2008年6月27日
Temple (Cake Theatrical Productions)
不久前，看了CAKE 所呈现的‘TEMPLE'
‘TEMPLE’ 是新加坡艺术节的节目之一，由 NATALIE HENNEDIGE 编导，汇集了多位剧场界的实力派演员和著名艺术工作者，包括了剧场才女李邪，资深演员吴悦娟，灯光设计师 SUVEN CHAN 和多媒体设计师 BRIAN GOTHONG TAN。创作和制作队伍实力雄厚，看了名单，实在让人期待他们呈现一出精彩绝伦的好戏。
在我看来，他们并没有让我失望。
我这么说，可能会有很多人觉得我PRETENTIOUS。哈哈，你们开心就好。
CAKE 的前几部戏，如‘QUEEN PING’ 和‘NOTHING’ 以后现代手法呈现。‘TEMPLE’ 也不例外。剧本里面出现的不只一个主要剧情，还附加了许多跟剧情看起来毫无关系的东西，如神话故事，乐队演奏和拉拉队表演。它似乎要表达很多东西，可是又好象没有表达任何东西。很多人看了都觉得这是一部看不懂的剧，散场后到处问同样一个问题：‘它到底在讲什么？’
关于这个问题，我稍候在说。
‘TEMPLE’ 维持了CAKE 过往的风格，着重于呈现强烈的视觉画面。然而，这部戏有一点和 NATALIE 以前的作品不一样，而我各人认为是个成功的突破。她这次没有完全采用缤纷的色彩来呈现她的戏，而是在各方面添加了黑白和灰三种色调。认为这是一个成功的突破，是因为我觉得导演在适当的时候，剧作需要或允许的情况下，给观众一些不同的东西，让大家耳目一新。另一个让我觉得非常喜欢的东西就是导演在很多方面都做的非常细腻，使整部戏很完整。
有人在戏后交流会上试图要求导演解释这部戏的主题和背后的真正意义。也有人反应说他们看不懂这部戏到底要说什么。戏演到一半有一些观众离场，我猜想也是因为这个原因吧。
我觉得，不是只有导演或编剧才说的算。我是说，其实‘TEMPLE’ 是没有唯一一个正确的解读。观众的解读，他们的体验都是对的。任何人觉得它在说什么，就是什么。要是硬要为剧本标上独一无二的解读，那不是掐死了观众的联想力与其他解读的可能性吗？
看这部戏是非常‘各人’的，也是我认为它最有趣的地方。
唯一我不喜欢的，就是整部剧有太多的东西了。演出一开始，所有的构思，概念，想法就不停的抛向观众。我看完后十分疲惫，感觉 CAKE 好像怕没有下一个演出了，死死一定要在短短的一个半小时内把毕生的创意用完。
每次看 CAKE 的演出，都觉得在挑战自己。下一次也应该不会错过。
你们呢？
2008年6月25日
Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Visit:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
2008年6月18日
Surviving ethnic conflicts in Bosnia!
It is happening this friday!
Director Haris Pasovic and the young actors of Class Enemy from Bosnia will share with us their personal experiences of the war-torn times and how they have learnt to cope with growing up in an environment filled with violence caused by racial and ethnic conflicts.
With Singapore having the same multiethnic context, the talk will be a great learning platform of dialogues between youths of both countries.
photo from singaporeartsfest.com Date/Time: 20th June, 2008/ 2:00pm-3:30pm
Venue: Drama Centre Visitor Centre @ NLB
FREE ADMISSION!
limited seats available, register at admin.artivate@gmail.com
2008年6月13日
Sarin
正在准备 What Matters?,也因内容有谈到 Sarin, 所以找了挺多的资料。决定把其中的一些放在这儿，警惕大家。
Whilst preparing for What Matters?, I came across many info/sites about Sarin, as it is one of the things mentioned in the play. Decided to share it with you all here, for awareness of this potential danger.
There was a Sarin attack in Japan back in 1995, where 12 people died and over 3000 were injured. Probably many of them suffering the longterm effects due to exposure to Sarin.
Online Videos by Veoh.comFacts About Sarin
What sarin is- Sarin is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to certain kinds of pesticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kind of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate pesticides.
- Sarin originally was developed in 1938 in Germany as a pesticide.
