CReations 2012 – Another Face in the CRowd By Maya Dance Theatre Thursday 18 – Friday 19 October 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $25 / $20 (concession) available from the box office
*15% OFF for OCBC Card members. (Excludes 3% service charge)
Groups tickets (5 or more): SGD 23 per ticket (Adults) SGD 18 per ticket (Students)
Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Maya Dance Theatre returns with a new season of CReations, a platform for choreographers to create new and interesting works for presentation. This year’s season entitled, CReations 2012 – Another Face in the CRowd, explores the theme of everyday people in every day circumstances.
[R.I.T.E.S. #03-2012] Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak Presents Ben Puah (SG), Carlos Llavata (ES), Li Cassidy-Peet (DE), Mariona Vilaseca (ES) Friday 6 July 2012, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
This is an OpenHouse event
R.I.T.E.S. is an artists-initiative organised as a non-profit event to platform new ideas and artists in sonic art, time-based and performance art-related practices. Its objectives are to present an eclectic mix of performances that are informed by visual aesthetics, technological integration and conceptual integrity involving art-making and the social and cultural contexts that are related to performances. It explores art activities that are spatial, the way in which performance is linked to cultural, ethnic and geographical elements of the body, and at the same time exploring how all these elements can be bound to the global, technological, cultural and economic shifts in our daily life. Details
NIGHT FESTIVAL 2012 @ The Substation Presented by National Heritage Board Friday 31 August and Saturday 1 September 2012, 6pm-1am Admission: free
Join us at the Substation for two late nights of indie and experimental music by local bands and sound artists, a screening of local dance films, and hawker food under the stars as we celebrate night Festival 2012.
Remembering Kuo Pao Kun – An Open Call for Memories The Substation Theatre
Monday 10 September, 12pm – Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12pm Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Kuo Pao Kun, founder and first Artistic Director of The Substation – A Home for the Arts, passed away on 10 September 2002. He left behind a legacy of iconic plays, influential thoughts, and this precious independent art space that has been a creative playground for many different artists and communities since it was first founded in 1990. This delicate and raw space holds hope and potential for engagement, sharing, and learning, through various modes of contemporary artistic community practice and discourse. It is within this space that diverse voices were found and heard, and continue to this day to make the critical processes of unlearning and relearning possible for emerging and practicing artists, as well as for a diverse range of communities and civil societies.
As part of The Substation’s SeptFest 2012, The Substation will open its theatre to the public from 12pm on Monday 10 September 2012, to 12pm Tuesday 11 September 2012, and is inviting everyone to visit at any time during this 24hour period and share memories of Kuo Pao Kun and of the home he built, through any form of artistic expression.
The artists who will be presenting on Monday through to Tuesday include Benjamin Ho, Verena Tay, Kai Lam, Peter Sau, Irfan Kasban, Kenneth Kwok, Chee Keng and Li Cassidy. We welcome visitors who would like to leave a message in Kuo Pao Kun’s memory or would like to contribute to the lineup of presentations. Please join us for this intimate sharing session!
These presentations will be open to public for free and will be documented for archival purposes. There will be light refreshments available.
Performance Open Call 2012 Presents Pretty Things By Patricia Toh Curated by Natalie Hennedige Friday 21 – Saturday 22 September 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 available from the box office, Contact 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Work-in-Progress presentation: The Substation Theatre, Monday 30 July, 7.30pm
Oh you pretty, pretty things.
Growing up and finding your place in the world was once a procedure, easy, and defined. A far cry from the ambiguous journeys of today.
In times of tribal past, a boy braves the night in a sacred cave, and seizes the next day as a man. A girl begins to bleed, and is isolated in a hut. Returning days later as a woman.
But what are our maturity rites of today?
This theatrical experience explores lost youth through tales of love, friendship, desire and their aftermath. Go with some not so innocent child-like characters on the journey of ”growing up”, and discover how their imaginative world reveals real lives and dark events.
The passage of youth is a time when our sense of what the world has to offer expands with concepts of love, hate, death and lust. Enter the private, fantasy world of these characters and revel in their secrets.
BluePrince Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 September 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 / $15 (concession) available from the box office, contact 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
*Please note that the performance contains some mature content.
An artist is kept alone somewhere, dreaming of coffins and parking lots, a cat and even a prince. The electricity generated by such thoughts crackles and pulses in the maps of his mind. Then one day, he wakes up in an electrical substation. He decides to make it his home, and to invite others to share in his dreams. Do you remember this story?
This performance interrogates the role of artists in society, and presents a meditative homage to the founder of The Substation, the late Kuo Pao Kun, a decade after his passing. BluePrince is presented by The Substation and The Blue Statesmen, an independent collective of theatre artists comprising Bryan Tan, Robin Loon and Casey Lim, and is performed by Oliver Chong. Written by Robin Loon, and conceived and directed by Bryan Tan
Night of the New Era By Prohibited Projects Wednesday 11 July 2012, 7pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $10 available from the door This is an OpenHouse event
Featuring performances by the German band Lasting Traces, and supported by Midnight, Tipping Point, Subtle, and 2fold, do not miss this Night of a New Era.
Growing Up: a multi-sensory play Conceived by Zaki Razak in collaboration with Gene Sha Rudyn, Francis Poon and Ryf and friends Friday 14 – Saturday 15 September 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 / $15 (concession) available from the box office, contact 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
“It is He who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give”. 67:23
A collective of artists from different disciplines, ranging from sound, visual, relational and new media art, will facilitate a series of workshops for artistic special needs youths which will culminate in a performance. The performance will be a multi-sensory display, a collaboration of life and artistic processes that represents the growth of individuals, seeking to understand each other’s lives better.
The Substation presents this production in partnership with
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Friday 24 August 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free by registration Contact Yap Sun Sun with your name and contact details to register ViennesePorkchop@hotmail.com This is an InHouse event
The Viennese Pork Chop mini showcase is a presentation based on research of three women, bound together by family, and their stories on memories and homelessness.
This autobiographical performance, in the style of a theatrical cabaret cooking show, brings to life the stories of two mothers, one Steirisch Austrian and another, Hakka Singaporean. Both were born about the same time, survived as children during World War II, live in a small country, and enjoy their cuisine…pork. They’ve never met, yet their lives are so similar, connected by a third woman.
This multi-disciplinary play is performed by Yap Sun Sun (Singapore) and Andreas Pamperl (Austria), with live music, songs, a video-installation and VJ.
This performance is an initiative by National Arts Council’s Arts Creation Fund.
SPAM Saturday 25 August 2012, 7:30pm-9:30pm Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
We’d like to apologise for any inconvenience caused, and hope to see you at other events at The Substation. The Substation Gallery Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
SPAM is an artist-run platform which aims to encourage the practice, feedback and showcase of performances by emerging artists. At every practice session, artists explore various modalities of performance in order to investigate unfamiliar situations and test themselves, and their reactions. Audience members are encouraged to comment and participate in the discussion. SPAM aims to sustain and encourage artistic skill and talent in order to develop more compelling, complex and complete artistic works.
This session features performances by Kelvin Atmadibrata, Benjamin Ho, Farah Ong, Natasha Wei and Marla Bendini.
The Substation-Seoul Art Space_MULLAE Project 2012 This is an InHouse event
Debbie and Hee Woo will present an in-process exhibition of their collaboration titled [ ] at Seoul Art Space_Mullae from 16 – 18 August. The opening reception is on Thursday, 16 August, 7pm.
Phase 1 Monday 2 – Saturday 21 July
11am-5pm (Mon-Fri Only) The Substation Random Room Admission: Free
Phase 2
30 July – 19 August Seoul Art Space_MULLAE, Seoul, South Korea Admission: Free
The first of a two year artist exchange project between The Substation and Seoul Art Space_Mullae will feature Singaporean artist Debbie Ding and South Korean artist Jeong Hee Woo collaborating on issues of mapping and the urban landscape. The collaboration will take place in two phases in Singapore and in Seoul from July to August 2012. Phase one of the project has been completed.
Phase two of the project is currently underway in Seoul. Debbie and Hee Woo will present a work-in-progress exhibition of works exploring the urban high-rise space at Seoul Art Space_Mullae from 16 – 18 August. The exhibition will open on 16 August at 7pm. To download the exhibition flyer, click here and here.
Mocca: Life Keeps on Turning A documentary by Ari Rusyadi and Nicholas Yudifar Sunday 22 July 2012, 3pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $8 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Mocca is an eclectic indie pop band comprised of members Arina (vocals), Riko (guitar), Toma (bass) and Indra (drum). Formed in 1999 in Bandung, Indonesia, their musical influences include folk, jazz, swing and bossa nova. In mid-2011, the band decided to take a break, so Arina could get married in the USA. This rockumentary tells the story of how the band dealt with this defining moment, after 12 years together. Mocca: Life Keeps On Turning debuted at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2011, to sold-out audience screenings.
There’s Something About Me: Kaizan Crew by Zaki Razak Wednesday 4 July 2012, 7:30pm–9:30pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Zaki Razak says…
“Kaizan’s revision of traditional Malay dance emphasises on the exploration of non-linear gestures, interventionist approaches and collaborative exchanges. Kaizan aims to break the conventions of cultural rites and offers the audience a fresh narrative – based on the critical study of mainstream Malay culture.”
Randai is a folk theatre of the Minangkabau ethnic group, usually performed as a theatre-in-the-round to achieve equality and unity between audience members and performers. Randai performances are a synthesis of alternating martial arts dances, songs, and acted scenes.
There’s Something About Me
For the 2nd year of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (AARP), our current batch of Associate Artists will be inviting emergent artists to present their work in a monthly series of lecture-presentations. An expansion to the AARP, There’s Something About Me is a new platform for our Associate Artists to introduce artists whom they personally believe in, and initiate dialogue and sharing within the artists and public community about their works.
The Substation Birthday Party Sunday 16 September 2012, 2pm-4pm Sunday 30 September, 2pm – 4pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
*Please note that this event has been postponed to 30 September and that the book launch has been delayed indefinitely. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Join us as we celebrate our 22nd year and the end of Septfest! Everyone is welcome to come along and join in our party as we mark the end of our month-long anniversary celebrations. Help make our party bigger and better by bringing along food and drink to the festivities!
We are sorry to announce that the launch of The Substation Fairytales will be delayed, but do keep coming back to our website for updates.
The Lecher of Art: Lecture 9 Nursery cRhymes By Keelat Ensemble Thursday 5 July 2012, 8pm-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an in-house event
Welcome to the Keelat Nursery. Today, we will learn a new rhyme and along with it, a little about our history. In the process of learning the rhyme, we will also observe the culture of how we dress, speak, eat, drink and interact.
“Experts have not yet determined exactly what causes phobias to develop. However, there are numerous theories on their development. According to learning theory, phobias develop when fear responses are reinforced or punished. Both reinforcement and punishment can be positive or negative.
Positive reinforcement is the presentation of something positive, such as a parent rewarding a child for staying away from a snake. Positive punishment is the presentation of something negative, such as a child being bitten by a snake.” Lisa Fritscher, B.A. (Psychology)
About the Lecher of Art
The Lecher of Art is a series of performance-presentations that revisits ways of exploring the art of speech while ‘lecherously’ engaging the audience. These seemingly fictional, un-assumed and alternative methodologies of speech and presentation contradict the authoritative, anticipated and doctrinal manners in which lectures are conventionally delivered.
First Take Monday 6 August 2012, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
First Take, usually happening every first Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See this month’s schedule below:
Syndicate Subsessions Featuring Aya Sekine, Sleep Easy and Brandon Tay Saturday 25 August 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Syndicate Subsessions continues to widen its sonic spectrum with an evening which will witness an improvised performance by acclaimed jazz pianist, Aya Sekine, and the dreamy atmospherics of Sleep Easy.
Trained in jazz piano and improvisation, Aya Sekine is no stranger in the local jazz circuit. With her regular nights at Club LʼOpera & Blu Jaz Café, Aya is one of the best jazz pianists around. For Syndicate Subsessions, Aya will present a side rarely seen in her performances here in Singapore; her love for experimental sounds and improvisations. She will build and improvise her set based on the visual narrative created by Syndicate resident visualist, Brandon Tay.
Sleep Easy is a solo project by multi-instrumentalist, Isa Ong, who is also known for his involvements with Amateur Takes Control and Pleasantry. A project which sounds more personal, and laid-back, Sleep Easy “tries to be the short story secretly tucked into the front breast pocket of a writer, a paltry symbolism of reverie, of ponder and of mere thought”. The dreamy compositions are crafted carefully with a wide palette of sounds which include electric/acoustic guitars, glockenspiel and electronic beats.
About Syndicate Subsessions
The Syndicate Subsessions is a series of quarterly performances curated by audio-visual collective, Syndicate. Known for their successful club nights, after two years of pushing experimental sights & sounds in Home Club, Syndicate challenges it own status quo by venturing out of a club and moving into a performance space.
Departing the Departed 旅立ち By pang + kanako Friday 20 – Sunday 29 July 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event Reception: Thursday 19 July, 7:30pm
Departing the Departed is a site-specific installation work in The Substation Gallery. The gallery floor is covered by thousands of small white porcelain flowers, each individually handmade and sculpted by the artists.
A single fresh white lily is placed inside a vessel, forming the centrepiece of the installation. The vessel draws attention to itself, resembling a coffin. The funerary flowers suggest a kind of social, ritualistic practise and symbolism. The installation invites viewers to reflect on the nature mortality and impermanence, and participate in a ‘departure ceremony’ by taking a ceramic flower with them upon leaving the gallery.
From ‘don’t sit on me’ to ‘network of pricks’ An illustrated talk by Cheo Chai-Hiang Saturday 4 August 2012, 4pm–6pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
In March 2011 Cheo Chai Hiang exhibited Don’t Sit On Me at the Tun Tan Cheng Lock Centre for Asian Architectural and Urban Heritage, (National University of Singapore) Melaka. The title was borrowed from a rare graffiti image of a man’s ‘baobei’ scrawled on a seat on an MRT train in Singapore. The project was informed by Cheo’s own idiosyncratic reading of Kuo Pao Kun’s play Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral.
Cheo invited friends and colleagues to participate by contributing a discarded chair or stool which they then turned into a five-legged makeshift chair/stool with 3 long and 2 short legs. 70 artists, curators, writers and friends responded to his invitation. In this talk, Cheo will show slides and share his thoughts about the long journey he has traveled whilst undertaking this project, in particular the multiple/overlapping roles he plays as an artist, a project manager, a curator and a commentator. Title: Installation of Don’t Sit on Me. Photo credit: Yeo Siak Goon.
HAO Summit 2012: Culture Sub Culture Conceptualised by Khairuddin Hori & Audrey Wong Hao Summit: Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 August 2012
HAOCamp @ The Substation: Saturday 4 August, 10am-5:30pm
The Substation
This is an InHouse event
The Substation proudly presents the third edition of the HAO Summit – a professional development, mentorship and networking ‘retreat’ programme for young arts and cultural workers in Southeast Asia. Around 40 young curators and arts managers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia have participated in the last two editions of the HAO summit.
The HAO Summit plugs a gap in the Southeast Asian art scene: recognising that while the arts industry has undergone a boom in recent years, there remain few professional development opportunities for arts and culture workers. Unlike a regular conference, each HAO Summit revolves around a particular concept, emphasising open dialogue, experiential and peer-to-peer learning.
The theme of the HAO Summit 2012 is Culture Sub Culture, and looks at how geographies and landscapes have shaped cultural expressions, and how these have evolved over time, from forgotten moments in history, hidden sites rich in historical and cultural resonances, to today’s urban subcultures. Participants from the first two editions of HAO – the HAO Fellows – have been invited to conceptualise and run some activities in the programme.
HAOcamp @ The Substation
HAOCamp @ The Substation is a freestyle conference platform that brings together folks interested in exploring notions of culture and subculture through art, design, architecture or philosophy! Held in conjunction with the HAO Summit 2012, the HAOcamp is a platform for the public to engage in the summit’s theme – Culture Sub Culture - looking at how geography and landscape has shaped peoples’ cultural expressions and how these have evolved over time. Come present, show-and-tell, dialogue or listen to creative concepts and ideas related to Culture Sub Culture!
The corresponding HAO Summit 2012 is conceptualised by Khairuddin Hori & Audrey Wong and presented by The Substation. Learn about the HAO Summit at www.thesubstation.org/hao-summit-2012/.
Sound Art Open Call 2012 Presents Wagon By Joel Ong Curated by Zulkifle Mahmod Friday 31 August – Monday 10 September 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 30 August, 7:30pm
Work-in-Progress Presentation: Saturday 14 July, 2pm at The Substation Theatre
For his work at The Substation in September 2012, sound artist Joel Ong will create an installation featuring an array of kinetic sound wagons that move about in the gallery. The wagon is not only a sound source but also actively receives input from its environment to subtly alter the acoustic environment. This installation allows sound and space to become gateways to multiple narratives by developing notions of space and identity while at the same time invoking and composing with the resonant frequencies of The Substation Gallery’s unique architecture. In so doing, the act of listening becomes less of a sidelined activity and more of a focused presence that demands its own time and space.
There’s Something About Me Black Baroque Committee presented by vertical submarine Wednesday 8 August 2012, 7:30pm-9:30pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
vertical submarine says…
“From both the projects and writings, the group has demonstrated how their practice concerns not only art. Rather than being ahistorical, or indulging in introspective celebration of individual peculiarity, their theory and practice are positioned within a historical perspective.”
There’s Something About Me
For the 2nd year of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (AARP), our current Associate Artists will be inviting emergent artists to present their work in a monthly series of lecture-presentations. An expansion of the AARP, There’s Something About Me is a new platform for our Associate Artists to introduce artists whom they personally believe in, and initiate dialogue and sharing within the artists and public community about their works.
The 5th Singapore Indie Doc Fest Presented by The Substation Moving Images Thursday 6 – Sunday 9 September 2012 The Substation Theatre Admission: $8 / $5 (concession) available from the box office, contact 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Singapore’s first ever international documentary film festival returns! Featuring more compelling works, portrayals of real people and exciting personas. The Singapore Indie Doc Fest reflects the trials and tribulations of our time. Indie documentaries that say what they want.
