Again, we were to find 20 directions／shapes of different body parts during the warm up. 2 additional things we had to look out for were the pre-planning of our next direction/shape as well as the emotion attached to it. I found it most fun to find 20 shapes for the body as it really challenged me to give it more possibilities.
With 2 people standing in the hoop, they take turns to push each other once in attempt to get the other party out of the hoop. The idea is to apply our brake (tomoz) and regain balance quickly, while using the push from the other party as an otkaz to return the energy.
After this exercise, the "playing field" was expanded to the entire rehearsal space and each were to push the other party to a point.
One important point to note is that the application of our centre (muscles around the stomach) is especially important in finding our balance. To show that, we were told to maintain at the mode of being "on the verge of falling" so that we can feel our muscles at the centre of our body tensed up in order to prevent the fall.
3. Shrinking Rectangle The original rectangle had 13 people in it. The crowdedness was comparable to that of the amk central crowd along the shophouses. we were told to walk in it (applying our tomoz) and not hitting anyone. As the rectangle "shrinks", the crowd becomes that of citylink on a public holiday, and gradually to that of orchard road on christmas eve. We were told to slow-mo our movements so that we are fully aware of our body.
using the exercise above, we were to push each other our of the rectangle! and MYRA emerged as the winner ahahah
4。跑／跳
注：
－用右脚来把自己“弹”上来
－跳完后手的位置
4. Run & Jump We finally learnt how to run and jump!
These were the main instructions:
preparation for running position
preparation for run
jumping to stop position (replaced by an "hurp" sound)
some notes here include beig aware of the "spring" on right foot and the position of hands after jump (hands should be "prepared" during jump)
Half the 136 youths arrested in past 12 months were students
STUDENTS made up almost half of the 136 youths arrested for loan-shark and related harassment activities in the past 12 months, said Education Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday.
He also stressed that parents, as primary caregivers, are responsible for what their children do after school.
However, schools, playing a complementary role, have been actively taking measures to prevent them from taking part in illegal activities, he said in his written reply to a parliamentary question from Ms Lee Bee Wah (Ang Mo Kio GRC).
Ms Lee had asked how the ministry prevents youths from becoming runners for loan sharks.
Replying, Dr Ng stressed that parents must be responsible for monitoring their children's after-school activities, and the company they keep.
'The reasons for school children being lured into working for such activities are complex,' he said.
'Even as we reiterate the responsibility of parents to mould their children's character, schools can play a complementary reinforcing role in this respect.'
Dr Ng said schools raise awareness of illegal activities through formal curriculum, and hold programmes to help students discern right from wrong.
When necessary, counselling and support are offered, while disciplinary action is taken as a last resort.
Other efforts include keeping parents informed of their children's needs and collaborating with relevant agencies to guide students on the right path.
He cited how his ministry works with the police to raise awareness by giving advice, including at roadshows.
－ Shared by a.Khl with love from UK
I saw the headlines that morning too but before I had time to sit down and read the article, I realised I was running late for school. Have we all become too preoccupied and hence apathetic towards the phenomena that are happening around us? I guess I sure am guilty of that sometimes.
It was our weekly Biomechanics lesson again! Seriously, I think these weekly lessons really make my life more interesting and it makes me do things I normally wouldn’t do during my day-to-day activities.
We started the day with the “Spider-Man” activity in which we gave most of our weight to our hands and arms and. Pushing our palms (and ourselves) away from the wall, we had to quickly contact the wall with our palms again somewhere further off such that we can move along the circumference of the room. The same principle was then applied to moving in a circle with the ARTivators standing in a circle and acting as the wall. However, this time, Newton’s third law became evident and each ARTivator would bend in the direction he/she is pushed, making it increasingly harder for the next person to move around especially when everyone started sitting or squatting on the floor.
We also learnt how to fall by “spiraling” down, using the principles of otkaz, posyl, and stoica. Then, applying these principles again, we played a game similar to dog-and-bone. ARTivators were split into two groups (one doing ‘defence’ while the other ‘attacks’) and each ARTivator from each group given a number. When a number is called, the two will run to the middle and the ‘defender’ will try to use his/her body to block the ‘attacker’ from crossing. This requires a clear otkaz and stoica so that one can anticipate and plan the next move. We also tried this without any eye contact, which makes the game even more challenging. Attempts to incorporate Bianco, Li Xie’s lovely white dog, gave us no joy though ):
Then, we worked with tomos, where the ARTivators sprinted from one end of the room to the other and braked just in front of the wall.