- Sarin is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid that has no odor in its pure form. However, sarin can evaporate into a vapor (gas) and spread into the environment.
- Sarin is also known as GB.
Where sarin is found and how it is used
- Sarin and other nerve agents may have been used in chemical warfare during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.
- Sarin was used in two terrorist attacks in Japan in 1994 and 1995.
- Sarin is not found naturally in the environment.
How people can be exposed to sarin
- Following release of sarin into the air, people can be exposed through skin contact or eye contact. They can also be exposed by breathing air that contains sarin.
- Sarin mixes easily with water, so it could be used to poison water. Following release of sarin into water, people can be exposed by touching or drinking water that contains sarin.
- Following contamination of food with sarin, people can be exposed by eating the contaminated food.
- A person’s clothing can release sarin for about 30 minutes after it has come in contact with sarin vapor, which can lead to exposure of other people.
- Because sarin breaks down slowly in the body, people who are repeatedly exposed to sarin may suffer more harmful health effects.
- Because sarin vapor is heavier than air, it will sink to low-lying areas and create a greater exposure hazard there.
How sarin works
- The extent of poisoning caused by sarin depends on the amount of sarin to which a person was exposed, how the person was exposed, and the length of time of the exposure.
- Symptoms will appear within a few seconds after exposure to the vapor form of sarin and within a few minutes up to 18 hours after exposure to the liquid form.
- All the nerve agents cause their toxic effects by preventing the proper operation of the chemical that acts as the body’s “off switch” for glands and muscles. Without an “off switch,” the glands and muscles are constantly being stimulated. They may tire and no longer be able to sustain breathing function.
- Sarin is the most volatile of the nerve agents, which means that it can easily and quickly evaporate from a liquid into a vapor and spread into the environment. People can be exposed to the vapor even if they do not come in contact with the liquid form of sarin.
- Because it evaporates so quickly, sarin presents an immediate but short-lived threat.
Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure
- People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor.
- People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:
◦ Runny nose
◦ Watery eyes
◦ Small, pinpoint pupils
◦ Eye pain
◦ Blurred vision
◦ Drooling and excessive sweating
◦ Cough
◦ Chest tightness
◦ Rapid breathing
◦ Diarrhea
◦ Increased urination
◦ Confusion
◦ Drowsiness
◦ Weakness
◦ Headache
◦ Nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain
◦ Slow or fast heart rate
◦ Low or high blood pressure
- Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.
- Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects:
◦ Loss of consciousness
◦ Convulsions
◦ Paralysis
◦ Respiratory failure possibly leading to death - Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to sarin.
What the long-term health effects are
- Mild or moderately exposed people usually recover completely. Severely exposed people are not likely to survive. Unlike some organophosphate pesticides, nerve agents have not been associated with neurological problems lasting more than 1 to 2 weeks after the exposure.
How people can protect themselves, and what they should do if they are exposed to sarin
- Recovery from sarin exposure is possible with treatment, but the antidotes available must be used quickly to be effective. Therefore, the best thing to do is avoid exposure:
◦ Leave the area where the sarin was released and get to fresh air. Quickly moving to an area where fresh air is available is highly effective in reducing the possibility of death from exposure to sarin vapor.
◦ If the sarin release was outdoors, move away from the area where the sarin was released. Go to the highest ground possible, because sarin is heavier than air and will sink to low-lying areas.
◦ If the sarin release was indoors, get out of the building. - If people think they may have been exposed, they should remove their clothing, rapidly wash their entire body with soap and water, and get medical care as quickly as possible.
- Removing and disposing of clothing:
◦ Quickly take off clothing that has liquid sarin on it. Any clothing that has to be pulled over the head should be cut off the body instead of pulled over the head. If possible, seal the clothing in a plastic bag. Then seal the first plastic bag in a second plastic bag. Removing and sealing the clothing in this way will help protect people from any chemicals that might be on their clothes.
◦ If clothes were placed in plastic bags, inform either the local or state health department or emergency personnel upon their arrival. Do not handle the plastic bags.
◦ If helping other people remove their clothing, try to avoid touching any contaminated areas, and remove the clothing as quickly as possible. - Washing the body:
◦ As quickly as possible, wash any liquid sarin from the skin with large amounts of soap and water. Washing with soap and water will help protect people from any chemicals on their bodies.
