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Ng Yi-Sheng

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Happy Year of the Ox, dear browsers! To herald the new and bid farewell to the old, I’ve drawn up a list of artsy people based in and/or from Singapore, singling them out for being interesting, independent and (thus far) a little unrecognised.
It’s a personal response to the front-page article of Straits Times Life! at the end of last year (“FEEL THE POWER”, Thursday, 4 December 2008). You see, every year since 2005, ST has published an annual Power List — a ranking of the ten people/groups in Singapore who’re most important to the arts scene, in their eyes. And this time round, the list was, in the words of one of my friends, “shit”.
Take a look at the lineup:
1. Lee Chor Lin, 46, director National Museum of Singapore
2. Michael Koh, 46, chief executive officer National Heritage Board
3. Esplanade programming team led by JP Nathan, 53, director of programming
4. National Library Board Dr N. Varaprasad, 60, and team
5. The Necessary Stage Resident playwright Haresh Sharma, 43, artistic director Alvin Tan, 45
6. …

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