Turning 21 is an important milestone for all youths, which makes Singapore Street Festival 2023 (SFF) especially significant. The festival makes a physical comeback for its 21st anniversary this year since its debut in 2002, with more performances for everyone to enjoy.
For those who are unfamiliar with SFF, it is a non-profit social and community project that provides youths in Singapore an opportunity to showcase their skills and talents within the visual and performing arts community. The festival’s platform also teaches youths how to organise, plan and execute events, and allows them to be trained in stage management skills.
This year’s SSF takes place in partnership with Lendlease which is celebrating its 50th year of operations in Singapore. Themed “The Next Generation”, it kicked off in Jul 7 and will run till Aug 13, 2023, across four locations – 313@somerset, Jem, Parkway Parade, and Paya Lebar Quarter. Youths were invited to come forward with creative ideas based on the theme “Build on our 50 (years) for the next 50 (years)”.
Catch competitions and performances such as the Singapore Yo-Yo Competition run by youth leader Marcus Koh with his team of Yo-Yo boys; Street Soccer One-on-One Competition led by mentors Terry Lee and Terrance Ong; Asia Global Bellydance Competition; and “Busk It!” featuring Choral4U and SSS Festival (a J-pop event).
In addition, there will be Street Arts Exhibits across the four malls to mark Street Arts 20th Anniversary celebration this year. The submissions have been specially curated by TraseOne from Rscls, one of the leading pioneers in street art.
Returning mentors, performers and alumni of SSF will also return from previous years to support respective events. Some notable singers performing at SSF include Tay Sia Yeun, a singer, vocal coach, and the finalist of “Voices of China” Singapore audition back in 2014, and Jean Kyaw, a frequent performer of SSF and the winner of Wow! Singapore Street Festival Award in 2011.
Singapore Street Festival 2023 will be happening at 313@somerset, Jem, Parkway Parade, and Paya Lebar Quarter. For more information, visit singaporestreetfestival.com.
