Not for publication Dear Editor Invitation to Singapore Kite Day @ Marina Barrage 2017 The annual kite flying festival organised by national water agency, PUB and the Singapore Kite Association is back for the eighth year running. This carnival will be held on 29 and 30 July at Marina Barrage. Kite fliers from all over the world will gather once again at Marina Barrage to showcase their uniquely- designed giant kites and captivate audience with their stunt-kite performances. Other fun activities and workshops like kite and wind garden making are also not to be missed. Admission to Marina Barrage and registration for the various workshops are complimentary. Attached please find the fact sheet and details of performance for your perusal. Kindly note that the programme may change slightly pending the weather conditions. If your media agency is covering this event, please RSVP to Ms Loh Qiu-Lyng at 6731 3146 or [email protected] by Friday, 28 July 2017, 3pm. For more information, please contact: Mr Goh Jing Rui at [email protected] (6330 4118 / 9665 6997), or Ms Lim Siew Wee at [email protected] (6731 3126 / 9730 0823) 27 July 2017 Fact Sheet Singapore Kite Day @ Marina Barrage 2017 The annual kite flying festival organised by national water agency, PUB and the Singapore Kite Association is back for the eighth year running. This carnival will be held on 29 and 30 July at Marina Barrage. Kite fliers from all over the world will gather once again at Marina Barrage to showcase their uniquely-designed giant kites and captivate audience with their stunt-kite performances. Other fun activities and workshops like kite and wind garden making are also not to be missed. Admission to Marina Barrage and registration for the various workshops are complimentary. Activities Wind Garden Workshop Make your own windmills and plants out of recyclable materials and plant them in our “Wind Garden” Kite Making Workshop Express yourself by designing and crafting your own with eco-friendly materials. Lolli- Drop A highly popular activity where kids can catch mini-parachutes falling down with sweets attached. Over 100 mini parachutes will be dropped each time! International Kite Flyers Refer to Annex 1 for daily programme details. 1. HIGHLIGHT-Rod Read (Scotland) From the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, Rod is proving that networks of kites are the future of sustainable energy. He has spent the last 5 years experimenting with rotary kite network designs which he believes will supersede current wind turbine technology. “Daisy” concept flies rings of power kites, line networked, at a wide radius around a lifting kite tether. The power kites are set to expand their rings while rotating. The wide separation of tense ring & kite tethers allows reliable torsion transmission from multiple kites simultaneously. Early prototypes generated over 500W. Short network lines are efficient so there is less drag per kite. The small rotary kite networks meet the needs of travellers and remote communities. Rod shares his kite turbine ideas as Open Source Hardware. He says that “By not patenting, the designs can be shared online with people who need solutions now and they can’t be monopolised to further concentrate investor wealth.” 2. Team Airnergy (Singapore) Team Airnergy is a local team that flies Revolution quad-line kites, as well as single and dual-line kites. Kite ballet is the flying of dual or quad-line kites with a set of synchronized movements to music. This is akin to a dance or ballet performance where the “dancers” on the stage are now the kites in the sky. Airnergy have performed in various festivals in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. 3. Antonio Lino (Portugal) Born in Portugal, Antonio Lino has been flying sport kites for around 20 years. He ventured out to creating artistic inspired kites after being inspired by the works of artists monochromatic. His aim is to reach out to people by showing them simple kite shapes and inspire more people to open the doors of modern art through kites. This year, his new creation kite is inspired by Urs Fisher. 4. Hong Ha Pham (Vietnam) Hong Ha Pham is from Ba Ria - Vung Tau Kite Club, Vietnam. He started his career as a professional kite flyer since 1997. In 2000, he established the Kite Club. During nearly 20 years of operation, the Kite Club has joined many kite festivals and competitions in and outside Vietnam. Notably Ba Ria Vung Tau Kite Club built the kite which was recorded and recognized as the record of the largest kite in Vietnam. In Vietnam, people including himself love to fly traditional flute kites. In the past, it was impossible to bring flute kites to other countries outside Vietnam since it is made from bamboos and therefore too big to carry around. Hence, he is the first kite flyer who created the method of assembling flute kites from smaller components. As a result, he was able to bring flute kites to international kite festivals around the world. 5. 