My favourite activity of the day was when we paired up and one partner would be under another’s control. Partner A would relax the muscles in his/her body and, subject to partner B’s pushing of varying strength and direction, move around the room or across the floor. It feels really good to have someone in control, to have someone think for you, and for once, you feel really free of all obligations.
Finally, we concluded the session learning one of Meyerhold’s étude, ‘The Slap’, but simplified by Li Xie. It was one of the most tiring thing of the day! The angled elbows and the twist of the torso - they never seemed that demanding. Meyerhold is definitely one fascinating man.
Wow. Looks like we’re learning more and more each week. Just look at the increasing length of each post!
This social dialogue is organised by com.passion.sg, a Singapore-based network aimed at practising compassion through reflection and social action.
Felicia Low is this year's President young talent(PYT) artist and arts educator.
During the social dialogue she shared with us her vision of social art, such as her project at H.O.M.E and her workshops at the prison. ("breaking" the system in these venues, as arts does not usually permeate there easily)
Felicia has been teaching for 10 years and doing community art for the recent 4-5 years.
She believes in doing things in public spaces, so as to allow the arts to reach out to people who seldom get in touch with it.
For this YPT exhibition at 8Q sam, she shared her arts process which investigates on the theme of ‘family’. She held workshops with 6 groups of people, all from different age groups. She chose these groups of people by herself. All the art works revolve around things that are most important/relevant to their lives. The public is also allowed to enter the gallery any time to contribute their art works onto the walls of the gallery. it has been around 2 months and the walls are already almost filled! the exhibition will still be on everyday till dec. do go and tk a look! (:
artwork by northlight school girls
haha see the merlion in there? :P
artwork by public
the seven deadly sins; gluttony (the colourful words say "i will not eat another ice cream" X ??? times)
artwork by public
Heavy school bags !
An "issue" mentioned during the dialogue was about the sustainability of the arts.
Felicia talked about her collaboration with Northlight school students are are currently doing vocational studies in cooking/culinary skills. this means that they will not be able to continue doing art for leisure as they will probably be working a lot after coming out of school.
I feel that this is quite applicable to all forms of arts and it is important(for myself at least) to keep this in mind when doing any community production.
For more info, check these out! (:
about the organiser: http://com.passion.sg
about PYT: http://pyt.sg/felicia.php
felicia low's official website: http://felicialow.com
I guess I have gotten use to the physical demands of our biomechanics lessons thus feeling less tired after the 3rd lesson. But I think the tiring part came in not just because of the physical demanding exercises but more of me not being able to internalize principle of biomechanics. Or perhaps, I didn't fully understand how to make use of my otkaz. haha not that I am an expert now, but I guess I am or rather all the artivators are beginning to have a better control of our body now as we gain the momentum.
Warm up~~
We were asked to find 20 directions of our neck and ankle during the warm up. I was a little confused at first but I realised it meant finding 20 different ways you can tilt your head and bend your ankle. To me, this exercise help us to explore the way our body can move and in a way enhance the flexibility of our body.
Becoming Kung Fu masters~
Later on we were asked to walk across the space with minimal noise. It reminded me of those Kung fu master that practically fly around!Of cause we are not doing that.. But anyway back to the topic, we were all swaying our hands and bending our knees as we tried to walk quickly and softly. These actions came naturally from us when we want to walk as swiftly and softly as possible.
Learning how to....WALK
We then walked around the space with these natural actions but not forgetting the otkaz, posyl and stoica. Besides walking back and fro, we also walk sideways. We were later asked to "draw" a star as we walked. It may seem to be an easy task but it was actually quite a challenge if you can't visualize the star that you are drawing. Yup I can't see my route very well, so my star was out of shaped T__T " I promise I will improve on this.
Other than all these, we did some other small exercises as well =) Looking forward to the next lesson! Look out for our next post to know more about what we learn!
Basically for the individual part of the exercise, it is to throw the ball from one hand and catch it with another. this involves the shifting of your weight from one foot to the another.
Next we had to move across the space while tossing the ball forward and catching it. we tried with different number of throws (ie. 1 throw across the space). this involves estimation of otkaz
注 notes:
- focus on ball and go with its flow 集中在球上，跟着它的“流程”
- when otkaz, posyl and stoica are correctly applied, there is a rhythm to the movement and it becomes alot easier ! 使用otkaz, posyl 和 stoica，可让动作更容易做出来，因为有节奏。
- when shifting balance from one foot to another, make sure the "weightless" foot is turn inwards so that we do not put stress on it. 把没有在使力的脚往内侧
- a slight tipping of toe during posyl helps when shifting weight 边移中心点，边提脚尖
- mathematics is important in gauging the distance travelled per throw! 用数学来预测每次扔球，自己需要走多少!
