2008年3月29日
Turn off your light for 1 hour! 8pm March 29!
Earth Hour 2008see the difference you can make 8pm March 29
Earth Hour 2007 was a Sydney event. Earth Hour 2008 is a global movement.
where it all started
It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?
The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.
On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.
With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.
For more information, visit http://www.earthhour.org/
艺树人 ARTivate
2008年3月27日
Frozen - Grand Central
From http://www.ImprovEverywhere.com, over 200 people freeze in place on cue in Grand Central Station in New York.This is one of over 70 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past six years in New York City. Others include the No Pants Subway Ride, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made.
http://www.improveverywhere.com
If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the global agents forum here: http://improveverywhere.ning.com
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艺树人 ARTivate
2008年3月21日
inspired !
my school (vj) had Arts Day last wednesday from 10am-2pm.besides the fact that there was no lessons [ :) ], the school was filled with colourful decorations and many talks/workshops/performances were held in various locations of the school.
i attended 2 talks and was quite inspired by some of the speakers ! so im here to share :D
1. The F-Word
this talk consists of 3 presentations by 3 people; a pop artist(justin lee), a fashion designer and last but not least, Kavitha Krishnan.
i was especially inspired by Kavitha Krishnan, who shared her working experience being a senior dancer, choreographer, and arts educator for Apsaras Arts. From her presentation, i could tell she had alot of drive and passion in what she is doing. She even shared with us about a working model which i found rather useful in the arts industry. She works in 2 organisations, one profit organisation and one non-profit organisation. she says it is important to have this model as she realised that many infant arts groups close down after 2-3yrs due to a lack of funds for their productions. if im not mistaken, she actually channels the money earned from the profit organisation to help the non-profit organisation. on top of that, she is also a senior dancer. i asked how she manges all these roles. she said about time management and division of labour. being such a busy woman, im really motivated by how she manages to juggle all these really well.
she ends of the presentation by emphasizing that arts should be seen as a business entity but also make a point to us not to create with a $ sign in our minds.
check these out !
http://www.apsara-asia.com/about_us.html
http://justinleeck.farm.sg/
2. talk by Kelvin Tong
his talk was a new experience as i've not been exposed to the film indistry before.
an interesting random fact here:
a local film is made to earn about 1 million bucks
a hk film is about 7million while
a hollywood film is about 35 million.
hence sg movie industry is really uncompetitive.
being a horror fan, his films are mostly horror for now but he intends to venture into other genres.
during the q & a, i asked if the purpose of a horror film was to bring about the scaring effect or to bring a certain message across. he said its 50-50 since the purpose of a movie was mainly to entertain instead to making policital speeches. i felt a little disappointed then. he also agreed that theatre would be a better medium to bring across a message and influencing the audience.
hence, my conclusion is that i like theatre better !
although i cant stand the fact that movies are more popular than plays ><
haha thats means i cant stand myself too.
why cant plays be more accessible/cheaper since the cost of production is relatively cheaper than a movie production?
haha everyone feel free to comment on this whether or not you agree with my whining about movies!
ciao
jiayi
2008年3月16日
SENIORS TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE
SENIORS TO TAKE CENTRE STAGELIFE!
The Straits Times
Thursday, March 13, 2008
If you're a 50-something, The Necessary Stage believes you have what it takes to be a star
Adeline Chia
ARTS REPORTER
SEVERAL theatre companies here have set up youth wings to groom a new
generation of actors but The Necessary Stage (TNS) is doing something
different: It is setting up a seniors wing.
The 21-year-old company is recruiting people over 50 for the group,
which is expected to become an independent entity after three years.
Interviews start at the end of the month.
The seniors group is partly funded by the Go! Fund administered by the
Council for Third Age, an independent body which champions active
ageing. The fund is administered on behalf of the Ministry of Community
Development, Youth and Sports.
The council will fund 80 per cent of the new group's expenditure for
the first year, 70 per cent for the second and 60 per cent for the
third.
Alvin Tan, 45, TNS' artistic director, says he wanted to set up the
group to "tap into the elderly's cultural capital".