◦ Rinse the eyes with plain water for 10 to 15 minutes if they are burning or if vision is blurred. - If sarin has been swallowed, do not induce vomiting or give fluids to drink.
- Seek medical attention immediately. Dial 999/911 and explain what has happened.
How sarin exposure is treated
- Treatment consists of removing sarin from the body as soon as possible and providing supportive medical care in a hospital setting. Antidotes are available for sarin. They are most useful if given as soon as possible after exposure.
关于艺树人
艺树人是本地剧场戏剧盒旗下的青年部，由12位充满热忱的年轻人组成的团体。我们希望能通过戏剧对各阶层的民众有更深入的了解和联系。
艺树人的创立是为了提供青年一个多方面训练的平台。通过三年的培训，艺树人希望能培育处一群拥有文化和社会意识的本地戏剧实践者。
我们使用一个名为O-A-O-R （ Orientation – Artistic – Organisation – Regeneration/ 定向 – 艺术性 – 组织 – 再生 ）的模式，让青年们得到的不仅是艺术方面的训练，也学习组织群体和制作管理的技能。除此之外，他们会接触到各种类的戏剧，例如论坛剧场、新闻剧场等等。他们同时还会接受其他艺术形体的培训，如音乐和多媒体。
除了提高社会问题的认识和讨论，艺树人希望能质问及挑战人们的思维，并改变大众对低下层或边缘族群的一些刻板观念，让单方向的独白转化成双方都能参与的对话。
2012 年将会是第一届艺树人青年的最后一年。我们将会在毕业前呈现一部作品，而灵感来至于高行健的《车站》。这作品会是艺树人培训三年来的精髓，也是我们对于原作和现今社会的反思。
About ARTivate
ARTivate - the youth wing of local theatre company Drama Box - is made up of a group of 12 passionate youths who aims to reach out to the community through the arts.
ARTivate was first established with the aim to provide a platform for youths who want to explore and gain all-rounded insight into theatre. Through a three-year program, ARTivate hopes to nurture a group of youths into cultured and socially aware theatre-practitioners in Singapore.
Using an O-A-O-R (Orientation-Artistic-Organization-Regeneration) model, these youths are trained not only artistically but also in organizational skills and production management. They will be exposed to different forms of theatre such as Forum Theatre and Newspaper Theatre. They will also be trained in other art forms such as music and multimedia.
Besides bringing awareness to the themes explored, ARTivators hopes to question, probe or even challenge minds. They want to engage audiences in discussion – to turn monologues into dialogues.
As 2012 will the last year of the pioneer batch of ARTivate youths, they will be putting up a piece of performance, Bus Stop, inspired by “Bus Stop” written by renowned playwright, Gao Xing Jian. This performance will be a collation of the trainings the youths had undergone for the past 3 years, as well as a critical perspective and evaluation of the script, in reference to the current society the youths are in.
许慧铃 Koh Hui Ling
艺术总监 Artistic Director
母性泛滥; 热爱人
着重于戏剧／剧场的应用与教学法
Overpowering maternal instincts
Loves Human(ity)
Aims at developing the use of applied drama / theatre
梁海彬 Neo Hai Bin
长着翅膀
在剧场里翱翔...
一个
鸟人。
The world's a stage...
I'm in the latecomer's queue.
刘佳宜 Liew Jiayi
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。
越做，越发现，我懂得不多。越不懂，就越想发现，越想继续做 (:
I am currently an undergrad in NTU. My major is psychology and the most common question asked when I reveal that fact is whether I can read his/her mind. Honestly, I cannot lah. Currently, I am daydreaming about my future hoping to achieve 2 things i enjoy alot in life: Theatre and Psychology (:
林丹凤 Lam Dan Fong
就读南洋理工大学。
习惯催眠自己就读的科目与艺术（剧场）有关。还在探索当中。
2012年5月毕业后，领悟到了答案再跟大家分享。
Studying Accountancy in NTU and living a second life in theatre, where (fortunately) the former will end in 2012 May. Believes that there is a connection between numbers and the arts, or maybe, I am just living in denial all the time.
林慧萍 Lim Hwee Peng
法律系学生。
正在面临"刻年"危机。
志愿当长发公主。
Law student.
