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Dance and Theatre
Previews, Interviews, and Reviews (yes, and Photos) of Dance and Theatre in Thailand (well, and elsewhere) written by "The Nation" dance and theatre critics
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Friday , August 1 , 2008
FILM and MUSIC bring MEMORIES to LIFE
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1006 , 00:57:52   | Category : Singapore Arts Festival 2008  
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For a country that has imported performing arts events almost year-round, the arts festival organizer should perhaps look, much further and harder, for a kind of programme that would unlikely be presented outside such a privileged stage as a festival, even though that may translate as less excitement and lower ticket sales.  Such is probably the case for the Asian premiere of “Sonos ‘E Memoria: In th....


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Thursday , July 17 , 2008
AMJAD: "Swan Lake" and "Sleeping Beauty" Like Never Before
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 944 , 01:08:41   | Category : Dance 2008   Singapore Arts Festival 2008  
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A few years ago, the Singapore Arts Festival drew much attention from ballet lovers in the region and attracted full-house attendance when the full company of the Royal Ballet (UK) performed "Swan Lake" at the Esplanade Theatre. But, last month at the same venue, the festival's final, ticketed performance, the Asian premiere of "Amjad", saw a different turnout, despite having rece....


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Thursday , July 10 , 2008
Schooled in HATRED
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 981 , 22:36:17   | Category : Theatre 2008   Singapore Arts Festival 2008  
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In a thoroughly vandalised high-school classroom, boys and girls sit waiting for a teacher who never appears. To kill time, they take turns giving "lessons" - personal stories dealing with, among other topics, sex and gardening. And when the touchy subject of racial discrimination is broached, violence reaches its height, guns are drawn and the tragic ending is inevitable. "I've always....


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Wednesday , June 25 , 2008
The ARCHITECTURE of SILENCE
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1021 , 00:38:16   | Category : Dance 2008   Singapore Arts Festival 2008  
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                                                                                        Singapore Arts Festival 2008 commenced at Boat Quay with French street theatre Ilotopie’s aquatic spectacle “Water Fools”. The three-day outdoors evening show drew the total of 30,000 spectators—a smart way to kick off the festival that attempts to prove that arts can take place anyway and is indeed for anyone. Si....


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Saturday , May 3 , 2008
Singapore ARTS Festival 2008: BEYOND the ISLAND
Posted by dance_and_theatre , Reader : 1566 , 17:20:28   | Category : Dance 2008   Theatre 2008   Singapore Arts Festival 2008  
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Southeast Asia’s foremost annual month-long showcase of international dance, theatre, and music focuses more on local productions that have potential to go beyond the artistic and geographical boundaries this year. Organized by the National Arts Council (NAC), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Arts (MICA), the 22nd edition of Singapore Arts Festival (SAF) will featu....


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