Visual Art Open Call 2012 Presents Path.1 By Boedi Widjaja Curated by Zarina Muhammad Friday 14 – Thursday 27 September 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Work-in-Progress Presentation: The Substation Theatre, Monday 23 July, 7.30pm
Reception: Thursday 27 September, 7:30pm
Live Art Sessions: Abstract Drawing of Visitors Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 September, 6pm-9pm Saturday 15 and 22 September, 5pm-7pm
Path is an ongoing series of works that presents the drawing act as live action and performance. Through examining and questioning personal ideas of spatial intervention, alienation and home, the project is indexed and episodic
(Path.1, 2, 3, …), suggesting a serialised narrative of the artist drawing a map of the city as he moves through it.
Your Grandfather’s Day Art Jam! Sunday 24 June 2012, 5pm-9:30pm
Admission: Free (Donation boxes will be passed around during the event) The Substation Theatre
Finally! It’s Your Grandfather’s Day! Come down and join us in an art jam to celebrate creative expression and camaraderie. Gear up and bring down your weapons of mass creation! (canvases, paint, cameras, laptops, etc – depending on your discipline. The event is entirely open. Come make your own little art picnic). Write, paint, draw, dance, sing, rap, showcase your works!
There will also be an open mic session: showcase your works and let us engage in constructive, healthy discussion. Speakers/performers can register at the door!
All donations will go towards logistics costs of the event and The Substation.
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters Featuring MONSTER CAT + Kai Lam Saturday 11 August 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 / $10 (concession) available form the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Consider, for a moment, that no one on this island speaks a common language. Now imagine the birth of a new language which could form after years of existence. Go ahead.If it weren’t for opinions on music suffering from commercial baseness, if it weren’t for that sense of dissatisfaction that music was defined by just one standard set by some guy with a pen or that music existed in presets of the past, we might still be excited listening to someone yawn and clap.
In part two of this year’s Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters, listen to the trippy and lush musings of the enigmatic MONSTER CAT, resonating life and all its innards through their songs, and Kai Lam, explorer, observer and artist who channels his expressions through a wide range of artistic practices including sound.
Now imagine the music language formed when these social actors meet. Imagine them and yourself conversing through music. Listen to the trippy and lush musings of the enigmatic MONSTER CAT, and explorer, observer and artist, Kai Lam. These two performers will be in residency at The Substation for two weeks prior to the gig, where they will be collaborating and developing their material.
LAST DAY OF THEIR RESIDENCY AT THE RANDOM ROOM THIS FRIDAY : MONSTER CAT – 2PM-5PM MONSTER CAT + KAI LAM – 6PM-9PM
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters is curated by Bani Haykal. Find out more about the event and the performers below Details
Faces, Hands, Feet & Little Things By chin Friday 6 – Sunday 15 July 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 5 July 2012, 7.30pm
Faces, Hands, Feet & Little Things features a collection of paintings, drawings and small-scale installations based on the artist’s acute observations of the very basic things in everyday life – the faces that she sees, the hands that she touches, the feet that she passes by and the little things in general, on the streets, that the public sometimes overlooks.
Chin will be conducting fun drawing workshops for kids from the age of 5 to 12 years old in The Substation Gallery.
10am-11:30am (Age group: 5 – 8 years old)
1pm-2:30pm. (Age group: 9 – 12 years old)
$15 per child for each workshop
The Substation Gallery
For more information and registration: handsfeetlittlethings@yahoo.com.sg
This drawing workshop introduces playful and fun elements for children while learning how to draw and create art. The learning outcome for the participating children is to nurture their thought process creatively about composition and use of different materials in creating a piece of drawing. It teaches children how to “see” in a new way and offers the basic understanding of how to draw and paint.
Darshan By Mariona Vilaseca and Kelvin Atmadibrata Curated by Jason Wee
Friday 22 – Friday 29 June 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free
This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Thursday 21 June, 7:30pm
… The eye is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire. - Prince Gautama Siddharta, 563-483 B.C.
The exhibition Darshan is a result of a six-month long collaboration between Catalan artist, Mariona Vilaseca and Singapore-based Indonesian artist Kelvin Atmadibrata. Darshan explores sight as a means of spiritualisation. The exhibition is part performance, part installation, created out of the residue of a fire ceremony. Both artists were selected for the inaugural residency exchange program between three partner organisations: SingCat, Grey Projects and Nau Coclea. Photo credit: Darshan by Mariona Vilaseca.
Supported by INSTITUT RAMON LLULL and The Substation.
Student Design Competition Exhibition By The Substation X MINUS Thursday 14 June – Sunday 17 June 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: Wednesday 13 June, 7pm
This is an exhibition of the winning proposals for The Substation X MINUS 初 Student Design Competition. The competition engaged students, as participants, in designing innovative ideas to reconfigure the existing first storey layout of The Substation, using the basis of universal accessibility and enhancing the vibrancy of the place, as starting points. The competition is organised as a nation-wide event open to all tertiary design schools in Singapore from March – May 2012. MINUS is a self-funded group of NUS Architecture students.
Living Stories By S. Chandrasekaran Friday 3 – Thursday 23 August, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 2 August, 6:30pm
Living Stories brings out the symbolic representation of stories that belong to us. These stories reflect social changes in the society, and are expressed through iconic images borrowed from our everyday reality. Even though these iconic images have associated meanings, they will be regained through reinterpretation. In this exhibition eight bronze sculptures, 50 small drawings and 10 paintings will be on display in the gallery. Photo credit: Bull-lion by S. Chandrasekaran.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Tuesday 10 – Friday 13 July 2012, 8pm Saturday 14 July 2012 6pm and 9pm DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT Admission: Tickets from $46 + booking fee from Sistic / 6348 5555 Rating: No admission for people under 16 years of age
Book early, tickets will sell out!
Stuffing one of the world’s largest comedy festivals into one show is no easy feat, but the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has done just that with Roadshow 2012. Offering a selection of Australian, international and special guest comedians, the Roadshow is literally all the best bits of the Comedy Festival condensed into the one ‘all killer, no filler’ event.
Last year, comedians taking part in Roadshow performed to enthusiastic crowds in 60 regional centres and capital cities across Australia – not to forget a sold-out stint here in Singapore, and a sold-out debut season in Hong Kong. Given such popularity, this year’s Roadshow plans to connect with even more comedy fans and share the kind of humour that’s had Melbourne weeping with laughter.
This year’s roadshow will be hosted by Matt Okine and will feature performces by Randy, Damian Callinan, Ronny Chieng, and Denise Scott. See more details below:
I watched the flowers - a meditation on womanhood, maturity and love By Nirmala Seshadri and Chan Sze-Wei Thursday 28 and Friday 29 June 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $25/$18 (concession) available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
An experimental Bharatanatyam duet. A meditation on womanhood, maturity and love. An exploration of that thin line between timeframes, between memory, reality and dream. Between languages and cultures that meet in our lives, between the classical dance form and performance improvisation.
This collaboration between two dancers of different backgrounds and life journeys examines the concept of Pushpanjali, an offering of flowers that traditionally opens a Bharatanatyam performance. Inspired by the poetry of award-winning Singaporean writer Dan Ying.
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Written by Jay Presson Allen Performed by V. Subramaniam Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 June 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $35 / $30 (concession) from the box office, contact mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event Advisory: Some mature content (16 years and above)
Christmas week 1975. An exiled Truman Capote seeks the company of drugs, alcohol and chocolate truffles and muses over his life, after America’s social elite cry foul on the publication of a chapter from his latest novel, Answered Prayers in Esquire magazine, seeing it as thinly veiled version of themselves. This Award winning Broadway comedy-drama, helmed by Singaporean artists V.Subramaniam and Ranger Mills, promises to whip up a storm.
The Coffin is Too Big for the Hole By Buds Theatre Company, Cheryl Lee & Lucas Ho Thursday 19 and Friday 20 July 2012, 8pm Saturday 21 July 2012, 3pm and 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 / $10 (concession) available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The picture is too big for the frame / The spectacles are too big for her face / The file is too big for the drive / Her nose is too big for her face / Her head is too big for her frame / The uniform is too big for the kid / The letter is too big for the envelope / The Body is too big for the coffin / The Sun is too big for the moon / The sky is too big for the plane / The plane is too big for the sky
Mind Eater Co-presented by GUMBO and The Substation Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 July 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20/$15 (concession) available from the box office
Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
This is an InHouse event
Mind Eater is the GUMBO masterpiece, which won the special commendation award at the 2003 Melbourne Fringe Festival. This piece has seen continuous development through performances in Melbourne, Tokyo, Osaka and Adelaide. The powerful performance is characterised by grotesque yet simple stage art, colourful costumes and soulful music. A combination that keeps audiences enthralled. Full of black humour, the piece throws truth and lies into frame and begs to consider “what is human life?”
Mind Eater is the intriguing story of a girl and her search for happiness in a world of judgement and societal expectations. It is a journey of one soul as reincarnated across three different lives consumed by: paranoia, dependence, and altruism. Another key character is Mr. Master, who can move between this world and the other. He has done all kinds of evil things, and he escapes hell through reincarnation. He spends his time carelessly and irresponsibly interfering in the lives of the living.
First Take Monday 2 July 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
First Take, usually happening every first Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See this month’s schedule below:
The 3rd Experimental Film Forum Presented by The Substation Moving Images Thursday 7 – Sunday 10 June 2012 The Substation Theatre Admission: $7 / $5 (concession) This is an InHouse event
The Experimental Film Forum brings you another round of riveting short films, pushing the boundaries of storytelling, concept building and technical imagery. Showcasing local and international films, the Experimental Film Forum will show you another side of artistic creativity, for the curious and open-minded. Curated by Aishah Abu Bakar and Wesley Leon Aroozoo.
Find more details on the programmes and see the schedule below.
First Take Monday 4 June 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
First Take, usually happening every first Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See this month’s schedule below:
First Take Monday 14 May 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
First Take, usually happening every first Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See this month’s schedule below:
Please note that SubMarket 3 has been cancelled for Sunday 20 May 2012
SubMarket! 3 Sunday 20 May 2012, 12-8pm The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event Please contact submarketsg@gmail.com / 9337 1157 to book a table and register as a seller
SubMarket! is a quarterly flea market held in The Substation Gallery. Stalls sell everything from art, fashion and design, to books, music and crafts. For the latest updates please visit the SubMarket! Facebook page: http://facebook.com/submarket
Other Singapores: Intercultural Stories Saturday 7 July 2012, 2pm-6pm Unfortunately we’ve had to postpone the conference to a later date.
We’d like to apologise for any inconvenience caused, and hope to see you at the conference when a new date is confirmed. The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org Early bird discount: $10 (purchase before 30 June 2012) Bulk booking Discount: $10 (per ticket for bookings of more than 10)
The second edition of The Substation Conferences considers contemporary culture from diverse local perspectives. Speakers include: John Gee, freelance writer and former president of Transient Workers Count Too; Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib, founding member of Leftwrite Centre and an activist with The Reading Group; playwright Chong Tze Chien; and Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, curator and researcher.
The term interculturalism came into circulation in the 1990s in fields like theatre studies and was often used to designate experiments where artists deliberately mixed and matched distinct cultural practices. In contrast, our aim with this conference is to explore the interweaving of different cultures as something far more ordinary and at the same time absolutely fundamental to Singapore society. However, even though we may be always already intercultural in Singapore, too often we tend overlook our diverse many “Other Singapores” — this conference aims to bring together in conversation a few of these lesser known stories.
This series of conferences is convened and moderated by Lee Weng Choy.
There’s Something About Me: Dixie Chan presented by Felicia Low Wednesday 6 June 2012, 8:30pm-9.30pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
felicia low says…
“Dixie’s work highlighted dilemmas and struggles faced by the sex workers – and what struck me the most was how the film portrayed these dilemmas and struggles as silent and untold. I believe that there is great potential in Dixie’s approach to her filmmaking, and I would like to support her effort in finding a personal visual language through the use of film, to highlight a social cause.”
During her days as a Political Science student, Dixie Chan developed an interest in documentaries centred on social issues and human rights. About 2 years ago, she became a volunteer of Project X which advocates the rights of sex workers in Singapore. She hopes to deepen her knowledge of filmmaking and produce films that can inspire people to be more active in social issues.
There’s Something About Me For the 2nd year of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (AARP), our current batch of Associate Artists will be inviting emergent artists to present their work in a monthly series of lecture-presentations. An expansion to the AARP, There’s Something About Me is a new platform for our Associate Artists to introduce artists whom they personally believe in, and initiate dialogue and sharing within the artists and public community about their works.
Lecture 8 - The Mad Conferences of Professor Ma: Photography and Performance V.1.1 By Gilles Massot Thursday 17 May 2012, 8pm-9.30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
The Lecher of Art is a series of performance-presentations that revisits ways of exploring the art of speech while ‘lecherously’ engaging the audience. These seemingly fictional, un-assumed and alternative methodologies of speech and presentation contradict the authoritative, anticipated and doctrinal manners in which lectures are conventionally delivered.
The Mad Conferences of Professor Ma
The disciplines of photography and performance have developed an intricate inter-relationship over the course of their respective histories. In fact, it could well be said that each assisted the other in finally attaining acceptance by high art institutions in the later part of the 20th century. In this new edition of his mad conferences, Professor Ma explores the rich interaction of these two disciplines in a two-part presentation of their histories, and their expansion in relation to each other.
(un)it: HD85828 Phase #3 Work-In-Progress Presentation by Ming Poon Friday 25 May 2012, 8pm and Saturday 26 May 2012, 3pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Probing deeper into the phenomenon of invisibility, Associate Artist Ming Poon hopes to gain some perspective into its dynamics and dimension. As his research takes him into unknown territory, there will be many questions for which there is no answer. And even if he sees what he is looking for, would he recognise it?
(un)it: HD85828 is a research project which looks into people living with HIV, and their collective invisibility in society. Continuing from the last two phases of his AARP project, Ming returns from March till May to resume the 3rd phase of his research. At the end of this phase, he will present his thought process and experience in a performance presentation.
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters Featuring Brian O’Reilly & OrkeStar Trio Saturday 19 May 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 and $10 (concession) available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
This is an InHouse event
The second season of Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters kicks off with a stellar collaboration between OrkeStar Trio and Brian O’Reilly. OrkeStar Trio is an exhilarating supergroup that explores the versatility and context of music in the Malay Archipelago, and Brian O’Reilly, is an audio-visual scientist working in fields such as painting, sound/video installation and electronic/noise music.
These two performers will be in residency at The Substation for two weeks prior to the performance, where they will be collaborating and developing their material. Check out their work-in-progress collaboration in the Random Room during these times: Monday 14 May, 1pm – 7pm; Wednesday 16 May, 3pm – 6pm; Thursday 17 May, 2pm – 6pm.
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters is curated by Bani Haykal. Find out more about the event and the performers below.
There’s Something About Me: Gerald Leow presented by Zaki Razak Wednesday 16 May 2012, 7:30pm-9.30pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
zaki razak says…
“Gerald is an apt marginal figure who fits Edward Said’s representation of an intellectual: someone who visibly represents a standpoint of some kind, and someone who makes articulate representations to his public despite all sorts of barriers. The standpoint of some kind refers to the prevalence of colonial ideology that attempts to construct a homogeneous and negative influence on society.”
A self-taught artist in his own right, Gerald Leow’s background in sociology does play a part in his artistic process where situations and behavioural traits of society are critically assessed. In this case, his abiding interest is in questioning the seeming rise of a popular culture and pondering on its demerits.
There’s Something About Me
For the 2nd year of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (AARP), our current batch of Associate Artists will be inviting emergent artists to present their work in a monthly series of lecture-presentations. An expansion to the AARP, There’s Something About Me is a new platform for our Associate Artists to introduce artists whom they personally believe in, and initiate dialogue and sharing within the artists and public community about their works.
SYNDICATE SUBSESSIONS x MUSICITY Featuring JON HOPKINS, MAX LANE ft. MASTERPIECE and BRANDON TAY Saturday 2 June 2012, 8pm-10pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an in-house event
This second installation of the Syndicate Subsessions presents the first international guest of the series. Mercury Prize nominee, Jon Hopkins, will grace the stage at The Substation Theatre in conjunction with British Council’s ongoing city-by-city initiative, Musicity. Syndicate resident, Max Lane, is also set to unveil a collection of new materials on the same night.
Known for his productions and studio contributions to albums by Brian Eno, Coldplay and David Holmes, Jon Hopkins started his career by performing keyboard for Imogen Heap. After releasing his seminal third album, Insides, in 2009, Hopkins developed an intense live show to support the release, resulting in club and festival performances across Europe and the United States.
Meanwhile, Syndicate’s own Max Lane has been busy working in the studio for this Subsessions installment. Moving away from his signature beat-bouncing & semi-club-friendly sounds, Max Lane will explore the minimal side of things and has been writing narratives to be delivered & sung by MC Masterpiece. Presenting the visual journeys for both performances will be Syndicate’s resident visualist, Brandon Tay.
Syndicate Subsessions Featuring Gema, Muon and Brandon Tay Saturday 24 March 2012, 8pm-10pm The Substation Theatre Admissions: $15 available from the box office, contact 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The Syndicate Subsessions is a series of quarterly performances curated by audio-visual collective, Syndicate. Known for producing experimental sights and sounds in Home Club, Syndicate is collaborating with The Substation to venture off the dance floor and into the theatre. Each installment will feature a different guest artist, pushing the boundaries of music and visual performance and delivery.
First Take Monday 2 April, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
First Take is a popular monthly screening of new local short films followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future of Singaporean film at The Substation. For more information about screening your short film at First Take, contact Aishah 6337 7535 / aishah@substation.org
Shining Stars Sunday 25 March 2012, 5:15pm The Substation Theatre
Admission: $20 For more information about this concert, please contact 9338 9599 / 9750 9140 This is an OpenHouse event
Shining Stars is devoted to the beauty of strings, antique violins and music, both contemporary and classical. Performed by young violinists are under the tutelage of Amy Tan and Paul Sim, there will be glimpses of Red Haired Priest’s concerto (Vivaldi), Massenet’s Meditation, Surprise by Father of Symphonies (Haydn), Flying Dutchman’s The Merry Widow Waltz, Grappelli’s Tea for Two, Leroy Anderson’s Jazz Pizzicato and more.
Invited artists will collaborate with these young violinists and perform special renditions of music ranging from Classical, Opera, Folk, and Jazz, to Dance, Rock music, and even Nursery Rhymes. Come & share, “When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true!”
