Sydney-based film makers Jason van Genderen (director), Shane Emmett (producer), and John Roy (music composer) created an beautiful short -Mankind is No Island- that just won Best Film at Tropfest NY 2008. It was shot on a total budget of $57, and captured using cellphones.
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In praise of clutter in the household, Chong Li-Chuan investigates into the conversations to be had with them, the stories they have for us, and perhaps answers to questions such as “Why are they here?” “Who invited them?” “Are they happy with everyone in the family?” Taking his cue from French philosopher Roger-Pol Droit’s How Are Things? – A Philosophical Experiment, Chuan conducts a series of interviews with 25 things found in his family’s living room. These conversations will be weaved into a sonic tapestry as Musica Familia for posterity. 10 Jan, 7.30pm at the Esplanade Recital Studio. Admission: $19. - #
No Strings Attached is a multi-disciplinary performance that explores answers to the question “Who am I?” through the maternal figure as a point of identification or separation. In this doublebill, choreographer Melissa Quek examines adoption with reference to the self and one's sense of belonging, as well as presents an interpretation of the Prodigal Son parable transcribed onto female bodies. 16 Jan, 8pm and 17 Jan, 3pm at Guinness Theatre, The Substation. Admission: $19. - #
The SMU ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 presents signs and interventions by Speak Cryptic. Friday, January 9, 6:00pm through Sunday, February 8, 6:00pm at the Singapore Management University. - #
Get your portrait drawn in 10-15mins at the OIC Portrait Day. 3 Jan, 2pm-7pm at MAAD. - #
What holds families together or pulls them apart? What causes friction and how are tempers and personal idiosyncrasies controlled or quelled? Who has the say and when do we cross the line? Under the artistic direction of 2007's Young Artist Award recipient Kuik Swee Boon, Within.Without by T.H.E. Dance Company (Singapore) is a contemporary dance that highlights the emotional and psychological aspects in a family unit and what it means to be an individual within a family. 7-8 Jan, 8pm at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. Admission: $19-$27. - #
The Proletariat Poetry Factory returns once again to The Other Side at 66 Rowell Road. Audiences are invited to come witness live poetry creation from servile poets out of old school ribbon typewriter while listening to a series of droning audio feed from the musos. Audiences are allowed to request and purchase poems too. This is a pay what you want event. 13 Dec, 2pm-4pm at The Other Side. - #
Get your portrait drawn in 10-15mins at the OIC Portrait Day. 6 Dec, 2pm-7pm at MAAD. - #
AVS & 2902 Gallery present PhotoSynthesis, a group exhibition by artists exploring photography image beyond printing on paper. Participating artists are Paul Kohl, Joel Yuen, Mintio, Tan Peiling, Dominique Pommier, Sean Lee & Clarence Aw. 4-14 Dec at 2902 Gallery, OldSchool, 11 Mount Sophia, 11B #B2-09. - #
The Half Flat Art Show brings together the personal and commercial arts of Koh Hong Teng, Sonny Liew, Skan Srisuwan and Tan Lun Cheak, four award-winning illustrators based in Singapore. From Lun's "Psycho Acoustic" paintings of bizarre, self-sustaining musical life forms to Teng's Ligne Claire depictions of fading trades and memories of the heartlands in his "BLKS&NOS" series, from Skan's exploration of abstract and figurative forms to Liew's twisted manga and science fiction-inspired narrative paintings, Half Flat showcases the craft and imagination of four unique and burgeoning talents. 29 Nov to 20 Dec at the Black Earth Art Musuem, 352 Joo Chiat Road. - #Browse our archives by month.
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