8-STAR Pro Quad Kite Team (Malaysia) The 8-STAR Pro Quad Kite Team is a group of fun, enthusiastic and dedicated quad line fliers from Selangor, Malaysia that have been actively flying Quads since 2013.They are committed flyers who deeply believes in giving the audience the unique show on what the team sport can offer during kite festivals. Over the years they have been to many festivals locally honing their skills and making people smile with their performances and exposed to the internationally renowned kite festivals such as Pasir Gudang International Kite Festival, Padang Besar International Kite Festival, Singapore Kite Day @ Marina Barrage, where many top level fliers come to meet. 6. Jo & Ricky Baker (Australia) Jo and Ricky have been flying Kites for over 28 years now. They started flying sports kites and over the years and flown kites for sport, recreationally and professionally in all parts of the world. Today they mainly fly and make the larger single string kites. Jo started Kites 4 Kids in November 1995 and has since been running kite making workshops in schools, school holiday programs, after school activities, community events and all sorts of other places. Over the years they have attended many kite festivals all over Australia, from Cairns to Hobart and across to Adelaide and Karatha. They also demonstrated their kites at hundreds of events across Melbourne, with thousands of Kites and brought joy to countless kids of all ages. They enjoy teaching others the art of kite making and enjoy kite flying. 7. Frederique Riquier (France) She first discovered the world of kite flying in 1993 by organising the international kite festival in Marseille, and has done it all the way till 2003. The main pull of kites for her was sharing the pleasure in kite flying and its cultures and traditions with kite fliers and children alike. Up till today, Riquier continues to organise smaller international kite festivals (Martigues in France, in Tunisia) and holds workshops for schools, families, children and social centres. 8. Amalia Anggrani (Indonesia) Amalia Anggraini was established on 5 Oct 1980. He has been following different kite festivals such as Sanur, Bali International Kite Festival, Jakarta International Kite Festival, Mersing International Kite Festival, Perlis International Kite Festival, Bintulu International Kite Festival, Satun International Kite Festival Cha'am International Kite Festival, Gujarati International Kite Festival, our very own Singapore International Kite Festival and many more. He owns a variety of kites made up of midi, mini & micro crabs, whale, shark, etc. Annex 1 Note: Kindly note that the programme may change slightly pending the weather conditions. Saturday 29 July 2017 9:00-17:00 Free Flying for all International kite fliers Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Team 8 Star, 10:00 Selangor, Malaysia. Performance Dual Line (Stunt Kite) by Adam Ahmad 10:15 (solo), Bintulu, Malaysia. Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Iteam, 10:30 Jakarta, Indonesia Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Adenan 10:45 Haron (solo), Singapore. Lolly Pop Drops ( with some wording in side parachute to 11:00 - 12:00 give away some gifts) 11:00 - 12:00 Kite Painting 12:00 - 13:00 Break for lunch Performance Four Line (Revolution Kite) by AirNergy, 13:00 Singapore Performance Dual Line (Stunt Kite) by Muhamad 13:15 Sophian, Singapore (solo) Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by 8Star, 13:45 Malaysia Performance Four Line (Revolution Kite) by Iteam, 14:00 Jakarta, Indonesia 14:00 - 16.30 Kite worshop, Wind Garden workshop. Performance Dual Line (Stunt Kite) by Adam Ahmad 14:15 (solo), Bintulu, Malaysia. Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Team 14:30 Airnergy, Singapore. Lolly Pop Drops ( with some wording in side parachute to 14:45 give away some gifts) Performance Dual Line( Stunt Kite ) by Adenan Haron, 15:15 Singapore (Solo) 15:30 Dance Performance by DSA Performance Four Line (Revolution Kite) by Iteam, 15:45 Jakarta, Indonesia Lolly Pop Drops ( with some wording in side parachute to 16:00 give away some gifts) 16:15 Dance performance by DSA MEGA FLYING FOUR LINE KITE from International and 16:30 Singapore kite fliers. 17:00 End of day 1 programme Sunday 30 July 2017 9:00-18:00 Free Flying for all International kite fliers Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Team 8 Star, 10:00 Selangor, Malaysia. Performance Dual Line (Stunt Kite) by Muhammad 10:15 Sophian (solo), Singapore Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Iteam, 10:30 Jakarta, Indonesia Performance Four Line( Revolution Kite ) by Adenan 10:45 Haron (solo), Singapore. 11:00 - 12:00 Kite Painting Lolly Pop Drops (with some wording in side parachute to 11:10 - 12:00 give away some gifts) 12:00 - 13:00 Break for Lunch Performance Four Line (Revolution Kite) by AirNergy, 13:00 Singapore Performance Dual Line (Stunt Kite) by Adam Ahmad 13:15 (solo), Bintulu, Malaysia.