Unheard Voices of the Red Light District By Dixie Chan and Felicia Low, in collaborations with Project X Thursday 7 – Friday 15 June 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Wednesday 6 June, 7:30pm
Emerging Artists Presentation by Dixie Chan: Wednesday 6 June 8:30pm / Classroom one
We see them along the streets. We watch them through the car window. We wonder. Unheard Voices of the Red Light District is an installation that brings us deeper into the lives of Singaporean sex workers. Volunteers from Project X interviewed nine women and together with artists Dixie Chan and Felicia Low, have created a multi-media installation that hopes to raise awareness on issues faced by Singaporean sex workers in Singapore. Photo credit: FRONTS by Dixie Chan.
Light, Darkness and the Between-s Improvisation with body, lights, music and silence Friday 1 June 2012, 7:30-8:30pm Admission: Entry by Donation The Substation Theatre This is an OpenHouse event
Come and share this Special Butoh Experimental Demonstration with Syv Bruzeau. The event will begin with an improvisation performance, after which Syv will introduce Butoh and her workshops. There will also be a Q&A session.
Born in France, Syv went to Japan after university to explore Asia and its culture and never left this part of the world. She discovered Butoh and studied it in the Himalayas. She was trained by Japanese Butoh master Lee Rhizome and was inspired by Eiko, Koma, KatsuraKan and Tetsuro Fukuhara. Syv Bruzeau has been conducting Butoh/Continuum workshops at The Substation and on 1 June, she will give a free one-hour demonstration which introduces Butoh and her personal dance-experimentations and physical explorations in the field. Syv she will be conducting more classes this year at The Substation.
For more information about upcoming butoh and continuum workshop, please click here
Catacombs – The Concert By The Observatory Friday 20 and Saturday 21 April 2012, 8:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $18 available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The heart and soul of The Observatory is in its constant reinvention. With each release, the members have persisted in their experimental take on the pop songform. In 10 years, The Observatory has gone from folk electronica to prog to avant rock, approaching a more primal, new dark wave sound with their fifth album, CATACOMBS. Putting preoccupations about genre aside, The Observatory explores music that’s texturally complex, viscerally emotional and splintering in its bleakness. A study in delusion, insanity and obsession, CATACOMBS provokes and inspires in a deeply enigmatic way. Even at its coldest and most abstract, it is human to the core. If you’re ready to face a few demons, catch this 2-night performance by The Observatory as they present defining new songs off CATACOMBS for the first time to an audience. Bani Haykal will also feature as a guest performer during the concert. Image courtesy: Flee Circus. Find out more by visiting www.theobservatory.com.sg
Update from The Observatory: “We have released more tickets for both Friday and Saturday nights’ shows. Remember, these shows will be the first time we are playing Catacombs to an audience. We’re really excited to have Bani Haykal as our guest. We have been rehearsing together and the new songs are shaping up really nicely with Haykal in the mix. There will be a ‘Pay What You Want’ bar, for which your kind tips and donations will go to all our super hardworking volunteers. So get your tickets early. Doors open at 8pm. Come early to grab a drink or our new Catacombs Tshirt. See you all.” – The Observatory
R.I.T.E.S & The Artists Village Artists-In-Residency Program presents: [Sound Gig #05] Featuring Mike Cooper, Yuzuru Maeda, Timothy O’Dwyer, Fung Sheong Ying Friday 18 May 2012, 7pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $10 (+1 drink) available from the box office Contact Mish’aal boxoffice@substation.org / 6337 7800
Mike Cooper will present “White Shadow in the South Seas”, a silent film screening with a live score written and performed by the artist. The silent film is based on 1919 novel of the same title by Frederick O’Brien, directed by W.S. Van Dyke and Robert Flaherty in 1928. The film is known for being the first MGM picture to be released with a pre-recorded soundtrack and a supporting cast of Tahitian Islanders and actors from Hollywood. Yuzuru Maeda will present her recent musical processes with an electro acoustic performance, unfolding her enduring search for the divine sound and devotional songs, Maeda will be performing with traditional instruments (Sarod, Harmonium) and prepared sound objects. Special guest performers; Timothy O’Dwyer and Fung Sheong Ying will join both the resident artists for a collaborative free improvisation as the closing session of the sound gig.
TAV AIR Artists’ Talk: by Mike Cooper and Yuzuru Maeda Sunday 20 May 2012, 2pm-5pm The Substation Random Room
Both artists will talk about their current practices and their proposed projects in the residency program. For more info on TAV AIR program – http://www.tav.org.sg/artistsinresidency/
The Lecher of Art – Lecture 7 seVen: pondering over Malay weddings by Zaki Razak Thursday 5 April 2012, 8pm-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
The Lecher of Art is a series of performance-presentations that revisits ways of exploring the art of speech while ‘lecherously’ engaging the audience. These seemingly fictional, un-assumed and alternative methodologies of speech and presentation contradict the authoritative, anticipated and doctrinal manners in which lectures are conventionally delivered.
About: seVen: pondering over Malay weddings
With the mighty influence of the economy overtaking spiritual self and public pace, our articulatory faculties seem to be held captive; ever submissive to the insurgence of capitalism and never recognising the conflicts of cultural production. From the ‘fixed’ demand of dowry to the monotony and imbecility of wedding reception and rites, what is seemingly ‘clumped’ to a misrepresentation is in dire need to be revised and reformatted. Is there a way to resist a canonical cultural practice and re-introduce a formation of culture, which recognises its criticality and creativity? Zaki and his panel of selected personalities aim to discuss this social phenomenon.
There’s Something About Me Loo Zihan presented by Ming Poon Wednesday 4 April 2012, 7:30PM-9.30PM The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
ming poon says…
“The nature and the themes of Zihan’s works inevitably kick dust in our faces, by bringing out those sticky questions that we prefer not to ask. They make us and him – feel exposed, leaving a burning feeling in our guts. This, I believe, is what keeps his works fascinating and relevant to me.”
Loo Zihan is a Singaporean moving-image, performance and installation artist. He received a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his BFA from Nanyang Technological University. His films have been screened in various film festivals including AFI Fest (L.A.), Pusan International Film Festival, Newfest (New York City) and Frameline (San Francisco). He has had recent exhibitions and showings at NEXT / Art Chicago, Zhou B Art Center (Chicago) and Defibrillator (Chicago). He is the recipient of a James Nelson Raymond Fellowship from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
There’s Something About Me For the 2nd year of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (AARP), our current batch of Associate Artists will be inviting emergent artists to present their work in a monthly series of lecture-presentations. An expansion to the AARP, There’s Something About Me is a new platform for our Associate Artists to introduce artists whom they personally believe in, and initiate dialogue and sharing within the artists and public community about their works.
MM By Grace Tan (kwodrent)
As part of the Associate Artist Research Programme Thursday 22 March- Thursday 5 April 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Artist Talk: Saturday 24 March 2012, 2-4pm
MM is a study of patterns in compositions and structures. An evolutionary development in the kwodrent series, the research project is centred around analysing, digitising, and experimenting with selected musical forms. The findings from the musical structures are translated into various formats ranging from hand-crafted to high technology works while playing with mathematical principles. The exhibition will feature research materials, developments, and formative prototypes in various developmental stages, materials, and configurations.
rethinking music By Bani Haykal Wednesday 14 March – Sunday 18 March 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free (donations are welcome) This is an InHouse event
Performances and Artist Talks: Wednesday 14 March, 7:30pm and Friday 16 March, 7:30pm Open Workshop: Saturday 17 March, 2pm
Bani Haykal’s rethinking music is a body of work which encompasses both written work and performance projects. This research project looks into the various aspects of music which includes music history, language and identity whilst concurrently drawing parallels to, and questioning, the value and purpose of music in Singapore.
In his continual effort to deconstruct perceptions about music, and about how music in Singapore reflects identity, Bani will be conducting a series of performance-lectures throughout the day with fellow spirited musicians in The Substation Gallery, inviting members of the public to join him in search for a reinterpreted language of music.
Tjaša Iris is a fast emerging international artist in mature phase of her work. She splits her time between Europe and Asia and has spent the last three European winters painting in numerous South-East Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. She will be presenting a series of paintings created during these winter stays, in her latest exhibition, Paintings from a New Dimension.
Handsome: IVSG By RainbowArtsProject Saturday 6 – Thursday 17 May 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free
This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Friday 4 May, 7:30pm
Handsome: IVSG presents 12 artists exploring representations of gender and masculinity through a collective installation curated by Marla Bendini. The theme ‘handsome’ is inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe’s work, which often pairs objectionable content with some of the most beautiful images in contemporary art.
Handsome: IVSG is presented by rainbowartsproject, a project dedicated to the development of LGBT-related artworks in forms of exhibition, documentation, research and collection. rainbowartsproject recently presented “Queer Creatures” curated by Kelvin Atmadibrata in Supermarket 2012, Stockholm.
Learning to Make Fire By Haseena Abdul Majid (Singapore) & The Migrating Troop; Theater Alliance (Indonesia)
Friday 4 May 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20, for booking please contact haseena.heil@gmail.com This is an OpenHouse event
Learning to Make Fire is a dance interpretation based on Pussyfoot, a collection of poetry by Haseena Abdul Majid (Singapore). In this physical exploration of text, director Citra Pratiwi (Indonesia) responds with sheer manic improv. Pussyfoot is about the desperate delay of catastrophe in love, in life. A heightened awareness of sensuality and obsessive focus on the body, on violence, on manipulation, is substituted over and over again in this dance. The intense confessional tone of text becomes an obsessive destruction in dance.
Building as a Body Commissioned by Singapore Art Museum, as part of The Singapore Show 2012: Future Proof By Grace Tan and Randy Chan Extended until Sunday 22 April 2012 The Substation Façade
This is an InHouse event
Building As a Body is an art installation by Grace Tan and Randy Chan. The installation is a veil, composed of a matrix of dots and lines which envelope the entire façade of the building. The Substation is personified, and the veil articulates the opposing and yet inter-connecting themes of concealing and revealing.
Image courtesy of Jeremy San Tzer Ning / Stzern Studio
Big is Beautiful By Fen Thursday 12 – Sunday 15 April, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery This an OpenHouse event
Big is Beautiful, a debut exhibition by Fen, showcases nudes of plus-sized women. By bringing out the beauty in bigger ladies for the world to see, she hopes to change the common perspective that fat is ugly. Even rolls of fat can be beautiful. Only if one is willing to take the time to appreciate it. Fen, who specialises in artistic nude photography, hopes that Big is Beautiful will help people with poor self-image and Body Dysmorphic Disorders to gain a better perspective of their own bodies. And that one does not need to have the perfect body to be happy.
minimART 2.0 Saturday 7 April 2012, 2pm-9pm Sunday 8 April 2012, 10am-6pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
minimART is a platform for young contemporary artists to showcase and sell their original fine art works ranging from painting, sculpture, and photography, to installation work, performance, and other forms of contemporary art. All works for sale are priced under $1,000.
This event is organised by artists for artists in Singapore! It aims to contribute to the development of local artistic practice, in particular young contemporary artists. It also hopes to plant the seed of art collecting among art enthusiasts with affordable artworks. There will also be complementary exhibitions on both days. In the Random Room, on Saturday 7 April, a durational performance will take place from 4-8pm. BOUNDless, curated by Daniela Beltrani, involves 5 surprise artists working with 10 unknown materials, in an unknown space. And on Sunday, from 10am-6pm, a fresh line-up of video art and experimental films will be exhibited. VIDEOvoiddeck, curated by Wesley Leon Aroozoo, includes 100 minutes of videos by over 20 artists, and features new work from local and international, emerging and seasoned artists.
The Singapore Short Film Awards (SSFA) is an annual event which promotes and recognises excellence in short films. The SSFA programme includes a week-long schedule of film screenings, bringing you the best Singaporean shorts produced over the last year. There will also be discussions, masterclasses and parties. Every film submitted, along with award nominees will get a one-time screening at this event. All screenings are free to attend and no advanced booking is required. The awards ceremony will be held on 10 March 2012 and is by invitation only. Visit the SSFA microsite for more information
First Take
Monday 12 March 2012, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
First Take, usually happening every first Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. Everyone can participate!
SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOME ALL YEAR ROUND! For more information or to screen your work at First Take, please contact Aishah Abu Bakar, Programme Manager of Moving Images at 6337 7535 / aishah@substation.org
Decimal Points 7.7 By Cake Theatrical Productions
Installation: Saturday 14 April 2012, 12pm-2pm and 5pm-7pm (no registration required, walk-in) Performance: Friday 13 April, 8pm and Saturday 14 April 2012, 3pm & 8pm (registration required) Please note: There are no more seats available for the Friday and Saturday 8pm performances.
Limited seats for Saturday 3pm are still available.
The Substation Theatre Admission: Free, to register for the performance contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Decimal Points 7.7 – Surround sound artist and music director Philip Tan takes it to the floor, tearing up notions of conventionality and turning it up several notches in an installation experiment with performance at specified timings. It’s just what happens when the beats from his head let loose and possess a silver screen, kick ass speakers and whatever else is in the room. Okay, you get it, here’s something in a performance space that really shouldn’t be measured or defined except to say it’s what happens when a brilliant music man paints a living, breathing picture. Don’t miss it. Conceptualised & Created by Philip Tan.
SubMarket is a quarterly flea market held every in The Substation Gallery. Stalls selling everything from art, fashion and design, to books, music and crafts. For the latest updates please visit the SubMarket Facebook page: http://facebook.com/submarket
Belonging to None By Anida Yoeu Ali Saturday 3 March 2012, 7:30pm The Substation Random Room Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open – Muriel Rukeyser
Join Anida Yoeu Ali for an evening of spoken word poetry. The performance will be followed with a Q&A. Anida will perform selected texts about womanhood, evolving identity politics, and a transnational struggle to find home.
Anida is a performance artist, writer and global agitator. She is a first generation Muslim Khmer woman born in Cambodia and raised in Chicago. In 2011, with filmmaker Masahiro Sugano, Anida launched Studio Revolt an independent media lab from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Since beginning a career in performance poetry in the Fall of 1998, Anida has toured over 300 colleges and venues. Her work with Studio Revolt, an independent media lab based in Phnom Penh, fulfills her life long ambition of continuing to tell untold narratives through the experience of art. (www.studio-revolt.com). Organised by NYU Tisch Asia’s Animation + Digital Arts and International Media Producing Programmes.
RELEASE By Maya Dance Theatre Friday 30 – Saturday 31 March 2012, 8pm and 3pm Matinee on 31 March The Substation Theatre Admission: $22 and $18 (concession) available from the box office, contact 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an OpenHouse event
In Maya Dance Theatre’s RELEASE, five choreographers, each from different backgrounds, will present five separate dance performances. Each choreographer will be given complete and independent artistic freedom in their approach and presentation. The production will also include a short improvised segment, where dancers will be challenged to explore the concept of ‘space, motion and interaction’.
This inaugural debut of RELEASE features five choreographers: Abby Johnson (Australia), Sheriden Newman (Singapore), Khairul Shahrin (Singapore), Sufri Juwahir (Singapore) and Peter Gn (Singapore); and performed by dancers from Maya Dance Theatre.
Taik Judi: Gambling Addicts A Peranakan Comedy Show in English Friday 27 – Saturday 28 April 2012, 6:30pm and 8:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $30 available at True Blue Shoppe Peranakan Museum and Katong Antique House
or alternatively contact 6440 0449 / 6440 4548 All tickets for Taik Judi have been sold out This is an OpenHouse event
Bibik Chye was the sole winner at a cherki (nyonya card game) session with her four bosom friends. She attributed this to a recent dream she had. Encouraged by this sudden good luck, she persuaded her friends to join in placing a bet on the forthcoming $1.2 million Toto jackpot draw. They emerged as shared winners with two other punters. The Bibiks decided to organise a trip to Las Vegas to indulge in big-timing gambling. Meanwhile, her grandson Maurice encounters a rocky relationship with girlfriend Maurice. Undetered by this problem, Bibik Chye embarked on a fateful overseas trip which brought about an unexpected result.
Many Young Men of Twenty By John B. Keane Brought to you by Dramatic Developments, Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and Guinness Thursday 22 and Friday 23 March 2012, 7:30pm-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $40 available at the door or Molly Malone’s Irish Pub (including a free pint of Guinness) This is an OpenHouse event
Considered by many to be one of Keane’s finest, this is an hilarious and sometimes heart-wrenching commentary on the condition of our country in the dark days of economic hardship nearly five decades ago. The play is set in a public house and deals with emigration and the lack of jobs at home that forced people to leave their native Ireland for England. Presented by a talented amateur locally based Irish cast, this production will honour Keane’s enduring vision of his own country. This promises to be a marvellous night out for the whole family with laughs, songs and music and something for everyone to talk over and argue about for days to come.
MENTAH By Teater Ekamatra Friday 16 and Saturday 17 March 2012, 8pm and Saturday 17 March 2012, 3pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 contact 6323 5443 / general@ekamatra.org.sg This is an OpenHouse event
MENTAH features four new works by the participants of Teater Ekamatra’s Playwriting Mentorship Programme (PMG). Participants have been under the guidance of Teater Ekamatra’s Artistic Director, Zizi Azah Abdul Majid.
Read more about the four productions below. Details
Goddess of Mercy By Alecia Neo with Clarence Chung Wednesday 15 – Sunday 26 February 2012, 11am-7pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse Event
Two families. Four faiths. Visual artist Alecia Neo and sound artist Clarence Chung bring forth an art installation about love and faith, and how each needs the other in order to survive.
In a huge rustic house in upper Bukit Timah lives Tan Ying Hsien and his mother Dr Nalla Tan. Nalla suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and her condition has deteriorated to the point whereby she is a stranger even to herself. While Dr Tan was an active member of church, her youngest son Ying Hsien calls himself agnostic, and unconvinced about life after death. In a shophouse unit in Queenstown lives the Neo family. Filled with books about Buddhism and cooking, it reveals Mdm Tay Siew Hwa’s areas of specialties. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she devotes more time to self-study about her religion and life after death, while undergoing chemotherapy. Her oldest son Alex Neo, builds his own shrine of beliefs with religious pendants and symbols from Thailand.
Guests are invited to participate and witness rituals of healing. Photography and soundscape installations will evoke the range of emotions experienced by the mothers (Alzheimer’s sufferer and Cancer patient) in trying to reach out emotionally to their sons, as well as the abstract phenomena of how religion functions.
This exhibition is part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2012: Art and Faith.