Currently experiencing "quarter-life" crisis.
Aspiring Rapunzel.
张英豪 Teo Eng Hao
正值后青春期的门槛状态。
剧场爱好者，正在学习做个剧场人。
热血梦想：征服全世界，或，不被世界驯服。
励志宣言：剧场就是Play! 让我们一起玩转地球！
A post-graduate student from NTU Division of Chinese.
韩雪梅 Han Xuemei
热爱的东西太多，拥有的时间有限。
记性日渐退化，一年比一年老。
Carries an overwhelming amount of passion for an overwhelming number of things, coping with the limited amount of time.
Struggling against a degenerating capacity to remember, and aging year by year.
Like anybody else.
王放 Kate
在国大读书.
写这个东西简直比写任何论文还难！
An undergrad at NUS.
Coming out with this line is harder than any paper I've ever written.
谢秀彬 Entia Seah Siew Ping
南大中文系毕业。非常健忘，经常丢三落四。
热爱教育，喜欢和人接触。
Some people say that I look like an ah-lian when I’m quiet and sounds like an auntie when I speak.
I embrace all these comments and aspire to be an elegant ah-lian and intelligent auntie!
何健僮 Ho Jian Tong
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。
Graduated from “The Brainforest of Clementi” with an Honours degree in Life Sciences. As I am currently learning to write and direct plays properly, I do not have any work that is worthy of mention as yet.
骆丽诗 Myra Loke
爱与剧场牵手，与社会学接吻。
Sometimes we need to be crazy, to be human.
陈玮婷 Tan Wei Ting
艺树人面试那一天，我告诉许慧铃："其实我想要做的是电影。"
南大电影系上课头一天，我告诉教授："其实我要做的是剧场。"
三年的时间找一找自己，也够了。
I started doing Theatre thinking that I want to do Film.
Now I'm studying Film determined to do Theatre.
Funny yea?
2008年6月27日
Temple (Cake Theatrical Productions)
不久前，看了CAKE 所呈现的‘TEMPLE'
‘TEMPLE’ 是新加坡艺术节的节目之一，由 NATALIE HENNEDIGE 编导，汇集了多位剧场界的实力派演员和著名艺术工作者，包括了剧场才女李邪，资深演员吴悦娟，灯光设计师 SUVEN CHAN 和多媒体设计师 BRIAN GOTHONG TAN。创作和制作队伍实力雄厚，看了名单，实在让人期待他们呈现一出精彩绝伦的好戏。
在我看来，他们并没有让我失望。
我这么说，可能会有很多人觉得我PRETENTIOUS。哈哈，你们开心就好。
CAKE 的前几部戏，如‘QUEEN PING’ 和‘NOTHING’ 以后现代手法呈现。‘TEMPLE’ 也不例外。剧本里面出现的不只一个主要剧情，还附加了许多跟剧情看起来毫无关系的东西，如神话故事，乐队演奏和拉拉队表演。它似乎要表达很多东西，可是又好象没有表达任何东西。很多人看了都觉得这是一部看不懂的剧，散场后到处问同样一个问题：‘它到底在讲什么？’
关于这个问题，我稍候在说。
‘TEMPLE’ 维持了CAKE 过往的风格，着重于呈现强烈的视觉画面。然而，这部戏有一点和 NATALIE 以前的作品不一样，而我各人认为是个成功的突破。她这次没有完全采用缤纷的色彩来呈现她的戏，而是在各方面添加了黑白和灰三种色调。认为这是一个成功的突破，是因为我觉得导演在适当的时候，剧作需要或允许的情况下，给观众一些不同的东西，让大家耳目一新。另一个让我觉得非常喜欢的东西就是导演在很多方面都做的非常细腻，使整部戏很完整。
有人在戏后交流会上试图要求导演解释这部戏的主题和背后的真正意义。也有人反应说他们看不懂这部戏到底要说什么。戏演到一半有一些观众离场，我猜想也是因为这个原因吧。
我觉得，不是只有导演或编剧才说的算。我是说，其实‘TEMPLE’ 是没有唯一一个正确的解读。观众的解读，他们的体验都是对的。任何人觉得它在说什么，就是什么。要是硬要为剧本标上独一无二的解读，那不是掐死了观众的联想力与其他解读的可能性吗？
看这部戏是非常‘各人’的，也是我认为它最有趣的地方。
唯一我不喜欢的，就是整部剧有太多的东西了。演出一开始，所有的构思，概念，想法就不停的抛向观众。我看完后十分疲惫，感觉 CAKE 好像怕没有下一个演出了，死死一定要在短短的一个半小时内把毕生的创意用完。
每次看 CAKE 的演出，都觉得在挑战自己。下一次也应该不会错过。
你们呢？
2008年6月25日
Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Visit:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
2008年6月18日
Surviving ethnic conflicts in Bosnia!