"People in their 50s have a lot of stories to tell and rich life
experiences to bring to the stage," he says. "They have a lot to share,
but they don't have listeners."
He adds that the new group will also be a creative outlet for the
elderly, who have a limited range of recreational activities after
retirement.
"How many one-day trips to the otak factory can they make?" he says.
"It's very sad that the elderly are seen as unproductive and relegated
to one side."
Those who have the singing or acting bug can apply and so can people
who can write, do arts management or backstage work.
"We're looking for people with passion, who can come into a social
setting and share. It doesn't matter what ethnicity you are or what
language you speak."
If all goes according to plan, this will be the first professional
theatre group for the elderly in Singapore.
Currently, there is only an amateur group called Glowers. It comprises
30 members aged 50 or older, and puts on sketches for free outreach
programmes by government organisations.
It is housed under the Centre For Seniors, a voluntary welfare group
which promotes positive attitudes towards ageing.
Tan has big plans for his group.
He has roped in established theatre practitioners Julius Foo and Jean
Ng to run the workshops.
For a fee of $30 a month, the elderly participants will learn about
acting, directing, playwriting, arts administration, technical and
production-related skills.
Based on their capabilities and talents, they will then specialise as
actors, singers, managers or backstage crew.
After six months of workshops, some of the participants will shadow the
administrative team in TNS for practical training to have hands-on
experience in mastering the ropes of running a theatre company.
The seniors' first production is slated for March or April next year.
After three years, the drama group should register itself as a society
of company, and break free from its parent company.
"Hopefully, by then, we'll have a pool of older talent in theatre. We
can't always wait for our few young actors to grow old before we cast
them for older roles," says Tan.
> chiahta@sph.com.sg
> Interviews for the theatre group for elders will take place at The
Necessary Stage Black Box, Marine Parade Community Building, on March
30, 11am to 7pm, and March 31, 7 to 10pm. For more details, call Chok
Shin Ni on 6440-8115 or email outreach@necessary.org
"PEOPLE IN THEIR 50S HAVE A LOT OF STORIES TO TELL AND
RICH LIFE EXPERIENCES TO BRING TO THE STAGE"
Artistic director Alvin Tan
艺树人 ARTivate
2008年3月11日
UPCOMING GREEN EVENT by Singapore Polytechnic!!
大家有兴趣吗？
myra
2008年3月8日
Robin Hood Gardens in East London - 70s architectural gem or eyesore?
There's a debate going on right now about 70s architecture - and Robin Hood Gardens in East London is right in the middle of it.
This slice of Brutalist architecture was built by the Smithsons Partnership between 1969 and 1972, an example of the 'street in the sky' concept that was taking hold of our towns and cities during the era and often described as their 'best building'. It houses 213 flats, all overlooking a large green area of communal land. Architects are demanding it is listed and refurbished to a standard befitting its status - and a decision on this by English Heritage and architecture minister Margaret Hodge will be made in the next week.
Listing is not an option preferred by the local council. It claims upgrading will cost £70,000 per flat, with one eye perhaps on using the land as part of redevelopment of the area. But what do you think? Is it an eyesore? Or does this kind of groundbreaking architecture need to be saved and upgraded? Let us know your thoughts if you have any. Personally I think we should protect these buildings as part of our 20th century heritage.
More photos of Robin Hood Gardens can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joseph_beuys_hat/sets/72057594076169228/
艺树人 ARTivate
母性泛滥; 热爱人
长着翅膀
我在南大念心理学科。心理学对我来说，跟戏剧的妙处不相上下。
就读南洋理工大学。
法律系学生。
正值后青春期的门槛状态。
热爱的东西太多，拥有的时间有限。
在国大读书.
南大中文系毕业。非常健忘，经常丢三落四。
在2009年毕业于新加坡国立大学的科学系。由于我目前还在学习编剧和导戏的工作，未能有值得一提的代表作。
爱与剧场牵手，与社会学接吻。
艺树人面试那一天，我告诉许慧铃："其实我想要做的是电影。" 