Logbook of Public Ideas (2003-2013) By vertical submarine Friday 10 February- Sunday 12 February 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
vertical submarine will present a talk on Friday 10 February, 7pm
All texts published in Internationale Situationniste maybe freely reproduced, translated or adapted, even without indication of origin. - Notice first appeared on the back of Internationale Situationniste, no. 2, December, 1958.
This project aims to document vertical submarine’s unrealised ideas and failed projects mounted up collectively in a publication format. Apart from ideas listed on the ‘Inventory of Ideas’ (containing both ideas archived, since the group was formed in 2003) the publication will also contain unrealisable ideas and unsuccessful projects to be consolidated from 2011 to 2013.
Comprising three volumes, this book project will feature writings and visual documentations, of which the first volume will be launched and displayed in The Substation Theatre this February. The texts will be presented in various forms – ranging from visual art proposals, notes, poems, short stories, ‘biographies’ and transcripts to immaterial forms such as conversations, rants and dreams. The visual documentations shall include traditional forms like sketches, photographs and readymade images.
Titik Nol Thursday 1 – Saturday 3 March 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre
Admission: $16 for 1 March preview, $20 for performances on 2 & 3 March. Available from The Substation Box Office, contact Mishaal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an OpenHouse Event Language: Bahasa Indonesia, Malay and English (with English surtitles)
Siti, a Malaysian Moslem woman and Sukran, an Acehnese boy, have a common link: Sofyan. Sofyan is Siti’s love interest and Sukran calls him “Bapak”. But nobody knows if he is Sukran’s father. And nobody really knows if Siti and Sofyan are in any relationship.
Sofyan’s life is shaped by the political situation in Aceh. The existence of Free Aceh Movement and its tension with the Indonesian government affects all Acehneses’ lives. But how does it affect Siti’s life, a woman living in Malaysia? When the Aceh tsunami occurred and Sofyan went missing, their lives became even more complicated and they were left with questions. When someone goes missing, one keeps hoping that that person will come back, but how long can one wait?
Spatial Conflicts By Insoon Felch Upcoming Solo Exhibition and Art Prize 2011 – 2012 Thursday 1 – Thursday 10 March 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Meet the Artist on Saturday 3 March, 6pm
InSoon Felch, originally born in South Korea, received her MFA in painting/sculpture at Western Michigan University in 2000. Her most recent works incorporate sculptural elements into painted works, transforming not only the outer appearance of these pieces, but also the fundamental structure of her canvas-shaped paintings. InSoon’s installations are often suspended from the ceiling and incorporate materials such as metal, canvas, paper, silk, fabric and sawdust.
Although primarily non-objective and non-representational, she considers her work to be an intensely subjective response to the various aspects of the painterly reality around her: lines, colors, figures, and shapes. InSoon has been traveling to museums and galleries around the world for nearly 20 years. Recently she has exhibited her works in France, the United Kingdom and Denmark.
Hantaran Buat Mangsa Lupa (Offerings for the Victims of Amnesia) By Teater Ekamatra Thursday 16 – Satuday 18 February 2012, 8pm Satuday 18 February, 3pm Admission: $19 available from SISTIC, contact 6348 5555 / www.sistic.com Performed in Malay with English surtitles This is an InHouse Event
This event is part of the M1 Fringe Festival 2012: Art & Faith
HantaranBuatMangsaLupa is a trilogy of plays inspired by the three main events leading to the establishment of Islam. Paired with the severely poetic nature of the Malay language, Hantaranoffers a dimension that faith excludes and questions. The first two plays – Genap40and W.C. – were previously staged to small audiences, and this presentation marks the completion of the trilogy with the premiere of 94:05 alongside the other two. Performed by three talented theatre and TV actors, Sani Hussin, Mastura Ahmad and newcomer Rian Asrudi, Hantaran is a performance not to be missed.
“Expectations of fate and faith are tussled with in language that was both sophisticated in its intellectual curiosity and dramatically poetic.” - The Straits Times Life! on Genap 40
Cane By Loo Zihan Sunday 19 February 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $19 available from SISTIC, contact 6348 5555This Performance has been sold out. Rating: R18 This is an InHouse Event
This event is part of the M1 Fringe Festival 2012: Art & Faith
In 1993, Singaporean artist Josef Ng’s performance Brother Cane resulted in a public debate over obscenity in performance art and a subsequent ten-year restriction of the licensing and funding of performance art in Singapore.
Cane by Loo Zihan consists of a re-enactment of Brother Cane based on an eyewitness account by artist Ray Langenbach, a performative lecture reconstructing incidents surrounding the event based on various oral accounts, and pre-filmed segments with individuals involved in Brother Cane and performance art in Singapore. The work seeks not only to commemorate and honour the memory of this performance, but also to explore the possibility of representing performance art, a form often perceived as ephemeral or transient.
The Prayer By Eng Kai Er Wednesday 22 – Thursday 23 February 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $19 available from SISTIC, contact 6348 5555 / www.sistic.com This is an InHouse Event
This event is part of the M1 Fringe Festival 2012: Art & Faith
The Prayer is a solo dance-theatre performance piece with existentialist questions at its heart. What are we on Earth for? Why should we continue existing? How can we be cheerful, when we have discovered the terrible secret that life is meaningless? These questions are explored but remain unanswered. The quest to find the answers results in a performance piece that is dark, desperate, and yet funny.
ASYLUM By Seelan Palay and Shikin Ali Thursday 19 – Sunday 29 April, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: 21 April, 7:30pm
ASYLUM, the latest exhibition by artist-duo Seelan Palay and Shikin Ali, is an exhibition that explores relativity between Singapore’s public memory, social landscape, critical discourse and contemporary history. It is a visual experiment that expresses the interconnectivity of our subjective and objective realities, and serves as both icon and iconoclast in addressing the causes and symptoms of societal complexities and contradictions in the island-state of Singapore.
Building on their previous approaches towards the evolving social and cultural landscape, the artists developed the stylistic application and conceptual framework in this new, collaborative set of drawings, installations, collages and photographs.
Open Roads: Stage Talk -Theatre Talks Back and Open Panel Discussion Saturday 28 January 2012, 2-6pm Theatre Talks Back, 2-4pm Open Panel Discussion, 4:30-6pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
Open Roads: Stage Talk was a programme initiated by The Substation in collaboration with The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance in 2010 to invite members of the public to come together and converse about local plays. After two successful runs in 2010 and 2011, Open Roads: Stage Talk comes to a close.
To end the programme on a high note, local theatre reviewers have been gathered for a final pow-wow session– an open panel discussion about the current state of theatre criticism and their personal processes of reviewing performances. Join Life! journalist Corrie Tan, TODAY journalist, Mayo Martin, local online arts journal The Flying Inkpot‘s Matthew Lyon and freelance reviewers, Ng Yi-Sheng and Tara Tan in an open discussion about local theatre. Look forward also to the first of our Theatre Talks Back sessions, where invited theatre practitioners will talk about their recent productions in a Q&A presentation.
The Theatre Talks Back session is hosted by invited theatre practitioners who will talk about their recent productions in a Q&A presentation. Cake Theatrical Productions will be showing a video presentation of Decimal Points: 4.44 and talking about the trials and tribulations of putting together the first co-presentation between The Substation and Cake Theatrical Productions.
Happy Together Dance Performance by Elysa Wendi Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 February 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 & $10 (concession) available from the box office
Contact mishaal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an OpenHouse event
The idea of Happy Together came about after an encounter with a group of elderly musicians from the Traditional Southern Fujian Music Society. This music group comprises of a vocalist, flute player, pipa and 2 string players. Their lives revolve around the playing of melancholic ancient music which provides a link to their ancestors. After the initial meetings, the different artists would gather every Sunday to listen to their weekly playing while following temple rituals like keeping a long-term promise to old friends.
As a contemporary artist, one seeks for new understanding of such ancient music heritage and its relevancy in contemporary art-making. Striving to comprehend the interpretation of this music, dance artist Elysa Wendi and traditional arts researcher Wang Tian Yu have been exchanging perceptions and ideas in meeting after meeting, in order to decipher the beauty of Nan Yin whilst making connections within their own creative processes.
From Lorong Gambas to Ninmanheamin 2012 By Zai Kuning Saturday 4 February 2012, 4pm-8pm The Substation Random Room
Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
This is a pop-up exhibition of drawings from Zai Kuning’s latest exhibition, From Lorong Gambas to Ninmanheamin 2012. All works will be on sale, with prices ranging from $200-$500. For more information about the original exhibition, read TODAY journalist Mayo Martin’s review here: http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake/2012/02/01/the-stateless-affairs-of-zai-kuning/
The Rail Life By The Rail Life Co. Friday 3 – Sunday 5 February, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse Event
A showcase of ‘renewed life’. This is an exhibition of Functional ART Furniture recycled from 400 year old Australian railway sleepers. Inspired by the life of trees, their grandeur, and their dignified purpose in having been part of our railway systems for over a century. This is a showcase of the ability to reclaim, reuse and recreate historical wood into beautiful and functional art pieces that can exist for many more decades to come. The exhibition also aims to raise awareness about conservation and deforestation.
First Take Monday 6 February 2012, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
First Take is a popular monthly screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. First Take is a platform for new directors, screenwriters, editors, filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmm to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. Submissions are welcome all year round.
For more information on having your short film screened at First Take, please contact Aishah Abu Bakar, Moving Images Programme Manager: 6337 7535 / aishah@substation.org
Performance in Frames: Video Mobiles Friday 13 – Thursday 26 January, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event
Reception: Friday 13 January, 7pm
Performance in Frames: Video Mobiles is an exhibition of performance art specifically made for film. Performance Art is typically defined as a genre that has to be experienced spatially and in real time, with all our senses. However, we often end up viewing performances which have been recorded or documented as videos, or photographic stills.
This exhibition is about artists who create performances for the camera, not as documentation, but as works of art. It explores the extent to which various forms of performance influence the subject, content and presentation of art. Investigating the differences between video art, moving images, live performance art which is recorded, and performances made specifically for celluloid, this exhibition will highlight the similarities and differences between these distinct, yet related, modalities.
Nanyang and Tipsy Series: A Solo Exhibition By Fern Min Eng Saturday 7 – Thursday 12 January 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free
This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Saturday 7 January 2012, 2pm
Featuring mixed-media paintings and ceramic works, this exhibition reflects the spirituality of both the painting and the painter. The combination of colours and ceramics allows the physical form to strengthen its visual impact, often combining the beauty of both elements to convey the fate of a woman as the symbolic conduit for the birth of life, strength, spirituality and as a source of seductive temptation.
Miss Representation Presented by AWARE Sunday 4 March 2012, 2:30pm-4:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $10.00 contact evon@aware.org.sg for ticketing and more information Rating: NC16 Directed by: Jennifer Siebel Newsom This is an OpenHouse event
Miss Representation is a documentary that examines how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.
Thursday Night Thrash Thursday 15 December 2011, 7pm The Substation Gallery Admission: $8 available at the door This is an OpenHouse event
Harda Tiler (Sweden) & Milisi Kecoa (Indonesia) are going to be tearing it up with local bands Enam Jahanam, Bloody Rejects, TSA & Abrasion. For all those who like it hardcore, don’t miss this gig. This is organised by Blackhole 212 / Prohibited projects / Epidemic records.
SlutTalk Singapore A SlutWalk Fringe Event
Saturday 3 December, 2pm-10pm The Substation Classroom 2 Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
SlutWalk started in Toronto in February 2011 as a response to Constable Michael Sanguinetti’s statement at a York University safety forum that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to not be victimized.” This sparked a backlash which has resulted in SlutWalk groups forming all over the world — from Seoul to New York City to Helsinki to Delhi to Johannesburg — to protest a culture that blames victims for rape, and to challenge the attitudes that come with that, which usually leave sexual crimes under-reported as a result. We recognise that we need to not only put a stop to acts of sexual violence, but also to excuses that allow such violence to continue. For more info visit: http://slutwalksg.com/
The Substation is hosting series of fringe workshops, talks and discussions on Saturday 3 December.
For the line-up, please see below.
The Right Way to Draw Every Saturday from 25 May 2013 (6 Sessions), 2-5pm
The Substation Classroom 2 Instructor: Tania de Rozario Course Fee: $180 (6 sessions) Material Fee: $80 (additional to be paid to instructor at first session) Admission: Register Online or contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org This is an InHouse course
Participants will develop an awareness of the basic skills required to create convincing representational drawings as well as examples in which these skills have been applied. Students will have a basic familiarity and confidence with materials such as charcoal and drawing pencils.
Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders Saturday 17 December, 2pm-2am The Substation Theatre and Balcony Admission: Free (Gagging Sessions) and $20 (Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders – Main Performances) This is an InHouse event
As the year comes to an end, join us at The Substation on Saturday 17 December as we close the year with great original music by local bands, musicians and performance artists. The first annual Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders will kick off with the Gagging Sessions from 2pm-6pm, and conclude with performances by a wide-range of musical acts from 7pm-2am.
More about the Gagging Sessions and feature performances below:
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters: To Whom It May Concern By Enam Jahanam Saturday 3 December 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 and $10 (concession) available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Enam Jahanam, or The Six Destructives (translated from Malay), is a DIY hardcore band influenced by punk culture, and the oi! subgenre. The band’s musical and ideological cues range from 1980s punk to music being made from current hardcore and oi! bands the world over. Enam Jahanam emotes with screams and yells over a wall of angry yet melodious noise.
Enam Jahanam consists of members who have been involved in hardcore/punk/oi! from the mid 90s, and who play in Circle Of Friends (hardcore), Lead (II) Nitrate (emo hardcore punk), Blinded Humanity (crust), Topsy Turvy (crust grind), Exkoriator (metal punk) and many other bands, and who have also been involved with bedroom distribution labels like Azadghei Records, Sxetan Collective and Prohibited Projects.
The Best of First Take Sunday 18 December 2011, 5-9pm Session 1: 5-6:30pm / Session 2: 7:30-9pm / Prize Giving: 9-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Entry by donation (no minimum amount)
This is an InHouse event
First Take Monday 14 November 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in film to meet, exchange ideas, and show their work. Everyone can participate!
A Music Presentation + Performance: Nickolai D. Nickolov Thursday 3 November 2011, 8pm The Substation Dance Studio Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Nickolai D. Nickolov began his studies in classical guitar in his native Bulgaria, and later became interested in jazz and ethnic music. He specialised in Music (Jazz), Photography, Multimedia & Web at the University of Central Oklahoma, and later studied Composition, Music and New Technologies at the Conservatory L. Cherubini in Florence, Italy. His present research explores the intersections of jazz, electronic and free improvised music, sound installation, multi-media and music for film. Details
Singapore’s original showcase of queer films is now in its fifth installment, and this year’s lineup offers the usual spectrum of delights. The film selection is testimony to the vitality and range of queer films that are being been produced in Singapore today. Join us for an edgy and enlightening, hilarious and heartbreaking evening of queer cinema.
We are now accepting entries for the 2012 Singapore Short Film Awards. The deadline for submissions is Friday 11 November 2011. For more information about submitting your film, award categories, and eligibility please see see below.
Freedom Film Festival Friday 28 October, 7pm-11:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
The Freedom Film Fest was initiated by Malaysian NGO Pusat Komas as a means to educate the public on the values of human rights. The festival’s circuit in recent years has included Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor, Perak and East Malaysia.
Due to Singapore’s shared political and cultural history with Malaysia, Singaporeans For Democracy will host the Singapore leg of the festival for the second year running. None of the films shown in the eight year history of FFF have been censored or banned by the Malaysian Government.
SPAM Saturday 17 December 2011, 2pm–2am The Substation Gallery Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
SPAM is an artist-run platform which aims to encourage the practice, feedback and showcase of performances by emerging artists. At every monthly practice session, artists explore various modalities of performance in order to investigate unfamiliar situations and test themselves, and their reactions. Audience members are encouraged to comment and participate in the discussion. SPAM aims to sustain and encourage artistic skill and talent in order to develop more compelling, complex and complete artistic works.
Dia Di Atas Sana By Panggung Arts and The Substation Thursday 24 (preview) and Friday 25 November 2011, 8pm Saturday 26 November 2011, 3pm and 8pm Sunday 27 November 2011, 3pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 and $18 (concession) available from the box office,
contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org Rating: No persons under 16 / Performed in Malay with English Surtitles This is an InHouse event
“Where is God?”
Man has been asking, and has been asked this particular question ever since he was introduced or some would strongly believe, re-introduced, to the concept of the higher being. The higher being, God, Elohim, Jesus, Gaia, Vishnu, or Allah has led Man to spend his existence approving or disapproving. In the name of a particular God, beliefs have been forced and reinforced, to be embed in the hearts of Man and then reiterated in blood. But, those dramatic episodes in Man’s history, most probably start with that one simple question. ‘Where is God?’. That same question gradually spawns an entire variation of itself; ‘Where is my God?’, ‘Where is your God?’, ‘Where are you God?’, or ‘Where the hell are you God, in times when I needed you the most?’.
TUAH By The Substation and Teater Kami LImited Friday 11 and Saturday 12 November 2011, 3pm and 8pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 and $18 (concession) available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org Performed in Malay with English Surtitles
Two close friends are required to submit weekly reports to the “people up there”, a report of society’s problems and solutions on how to address them. If their report is accepted, they will be given a better future. They have four weeks left. One of them falls in love with one of the “people up there”, an act which is strictly prohibited, and begans to neglect his reports. The two friends now have individual agendas. One seeks love. The other seeks freedom. They have four weeks to decide.
Decimal Points: 0.01 Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 and $15 (concession) available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Please note that this production is sold out. Thank you for your support.
Conceived by David Lee, the second experiment in the Decimal Points series is 0.01, a quest for perfection that eludes. A tiny piece in a puzzle that seems forever missing. A small voice that echoes…all is lost, all is lost. Colliding dance, performance and drawing deep inspiration from the conceptual world of visual design, 0.01 seeks to create an illusionary world, at once tragic and fantastic, where the inhabitants reach for pure, unadulterated liberation in the face of imperfection, glorious and monstrous.