It is happening this friday!
Director Haris Pasovic and the young actors of Class Enemy from Bosnia will share with us their personal experiences of the war-torn times and how they have learnt to cope with growing up in an environment filled with violence caused by racial and ethnic conflicts.
With Singapore having the same multiethnic context, the talk will be a great learning platform of dialogues between youths of both countries.
photo from singaporeartsfest.com Date/Time: 20th June, 2008/ 2:00pm-3:30pm
Venue: Drama Centre Visitor Centre @ NLB
FREE ADMISSION!
limited seats available, register at admin.artivate@gmail.com
2008年6月13日
Sarin
正在准备 What Matters?,也因内容有谈到 Sarin, 所以找了挺多的资料。决定把其中的一些放在这儿，警惕大家。
Whilst preparing for What Matters?, I came across many info/sites about Sarin, as it is one of the things mentioned in the play. Decided to share it with you all here, for awareness of this potential danger.
There was a Sarin attack in Japan back in 1995, where 12 people died and over 3000 were injured. Probably many of them suffering the longterm effects due to exposure to Sarin.
Online Videos by Veoh.comFacts About Sarin
What sarin is- Sarin is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to certain kinds of pesticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kind of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate pesticides.
- Sarin originally was developed in 1938 in Germany as a pesticide.
- Sarin is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid that has no odor in its pure form. However, sarin can evaporate into a vapor (gas) and spread into the environment.
- Sarin is also known as GB.
Where sarin is found and how it is used
- Sarin and other nerve agents may have been used in chemical warfare during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.
- Sarin was used in two terrorist attacks in Japan in 1994 and 1995.
- Sarin is not found naturally in the environment.
How people can be exposed to sarin
- Following release of sarin into the air, people can be exposed through skin contact or eye contact. They can also be exposed by breathing air that contains sarin.
- Sarin mixes easily with water, so it could be used to poison water. Following release of sarin into water, people can be exposed by touching or drinking water that contains sarin.
- Following contamination of food with sarin, people can be exposed by eating the contaminated food.
- A person’s clothing can release sarin for about 30 minutes after it has come in contact with sarin vapor, which can lead to exposure of other people.
- Because sarin breaks down slowly in the body, people who are repeatedly exposed to sarin may suffer more harmful health effects.
- Because sarin vapor is heavier than air, it will sink to low-lying areas and create a greater exposure hazard there.
How sarin works
- The extent of poisoning caused by sarin depends on the amount of sarin to which a person was exposed, how the person was exposed, and the length of time of the exposure.
- Symptoms will appear within a few seconds after exposure to the vapor form of sarin and within a few minutes up to 18 hours after exposure to the liquid form.
- All the nerve agents cause their toxic effects by preventing the proper operation of the chemical that acts as the body’s “off switch” for glands and muscles. Without an “off switch,” the glands and muscles are constantly being stimulated. They may tire and no longer be able to sustain breathing function.
- Sarin is the most volatile of the nerve agents, which means that it can easily and quickly evaporate from a liquid into a vapor and spread into the environment. People can be exposed to the vapor even if they do not come in contact with the liquid form of sarin.
- Because it evaporates so quickly, sarin presents an immediate but short-lived threat.
Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure
- People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor.
- People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:
◦ Runny nose
◦ Watery eyes
◦ Small, pinpoint pupils
◦ Eye pain
◦ Blurred vision
◦ Drooling and excessive sweating
◦ Cough
◦ Chest tightness
◦ Rapid breathing
◦ Diarrhea
◦ Increased urination
◦ Confusion
◦ Drowsiness
◦ Weakness
◦ Headache
◦ Nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain
◦ Slow or fast heart rate
◦ Low or high blood pressure
- Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.
- Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects:
◦ Loss of consciousness
◦ Convulsions
◦ Paralysis
◦ Respiratory failure possibly leading to death - Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to sarin.
What the long-term health effects are
- Mild or moderately exposed people usually recover completely. Severely exposed people are not likely to survive. Unlike some organophosphate pesticides, nerve agents have not been associated with neurological problems lasting more than 1 to 2 weeks after the exposure.
How people can protect themselves, and what they should do if they are exposed to sarin
- Recovery from sarin exposure is possible with treatment, but the antidotes available must be used quickly to be effective. Therefore, the best thing to do is avoid exposure:
◦ Leave the area where the sarin was released and get to fresh air. Quickly moving to an area where fresh air is available is highly effective in reducing the possibility of death from exposure to sarin vapor.
◦ If the sarin release was outdoors, move away from the area where the sarin was released. Go to the highest ground possible, because sarin is heavier than air and will sink to low-lying areas.
◦ If the sarin release was indoors, get out of the building. - If people think they may have been exposed, they should remove their clothing, rapidly wash their entire body with soap and water, and get medical care as quickly as possible.
- Removing and disposing of clothing:
◦ Quickly take off clothing that has liquid sarin on it. Any clothing that has to be pulled over the head should be cut off the body instead of pulled over the head. If possible, seal the clothing in a plastic bag. Then seal the first plastic bag in a second plastic bag. Removing and sealing the clothing in this way will help protect people from any chemicals that might be on their clothes.
◦ If clothes were placed in plastic bags, inform either the local or state health department or emergency personnel upon their arrival. Do not handle the plastic bags.
◦ If helping other people remove their clothing, try to avoid touching any contaminated areas, and remove the clothing as quickly as possible. - Washing the body:
◦ As quickly as possible, wash any liquid sarin from the skin with large amounts of soap and water. Washing with soap and water will help protect people from any chemicals on their bodies.
◦ Rinse the eyes with plain water for 10 to 15 minutes if they are burning or if vision is blurred. - If sarin has been swallowed, do not induce vomiting or give fluids to drink.
- Seek medical attention immediately. Dial 999/911 and explain what has happened.
How sarin exposure is treated
- Treatment consists of removing sarin from the body as soon as possible and providing supportive medical care in a hospital setting. Antidotes are available for sarin. They are most useful if given as soon as possible after exposure.
艺树人的过往镜头
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- The FLAMES利用环保乐器所带来的精彩表演
补天计划之《绿吗？》
2008年1月
《绿吗？》是戏剧盒08年以环保为主题的社区演出系列的一部分。
艺术人希望通过此活动，让公众,特别是青少年,对环境有更深的认识，并且更了解自己对环境造成的影响。
《父。女花》
编剧： 林丹凤
- 艺树人呈献的戏剧小品
创作灵感取自柯思仁《梦树观屋》中一句:
“砍倒一棵树，可以再种。对人类来说，这只是一件微不足道的事”。
剧中描述的是女儿面对父亲酗酒赌钱，因而要她把心爱的花卖掉的抉择。
《塑料杀死猫》
编剧： 何健僮
一个神秘女子为了名利而开始进行实验，培植一种智慧崇高的动物。因为要去远行休息，女子把实验品交给了她的管家照顾。
可是实验出现了无法想象的变化，因而对豪宅与人类的安全造成了威胁。
最终，为了把家中的大害除掉，她和管家与一手创造的动物大动干戈！
- 非一般的小型户外市集
协助编剧：郭庆亮
执导：许慧铃
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Project Mending Sky: THE GREEN MAN!
January 2008
The Green Man is part of Drama Box’s community project on Environment.
Conceptualized and organized by ARTivate, the event consists of:
- - ARTivate’s thought-provoking plays on environmental conservation
- - “The Flames” musical performance by girls from Andrew & Grace Home
- - A mini bazaar that promotes environmental conservation
Selfish, written by Lam Dan Fong, reveals a story about the decision of a daughter -
to escape into a perfect new world or remain in the world of self destruction.
Plasti-City Kills the Cat written by Ho Kian Tong, explores the harm brought about by plastics to the environment.
The plays are written under the dramaturgy of Kok Heng Leun and directed by Koh Hui Ling.
