Category: Experimental

Arts, Dance with Me, Experimental, Review, Singapore

Review: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

Striking a balance between humanity and technology in RAW Moves latest work. From a prosthetic limbs to a bio-printed heart, technology seems to be developing at increasingly unprecedented rates. And as we find new ways and means to replace our organic body parts with artificial ones, how much longer will it be before we can truly, fully call ourselves ‘human’? Such a conundrum forms the … Continue reading Review: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

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Arts, Dance with Me, Experimental, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

With emerging technologies, a bio-printed heart is now close to reality. With these artificial organs gaining increasingly similar structure and compatibility, a new relationship is generated between humans and their bodies. With Being, and Organs, conceptualiser Paul Gong and Movement mentor Ricky Sim, Artistic Director of RAW Moves unite to examine the topic of trans-humanism, bodily integrity and the social-ethical implications of artificial organs. Staying … Continue reading Preview: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

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Review: Subtle Downtempo No by Murasaki Penguin and RAW Moves

Minute observations made visible only in slow motion. In a brand new international collaboration with Australian/Japanese dance company Murasaki Penguin, RAW Moves continues their 2019/20 theme of Systems, and explores our roles as cogs in the system of society through dance, light and projection to further elevate their art. Choreographed by Anna Kuroda and with sound and visuals by David Kirkpatrick, Subtle Downtempo No explores the effects social … Continue reading Review: Subtle Downtempo No by Murasaki Penguin and RAW Moves

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RAW Moves and Murasaki Penguin’s Subtle Downtempo No: An Interview with the Team

RAW Moves is back this July with a brand new production. Playing as part of their 2019-20 season of Systems, get ready for Subtle Downtempo No, a brand new production created together with Australian/Japanese dance company Murasaki Penguin as they explore the experience of being an outlier from society’s systems. Choreographed by Anna Kuroda and sound and visual artist David Kirkpatrick from Murasaki Penguin, Subtle Downtempo No uses an interdisciplinary combination to … Continue reading RAW Moves and Murasaki Penguin’s Subtle Downtempo No: An Interview with the Team

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Preview: Subtle Downtempo No by Murasaki Penguin and RAW Moves

Ever found a shirt that wouldn’t fit properly? Or made to feel like an outlier because you didn’t fit into the system?  Coming to you this July as part of their 2019-20 season of Systems, local contemporary dance company RAW Moves and Australian/Japanese dance company Murasaki Penguin come together to present Subtle Downtempo No, a performance where, through dance, sound, light and the flow of time the … Continue reading Preview: Subtle Downtempo No by Murasaki Penguin and RAW Moves

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Review: Ghost Call by RAW Moves

A call to reduce the distance technology has created. In the age of Tinder, WhatsApp, and other social media applications, the need to ever meet someone else in person for the sake of conversation has rapidly decreased. But is there still value in that face to face interaction that we’ve forgotten? That’s the crux of contemporary dance company RAW Moves’ latest production, as Ghost Call explores … Continue reading Review: Ghost Call by RAW Moves

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Preview: Ghost Call by RAW Moves

A call with no one on the other line.  An accidental call you didn’t mean to make.  Wrongly addressed letters.  With the conclusion of their 2018/19 season themed around ‘Competition’, contemporary dance company RAW Moves breaks new ground for their 2019/20 season with a full year of artistic enquiry into the theme of ‘System’. For their latest production, they’ve teamed up with playwright Nabilah Said … Continue reading Preview: Ghost Call by RAW Moves

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The Studios 2019: My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (English Version) by Neo Kim Seng (Review)

Return to Neo Pee Teck Lane. Neo Kim Seng’s My Grandfather’s Road is back, this time as part of the Esplanade’s 2019 season of The Studios. While overall following the same plot and arc as the last time we watched it. Now taking place in the Esplanade Theatre Studio, our experience begins even before we step into the performance space, where Kim Seng has set up … Continue reading The Studios 2019: My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (English Version) by Neo Kim Seng (Review)

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The Studios 2019: An Interview with Playwrights Neo Kim Seng, Gary Tang and Tan Cher Kian of My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS)

Neo Kim Seng’s My Grandfather’s Road has had a wild journey since it was first created in 2015 for Cake Theatrical Productions’ Running with Strippers. The biographical work was based on the history of his actual grandfather Neo Pee Teck, which had a side road in Pasir Panjang named after him, and has gone on not only to become published as a book, but also a Cantonese version … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Playwrights Neo Kim Seng, Gary Tang and Tan Cher Kian of My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS)

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The Studios 2019: Mergers and Accusations (Review)

The ties that bind us are frayed in this revival of a Singaporean LGBTQ classic. Written by Eleanor Wong in 1993, 16 years on, Mergers and Accusations remains one of Singapore’s most seminal queer theatrical works. Dripping with sarcastic wit and rapid fire legal jargon, the play remains relevant even today for its unabashed portrayal of citizens afraid to come out of the closet for fear of the impact … Continue reading The Studios 2019: Mergers and Accusations (Review)

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