-plan your otkaz
4. Tennis ball exercise (partner work) 网球活动（二人）
两人一面传球给对方，一起穿过空间。
for this exercise each pair has to move across the space by passing the ball to each other.
throw, stop, move(together as a pair). repeat movement till we got to the other side.
notes:
-focus and communication between partners are important 集中和沟通很重要
-clear otkaz helps to signal movement. 清楚的otkaz可以帮忙给另一个人要移动提示
It was ARTivate’s first physically-demanding lesson since CityS concluded two months ago and most of us have not been doing much exercise regularly during this period! So while we were all really excited over the start of our Biomechanics lessons with a new (to us) instructor, Li Xie, I was a little apprehensive. After all, the name ‘Biomechanics’ itself seems to suggest something really demanding, something to do with machines or mechanical movements, which obviously are not acts of a normal human on normal days.
ARTivate decided to start the day with the set of warm-up exercises taught by Wan Ching during CityS. Li Xie then showed us a brief video on the history of Biomechanics and its possibilities, such as helping actors explore the theatrical space.
Next, we embarked on a series of activities which got us moving across the space on our palms and feet, using the amazing otkaz, whereby one draws strength from a previous action to perform a following action with much less energy than would be required. (Disclaimer: This is NOT a reliable definition!)
We also did some exercises which required us to balance ONLY on our bottom (i.e. it requires a lot of abdominal strength) and I almost died with my lack of abs ): By means of waving our limbs frantically, we were supposed to rotate a full 360° on the spot, with our bottoms never leaving the ground and our limbs never touching the ground. Everyone simply looked HILARIOUS!
All in all, I truly enjoyed our first Biomechanics lesson by Li Xie. I hope the next one this coming Saturday would be just as enjoyable too, if not more! I guess it’s time I start doing some light exercises again and break out of the monotony of school. Till then!
(P.S. You might want to google Biomechanics by Meyerhold for more information. Enjoy!)
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.
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 (:
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.
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!
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.
Again, we were to find 20 directions／shapes of different body parts during the warm up. 2 additional things we had to look out for were the pre-planning of our next direction/shape as well as the emotion attached to it. I found it most fun to find 20 shapes for the body as it really challenged me to give it more possibilities.
With 2 people standing in the hoop, they take turns to push each other once in attempt to get the other party out of the hoop. The idea is to apply our brake (tomoz) and regain balance quickly, while using the push from the other party as an otkaz to return the energy.
After this exercise, the "playing field" was expanded to the entire rehearsal space and each were to push the other party to a point.
One important point to note is that the application of our centre (muscles around the stomach) is especially important in finding our balance. To show that, we were told to maintain at the mode of being "on the verge of falling" so that we can feel our muscles at the centre of our body tensed up in order to prevent the fall.
3. Shrinking Rectangle The original rectangle had 13 people in it. The crowdedness was comparable to that of the amk central crowd along the shophouses. we were told to walk in it (applying our tomoz) and not hitting anyone. As the rectangle "shrinks", the crowd becomes that of citylink on a public holiday, and gradually to that of orchard road on christmas eve. We were told to slow-mo our movements so that we are fully aware of our body.
using the exercise above, we were to push each other our of the rectangle! and MYRA emerged as the winner ahahah
4。跑／跳
注：
－用右脚来把自己“弹”上来
－跳完后手的位置
4. Run & Jump We finally learnt how to run and jump!
These were the main instructions:
preparation for running position
preparation for run
jumping to stop position (replaced by an "hurp" sound)
some notes here include beig aware of the "spring" on right foot and the position of hands after jump (hands should be "prepared" during jump)
Half the 136 youths arrested in past 12 months were students
STUDENTS made up almost half of the 136 youths arrested for loan-shark and related harassment activities in the past 12 months, said Education Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday.
He also stressed that parents, as primary caregivers, are responsible for what their children do after school.
However, schools, playing a complementary role, have been actively taking measures to prevent them from taking part in illegal activities, he said in his written reply to a parliamentary question from Ms Lee Bee Wah (Ang Mo Kio GRC).
Ms Lee had asked how the ministry prevents youths from becoming runners for loan sharks.
Replying, Dr Ng stressed that parents must be responsible for monitoring their children's after-school activities, and the company they keep.
'The reasons for school children being lured into working for such activities are complex,' he said.