SubMarket Sunday, 4 December 2011, 11am – 6pm The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event
SubMarket is a new vibrant and quirky flea market that will be held every quarter in The Substation Gallery. The first SubMarket happens this Sunday 4 December 11am-6pm. Stalls will be selling everything from art, fashion and design, to books, music and crafts. Support local, independent, creative retail at The Substation this Sunday. For the latest updates please visit the SubMarket Facebook page: http://facebook.com/submarket
Aakanksha: A Tale of Desire Solo Kathak Performance by Pallavi The Substation Theatre Saturday 22 October 2011, 8pm Admission: $30, please call 6336 6537 / nas@pacific.net.sg This is an OpenHouse event
Kathak was how ancient Northern Indian storytellers retold scriptures through hand gestures and facial expressions. Over the years, practitioners of kathak worked at refining its dramatic and rhythmic aspects, delighting the audience with their mastery over rhythm and stylised mime.
Aakanksha is purely traditional repertoire. Aakanksha means desire. Desire for love, happiness and harmony. Through dance, artists try to reach salvation. The performance is divided into sections, starting with the vishnu vandana, the teentaal vilambit laya, the ashtnayika—portraying eight heroines through facial expressions—and the tarana, a type of composition Indian classical music in which Persian and Arabic words are applied alongside the tabla. Maithili Sharan Gupt’s poetry Yashodhra, about the wife of Gautama Buddha and her pain of separation from her enlightened husband, will also be featured. The fast paced teentaal will close the performance with rapid footwork and a paran of 21 rounds.
Negotiating Identity: Portraits in Urban Spaces By Phyllis Teo (Curator), Pandora Wong and Jamie Chan Thursday 9 – Sunday 12 February 2012, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
Images of individuals inhabiting the city inform us about urban life – the state of flux and transition, and how individuals negotiate their identities within these spaces. Curated by Phyllis Teo, this exhibition showcases the photographs of Pandora Wong and Jamie Chan, which capture opposing sentiments of city-dwellers, displaying alienation versus intimacy, vitality versus tranquillity, and transformation versus decay.
La Carte de Tendre revisited By Andrée Weschler and Lynn Lu Performance: Tuesday 6 December, 7pm / Exhibition: Wednesday 7 – Sunday 11 December 2011 The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
La Carte de Tendre was a French map of an imaginary land called Tendre produced in the 17th Century. It depicts the “geography of love” according to the Precieuses of that era: the River of Inclination flows past the villages of “Billet Doux” (Love Letter), “Petits Soins” (Little Trinkets), and intrepid travelers brave the dangers of “Le Lac d’Indiference” (Lake of Indifference). The villages, roads, and topographic features in this allegorical representation trace the myriad facets of love and its associated perils. Lynn Lu and Andrée Weschler are revisiting the map of love and will propose a new reading of the Carte of Tendre with video installation and performances art.
Associate Artist Research Programme (un)it: HD85828 Phase#02 By Ming Poon Friday 16 December 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Entry by Donation Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800/ boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The Substation’s Associate Artist Ming Poon will be returning from Berlin to embark on the next part of his 5-phase Associate Artist Research Programme project, (un)it: HD85828.
(un)it: HD85828 is a research project which looks into people living with HIV, and their collective invisibility in society. In the 2nd phase of this project, Ming will establish contact with people living with HIV. But how does one find those who cannot, and do not, want to be seen? This is one of the questions and challenges that this phase of the project addresses. An investigation into process, Ming will be presenting his findings in a performance-demonstration.
First Take Monday 3 October 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
First Take, happening every first Monday of the month, is a popular screening of new local short films followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future of Singaporean film at The Substation.
Constant Conflict By Philippa Killen Wednesday 16 to Monday 28 November 2011, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
There will be a special vernissage from 6:30 to 9pm on 16 Nov 11 – opening day
Painted surfaces become victims of an artist’s restless search for the essential thing that (s)he, and only (s)he, is able to say. Original works are broken down and intuitively taken to the edge of destruction, there to be rendered porous and abstract. While the paintings retain whispers and shadows of their former selves they re-emerge as vibrant and varied in terms of colour, sensitivity and formal concept.
By painting and un-painting is she negating reality or revealing one that is concealed?
Working in oils, sourcing from selected literature and nature, the artist draws on Northern Romanticism in terms of landscapes recalled, and passing from solid state to the ethereal.
IMMIGRANT A Singapore – Thailand conversation By Zai Kuning and Vichukorn Tangpaiboon Thursday 3 – Monday 14 November The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
There will be a closing performance on Sunday 13 November, 4pm
This collaboration between Zai Kuning (Singapore) and Vichukorn Tangpaiboon (Thailand) begins with a conversation that attempts to understand the statement ‘The Question of Moral’ on the issues and concerns surrounding ‘art and social activism’.
A Language of Longing By Tania De Rozario Friday 7 – Sunday 16 October 2011, 12pm to 9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 6 October, 7.30pm
Whether for love, home, meaning or change, how does one identify, express or archive longing? In this solo exhibition by Tania De Rozario, the artist presents oil paintings, ink and pencil drawings as well as textual installations inspired by relationships with former lovers and the emotional, physical and sexual bonds between women. Each work is an act of longing in itself, and a love story that attempts to give meaning to that which has been lost.
First Take
Monday 5 September 2011, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
This is an InHouse event
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month, is a popular screening of new local short films followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future of Singaporean film every first monday of the month at The Substation.
Music Space: Reggae Singapura Featuring Bushmen Saturday 15 October 2011, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $18 available from the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
It may sound strange to most that a reggae band would sprout from an eclectic scene dominated by the Top 40s and the international arena at large. But for the young members of Bushmen, theirs was a co-existence realised by a common aim when they started performing at the International School of Singapore in 1997.
4th Singapore Indie Doc Fest Thursday 18 – Sunday 21 August The Substation Theatre Admission: $8 and $5 (concession) available from from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Singapore’s first ever international documentary film festival returns, featuring more compelling works, portraying real people, exciting personas and reflecting the trials and tribulations of our time. Indie documentaries that say what they want.
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters Intromission Polar – A radiant dispersion through various transparent & translucent entities Under the Velvet Sky featuring guest performers Gulayu Arkestra Saturday 1 October 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 and $10 (concession) available from the box office
Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Come on a musical journey at the next Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters. Intromission Polar will transport you to unknown worlds with the sounds of the rubab, tampura, and guzheng. This multi-genre performance will combine Psychedelic Rock, Free Jazz, Avant-garde, Folk, and World Music. Join Under the Velvet Sky as they team up with Gulayu Arkestra in a mind-altering, psychedelic exposition on alternative instruments, improvisation, and psychedelia.
The Devil’s Tattoo By Darren Moore Monday 10 October 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: S$20 available at the door before the show
Prolific Singapore based musician Darren Moore will be launching his first solo drums and percussion CD entitled The Devil’s Tattoo at the Substation on Monday October 10, 2011. Influences from free jazz, contemporary classical, free improv, experimental music and jazz will provide the foundation from which Darren will aim to expand the boundaries of drum set and percussion playing by incorporating extended techniques and the use of found objects with conventional playing styles. Darren will be performing tracks from the album and will be joined by the talented Brian O’Reilly on live visuals.
Within 140 Characters By Bin (Kian-Peng Ong) Sound Art Open Call 2011
Part 1 (Performance) Friday 2 – Saturday 3 September 2011, 8pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free
Part 2 (Installation) Friday 2 – Monday 19 September 2011, 1-8pm The Substation Random Room Admission: Free
Within 140 Characters is an interactive sonic composition which aims to explore the social media phenomenon of Twitter, and its ability to not just entertain, but also give voice and power to those who participate in it. Constrictive, or perhaps liberating, with a unique space of 140 characters, Twitter becomes a personal broadcast station for a sundry of proclamations, from succinct to banal. This sound installation aims to investigate this by grabbing live data from Twitter to create an immediate soundscape.
Homestory – Basic Photography Course Every Wednesday from 20 February 2013, 7:30pm-9:30pm The Substation Classroom 2 Instructor: Philipp Aldrup Course Fee: $260 (6 sessions) Please click here to register, or contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org Requirements: Participants are required to have a digital SLR camera This is an InHouse course
This beginner course introduces basic photography techniques such as how to handle a camera and different ways of creative picture composition. In addition to familiarising participants with the functions of the camera and other equipment, the course will touch on the art of photography, our own motivations and the possible effects on the photographer and the public. Through assignments, field trips and weekly reviews, each participant will develop their own photo story on his or her personal ideas of home.
Music Space 2011 From Utrecht to Joo Chiat – Jun Zubillaga-Pow & Katelijn Verstraete Saturday 10 September 2011, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $18 available from the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Jun Zubillaga-Pow will present a programme of solo recorder music by the seventeenth-century Dutch composer Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657). In between these virtuosic pieces, Katelijin Verstraete will recite Dutch poetry by Jacob Cats (1577-1660) and Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) among other writers from the Dutch golden age. This was also a period when Singapur came under a rather lacklustre Dutch ruling. Jun and Katelijn will bring you back on a journey of Barock music recreating the ambience of how seventeenth-century Singapur would be like if Netherlandish arts had flourished before the arrival of Raffles.
Several Islands Official Book Launch and The Substation’s 21st Birthday Tea Party As part of SeptFest 2011 Sunday 18 September 2011, 2-4pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Join us for a little tea-time party where friends, family and yes, even frenemies, come together to “talk shop” and reminisce about their memories of this very special home of the arts. As we indulge in a little nostalgia, we will also look forward to the future of the institution; Several Islands, a semi-fictive book about The Substation written by emergent literary talent, Ho Rui An, will be launched during this soiree! So come on down, to browse and buy the book, or just to hang out and chat with us!
Dance, Tree. Dance Preview: Thursday 15 September 2011, 8pm Friday 16 – Saturday 17 September 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $25, $15 (concession) and $10 (preview) available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
In celebration of The Substation’s 21st anniversary on 16 September 2011, several alumni from The Substation’s Associate Artist Scheme (2002-2010) will present a multi-disciplinary project to celebrate 21 years of process and experimentation at The Substation. Inspired by Kuo Pao Kun’s iconic The Silly Little Girl and the Funny Old Tree, the project is a collaborative rereading and reinterpretation of the original text. The list of collaborators include filmmaker Sherman Ong, music artist Bani Haykal, writer Verena Tay, performers Raka Maitra, Beverly Yuen, Jacklyn Kuah, and Vincent Chia, interdisciplinary artists Elizabeth De Roza and Rizman Putra.
Loop Theory By Sherry Tay and Ho Wen Yang Thursday 22 – Sunday 24 Saturday 2011, 8-9pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Set in a game world where performers are avatars with special abilities, where sound is generated by motion-sensor technology, and where the audience directs part of the production, Loop Theory is a genre-bending, experimental dance performance. Exploring the notion of feedback (through sound, dance and interaction), Loop Theory uses technology as a platform for experimentation.
The Lecher of Art – Lecture 5 Rediscovering Antigone By Daniela Beltrani Thursday 8 September 2011, 8-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome)
Classical Greek culture offers us many opportunities to discuss human nature, in literary arts as well as in philosophy. Sophocle’s Antigone will offer the audience an opportunity to face and explore the tensions between individual and state and to consider negotiations between concepts of right and wrong in twenty-first century Singapore.
Rise of the Bands, Part II Friday 21 October 2011, 7-11pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $12 available from Azimah piattaforma.sg@gmail.com This is an OpenHouse event
After the first Rise of the Bands earlier this year, we bring you Rise of the Bands Part II. Staying strong to the concept of open gigs for all genres, Rise of the Bands Part II will showcase local talents in action with a slight twist. Bands will perform an original, a cover and a piece chosen by the organiser. In their respective playing genres, they will perform live in front of their strong-headed followers. In addition, there will also be a selection platform for musicians to perform in an ultimate battle of the bands! For more information please visit piattaformasg.wordpress.com
The Lecher of Art – Lecture 4 Reinterpretations (narratives + music) By Bani Haykal Thursday 11 August 2011, 8-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
Singapore, modern and globalised, is the canvas, and music is the medium of expression. Bani Haykal is interested in the redefinition of music made in Singapore, and as part of his research, he will present his findings of alternative music systems and narratives, aimed at expressing the present sociological and psychological climate of the city.
Bani Haykal has read / presented works in several festivals and his work with music includes being the vocalist and principal songwriter for the alternative rock band b-quartet. Bani Haykal is an Associate Artist of The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (2011-2013).
Bhishma The Grandsire Presented by Avant Theatre & Language A Duologue in English and Tamil Friday 2 – Saturday 3 September 2011, 7pm and 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $19 (excluding handling fee) available from Sistic 6348 5555 / www.sistic.com.sg This is an OpenHouse event
This production explores the secrets, trials and tribulations of a central and prominent character, Bhishma of Mahabharata. This play digs deep into a heart in which no woman is believed to have ever resided, and examines the strength of a man who stood face-to-face in combat against two Avatars of Vishnu.
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Towards Something by Richard Webster and Juliet Clark Sunday 24 July 2011, 6pm & 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org for tickets or towardsomething@gmail.com for more information This is an OpenHouse event
What were you expecting? To be involved? To be entertained?
Towards Something explores human nature through text and conflict in this contemporary creation.
Will we ever start? Will we ever finish?
UK Theatre-makers Richard Webster and Juliet Clark collaborate to bring this completely original, comic creation to life, in their first joint venture in Singapore.
Music Space 2011 presents Deep Space I & II – NUS Electronic Music Lab Saturday 23 July, 4:30pm [ambient] and 7:30pm [tech-trance] The Substation Theatre Admission: $18 available from the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The members of the NUS Electronic Music Lab (EML) will take you through different musical spaces starting with an afternoon of ambient electronic music, followed by a thought provoking workshop and discussion on the future of electronic music in Singapore. As the sun sets, EML enters the night space with original electronic dance music and club sounds, before the finale of DJ sets that feature new electronic tracks and original remixes.
Music Space 2011 – Ding Yi Music 鼎艺团
Saturday 13 August 2011, 7:30pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $18 available from the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
Ding Yi Music presents a chamber concert of plucked strings music: comprising of the pipa, zhongruan, yangqin and sanxian. Other than traditional pieces from the popular Chinese repertory, Music Space has specially commissioned new pieces by Dr Hoh Chung Shih, Alicia de Silva and Tan Tuan Hao. Don’t miss this event!
Formed in 2007, Ding Yi Music Company is committed to illuminating both traditional Chinese music repertoire and contemporary compositions locally and internationally.
Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak presents
New Threads #01 Thursday 21 July 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse Event
New Threads #01 is a platform for emerging performing artists to develop and present their work.
Presenting:
Chand Chandra Mohan
Elizabeth Lim
Justin Lee
Jason Lee
Arif Ayab
Open Roads: Stage Talk
(wo)men by Faith Ng Saturday 27 August 2011, 2-5pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: $10 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
Aggressive 18-year old runaway, Danae, eventually returns home after two years. She bitterly resents her mother, the simple-minded Ghek Huay, as well as her raucous, Hokkien-speaking grandmother Pek Har, blaming the both of them for the fact that her father is no longer part of the family. Over a single night in their shared HDB flat, the three women eat, bicker and reminisce…until the final twist is revealed to the audience.
First Take Monday 1 August, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome) This is an InHouse event
First Take is a popular screening of new local short films happening every 1st Monday of the month. The screening is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, and best of all, it’s free! First Take is platform for new filmmakers and enthusiasts to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future talents of Singapore film!
Words
As part of Etiquette Women Out Loud Thursday 4 August 2011, 7:45-10pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Entry by donation This is an InHouse event
Be a part of the inaugural Women Out Loud, and listen to poetry, prose, and dialogue from nine writers for whom the personal need not necessarily be private. Including readings from award-winning novelist, short-story writer and playwright Ovidia Yu as well as published author-artist Dana Lam, listen your way through an emotional night of first love, supermarket rage, mother-daughter tension and clinical regret in this line-up of words created not for the faint-of-heart. Curated by Tania De Rozario & Zarina Muhammad.
The Lady of Soul and Her Ultimate ‘S’ Machine By Tan Tarn How Saturday 16 July 2011, 2-4pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: $10 available from the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
President’s Scholar Derek, a high-ranking government official, is tasked to find the soul of the nation. His journey takes him to committee after committee, sub-committee after sub-committee, and leads him into public consultation sessions with an odd combination of characters: a communist, an arts activist and a mamasan. The search eventually leads Derek to question his identity and his chosen career.
First Take
Monday 4 July 2011, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
This is an InHouse event
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month, is a popular screening of new local short films followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future of Singaporean film every first monday of the month at The Substation.
See the schedule below.
The Substation Love Letters
I Want You When You Say No
12 writers | 12 poems | 12 postcards | 12 months
Singaporean-based writers of different races, cultural backgrounds and sexualities, have been invited to explore the erotics of “un-belonging”. A sense of belonging, dislocation, or ambivalence forms the focus. In any relationship, does one escape into an eroticised state of Otherness and difference, or does love only serve to reaffirm one’s own identity? While writers are encouraged to interpret the theme freely, they are encouraged to question the assumptions behind any relationship to a person and place – and preferably with a social or political consciousness.
The works of these writers are presented as love letters, from The Substation to members of the public, and are published as limited-edition postcards, each released on a monthly basis at The Substation only, where the public can pick them up for free. Discover this month’s poem by hurrying down to The Substation to collect your postcard, or read it online at www.substation.org/loveletters
Change Friday 21 – Sunday 30 October 2011, 12pm-9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
Reception and Performance Art: Thursday 20 October 2011, 7:30pm
Please note that the gallery will be closed on 26 October 2011 for Deepavali
Change is part of a series of exhibitions about life. Everything is changing around us; the cities we live in, the weather, people near us. This is nothing new. Homo sapiens, our ancestors, learnt to adapt to drastic changes in the environment, and that ability is believed to have been critical to their survival on earth. The pace of change has continued to increase exponentially, which leaves us to question whether we are able to meet the social, economic and environmental challenges that lie ahead, and whether we will be able to adapt to new realities.
In its first instalment, Change China-Singapore 2011, features three artists from China and five artists from Singapore to respond to the subject. On show are a variety of works, ranging from painting to sculpture, photography, performance and video. There will also be live performances by Jin Feng and Shu Yong at the opening reception.
Audition for the New Buds Youth Theatre Programme Saturday 18 June 2011, 2-6pm Saturday 25 June 2011, 12-4pm The Substation Classroom 2 Admission: Free For more information please contact Rebecca rebecca@budstheatre.com
Are you passionate about theatre? Do you deserve to be on stage? Are you focussed and disciplined? Can you imagine doing nothing else? Then Buds Youth Theatre is for you! A challenging, creative, dynamic programme for those considering a career in the arts. The programme consists of 4 modules spread out over 12 months, with a year-end certification. Check out http://budstheatre.com for more information.
