We love Punks, Coloured hair, No Hair, Too much Hair, Air Heads, Film Flans, Drama Kings & Queens, Dance Gurus, Sound Scions, Paint Peeps, Music Heroes, Poetry Slammers, YOU!
Melbourne Comedy Festival!
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW IS COMING TO SINGAPORE!
A HUGE NIGHT OF LAUGHS! BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW - LAST YEAR WAS A SELL-OUT!!
Singapore Tour:
Wed 23 to Sat 26 July, 8pm
Presented by The Substation
DBS Arts Centre - Home of SRT
20 Merbau Road
Tickets from $45 plus booking fee
BOOK NOW! Log onto www.gatecrash.com.sg or call the Gatecrash hotline on 6222 5595. Groups of 10 or more get 10% discount. Call the hotline now!
The line-up of comedians has just been updated. For more information click here.
reel Revolution 2008 - Our Environment
A Film Mentorship Programme and Competition
4 July to 16 August : DEADLINE TO PARTICIPATE EXTENDED TO 20 JULY!! SIGN UP FOR LEARNING TALKS NOW!
Learn from the mentors. Observe your environment. Capture a statement. Spread the message. Start the Revolution!
Don’t miss your chance to be mentored by established, award-winning filmmakers to create a meaningful video essay with a social impact. Mentors from past years include Victric Thng, Kelvin Sng and Eva Tang. Form a team of up to 4 members with a topic of interest in mind and apply before the deadline!
Important Dates!
4 July, 7pm – Reel Revolution Introductory Seminar at The Substation
12 July, 7:30 to 10:30pm – Learning Talk 1 at The Substation
19 July, 7:30 to 10:30pm – Learning Talk 2 at the Singapore Art Museum, Glass Hall
20 July – Mentorship Application Deadline
15 August – Video Submission
30 August, 7:30 to 10:30pm – Reel Revolution Powwow at the Singapore Art Museum, Glass Hall
Videos, online discussion and revolutionary ideas begin now at http://revolution.youth.sg
Registration to participate is open! Please contact The Substation’s new Moving Images Programme Manager, Beng Kheng, via email to bengkheng@substation.org or call 6337 7535 to register or find out more!
BREAKING NEWS!
THE SUBSTATION GETS NEW AIRCON IN THEATRE!
Despite The Substation's plans to turn the Theatre into a mass sauna with artistic performances many will be sighing in relief as they learn that the worn out aircon system has been ripped out (see above) and a brand spanking new system has taken its place. So visitors can cosy up together for body warmth and reminisce about the "old days" when the aircon was charmingly useless. Now, about those theatre seats....
The Substation Moving Images Presents :
5th Singapore Short Cuts
12 July, 2 - 5:30pm - National Museum of Singapore
19 & 26 July, 2 - 5:30pm - The Substation Theatre
26 August, 2 - 5:30pm - National Museum of Singapore
Celebrating its 5th season this year, Singapore Short Cuts is an annual showcase of outstanding short films by local filmmakers. The program features a diverse selection of Singapore short films from documentaries to animation and experimental work, with post-screening discussions with the filmmakers.
Please click here for more information. Presented by The Substation, supported by the National Museum of Singapore and Singapore Film Commission.
The Substation & Aotearoa Digital Arts Network Present :
Cloudland - Digital Art from Aotearoa New Zealand
A partner exhibition of ISEA 2008
24 July to 2 August
The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
Free admission
The electronic arts scene in Aotearoa New Zealand expresses a mix of technology and place mediated by our location across two islands at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Each of the works in Cloudland imagine and articulate place. The artists are Len Lye, Stella Brennan, Kentaro Yamada, Alex Monteith and et al. (Featured art by Len Lye)
the Substation Presents :
Unconference
An event of Singapore's inaugural Night Festival organised by the National Museum of Singapore
25 & 26 July, 6:30 to 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Free admission - drinks provided - participants must be over 18 years
Register at: admin@substation.org, seats are limited
Art conferences…yawn… The best parts are the breaks when people can chat and network, not necessarily the formal programme. The Substation goes straight to the fun bit as they continue their Unconference series that started during the Singapore Art Show 2007. Using the speed-dating format, participants have 4 minutes to have a one-on-one chat about the topic of the night: Why are so many ex-lawyers in the arts?
The Substation & Aotearoa Digital Arts Network Present:
Cloudland - Sound Art Performances
A partner programme of ISEA 2008
27 July, 9pm
The Substation Theatre
Free admission
Cloudland presents an evening of sound art performances by PSN Electronic and Adam Willetts. The artists will connect the two radioscape of New Zealand and Singapore through the live manipulation of Singaporean radio signals.
The Substation & n.e.w.s Present :
n.E.W.S @ ISEA 2008
28 July, 7pm
The Substation Theatre
Free admission
The n.e.w.s. project will feature curatorial contributions and collaborations from all over the world and aims to be a tool for networking and sharing knowledge about contemporary art. For the launch event there will be a forum with the founders of n.e.w.s. and participating curators.
The Substation's Performance Lab Presents :
Drama & Directing Workshops by Nelson Chia and Elizabeth de Roza
The Dramaturgy of an Actor
A workshop by Elizabeth de Roza
2 sessions: 19 & 26 July, 9am - 12 noon
Max 15 participants
For more information, please click here.
Approaches ro Characterisation
A 3 hour workshop by Nelson Chia
30 July, 2 - 5pm
Max 20 participants
For more information, please click here.
Directing a Scene
A 3 hour workshop by Nelson Chia
6 August, 2 - 5pm
Max 20 participants
For more information, please click here.
The Substation Presents :
NEW STUFF in our Online Mag!
Check out the latest reviews and editorial in The Substation's Online Magazine! Did you miss Effendy and Rizman's "Circus" - check out 2 articles here by clicking the following link: http://www.substation.org/mag/
Open up your life to new experiences:
The Substation Courses
We run enriching courses regularly here at The Substation. Take a look at the range of courses in May 2008: Event Management and Batik Painting classes. Please click on http://www.substation.org/courses/
Presentation:
Outreach- For Schools and Young People
In 2008, we're continuing to make OUTREACH a priority: we want to connect with new audiences, in particular with young people, and nurture their appreciation while helping them develop useful life-skills.
And that's why we're organizing a wide range of programmes tailored to the youth, spanning from film seminars to art and culture essay writing workshops.
To find out more about our outreach programmes: http://www.substation.org/outreach
Join Now :
FRIENDS OF SUBSTATION
For only $30 a year for full time students and full time NSF and $50 for adults, you will support The Substation, Singapore's dynamic and risk-taking arts incubator. Visit http://www.substation.org/support_us/membership.html to find out more about the benefits.