Cabanons
This experimental installation by French conceptual artist invites audiences into a series of small tents to witness aerialists, tightrope walkers and acrobats overcome the vulnerable situations that they are in. The tents, or “cabanons” are designed and erected by spectacular French installation artist Daniel Buren, Presented at the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2015.
Revolutionary Model Play 2.0
Unfolding live onstage through the innovative use of cameras and video projections, this documentary-style performance examines the cultural and artistic significance of Madam Mao (wife of Mao Zediong)’s Revolutionary Model Plays, which combines traditional Chinese opera with patriotic storylines. Eight different languages will be employed to explore existential questions about art, culture and representation.
Smriti Padha (Memory Route)
This dance performance is inspired by the story of Dussasana Vadham (The Slaying of Dussasana), and centers on the struggle for sovereignty between India’s rival Pandava and Kaurava clans. This is presented by Santha Bhaskar, with dancers from Kerala Kalamandalam and Bhaskar’s Arts Academy, and performed in Sanskrit and Malayalam with English subtitles.
Encounters
This is Korean artist Jieun Park’s first solo show here, which features an infectious mix of grafitti-inspired pieces done in Chinese calligraphy style, all inspired by her journeys to London, Paris and Hong Kong.
Japanese Film Festival 2015
This year’s edition will feature 27 film retrospective on Okamoto Kihachi and a few more specially curated films from past years. Not to be missed are Kihachi’s earlier classics like All About Marriage and Samurai Assassin.
Route 11: The Flight from Canvas
This is British artist Piers Bourke’s first exhibition here, who is most well known for his various design works includng furniture, memorabilia and 3D artworks. On show are popular favourites such as his stamps series “Lick My Rear”.
Winterreise
Baritone Matthias Goerne, pianist Markus Hinterhäuser and South African artist William Kentridge come together to perform Franz Schubert’s Winterreise, which centers on an emblematic wanderer who travels through a frozen landscape.
STPI Open House
This open house and workshop conducted by the Singapore Tyler Print Institute provides participants a rare opportunity to try their hands at different print and papermaking techniques under the tutelage of expert printers. Participants will get to take home their very own handmade prints too.
The Daily Life Of Ms. D
Choreographed by Chie Ito and performed by Ito and Miwa Sasaki, this is a modern dance piece that chronicles how a woman shuts herself off from tragic world events in her own home. The piece is both funny and introspective.
Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention
The latest edition of this popular comic and toy convention features marquee names from the industry: this year’s top draws include illustrator Adam Hughes, most well known for his works in Hellboy, Captain America and Wonder Woman, and Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, who worked on the animation The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.