*Each audition will take 15 minutes, inclusive of a short monologue and an interview. The monologue is to be chosen from the selection provided by Buds.
Friday 23 September – Sunday 2 October 2011, 12pm – 9pm
The Substation Random Room
Admission: Free
This is an OpenHouse event
Rahim is a mixed-media art installation by a group of four artists. The exhibition includes poetry, typography, design and painting and addresses the duality in the notion of Rahim.
The Hall of Mirrors By Bruce Quek Friday 9 – Friday 30 September 2011 The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 8 September, 7:30pm
The Hall of Mirrors is an installation that resembles an echo-chamber. Exploring the relationship between infrastructure and information flow, The Hall of Mirrors explores how conveyed information is often devoid of meaning and personal relevance. Situated in the gap between information and meaning, The Hall of Mirrors constantly changes and highlights the inexorable nature of time and the unpredictability of the environment.
The installation uses publicly available and socially relevant statistics. The occurrence and reoccurrence of these statistics, measured in seconds and in minutes, are synchronised to clocks that constantly alert the viewers of their frequency and reality. The installation aggregates this information and ‘humanises’ these statistics by letting viewers experience them on a personal and individual level. Offering ample opportunity for reflection and self-examination, the work also asks the audience to consider the implications of the ways in which information is packaged and presented.
Fireball 2011 Co-presented by ECNAD & The Substation Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 July 2011, 7:30pm The Substation Building Admission: $35 and $25 (concession and group bookings of 8 or more) Available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Fireball is a mini contemporary dance festival with site-specific and cross-disciplinary elements. The Substation Gallery will be transformed into a cafe framed by a moving, flowery tableau; along The Substation foyer, stairwells and rooms will be filled with box-like installations which invite audiences to literally pop their head into the artwork; within The Substation Theatre, dancers will move in water. All this and more, as dancers and startling images appear in and out of The Substation’s spaces for an interactive performance-installation showcase.
Art: Wednesday 3 – Sunday 28 August
Words: Thursday 4 August 2011, 7:45-10pm
Film: Friday 5 – Saturday 6 August, 7-10pm
This is an InHouse event
Etiquette, an annual event in its second installment, is a multidisciplinary showcase of art, writing and film, created by, and about women. Addressing gender as a subject of discourse, it uses art as a tool to create spaces within which critical and creative conversations can take place. Featuring an all-female crew of over 30 artists, writers, filmmakers and curators, this year’s event gets down and dirty with pertinent women’s issues that people would rather not discuss at the dinner-table.
Untitled (Wildlife) By Kai Lam Wednesday 22 June – Saturday 2 July 2011 The Substation Gallery Admission: Free This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Wednesday 22 June, 7pm
A work-in-progress performance and installation, this work explores Kai Lam’s outlook on consumerist materialism and the anthro-zoological aspects of the relationship between humans and the environment. His installation consists of an array of recycled materials, recreating an artificial ‘natural’ wilderness, made from objects used in daily life. Kai Lam will perform interventions lasting between 2 and 6 hours daily, within the installation environment.
Night Festival 2011 @ The Substation Friday 26 – Saturday 27 August 2011, 7pm-2am The Substation Building Admission: Free
This year the Night Festival takes its inspiration from the histories and cultures of the Black Sea, retelling stories of the cultural crossings and maritime journeys that have fed our own cultures and imaginations.
The Substation is presenting a diverse range of contemporary and experimental film, dance, performing arts and music programmes. Participate in The In-Between Food Court by Daniela Beltrani, watch local musicians and sound artists play in sessions curated by Bani Haykal, experience a two-part Capoeira performance and workshop, watch a series of films curated by Victric Thng, and see a number of performing arts pieces by various artists, curated by Ezzam Rahman.
An Exile Revisits the City by Green Zeng Thursday 7 – Sunday 17 July 2011 The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 7 July, 7pm
An Exile Revisits the City is a series of artworks that explore the construction of history and identity through photographic installation. The series will feature an exile who returns to his homeland (Singapore) after a long absence from it. This installation will act as a travelogue of the exile’s journey around the city and examine the relationship between national monuments/architecture and history.
minimART Saturday 2 July 2011, 10am-9pm The Substation Dance Studio & Classrooms
Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
minimART is an art market dedicated to local young contemporary artists and collectors. Inspired by the mushrooming numbers of art fairs in Singapore, minimART takes the form of an art bazaar showcasing original art works, ranging from paintings, mixed media, print making, sculptures, new media, photography, installation, performance and other forms of contemporary practice. Works showcased are for sale and priced under $1,000. Details
R.I.T.E.S. #03-2011 Thursday 23 June 2011, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free This is an InHouse event
R.I.T.E.S. (Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak) presents a series of four performances and presentations by Emmanuelle Waeckerlé (U.K.), Verena Jeremy Hiah (SG), Shannon Cochrane (CA), and Wunderspaze (SG).
Grand Hotel Paradox
Presented by Prohibited Projects / Blackhole 212
Tuesday 21 June 2011, 7pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $8 available at the door
This is an OpenHouse event
Grand Hotel Paradox is a DIY & independent punk band. The band performs punk music that experiments with harmony, rhythm and texture. Their performance at The Substation forms part of their South East Asia tour, which will also include shows in Malaysia and the Philippines. Click here to listen to, download and purchase their recordings.
Open-Studio 2011: A Language of Our Own to 男男自语 As part of the Singapore Arts Festival Sunday 5 June 2011, 3pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free with registration, please email nac_artsfest@nac.gov.sg
A play that explodes the modern migrant Chinese identity in America written in English – will it work in Mandarin and in multicultural/multilingual Singapore?
Dances of Life Tze n Looking Glass Saturday 21 May 2011, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $18 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
Inspired by rhythms and sounds of Indian music, jazz, film music and European classical music, Tze n Looking Glass presents a special concert of imaginary dances. Hear stories of nations, Goddesses and mythical creatures come alive in a concert where Carnatic improvisation meets jazz bebop. There will be a post-concert discussion with the musicians.
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters : An Alternative Ensemble Saturday 4 June 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 / $10 (concession) available from the box office
Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org for tickets and more information This is an InHouse event
An Alternative Ensemble is a response to the dynamic music landscape in Singapore. AAE represents a palate within, and also an extension of, musical forms found locally. AAE is an experimental collective of musicians and visual artists, performing music written by Bani Haykal, following his recent developments on alternative music + narrative systems. All music performed is part composed and part improvised.
In this series of Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters, AAE reflects and expresses the complexity of urban living, the struggles and comfort experienced as inhabitants of this city. Throughout the performance, the audience and performers will interact through short discussions to better communicate the ideas of this experiment.
Details of performers and artists participating, below.
Sing Out Loud Singapore Men’s Chorus Ambassadors Saturday 25 June 2011, 7:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $18 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
Listen to the boisterous bellows of our brothers and boyfriends as they belt out ballades and ditties from their quirky repertoire of choral songs from native lands and foreign shores, showcasing their dexterity in handling multiple tongues and part-harmonisation. Don’t miss this opportunity to get intimate with the sensuous vocals of the eight suave ambassadors from the Singapore Men’s Chorus. There will be a post-concert discussion with the directors and choristers.
Rise of the Bands
The Substation Theatre
Wednesday 22 June 2011, 7-11pm
Admission: $10 please contact piattaforma.sg@gmail.com for tickets and enquiries.
This is an OpenHouse event
Rise of the Bands offers emerging local bands a new platform to be seen and recognised by the public. Bands will have an opportunity to play at The Substation’s Theatre in front of an audience, friends and family members.
The Malay Allocution By Rubin Hashim Thursday 19 May 2011, 8-9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
The Malay Allocution aims to present the public with a ‘Renewed Malay Identity Campaign’ that was led by a community benefactor known as Rush Bachtiar. This presentation will provoke reactions of doubt and confusion; probing the nature of information that exists between fact and fiction.
4.44 As part of the Decimal Points Series Friday 13 and Saturday 14 May 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 and $15 (concession) available at the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Advisory: Not suitable for audiences under 16 years of age
Helmed by Brian Gothong Tan, the first experiment in the Decimal Points series is 4.44. Intertwining performance art and cinema, and performed by Jo Kukuthas, Lim Kay Siu, Neo Swee Lin and Karen Tan, the existence of 4 individuals is pushed into hyper real levels through a series of live and filmic vignettes, blurring the lines of illusion and reality. Inspired by a range of television and film genres, and live performance styles, 4.44 sets life against a backdrop of dying ideals.
(un)it: HD85828 Phase #1: Intro By Associate Artist Ming Poon Saturday 21 May 2011, 7-8pm The Substation Dance Studio Admission: Free and open to the general public
This is the first phase of a 5-phase research project. This lecture-performance will introduce the central research theme: people living with HIV and hiddenness.
Precious: Stories Too Valuable To Forget by Story Weavers Saturday 21 May 2011, 8pm The Substation Classroom 2 Admission: S$15 per person. To book a seat please email bookings@storytellingsingapore.comThis is an OpenHouse event Rating: Suitable for adult audiences aged 16 years and above only
For more information about Story Weavers please visit storytellingsingapore.com/story-weavers
To book a seat please email bookings@storytellingsingapore.com with your name, mobile number and number of seats required. Payment is at the door on the night of the performance itself, in cash only. For enquiries please contact 97660527
Re-inventing Exams: Sit, listen and do
By Siti Salihah Omar
Thursday 9 June 2011, 8-9:30pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free
An exam setting is a familiar sight and experience for all Singaporeans who have completed their National Examinations; ‘no conversations allowed, just raise your hand and we will come to you’. This lecture attempts to re-examine authoritative settings and to exercise the liberty of students.
Platform Campus – Re: Almost Left Behind As part of the Singapore Arts Festival Friday 27 May 2011, 7:30pm Saturday 28 May 2011, 3pm and 7:30pm The Substation Buidling Admission: $16 available from SISTIC www.sistic.com.sg Please refer to www.singaporeartsfest.com for more information This is an InHouse event
Almost a travelogue, but not quite.
A group of young travellers embark on a year-long exploration,
Like driftwood,
Each a repository of memories,
Visiting new places.
And revisiting old haunts.
Where have they gone, and why have they come back?
Where are they returning to, and upon their return,
How will they choose to remember their journeys?
Where? Written by Vadi Pvss Presented by the Ravindran Drama Group Friday 10 and Saturday 11 June 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 available from John 91688602 or Prakash 84442552. This is an OpenHouse event Please note that this production is in Tamil
Following in the footsteps of Arangam and Puthiya Uthiram comes a new signature series from Ravindran Drama Group (RDG) – Artistes for Charity – a performance by new theatre artists for the less priviledged. Artistes for Charity hopes to create responsible artists, instilling in them the message that the arts is a social vehicle through which good can be achieved for the community. For this inaugural performance, RDG will stage the Tamil version of Vadi PVSS’s award-winning play, Where?
First Take
Monday 6 June, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
This is an InHouse event
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month, is a popular screening of new local short films followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future of Singaporean film every first monday of the month at The Substation. See the schedule below.
Prabhav By Bhaskar’s Arts Academy Sunday 26 June, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $30 available from Bhaskar’s Arts Academy 6336 6537 This is an OpenHouse event
Nature is considered a female deity, and is worshipped through poetry, music and dance. The original works of Sri Shankaracharya’s Bhavani Ashtakam-Sri Subrahmanya Bharithiyar will be an interpreted through coded hand gestures and facial expressions, core factors of the Bharathanatyam technique.
Experimental Film Forum 2011 Thursday 5 – Sunday 8 May 2011 The Substation Theatre Admission: $7 and $5 (concession) available from the box office.
Reservations: Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Following on the success of its inaugural year, the 2nd Experimental Film Forum will showcase more exciting works in the area of experimental film from 5 – 8 May 2011.
Experimental film is an important medium and testing-ground for the expression of concepts and ideas. From inexpressible thoughts, to changing forms of storytelling, the Experimental Film Forum will showcase thought-provoking pieces and undoubted works of art. There will also be an informal discussion for like-minded enthusiasts and first-timers to share their ideas with practicing filmmakers and other professionals.
The Experimental Film Forum is a programme of The Substation Moving Images. Works have been selected and curated by experimental Singaporean filmmaker Victric Thng, and programme manager for Moving Images Aishah Abu Bakar.
LakiBini Presented by Kreativ Outbox Thursday 30 June, 8pm (preview) and Friday 1 – Saturday 2 July, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $16 (preview) and $20 (show) available from the box office. Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an OpenHouse event
LakiBini is a play about a couple. A husband and his wife, or if you’d like, a wife and her husband, sitting in their living room, sipping coffee, watching television, engaging in banal conversations, and occupying themselves with all the activities that a married couple do after retirement. Yes, it seems to be a horrible daily ordeal. And we’re not just referring to the marriage part. Surely seniority couldn’t be all that bad, could it?
First Take
Monday 9 May, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future of Singaporean film!
The Second Moon By Agnes Christina and Gianti Giadi Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 available from Agnes 9235 1112
This is an InHouse event
The second moon is inspired by the story of Lilith and Adam, and eventually, Eve. In the beginning, Adam and Lilith are one. As they become more aware of themselves and the surroundings, their personalities grow stronger. Lilith chooses to leave Adam in his own world, while she creates her own. They remain as moons in their own worlds. The second moon is a story about union, separation and ego. The story of Lilith and Adam illustrates the dualism of the universe, a situation where two strong elements exist and co-exist to retain a balance.
Naomi – Bila Bebas Tanpa Sempadan (Freedom without boundaries) Presented by Variasi Performing Arts Saturday 16 July, 3pm and 8pm Admission: $10 contact 93380459 / 92708014 for enquiries please email info@variasiarts.com
This is an InHouse event
Please note that this event is performed in Malay.
A breast cancer awareness project, produced in collaboration with the Breast Cancer Foundation. With ambition and a powerful career at her side, Naomi had it all. Just when she thought her life was complete, breast cancer struck. Suddenly her world collapsed. Lost and confused, Naomi was suddenly thrown in a sea of unanswered questions. Naomi knew her actual battle in life now lay not in a successful career, but in her fight to stay alive.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 July, 8pm Saturday 30 July 6pm and 9pm DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT Admission: Tickets from $46 + booking fee from Sistic 6348 5555 Rating: No admission for people under 16 years of age
After being cooped up in the dark rooms of Melbourne for close to a month, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s most adventurous (and bravest) comedians are chomping at the bit to break out from the barriers and hit the road for a whistle-stop tour to Singapore.
For its 7th visit to Singapore, the Roadshow will share the Comedy Festival vibe with punters outside the Melbourne area code. A stellar cast of big names, newcomers and overseas guests prove there’s nowhere a comedian fears to tread.
Can Cannot Also Can
Lee Wen’s Anyhow Blues Project
Friday 15 – Saturday 16 April, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $10 available from Lin Shi Yun yunihslin@yahoo.com
This is an OpenHouse event
The Anyhow Blues Project expresses Cultural Medallion recipient, Lee Wen’s renewed interest in popular folk music, singing self-composed songs about confronting the personal conflicts. With Zai Kuning leading a trio comprising of Reef on bass, and Hafiz Bastard on drums, the Anyhow Blues Project will rock anew the folk dimension of Lee Wen’s earlier acoustic attempts.
In the Company of Heroes A Discussion of Selected Plays by Verena Tay Saturday 30 April 2011, 3pm The Substation Random Room Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
Do you aspire to keep the company of heroes? You don’t have to look long and hard. Come join us in this two-part launch of the long-awaited second volume of plays by seasoned theatre practitioner, Verena Tay! In the Company of Heroes, published by Math Paper Press/Books Actually, comprises plays written and produced between 2004 and 2010, including Verena’s best known and critically acclaimed works such as The Car (ACTION Theatre’s Theatre Idols 2005, produced in 2006), The Lunar Interviews (2008) and Bumiputra Cina (2009).
Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters
The Psalms featuring Nazeer (Revolta), Mai (Rika) and Bani Haykal (b-quartet)
Saturday 2 April, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $15 and $10 (concession) available from the box office.
Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
This is an InHouse event
Recklessly challenge the imagination of home-grown music by being part of The Substations latest sonic arts programme, Tribal Gathering of Tongue Tasters. Catch The Psalms collaborate with Bani Haykal (b-quartet), Mai (Rika) and Nazeer (Revolta) in an explosive multi-genre performance.
The Woman in A Tree on A Hill By Ovidia Yu Saturday 25 June 2011, 2-5pm The Substation Classroom 1 Admission: $10 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The Substation and the online arts journal, The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance, present the second season of Open Roads: Stage Talk. This reading club is a monthly platform for members of the public to come together and have a conversation about local plays. In 2010, Open Roads focussed on canonical local texts, but included this year, are new plays by Singaporean playwrights premiering in 2011.
MusiCares Presented by Musical Buffaloes Sunday 10 April 2011, 7:00 – 9:30pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $60 available from http://musical-buffaloes.blogspot.com This is an OpenHouse event
Do not miss the chance to catch this one night only concert at The Substation Theatre, headlined by the amazing duo Mel & Joe. Musical Buffaloes comprises of a group of students from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SIM Campus). As part of their music module, they are organising this non-profit event to raise awareness for FaithActs. Details
Open Roads: Stage Talk Balek Kampong by Haresh Sharma Saturday 23 April 2011 The Substation Classroom 1, 2-5pm Admission: $10 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The Substation and the online arts journal, The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance, are launching the second season of Open Roads: Stage Talk in April 2011. This reading club is a monthly platform for members of the public to come together and have a conversation about local plays. In 2010, Open Roads focussed on canonical local texts, but included this year, are new plays by Singaporean playwrights premiering in 2011. Details
The Lecher of Art : Lecture 1
The Art of Distilling Failures
Isabelle Desjeux
Thursday 21 April, 8–9:30pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free
There is an art to distilling failures. Too often left in the hands of alchemists, or worst, scientists, the resulting drops have for too long been neglected. Isabelle will demonstrate how, using modern, state-of-the art equipment, it becomes possible to help everyday people make the most of their unsuccessful experiments.