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What Matters?
July 2008
What Matters? is a package of one forum theatre play and three fringe activities which explores the issue of race with the youths of today.
Through the series of fringe activities and the Forum Theatre play, ARTivate aims to probe further into the awareness of racial issues with the youths of today and understand the true meaning of harmony between races.
Forum Theatre Play
3 students of different races set up an Adventure Club in school. As they prepare to go on a new adventure to search for fugitive Mas Selamat in their club room, an accident happened in the school and conflicts arose within the group.
*The play is performed mainly in English with some Mandarin and Malay
Fringe #1: Race in School – Stereotypes and Others
The youths were asked to move, play, think and discover, thus finding the way of dealing with racial issues in real life.
Fringe #2: Movie screening – To Kill a Mocking bird
Based on the novel by Harper Lee, this award-winning classic film present racial issues vividly on screen.
There was a discussion session after the screening facilitated by Mr. Danny Yeo.
- Sharing by young actors of Class Enemy from Bosnia
Fringe #3: Survival Ethnic Conflicts in Bosnia – a Singapore Arts Festival programme
Sharing by young actors of Class Enemy from Bosnia on their personal experiences of the war-torn times and how they have learnt to cope with growing up in an environment filled with violence caused by racial and ethnic conflicts.
Speaker: Director Haris Pasovic and the cast of CLASS ENEMY (East West Theatre Company)
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Project Mending Sky: Movie Screening
August 2008
- Learning about the environment
The Movie Screening is the second installment of Project Mending Sky: The Green Man, held in conjunction with Project Mending Sky: ME (补天计划之我).
Through movie screenings and post-movie discussion sessions ARTivate hopes to explore issues surrounding our Earth’s survival amidst the damages we are inflicting on her.
Documentary-Movie #1: Winged Migration
- Teaching the audience how to make dustbins using flyers
Directed by Jacques Perrin, a noted actor and film producer in France, this Academy Award nominated movie records the flight of dozens of different birds from around the globe as they follow their navigational instincts and make the taxing journey to more temperate climates in the fall.
Documentary -Movie #2: The Greening of Cuba
Cuban farmers and scientists working to reinvent a sustainable agriculture based on ecological principles and local knowledge rather than imported agricultural inputs which remind us that developed and developing nations alike can choose a healthier environment and still feed their people.
- The audience sharing
Documentary -Movie #3: The Power of Community
A follow-up to The Greening of Cuba 10 years later to see how the Cuban transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.
Discussions facilitated by: Mr Danny Yeo and Mr Tay Lai Hock
*Language: English (with English subtitles)
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《 城S 》
2009年7月
《城S》是艺树人首个以集体创作的方式完成的作品也是艺树人经过一年演员及编剧培训后的首个演出。在集体创作引导者郭庆亮和导演许婉婧的指导下，艺树人尝试了各种即兴表演，经过不断的试验剧本才达到了令人满意的成果。
《城S》以新加坡社会和现今高度融合及环球化的世界作为语境，对城市包容性的概念进行探索。
剧中的故事呈现城市的各个面向并由一系列的行李箱奏鸣曲所串连。行李箱奏鸣曲象征了一个旅程，让大家通过这个旅程反思多数人如何建构与看待社会中的意识形态。
在剧中，转制的体制，不和谐的状况，受歧视，被限制，被异化，被压抑等诸如此类的现实情况将被正视。多数人所作的决定能代表少数人的意见吗?在这场力争上游的竞赛中，精英又是否会考虑到一般老百姓的福利呢？你的言行举动是出自你的本意又或是受到其他人的影响？
艺树人希望观众能够通过观赏此剧重新思考真正具有包容性的城市所蕴含的意义再回答自己这些问题。
由艺树人集体创作和演出, 郭庆亮担任集体创作引导者, 许婉婧(戏剧盒艺术工作伙伴)导演.
*演出主要以中文进行。（提供英文字幕）
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CityS
July 2009
Part of a double-bill during
Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA) Celebrate Drama 2009
“CityS” is ARTivate’s first devised play. It is also ARTivate’s debut presentation following a year-round capacity-building process, during which the ARTivators underwent a series of training involving acting and playwrighting.
