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Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood 2018

The National Arts Council’s mission to bring arts for all continues right on the heels of their announcement of Our SG Arts Plan, beginning with the return of Arts In Your Neighbourhood (AYN)! Running from 8th to 25th November, AYN comprises a programme of close to 70 specially curated activities, spread out over 18 locations island-wide including Admiralty, Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Pasir Panjang, Tampines, Toa Payoh … Continue reading Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood 2018

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Preview: And Suddenly I Disappear – The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues

The word ‘disabled’ has never meant anything more than ‘differently abled’ and this May, a number of award-winning artists from Singapore and the UK will prove just that  as they present the world premiere of a brand new, unique theatrical performance: And Suddenly I Disappear. Described as ‘an international theatrical dialogue of difference, disability, and what it is to be human’, And Suddenly I Disappear is inspired by … Continue reading Preview: And Suddenly I Disappear – The Singapore ‘d’ Monologues

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Beautiful Like A Rainbow: True Colours Festival 2018

In the past week, the world lost one of its greatest minds with the death of Stephen Hawking. Beyond his sheer genius alone, perhaps one of the most significant things about the physicist was his motor neurone disease, which rendered him unable to speak and confined him to a wheelchair. But throughout his life, Hawking never let it define him, instead overcoming it with the … Continue reading Beautiful Like A Rainbow: True Colours Festival 2018

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True Colours Festival x Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Dancers Celebrate Unique Abilities in the Heartlands

As part of the National Arts Council’s Art In Your Neighborhood initiative, international dance groups ILL-Abilities from Canada and Epic Arts from Cambodia made their way down to Bedok Town Square and Admiralty Plaza this weekend to perform to members of the public. Both groups will be performing as part of the inaugural True Colours Festival happening at the Singapore Sports Hub the next weekend, … Continue reading True Colours Festival x Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Dancers Celebrate Unique Abilities in the Heartlands

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True Colours Festival 2018: Double Bill by No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability + Very Special Theatrics (Preview)

As part of the inaugural True Colours Festival, one local group and one international group will be presenting the world premiere of a brand new Double Bill of theatrical works over the weekend of the festival! Presented by Australia’s No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability (NSA) and Singapore’s Very Special Theatrics (VST), I Forgot To Remember To Forget and My Home Is Not A Shell will … Continue reading True Colours Festival 2018: Double Bill by No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability + Very Special Theatrics (Preview)

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Exceptional Talents, Exceptional People: True Colours Festival 2018 (Preview)

“This is not a pity party,” True Colours Festival Director Ms Audrey Perrera says boldly. “These performers have been handpicked from hundreds of auditions and audition videos, and showcase exceptional talent, not as disabled people, but as people, period.” And her words ring incredibly true, as the entire audience collectively holds their breath watching blind Filipina singer Alienette Coldfire open her mouth and sing a … Continue reading Exceptional Talents, Exceptional People: True Colours Festival 2018 (Preview)

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Preview: True Colours Festival 2018

It’s honestly rare to see disabled people in the arts scene. Every so often, along comes an incredible performer like theatre performer Ramesh Meyyappan, or a work that attempts to show that the disabled are capable too, such as Musical Theatre Limited’s My Love Is Blind, but to have an entire festival full of disabled arts? Unheard of! But if you think that there aren’t enough talented … Continue reading Preview: True Colours Festival 2018

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