Turn By Turn We Turn Chong Tze Chien Saturday 28 May 2011, 2-5pm The Substation Classroom 2 Admission: $10 available from the box office Contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org This is an InHouse event
The Substation and the online arts journal, The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance, present the second season of Open Roads: Stage Talk. This reading club is a monthly platform for members of the public to come together and have a conversation about local plays. In 2010, Open Roads focussed on canonical local texts, but included this year, are new plays by Singaporean playwrights premiering in 2011.
Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak #02-2011
Friday 29 April 2011, 7:30pm
The Substation Theatre and Random Room
Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
R.I.T.E.S. (Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak) presents a series of five performances and presentations by Andre Stitt (Wales/UK), Verena Stenke (DE), Andrea Pagnes (IT), Xing Xin (CN) and Jason Lim (SG). These performances deal with topics spanning the personal artistic process, investigations into the nature of the human condition, the power of body and language, and the construction of soundscapes.
Love Bomb By Iskander Walen Friday 13 – Saturday 21 May 2011 The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event
Advisory: Not Suitable for Children
Reception: Thursday 12 May, 6:30pm
Love Bomb is a tongue-in-cheek large-scale installation work that aims to invite reflection on the increasingly graphic depiction of violence in the news media and entertainment, versus the continued taboo of nudity. The work intends to examine, through humour and wit, the apparent hypocrisy and contradiction in the media’s fixation with violence towards the body and the public consumption of this fetish by the consumer.
First Take
Monday 4 April, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
Happening on the 1st Monday of every month, First Take is a popular screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers, and anyone who is interested in filmmaking, to meet, exchange ideas, and show their work.
Face without Name By Bayu Utomo Radjikin Friday 3 – Sunday 19 June 2011 The Substation Gallery This is an InHouse event
Reception: Friday 3 June, 7:30pm
Face without Name is Bayu Utomo Radjikin’s 7th solo exhibition featuring paintings and large-scale charcoal works on canvas. This figurative series manipulates both medium and composition, while investigating the male psyche and the subject’s gaze.
Bayu Utomo Radjikin’s debut at The Substation, sees some continuum from the artist’s solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur last year titled Unnamed. The artist revisits large portraits of his distinctive male protagonists dressed as Malay warriors, but the inclusion of a new element – the figures wearing fighter pilot helmets – is a slight deviation.
Fragments of My Identity
By Rofizano Zaino
Thursday 21 April – Saturday 7 May 2011
The Substation Gallery
This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 21 April, 7:30pm
Identity defines what we are and who we are, differentiates us, and distinguishes us. But while we see it as central to our being, the issue of identity is also very much part of public discourse. Why is identity so contentious, yet so crucial to how we define ourselves? In modern and cosmopolitan Singapore, we are constantly grappling with this issue of identity. How do we define it? The Singaporean today has multiple identities. What these identities are, and the debate within each, will be captured through drawings, paintings and graphic installations.
Synaesthesia
Curated by Winnie Goh and Wei Fen Lee
Saturday 9 – Sunday 17 April 2011
The Substation Gallery
This is an InHouse event
Synaesthesia is a serial experiment that crosses the boundaries between two genres of art: the written word and the image. A collaboration between writers and artists, Synæsthesia is the product of a marriage between form and words that exist beyond the page.
The Garden – I Will Send You to a Better Place
By Zai Kuning Friday 25 March – Sunday 3 April 2011 The Substation Gallery This is an OpenHouse event
A worthy failure is more valuable than a mediocre success – Kuo Pao Kun
Since May 2006, Zai Kuning has been campaigning his unhappiness toward how The Substation Garden has been exploited and misused. For the Singapore Biennale 2011, he proposed to close the music venue Timbre, which occupies the garden, for a period of two months so as to restore the garden as a space open to all artists. The proposal failed to materialise. With a body of new work that includes installation, drawings, and a monologue, Zai will respond to this ‘failed project’ by interweaving stories of his childhood, coming of age, his sojourn in the arts scene and correspondence with Matthew Ngui, director of the Singapore Biennale 2011. This show-all, tell-all exhibition and performance is a poignant reminder of how our landscape, history, and memories are all severely threatened by relentless vested interests.
Will you Still Love me Tomorrow?
The Substation Love Letters Project
Every month until June 2011
This is an InHouse event
The Substation presents a performance told entirely through letters.
The Love Letter for March was written by Ng Yi-Sheng and is titled How Buildings Make Love. Read it online, or pick up a limited-edition postcard from The Substation in April.
The Right Way to Draw 2 April – 7 May 2011 (6 sessions)
Saturday 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 April and 7 May, 2:45pm – 4:45pm Classroom 2, The Substation Instructor: Tania De Rozario Course Fee: $180 (6 sessions)
* Material Cost: $75 (To be paid to the instructor on the first session. Materials include charcoal, drawing block, drawing paper and charcoal eraser.) Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
This drawing workshop imparts traditional elements and principles of art through hands-on activities and an introduction to works created by artists ranging from old school masters to contemporary creatives. The session also prepares the students to develop a strong visual vocabulary.
Intermediate Drawing Class 6 April – 11 May 2011 (6 sessions) Wednesday 6, 13, 20, 27 April and 4, 11 May, 7:30-9:45pm The Substation Classroom 2 Instructor: Tania De Rozario Course Fee: $190 Materials Cost: $50 (To be paid to the instructor on the first session) Pre-requisites: Must have attended The Right Way to Draw Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
An intermediate drawing workshop created for those who have already acquired the basic fundamentals of drawing, these sessions will develop these skills further through exercises that utilise media such as ink, colored pastels and a whole new variety of weekly exercises.
The Substation is now accepting visual and performing arts submissions for Open Call 2011.
For more information please visit the dedicated Open Call 2011 microsite at www.substation.org/opencall
Let’s Play By Zul Mahmod Call for participants Participation is free To register contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
Let’s Play is an informal improvisation session between dance performers and sound artist Zul Mahmod. Derived from Zul’s installation work, Dancing With Frequencies, where audiences triggered laser pointers to activate sounds from a Guzheng (a Chinese string instrument), Let’s Play is an expansion of this work and includes light and pressure sensors which dancers will use to choreograph their own pieces and compositions. Professional dancers and students are invited to participate in this informal improvisation session and explore this work further.
Sessions commence Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 April, 12-5pm and 6-9pm.
Islands
Directed by Jason Lim
Thursday 17 – Friday 18 March, 7pm-10pm (durational)
Saturday 19 March 2011, 3pm-9pm (durational)
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Admission: $10 per day (unlimited entry) available at The Substation Box Office.
Reservations: contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / mishaal@substation.org
This is an InHouse event
It is the material and use of the material that gives me the idea and not the other way round- Robert Filliou
The main focus of these improvised pieces is the investigation, discovery and creation of unusual and individualised responses to various materials and props. Performers will consider space and time as materials too, and interact and improvise their pieces with the intention of getting away from the position of ‘theatre performer’.
Flicker Orchestrated 2: Expanded Cinema
Presenting works performed by Lynn Loo and Hun Ping
Saturday 12 March, 7:30pm
The Substation Dance Studio
Admission: $10 ($8 concession) available at the door
This is an InHouse event
Expanded Cinema is an experience. It is an event, an encounter, a happening of the moving image and of sound. Multiple-screen works presented as live events in both 16mm and video projectors. Works performed by artist filmmaker Lynn Loo and visual artist Hun Ping.
The Singapore Short Film Awards
Dates:
Monday 28 February – Friday 4 March, 7pm-10pm
Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 March, 11am – 8pm
For the latest schedule please visit www.substation.org/2SSFA
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Admission: By donation (no minimum amount)
This is an InHouse event
The Singapore Short Film Awards is back! See new movies, re-watch films that you loved, and catch those you may have missed during 2010.
First Take
Monday 7 March 8pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
Happening on the 1st Monday of every month, First Take is a popular screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers, and anyone who is interested in filmmaking, to meet, exchange ideas, and show their work.
Navarasa
By the SMU Indian Cultural Society
Thursday 10 March 2011, 8pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $10 please contact Ritin Malhotra 96716455 This is an OpenHouse event
This series of performances mixes both contemporary and classical Indian dance and music. A rasa (Sanskrit for ‘juice’ or ‘essence’) denotes an essential mental state and is the dominant emotional theme of a work of art, or the primary feeling that is evoked in the person that views, reads or hears such a work.
De Change Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 March 2011, 6pm The Substation Theatre Admission: $12 available from Wing Ki, 9619 2330 This is an OpenHouse event
“De Change” is a play set in the 1990s when economic tension is high and anxiety fills the air; a time where hopes and dreams dwindle. The story primarily revolves around Choon Huat, a woman in her early twenties. She is a second-rate actress who struggles to keep her dream of being a famous actress alive despite all odds. Choon Huat comes from a broken and poor family, her mother suffers from bronchitis and her good-for-nothing brother, Ah Soon, gambles away what little she brings home. In no time, her brother becomes heavily indebted. Unable to repay what he owes, Choon Huat is forced into prostitution to clear the debt. At the same time, she is betrayed by her best friend, May, when May gets together with the love of her life, Ming Jie. Depressed and desperate, it is not long before she contemplates suicide.
When it seemed like all hope was lost, an unexpected twist in the story occurs. And she finds herself presented with an opportunity she cannot resist – a trade-off that can make her dreams come true. However, in exchange, she must give up something that is most precious to her. Thinking that she has nothing left to lose, she agrees to the barter. Indeed, she gets what she has always dreamt of, but at the end of the day, is it worth the change?
Will you Still Love me Tomorrow?
The Substation Love Letters Project
Every month until June 2011
This is an InHouse event
The Substation presents a performance told entirely through letters.
The Love Letter for March was written by Jason Wee and is titled To The Man Who Frequents My Bathroom. Read it online, or pick up a limited-edition postcard from The Substation in March.
inFORMATION
Date: Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 February 2011
Venue: The Substation Gallery
This is an OpenHouse event
Reception: Friday 18 February, 7pm
Intrigued by the notion of infographics and the idea that designed data can uncover otherwise concealed connections and hidden patterns in fixed facts, five independent artists collaborate to examine the nature of information and its purpose. The five artists exhibiting take an interest in the elements of work, play, sleep, dreams, love and happiness. By exploring the statistical side of visual curiosity, these artists create a playground built essentially from units of data both abstract and specific. Featuring work by Eudora Rusli, Jacqui Rae, Lu-Fang, Tan Seow Wei, and Yam Hoe Chee.
Gnothi Seauton
An exhibition of Singaporean and international artists curated by Daniela Beltrani
Friday 11 – Wednesday 16 February 2011
The Substation Gallery
Admission: Free
This is an InHouse event
Reception: Thursday 10 February 2011, 19:30
Gnothi Seauton is the anonymous ancient Greek exhortation “Know Thyself”. More than 2000 years later, in the Singapore of the 21st century is this expression interesting or even relevant? Beyond the many layers which we cover (or hide?) ourselves with, like a blanket, what is our true self? Who are we? Do we know? Do we even want to find out?
You and I As part of Sonic Visions by Associate Artist Song-Ming Ang Date: Friday 14 January – Wednesday 9 February 2011 Venue: The Substation Random Room Admission: Free Reception: 1pm-4pm, Saturday 15 January This is an OpenHouse event
You and I is Song-Ming Ang’s first solo exhibition in Singapore, and forms part of his Sonic Visions series of events that will take place throughout January.
A View of Total Theatre: Remembering William Teo
Screenings of Theatre Productions and a Forum with Theatre Practitioners
Dates: Friday 11 – Saturday 12 February 2011
Venue: The Substation Theatre
This is an InHouse event
For the screening schedule please see below.
William Teo (1957-2001) was one of the pioneers of Singapore’s English-language theatre in the 1980s and 1990s. That was a time when English-language theatre in Singapore took off, with a new generation of theatre artists, playwrights and directors who grew up in the post-Independence era of the late 1960s and1970s exploring and expanding theatre styles, techniques and methods.
What the Dog Knows
By Associate Artist Elizabeth de Roza
Date: Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 February 2011
Time: Shows start at 7.30pm and 9.00pm each night
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Admission: $15 available at The Substation Box Office. Reservations: contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org
This is an InHouse event
This play aims to explore the continuance of a life wherein everything is hinged on nothing, and “nothing”, is defined by everyone.
Human Frames
Dates: Thursday 17 – Friday 18 February, 8pm-10pm
Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 February, 2pm – 8pm
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Admission: $7 / $5 (concession) available at The Substation Box Office. For purchass of 5 tickets, you will be entitled to the concession price per ticket. Applicable only to standard price purchase, inclusive of all 4 sessions.
Reservations: contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Human Frames presents a series of ten film programmes examining the human condition through experimental film and video art. Comprising both contemporary and archive images from across Asia and Europe, this project is inspired by the ancient theory of humoralism as a framework for analysing certain aspects of the human character.
First Take
Monday 7 February, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Entry By Donation
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Happening on the 1st Monday of every month, First Take is a popular screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers, and anyone who is interested in filmmaking, to meet, exchange ideas, and show their work.
Singular Drone Box Friday 21 January – Sunday 30 January 2011 The Substation Gallery Admission: Free Reception: Thursday 20 January, 8pm. Tickets for the reception are available from the Box Office for $15. Contact Mish’aal at 6337 7800 mishaal@substation.org This is an InHouse event
Singular Drone Box is a collaboration between Zai Kuning (onistudio), Shaiful (prohibtedproject) and The Substation. The event includes an exhibition of selected drawings and posters, as well as two other music events (Congress of Weird Fools and Kami Masih Muda Fest) .
The Amino Acid Orchestra will perform at the opening reception on Thursday 20 January, as well as on Thursday 27 January at 8pm. Tickets are $15 from the Box Office. Contact Mish’aal at 6337 7800 mishaal@substation.org
A-Ma & A-Niang
As part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival
Date: 8pm, 6 – 7 January 2011
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Admission: $19 available from SISTIC www.sistic.com.sg
This is an InHouse event
A-Ma & A-Niang is a collaborative dance project between two choreographers from Singapore and China. In the performance they will exchange personal memories of their cities and families primarily through a connection to their grandmothers.
Alternatives By Bani Haykal Date: Monday 10 – Sunday 16 January, 2pm – 9pm 2011 Venue: The Substation Gallery Admission: Free (donations welcome). Registration: For those interested in bringing their own instruments, please register with Mish’aal mishaal@substation.org / 6337 7800 This is an InHouse event
‘alternatives’ is neither a performance nor an exhibition. The project is based on Bani Haykal’s preliminary findings on alternative systems for music and storytelling. It is a platform for dialogue, workshops and live recording sessions by local musicians and audiences, incorporating / constructing / deconstructing his findings thus far.
Please click here for the schedule which features Siraaj Anwar, Randolf Arriola, Dharma, Luqman Hakim, Mark John Hariman, Ila, Rais Jordan, Gerald Leow, Darren Ng, Paint The Sky Red, Wendy Phua, The Psalms, Addy Rasidi, Mohamad Riduan, Eswandy Sarip, Jeremy Sharma, Seyra, Trip Circle, Cyril Wong, Yeong Shen, Zai Kunning.
To view the format of the daily programme, please click here.
In 1964, African-American freedom fighter, Malcolm X delivered a compelling speech a few months before the Presidential Election. The speech, ‘The Ballot or the Bullet’ is considered to be one of the most important American speeches of the twentieth century. It was a speech to revive peoples’ consciousness – mobilising their minds to participate at an instant, rather than letting them drag their minds to passivity – to vote consciously rather than to vote blindly.
The Right Way to Draw 15 January – 19 February 2011 Session Dates: 22, 29 January and 5, 12, 19, 26 February Time: 2:45pm – 4:45pm Venue: Classroom 2, The Substation Instructor: Tania De Rozario Course Fee: $180 (6 sessions)
* Material Cost: $75 (To be paid to the instructor on the first session. Materials include charcoal, drawing block, drawing paper and charcoal eraser.) Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / mishaal@substation.org
This drawing workshop imparts traditional elements and principles of art through hands-on activities and an introduction to works created by artists ranging from old school masters to contemporary creatives. The session also prepares the students to develop a strong visual vocabulary.
Please click here for more information about registration.Details
Best of First Take 2010
Date: Sunday 12 December, 5 – 9pm
Venue: The Substation Theatre Admission: Free (donations welcome)
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
For this special screening, we are presenting the audience favourites of each month, and a final vote is cast for the Top Favourite of First Take 2010!
There will be two screenings, for more details on the shortlisted films, please see below.
US AND THEM AND YOU
By Khairuddin Hori (Part of The Substation’s Associate Artist Showcase) 29 November to 19 December 2010
The Substation Gallery
Gallery Hours: 12pm to 9pm
Admission: Free
Presented by The Substation
Us and Them and You is a showcase of photo prints by local multi-disciplinary artist and Associate Artist of The Substation, Khairuddin Hori. The exhibition will highlight the existence of a minority group within the Singaporean-Malay minority through photo documentation.
Often seen as heathens and undesirable misfits primarily due to their physical disposition and lifestyle choices, members of this minority group will be captured on large scale prints, their photo portraits acting as testaments to the widespread Asian embrace of globalisation and western ideologies.
The Singapore Short Film Awards 28 February to 6 March 2011 Presented by The Substation Moving Images Co-organised by Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking
The Singapore Short Film Awards will be back in February 2011 to recognize outstanding achievement in the local short film industry.
Calling all filmmakers: Deadline for submissions is Friday 19 November 2010
THE SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR
By ZERO
Friday 29 October to Sunday 21 November 2010
The Substation Gallery
Gallery Hours: 12pm to 9pm
Reception Opening: 29 October, 7:30pm
Admission: Free
Presented by The Substation
Graffiti art, celebrated as an alternative, youth-centric art form in the mass media, has the unique ability to reach out and connect with the youths through its usage of bold colours and imagery. In recent years, such striking “graffiti-esque” visuals have been extensively used to launch and market youth-oriented campaigns and products.
Local graffiti artist, Zul Othman aka ZERO, investigates the relationship between graffiti art, advertising, and youth-oriented consumer culture in his graffiti art show, The Spectacular Spectacular. Details
First Take
Monday 1 November, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Entry By Donation
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
About First Take:
Happening on the 1st Monday of every month, First Take is a popular screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers, and anyone who is interested in filmmaking, to meet, exchange ideas, and show their work.