'Even as we reiterate the responsibility of parents to mould their children's character, schools can play a complementary reinforcing role in this respect.'
Dr Ng said schools raise awareness of illegal activities through formal curriculum, and hold programmes to help students discern right from wrong.
When necessary, counselling and support are offered, while disciplinary action is taken as a last resort.
Other efforts include keeping parents informed of their children's needs and collaborating with relevant agencies to guide students on the right path.
He cited how his ministry works with the police to raise awareness by giving advice, including at roadshows.
－ Shared by a.Khl with love from UK
I saw the headlines that morning too but before I had time to sit down and read the article, I realised I was running late for school. Have we all become too preoccupied and hence apathetic towards the phenomena that are happening around us? I guess I sure am guilty of that sometimes.
It was our weekly Biomechanics lesson again! Seriously, I think these weekly lessons really make my life more interesting and it makes me do things I normally wouldn’t do during my day-to-day activities.
We started the day with the “Spider-Man” activity in which we gave most of our weight to our hands and arms and. Pushing our palms (and ourselves) away from the wall, we had to quickly contact the wall with our palms again somewhere further off such that we can move along the circumference of the room. The same principle was then applied to moving in a circle with the ARTivators standing in a circle and acting as the wall. However, this time, Newton’s third law became evident and each ARTivator would bend in the direction he/she is pushed, making it increasingly harder for the next person to move around especially when everyone started sitting or squatting on the floor.
We also learnt how to fall by “spiraling” down, using the principles of otkaz, posyl, and stoica. Then, applying these principles again, we played a game similar to dog-and-bone. ARTivators were split into two groups (one doing ‘defence’ while the other ‘attacks’) and each ARTivator from each group given a number. When a number is called, the two will run to the middle and the ‘defender’ will try to use his/her body to block the ‘attacker’ from crossing. This requires a clear otkaz and stoica so that one can anticipate and plan the next move. We also tried this without any eye contact, which makes the game even more challenging. Attempts to incorporate Bianco, Li Xie’s lovely white dog, gave us no joy though ):
Then, we worked with tomos, where the ARTivators sprinted from one end of the room to the other and braked just in front of the wall.
My favourite activity of the day was when we paired up and one partner would be under another’s control. Partner A would relax the muscles in his/her body and, subject to partner B’s pushing of varying strength and direction, move around the room or across the floor. It feels really good to have someone in control, to have someone think for you, and for once, you feel really free of all obligations.
Finally, we concluded the session learning one of Meyerhold’s étude, ‘The Slap’, but simplified by Li Xie. It was one of the most tiring thing of the day! The angled elbows and the twist of the torso - they never seemed that demanding. Meyerhold is definitely one fascinating man.
Wow. Looks like we’re learning more and more each week. Just look at the increasing length of each post!
This social dialogue is organised by com.passion.sg, a Singapore-based network aimed at practising compassion through reflection and social action.
Felicia Low is this year's President young talent(PYT) artist and arts educator.
During the social dialogue she shared with us her vision of social art, such as her project at H.O.M.E and her workshops at the prison. ("breaking" the system in these venues, as arts does not usually permeate there easily)
Felicia has been teaching for 10 years and doing community art for the recent 4-5 years.
She believes in doing things in public spaces, so as to allow the arts to reach out to people who seldom get in touch with it.
For this YPT exhibition at 8Q sam, she shared her arts process which investigates on the theme of ‘family’. She held workshops with 6 groups of people, all from different age groups. She chose these groups of people by herself. All the art works revolve around things that are most important/relevant to their lives. The public is also allowed to enter the gallery any time to contribute their art works onto the walls of the gallery. it has been around 2 months and the walls are already almost filled! the exhibition will still be on everyday till dec. do go and tk a look! (:
artwork by northlight school girls
haha see the merlion in there? :P
artwork by public
the seven deadly sins; gluttony (the colourful words say "i will not eat another ice cream" X ??? times)
artwork by public
Heavy school bags !
An "issue" mentioned during the dialogue was about the sustainability of the arts.
Felicia talked about her collaboration with Northlight school students are are currently doing vocational studies in cooking/culinary skills. this means that they will not be able to continue doing art for leisure as they will probably be working a lot after coming out of school.
I feel that this is quite applicable to all forms of arts and it is important(for myself at least) to keep this in mind when doing any community production.