It is conceived and brought to satisfactory theatrical fruition by the collaboration of all ARTivators via a gradual process and accumulation of brainstorming and improvisation, under the guidance of devising facilitator Kok Heng Leun and director Koh Wan Ching.
“CityS” explores the concept of an inclusive city, in Singapore’s context, and in the context of our current highly integrated, globalised world.
In this play, stories from different aspects of a city are connected by a series of luggage sonatas which symbolizes a journey that questions the ideology constructed and perceived by majority of the society. Realities are confronted: autocracy, disharmony, discrimination, limitations, alienation, oppression and the likes. Does the decision of the majority always account for the minority? Will the elites ever consider the welfare of their downtown folks in this race to the top? Is that action you took out of free will or under the influence of others?
ARTivate hopes that audiences will reconsider the meaning of a truly inclusive city after watching the play and in turn, answer these questions for themselves.
Devised and performed by
ARTivateDevising facilitated by
Kok Heng Leun Directed by
Koh Wan Ching
*Performed mainly in Mandarin. (English Surtitles provided)
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《嘘… 审查：论坛剧场演出》
2010年9月
为了提高人们对审查制度的意识并让大家了解审查如何渗透生活，这个演出原本准备使用具象征性的舞台设计并进行现场音乐伴奏，冲破语言和种族的障碍让观众发现审查的力量。演出以5个小品组成，是艺树人经过5个月严密训练创作的结晶。
然而，距离演出仅剩三周的时候，新加坡媒体发展局告知我们户外表演执照不被批准。由于短剧探讨”敏感”课题，当局要求演出必须附上“含有成人议题”的说明并声称只有在室内演出，才能有效地执行说明。
因此，我们最后决定取消原本的演出，重新创作另一出论坛剧场来探讨在重要的课题上保持沉默，或刻意隐瞒实情所带来的诸多问题，而这些问题又如何导致沟通、对话上的断层。
导演：
郭庆亮， 与
艺树人联合创作
现场音乐：
光弧宫
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shh… censorship: a forum theatre performance
September 2010
This forum theatre performance is a wordless piece that comprises of 5 short pieces. Using a symbolic set design, and featuring live music accompaniment by ARCN TEMPL, this performance hope to transcend language and racial barriers, leading its viewers in discovering the power of censorship, with the aim of creating awareness in the communities about how censorship affects their daily lives.
However, just 3 weeks from our performance, MDA denied us of an outdoor performance license. The authorities gave an advisory for mature content due to the “sensitive nature” of the topics discussed, and claimed that we had to perform indoors in order to administer the advisory.
We stand by our position that the piece should be performed outdoors to reach as diverse a crowd as possible and believe that the issue of censorship should still be addressed. Therefore, we decided to withdraw the original piece from our programme, and replaced it with a new Forum Theatre performance, which discussed the problems of imposing silence and withholding information about important issues.
Devised and performed by ARTivate, this performance is the result of five months of training in Forum Theatre.
Comprising of five short pieces, imploring you to join us in discovering the power of censorship.
Directed by
Kok Heng Leun, co-created with
ARTivate
Live music by
ARCN TEMPL
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戏剧盒是新加坡最富代表性的现代华语剧团。它也是非盈利的慈善团体。成立于1990年，它凭着关怀社会的人文精神，对公民教育的积极态度，获得了广大观众的肯定。我们的演出除了富娱乐性和趣味性，也常常让观众深思并省思。
Drama Box is Singapore's most prominent contemporary Mandarin theatre company. It is a professional non-profit company with charity status. Formed in 1990, it has since gained a respectable reputation for its acute sensitivity and perception in heightening social awareness and civic responsibility. Our productions remain fun and entertaining, yet thought-provoking and reflective.
戏剧盒omy部落格告诉你戏剧盒的点点滴滴！
白色空间 之 编剧系列
继2001年演员训练工作室《白色空间》后，戏剧盒再度出发为本地中文戏剧界开拓新能量，推出为期18个月的剧本孵化室 --《白色空间之编剧系列》。通过新旧剧本创作者的定期沟通与互动，催生新一波原创剧本，捕捉属于我们时代的脉动。
Blanc Space
The Blanc Space was inaugurated in 2000 to provide a training platform for performers. In 2007, the company expanded Blanc Space to include programmes for budding directors and aspiring playwrights.
Kian Tong
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