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"The Art and Life Sessions" (In conjunction with W!ld Rice's Singapore Theatre Festival) What is it in real LIFE that inspires the ART on stage? How does ART relate to, engage with, and resonate with LIFE? The Art and Life Sessions is a series of lively forums about the urgent issues of the day. Engage with some of the most interesting forward thinking minds of "the concerned citizenry" - artists, activists, bloggers, commentators, journalists – and feel the pulse of the City. Venue: Function Rooms, Drama Centre @ National Library, Level 3 Admission is FREE and on a first come, first in basis! Sat, 5 August 5.30pm LIFE: Stayers and Quitters: Beyond Easy Assumptions ART: Homesick The "Stayers and Quitters" debate has stirred our souls since 2001 when the then PM Goh Chok Tong described two types of Singaporeans –`all weather' and `fair weather'. What does it means to have left Singapore, or stayed on? And what of the migrant workers and expatriates who call Singapore home? What does it mean to belong to a country? Moderator: Eleanor Wong (Playwright, Lawyer) Points of View: Alfian Sa'at (Playwright), Ken Kwek (Journalist), Braema Mathi (President, Transient Workers Count Too), Kwok Kian Woon (Sociologist) Sun, 6 August 5.30pm LIFE: Strays and Critters: The Culling Fields ART: The Silence of the Kittens Furry friends or pernicious pests? We had our own era of The Culling Fields in 2003, where senseless phobia overtook logical procedure and a mass cull was ordered. Is there space for vermin in Singapore? How are undesirables dealt with? How "open and inclusive" are we as a society? Moderator: Paul Rae (Artistic Director, Spell #7, Academic) Points of View: Ovidia Yu (Playwright), Dawn Kua (Cat Welfare Society); Lucy Davis (Artist, Activist, Critic), Alex Au (Social Commentator, Activist) Sat, 12 August 5.30pm LIFE: Speaking and Quieted: New Singapore, Old Constraints? ART: The Campaign to Confer the Public Service Star on JBJ Could the Campaign to confer the Public Star on JBJ in fact become a reality in today's Singapore? How do we view the Opposition, or alternative views? How do we value or acknowledge them? Can we? Moderator: Alfian Sa'at (Playwright) Points of View: Gayle Goh (Citizen Commentator), Sylvia Lim (Worker's Party Chairman, NCMP), Eleanor Wong (Playwright, Lawyer), Tan Tarn How (Playwright, Social Commentator) Sun, 20 August 2pm ART and LIFE: "Singapore Theatre Now" What is Singapore Theatre? What are the concerns of theatre artists? What are the challenges and new directions? How does the audience feature in the equation? An exciting panel, comprising practitioners and critics will discuss the state of Singapore theatre today. Moderator: Ivan Heng Points of View: Dick Lee (Cultural Medallion Winner), Paul Rae (Artistic Director, Spell #7), Dr. K. K. Seet (Academic, Critic), Haresh Sharma (Resident Playwright, The Necessary Stage) Jeffrey Tan (Associate Artistic Director, TheatreWorks), Audrey Wong (Co-Artistic Director, Substation). Feedback Friday Talkbacks are a critical part of the development of new play writing. This is an opportunity to question, offer constructive criticism and to talk about your experience of the play, with the playwright and director, and with other members of the audience. Performances on Friday nights will be followed by a post show discussion in the Theatre. Dates: 4, 11 and 18 August Time: Immediately after the show Venue: Drama Centre Theatre and Black Box Post a comment in response: |
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