For more info, check these out! (:
about the organiser: http://com.passion.sg
about PYT: http://pyt.sg/felicia.php
felicia low's official website: http://felicialow.com
I guess I have gotten use to the physical demands of our biomechanics lessons thus feeling less tired after the 3rd lesson. But I think the tiring part came in not just because of the physical demanding exercises but more of me not being able to internalize principle of biomechanics. Or perhaps, I didn't fully understand how to make use of my otkaz. haha not that I am an expert now, but I guess I am or rather all the artivators are beginning to have a better control of our body now as we gain the momentum.
Warm up~~
We were asked to find 20 directions of our neck and ankle during the warm up. I was a little confused at first but I realised it meant finding 20 different ways you can tilt your head and bend your ankle. To me, this exercise help us to explore the way our body can move and in a way enhance the flexibility of our body.
Becoming Kung Fu masters~
Later on we were asked to walk across the space with minimal noise. It reminded me of those Kung fu master that practically fly around!Of cause we are not doing that.. But anyway back to the topic, we were all swaying our hands and bending our knees as we tried to walk quickly and softly. These actions came naturally from us when we want to walk as swiftly and softly as possible.
Learning how to....WALK
We then walked around the space with these natural actions but not forgetting the otkaz, posyl and stoica. Besides walking back and fro, we also walk sideways. We were later asked to "draw" a star as we walked. It may seem to be an easy task but it was actually quite a challenge if you can't visualize the star that you are drawing. Yup I can't see my route very well, so my star was out of shaped T__T " I promise I will improve on this.
Other than all these, we did some other small exercises as well =) Looking forward to the next lesson! Look out for our next post to know more about what we learn!
Basically for the individual part of the exercise, it is to throw the ball from one hand and catch it with another. this involves the shifting of your weight from one foot to the another.
Next we had to move across the space while tossing the ball forward and catching it. we tried with different number of throws (ie. 1 throw across the space). this involves estimation of otkaz
注 notes:
- focus on ball and go with its flow 集中在球上，跟着它的“流程”
- when otkaz, posyl and stoica are correctly applied, there is a rhythm to the movement and it becomes alot easier ! 使用otkaz, posyl 和 stoica，可让动作更容易做出来，因为有节奏。
- when shifting balance from one foot to another, make sure the "weightless" foot is turn inwards so that we do not put stress on it. 把没有在使力的脚往内侧
- a slight tipping of toe during posyl helps when shifting weight 边移中心点，边提脚尖
- mathematics is important in gauging the distance travelled per throw! 用数学来预测每次扔球，自己需要走多少!
-plan your otkaz
4. Tennis ball exercise (partner work) 网球活动（二人）
两人一面传球给对方，一起穿过空间。
for this exercise each pair has to move across the space by passing the ball to each other.
throw, stop, move(together as a pair). repeat movement till we got to the other side.
notes:
-focus and communication between partners are important 集中和沟通很重要
-clear otkaz helps to signal movement. 清楚的otkaz可以帮忙给另一个人要移动提示
It was ARTivate’s first physically-demanding lesson since CityS concluded two months ago and most of us have not been doing much exercise regularly during this period! So while we were all really excited over the start of our Biomechanics lessons with a new (to us) instructor, Li Xie, I was a little apprehensive. After all, the name ‘Biomechanics’ itself seems to suggest something really demanding, something to do with machines or mechanical movements, which obviously are not acts of a normal human on normal days.
ARTivate decided to start the day with the set of warm-up exercises taught by Wan Ching during CityS. Li Xie then showed us a brief video on the history of Biomechanics and its possibilities, such as helping actors explore the theatrical space.
Next, we embarked on a series of activities which got us moving across the space on our palms and feet, using the amazing otkaz, whereby one draws strength from a previous action to perform a following action with much less energy than would be required. (Disclaimer: This is NOT a reliable definition!)
We also did some exercises which required us to balance ONLY on our bottom (i.e. it requires a lot of abdominal strength) and I almost died with my lack of abs ): By means of waving our limbs frantically, we were supposed to rotate a full 360° on the spot, with our bottoms never leaving the ground and our limbs never touching the ground. Everyone simply looked HILARIOUS!
All in all, I truly enjoyed our first Biomechanics lesson by Li Xie. I hope the next one this coming Saturday would be just as enjoyable too, if not more! I guess it’s time I start doing some light exercises again and break out of the monotony of school. Till then!
(P.S. You might want to google Biomechanics by Meyerhold for more information. Enjoy!)
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.
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)
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)
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 ARTivate Devising facilitated by Kok Heng Leun Directed by Koh Wan Ching
*Performed mainly in Mandarin. (English Surtitles provided)
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
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.
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.
jiayi
artwork by northlight school girls
haha see the merlion in there? :P
artwork by public
artwork by public
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。" 
