Artist's Block
Where do artists work?
What inspires them?
Explore Singapore’s traditional arts enclave through an audio-guided trail, right at the heart of Waterloo Street. Created in collaboration with four resident arts groups in Stamford Arts Centre, get a glimpse into the daily lives of the artists. Walk through their studios, hear their stories.
COMMISSIONED BY: ARTS HOUSE LIMITED
PRODUCED BY: THE ENTITY
Participating Artists: Ding Yi Music Company | P7:1SMA | Shantha Ratii Initiatives | Traditional Arts Centre (Singapore)
You’re Invited
Reunion dinner,
with a twist.
Role-play as an avatar on a web-based video-calling platform, escape a maze of your aunt’s persistent questions regarding your relationship status, sing your heart out at karaoke, and partake in the rituals of a reunion dinner. Explore how traditions can adapt to the tides of change in a mindful and sustainable way through this theatrical online experience.
COMMISSIONED BY: ESPLANADE
AS PART OF HUAYI - CHINESE FESTIVAL OF ARTS, 2022
Recipes of
Sweet Sounds
What stories do recipes tell?
Embedded in recipes are cultures, indigenous ingredients, seasonings and mostly importantly, stories. Celebrating all things local, Recipes for Sweet Sounds is a 20-minute performance done in the style of a cooking show. Using music-making as a way to share and interpret these stories; cookbooks of old are unearthed, served with a side of sweet sounds.
PRESENTED ON: ESPLANADE OFFSTAGE
AS PART OF RED DOT AUGUST, 2020
Strangers Meet
Who will you encounter today?
On Keong Siak Street?
Paired with a stranger, respond to instructions given over headphones. Take on characters and be lead into the past of Keong Saik Street.
Inspired by the social history of the site, Strangers Meet explores different modes of communication between strangers. Set in a public space as part of street activation, it aims to create the feeling of togetherness amongst a faceless crowd.
PART OF: URBAN VENTURES, 2019.