBlock Party Beats Singapore Really Really Free Market and Admire the graceful spins, climbs and swivels the audience can take a closer look at the romantic comedies guaranteed to put you in by Bloco Singapura (SG) nothing is for sale. All are welcome to set up Night Lights: Cyanea 33 of Bobbis pole dancers, and dont forget to try the mood for love. Armenian Street 25 a stall to share your stuff and skills, and if you by Cumulus (France) twirling around the pole. 11.30pm (30 min) *Parental guidance is advised. HOMEMADE (SG) Night Lights: Greenhouse Effect by Maro TPM Sound Deck by SMU Stereometa (SG) Move to the rhythm on Armenian Street, with have it. At the heart of the Festival Village, visitors SMU Green 12 Avrabou and Dimitri Xenakis (FR) Peranakan Museum Façade 21 Bloco Singapura, Singapores most spanking can walk in and out of Cyaneas curtain of lit Follies for é Birds Urban beats and local rock take centrestage SMU Walkway 14 12.45am (1 hr) social, cultural and musical percussion by The ARTS FISSION Company (SG) at this signature musical showcase celebrating In this tongue-in-cheek installation about the Groove to the beats of traditional Asian rhythms collective as they spread their love of swinging from a distance. Fashion Galley, Level 2, NMS 6 originality, collaboration and local talent. impact of industrialisation, a “greenhouse car” and electronic dance as Stereometa, SMUs samba and throbbing carnival beats! Performances | 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, 12am overgrown with plants and ferns is both the premier DJ collective and digital music creators (25min show) Fri & Sat, 22 & 23 Aug cause and effect of environmental pollution. take you on a musical high straight from the ĝRoving Performance Artists (SG) Night Lights: Alsos* Night Lights: Dresses of Memory Installations on Display | Sun to Sat, 24 to 30 Aug | 8.30pm | ShiGGa Shay balcony of the Peranakan Museum. Armenian Street 26 by Scenocosme (FR) by Taegon Kim (FR/KR) 10am – 8pm 9.45pm | Vandetta Night Lights : Stop and Smell the Flowers Various timings Armenian Church 30 Armenian Church 31 Step into a magical world where kinnaree – 11pm | Masia One & Inverse Proportions (22 Aug) by Singapore University of Technology Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders (SG) Roving Brass Bands by Timbre Music (SG) Try and spot roving performers making their Nature and technology combine for a surreal Breath-taking dresses woven from 40 kilometres half-human, half-bird creatures dance and play 11pm | Masia One & The Irietones (23 Aug) and Design (SG) Main Stage 18 Armenian Street 22 way through the festival grounds, “spreading and moving experience in this interactive with movable art installations, or follies for their 12.15am | In the Groove Project SMU Walkway 15 Its a rollicking night of musical mayhem with an ĝBrass Nation | 9pm, 10.15pm (30 min) the love” with the crowd in amusing and and each dress tells its own story as it slowly sheer amusement and yours. Each performance is 45 minutes long. Watch where you are heading, and slow down exciting mix of emerging and established indie, ĝĝNew Stream Brass | 9pm, 10.45pm (30 min) unexpected ways! changes colour through the night. Audience capacity is limited for this show. to appreciate the small things in life. Uncover alternative and hardcore bands and musicians. Dance along to the exciting arrangements, different melodies.