Three Notes of Nature
An exhibition by Tien Yang Friday 15 to Sunday 24 October The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 12 noon to 9pm daily
Admission: Free! For more information please visit www.nutsidea.net or email nutsidea@gmail.com The inherent beauty of nature lies in the dichotomy of chaos and order. What is true to the human in experience lies in the fractures and ambiguities of concepts. Details
The Graey Festival 2010: Vivisection Monday 22 to Sunday 28 November The Substation Dance Studio & Theatre Admission: Open rehearsals – $15 per day. Performances – $20 & $15 (concession).
To purchase tickets please call Mish’aal 6337 7535 / 6337 7800 or email mishaal@substation.org
Forum – free. Student Package A:
1 day open rehearsal + 1 performance – $25 Student Package B: 3 days open rehearsals + 3 performances – $60 Presented by Graey Festival. Supported by The Substation.
The Graey Festival is a week-long event where local and international dance and theatre practitioners will present and share ideas in workshops, discussions, video screenings and nightly performances. Currently in its third year, the Graey Festival has been making Singapore a meeting place for Asian dance and theatre practitioners to exchange, present and develop ideas.
Ang Gey Pin is a Singaporean theatre performer and instructor currently working in Europe.
During this event, Ang will demonstrate her creative processes and engage the audience in a conversation about how she develops her works. Focusing on particular fragments of her performance, Ang will introduce a body of research on interweaving text and songs into performance, and her investigation into an approach to develop and deliver these performance elements. Ang will also discuss the impulse behind her creations, how the various performance elements build a montage and flow in a ‘creative stream’, and her relationship with her work.
b-quartet + mux + friends as part of The Tribal Gathering of the Tongue Tasters
Saturday 2 October, 8pm Venue: The Substation Theatre Admission: $15 and $10 (students) To purchase tickets please call Mish’aal 6337 7535 / 6337 7800 or email mishaal@substation.org Presented by The Substation.
The Tribal Gathering of the Tongue Tasters is The Substation’s new music and sonic arts programme, which will present a curated series of performances on the first Saturday of every month from October to December 2010. The Substation has invited a selection of the finest emerging and established sound artists, bands and collectives to challenge the deifnition of home-grown music and performance. Join b-quartet, mux and friends as they kick off the series on Saturday 2 October 2010.
Stay tuned for future performances from the likes of The Analog Girl, Max Lane, Andree Weschler, Tiramisu and Spacedays in November and December. There will be a flea market at each of these events, held at The Substation, from 5pm – 10pm.
First Take
Monday 4 October, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Entry By Donation
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
About First Take:
Happening on the 1st Monday of every month, First Take is a popular screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers, and anyone who is interested in filmmaking, to meet, exchange ideas, and show their work.
Conversations 2010 #2
Performance Lecture by our Associate Artist: diskodanny
Friday 1 October, 7:30pm
The Substation Theatre
Free Admission
Supported by National Arts Council
Can absence be enacted, captured… in fact seen in a film? Can the viewer see what is there but not apparent, fill in the gaps for himself and construct his own movement from memory?
In his presentation, diskodanny goes in search for liminal spaces that elude us because they exist as empty gaps. These spaces are found during the enactment of a movement. They cannot be seen explicitly but they exist so obviously that we take them for granted.
Diskodanny is an Associate Artist of The Substation. Details
Saturday 4 and Saturday 18 September, 2pm to 4pm
The Substation Classroom 1
Admission: $5 per session
For single session registration, please email admin@inkpotreviews.com (payment by cash at the door)
Participants are to bring their own copy of the texts to be read at each session
Presented by The Substation and The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance
Do you want to unearth the rich heritage of Singapore theatre with a group of like-minded enthusiasts? The Substation and The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance bring you a fortnightly series of “book club” meetings where, instead of novels, the group will come together to discuss scripts by local playwrights.
Facilitated by Matthew Lyon and Kenneth Kwok, editors of online arts journal The Flying Inkpot, this will be a safe, friendly space for anyone to come and share their views about a particular work, whether they are a regular theatre-goer or new to the theatre scene. Participants can also expect special guests, additional reading materials and screenings of video clips to deepen the conversations.
Scripts to be read at each session:
4 Sep: Those Who Can’t, Teach 2010 (Haresh Sharma)
18 Sep: The Coffin is too Big for the Hole and No Parking on Odd Days (Kuo Pao Kun)
Saturday 28 August to Sunday 5 September
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $5 (concession for students, NSF, senior citizens and Friends of The Substation) / $7
For all ticketing enquiries, please call 6337 7535 or 6337 7800
The Box Office opens from 2pm to 8pm (weekdays only) and just before showtime.
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Check out the website with the full programme and synopses – click here!
Love and Lust Live!
Thursday 30 September, 7:30pm for pre-drinks, 8pm the show starts
The Substation Theatre Admission: $20 (includes a selection of tapas, wine and drinks)
For more information please call Marc Checkley on 9329 0392
Advisory: content suitable for people aged 18 years and above
THE BOOK IS ON SALE NOW AT KINOKUNIYA!
A special guest reader for the night: Koh Chien Mun, Felix Cheong, Sharul Channa, Marc Checkley, Lora Wilkinson and Rishi Budhrani!
Desire, yearning, greed, passion. The steamier side of Singapore will be explored in this dramatic reading performance at The Substation theatre on September 30. Celebrating the launch of Monsoon Books’ short story anthology Love And Lust In Singapore, artists such as Koh Chieng Mun, Felix Cheong, Sharul Channa and Marc Checkley, will read stories that delve into the rawest of human emotions. The ticketed event – for adults only – will be accompanied by food and drink, a Q&A session with the authors, and all profits will go to the book’s charity, the WISH arm of the Society for Reading and Literacy. This event is proudly supported by the New Zealand High Commission and Australian High Commission, Singapore.
Puthiya Uthiram (PU) Double Bill – Outsiders and Hanuman
Presented by Ravindran Drama Group
Friday 24 and Saturday 25 September – Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $18 / $15 for students.
Please call 9194 0941 for enquiries and ticket bookings. Note: Some mature content suitable for persons above 16
Get set for a mind-blowing experience this September as the Ravindran Drama Group (RDG) presents its 4th edition of the wildly popular double-bill production Puthiya Uthiram with the staging of 2 original plays, Outsiders and Hanuman.
Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak (R.I.T.E.S) Presents
R.I.T.E.S #7
Featuring: Chua Chin Chin, Ezzam Rahman, Nopawan Sirivejkul, Monkol Plienbangchang and Jozef Cseres Saturday, 14th August, 7.30pm till late
The Substation Theatre
[Monkol Pilenbangchang and Nopawan Sirivejkul will be participating in a group exhibition titled TOUCH at The Substation Gallery from 13th till 22nd August 2010.] Details
Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 August, 8pm plus 3pm matinee on Saturday and Sunday
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Admission: $33 available from SISTIC
Please note the performance is in Mandarin
Written by internationally acclaimed artistic director, Goh Boon Teck; directed by theatrical veteran, Jalyn Han, as well as starring the gifted Nelson Chia, an Associate Artist of The Substation.
First Take
Monday 6 September, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Entry By Donation
Presented byThe Substation Moving Images
First Take, happening every first Monday of the month, is a regular platform for new and first-time filmmakers to show their work and share ideas with other filmmakers and audiences. This programme was inspired by discussions with local filmmakers and Moving Images supporters and provides a vital and vitalizing forum for new and first-time local filmmakers.
Show us WHERE YOUR HEART IS and you could win a CANON EOS 7D and a trip to the UK’s leading short film festival. Click here for details: http://civiclife.sg/competition.html
Closing date is Friday, September 17th, so get filming!
WHERE THE HEART IS is a collaboration between the British Council, the National Museum of Singapore, Encounters Short Film Festival and the Singapore International Foundation.
Monday 16 August, 8pm The Substation Theatre Free Admission, Donations Welcome Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Come down for our free monthly screening of short films by up-and-coming local filmmakers! The August edition of First Take offers a diverse selection of short films – there’s a love story, a comedy about ghosts, documentaries, and an animation featuring animals without, well, legs! Something for everyone, we’d say! See you at The Substation! Details
Saturday 31 July, Sunday 1 August, Saturday 7 August & Sunday 8 August
National Museum of Singapore, Gallery Theatre
Free Admission (Tickets can be collected at the National Museum)
A Programme of the National Museum Cinémathèque
Co-presented by the National Museum of Singapore and The Substation Moving Images
Celebrating its 7th edition this year, Singapore Short Cuts continues to be one of the most popular and widely anticipated showcases of local short films in Singapore.
This year’s programme features a diverse selection of some of the most innovative and outstanding recent Singapore short films as well as a retrospective of Singapore filmmaker K. Rajagopal, a three-time recipient of the Special Jury Award for the Singapore Short Film Category at the Singapore International Film Festival.
All screenings will be followed by discussions with the filmmakers. Details
Ziarah + Cerita Cinta (Visit + Love Story)
A double-bill written and directed by The Substation’s Artistic Director Noor Effendy Ibrahim
Thursday 14 to Saturday 16 October 2010, 8 pm
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Awareness of Light
Date: Monday 18 October to Thursday 21 October
Time: 10am to 5pm (lunch break from 12pm to 1pm)
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Course Fees: $450 per participant Exclusive Discount for The Substation: 10% discount for mailing list members. Call 62980996 or email admin@mayadancetheatre.org for more details Co-presented by The Substation and Apsara Asia
Awareness of Lights is a unique lighting workshop that provides an opportunity for participants to learn and understand the importance of lighting design and lights in a theatre setting. This workshop will equip participants with the technical expertise needed to understand lighting design for theatre and dance productions, videos, photo shoots and interior design. The workshop is geared towards dance choreographers, artistic directors, photographers, videographers, technical theatre crew and lighting enthusiasts.
For PerformanceOpen Call 2010,The Substation has selected RE:gina is Dead! by Melissa Quek, Elizabeth de Roza and Gilles Massot to be presented at The Substation Theatre.
A dark Theatre. Rustling sounds set the nerves on edge. In the blackness shapes are barely visible, but it feels like paper is everywhere. Somewhere a chalk outline.
Is that Regina? Why is she dead?
That’s up to you to decide in this interactive performance that defies categorisation. Part Installation part performance, the more you act, the more you’ll see.
Thumbprints, artifacts and bodies – images and symbols that point to one thing. You decipher the clues.
Dates: 16, 17, 18 September 2010
Time: 7pm to 7:45pm (First Session), 8:15pm to 9pm (Second Session), 9:30pm to 10:15pm (Third Session) Matinee on 18 September 2010: 3pm to 3.45pm (First Session), 4.15pm to 5pm (Second Session)
Price: $10 (concession) $15 Maximum: 15 people per session
To get/reserve the tickets, call the Box Office at 6337 7800 (weekdays only from 12pm to 7pm) or email: mishaal@substation.org
Conversations 2010 #1
Thursday 12 August, 8pm (60mins)
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $15 (concession for students and senior citizens) and $20
To buy tickets, please call 63377535 or 6337800
Presented by The Substation
In Transmitter, choreographer/dancer Jacki Job explores the weight of life through a unique dance language.
Deliberately slow and featuring highly sculpted movements, Transmitter will be performed to the sounds of the wind and sea of Cape Town. Layered on top of that will be fragments of rhythms that will serve as a metaphor for memories, thoughts and emotions. Details
Date: Saturday 10 July to Saturday 27 November, Saturdays (fortnightly) (break on 7 Aug)
Venue: The Substation Classroom 1
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Fee: $5 per session
Registration:
Last Day of Registration for Block Registration: 7 July, by 8pm
For single session registration, please email admin@inkpotreviews.com(payment by cash at the door)
Participants are to bring their own copy of the texts to be read at each session Presented by The Substation and The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance
Do you want to unearth the rich heritage of Singapore theatre with a group of like-minded enthusiasts? The Substation and The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance bring you a fortnightly series of “book club” meetings where, instead of novels, the group will come together to discuss scripts by local playwrights.
Monday 5 July, 8pm The Substation Theatre Free Admission, Donations Welcome Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Come and join us this July as we explore heartbreak and loss, take a look at social issues and then follow two robbers as they attempt to rob – with hilarious results! Details
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Returns to Singapore for the 6th Year!
Wednesday 21 July to Saturday 24 July
DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT, 20 Merbau Road
Admission: Tickets from $46 (+ booking fees) from www.gatecrash.com.sg or call the Gatecrash hotline at 6100 2005
No admittance for people under 16 years of age
For more info, please call The Substation at 63377535
Presented by The Substation
Supported by Vinum Fine Wines and BERGS Gourmet Burgers.
Shows will SELL OUT, so book your tickets fast!!! All cast members are now confirmed. Click on “Details” for more, umm, details….
For Open Call 2010,The Substation is happy to announce that we have selected\\: The Singapore River as a Psychogeographical Faultline by Debbie Ding to be presented at The Substation Gallery from 2 to 26 September 2010.
Wednesday 9 June to Saturday 12 June
61 Kerbau Road (premises of Maya Dance Theatre)
Performance Timing: click here
Admission: $25 (Admission limited to 10 people per session) Advisory: Contains Mature Theme. To buy tickets, please call 63377800 (Chris) or email chris@substation.org.
Supported by The Substation.
In this highly unique performance, TheatreStrays, a new physical theatre group led by The Substation Associate Artist Elizabeth de Roza, explores the plight of Singapore’s poor and marginalized through the lens of Maxim Gorky’s classic play, The Lower Depths. The work is being produced by The Substation’s Associate Director Audrey Wong. Details
VARIATIONS ON A THEME
By Raka Maitra
Thursday 15 July, Friday 16 July & Saturday 17 July, 8pm (Duration: 55 minutes)
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $15 (concession price for students and senior citizens) and $20
For all ticketing enquiries, please call 6337 7535 (Chris)
The performance will be followed by a post-show talk by Raka Maitra.
Presented by The Substation.
To read the critical essay written by Stephanie Burridge about this performance, please click here.
Variations On A Theme, Raka Maitra’s latest contemporary dance piece, invites the audience to be a part of the dancer’s journey through movement. A constantly evolving performance that is meant to be personally experienced, the audience can expect some truly evocative moments from the performance, created by the brilliant and emotional use of light, visuals, sound, texture and movement. Details
Monday 7 June, 8pm The Substation Theatre Free Admission, Donations Welcome Presented by The Substation Moving Images June’s First Take will prove to be a little more thrilling and mysterious than usual, so come join us if you are up for some twists and chills!Details
Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 May 2010
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Entry by Donation
For more info, please visit http://www.substation.org/EFF Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Come and experience an exploratory form of cinema with The Substation at the inaugural Experimental Film Forum. Organised and presented by The Substation Moving Images, this forum aims to put the spotlight on experimental films, a largely neglected area in film making. This year’s festival will feature a screening of experimental works, a forum and a workshop. Details
Wednesday 19 May, 7.30pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: $49 (Advance Tickets) / $70 (1 – 19 May)
Tickets available from:
Hell’s labyrinth, 3 Coleman Street, #04-14, Peninsula Shopping Complex Inokii, 14 Scott Roads, #03-30, Far East Plaza Roxy Records & Trading, 5 Coleman Street, #02-15, Excelsior Shopping Centre
For all enquiries, please email cynicalsounds@hotmail.com Presented by Cynical Sounds
Cynical Sounds presents Warbringer, a thrash metal band from America that has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and Indonesia. Singapore will be one of their few stops in Asia. Details
Monday 3 May, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Free Admission, Donations Welcome Presented by The Substation Moving Images
May’s First Take will bring you on a varied journey through the relationships between sisters; the lives of migrant workers living on the streets of Singapore; the coming of age of orphans as they grow up and come to terms with the realities of life, to the invisible beauty of the sounds that surround us on a daily basis.
Wednesday 7 April – Sunday 11 April
Sculpture Square, Singapore
“Future of Imagination”, a time-based, performance art event was first held at the Substation on 6 December 2003.
The event aims to significantly re-define and to kindle interests, as well as to promote the visibility of the practice of performance and time-based art.
For more information about Future of Imagination 6, please visit the official website here.
Monday 21 June to Sunday 18 July
The Substation Gallery
Opening: Thursday 24 June, 7pm
Artist Talk: Friday 16 July, 7.30pm
Admission: Free
Gallery hours: 12pm to 9pm (closed on public holidays)
Venue supported by The Substation
Breath-Taking is an installation of 200 portraits displayed in individual inflated plastic bags. Each portrait is abstractedly painted in acrylic and Chinese ink, and presented on media like plastic, paper and duct tape. The audience is invited, through the exhibition, to question how our past impacts on our judgements, expectations and experiences. The process of reading, understanding and relating to “others” is also a pivotal theme of the exhibition. Details
Saturday 29 May to Saturday 19 June
Curated by chin Opening night: Thursday 27 May, 7.30pm The Substation Gallery Gallery hours: 12pm to 9pm (Closed on public holidays) Presented by AlsOdoMinie, a specialist printer
Venue supported by The Substation
The notebook represents an empty canvas – a blank slate to fill with vast imagination, ideas and inspiration. Presented by AlsOdoMinie, 8 creatives from different creative disciplines have collaborated with the specialist printer to design notebooks. Details
Saturday 20 March The Substation Theatre
Children’s Storytelling Sessions $26 per person per session (3 to 4pm and 4:30 to 5:30pm)
Adult Storytelling Sessions $30 per person for 3 sessions (7 to 8pm, 8 to 9pm, 9 to 10pm)
Co-presented by The Substation and MoonShadow Stories Tickets: please contact The Substation on 6337 7535 or 6337 7800 or Kamini Ramachandran on 92732383 For more details, please visit www.moonshadowstories.org and www.substation.org. Details
April’s First Take is all about loneliness and the innate human desire to make a meaningful connection with another person. Come and join us for a quietly emotional and sweetly moving ride this month at The Substation.Details
Thursday 13 May to Saturday 22 May
The Substation Gallery
Opening: Thursday 13 May, 6.30pm
Performance by Marla Bendini: 13 May to 16 May, 21 May and 22 May, 7.30pm daily
Gallery hours: 12pm to 9pm daily (closed on public holiday)
Audience discretion is advised. Exhibition contains some nudity.
Venue supported by The Substation
“Conversations between father and son” is a multimedia installation performance with paintings paying tribute to the artist’s late father. The artist, both a son and a transgender individual, invites the audience, through the performance, to initiate intimate conversations with their loved ones. Details
Tuesday 16 March, 7pm The Substation Theatre Tickets: $40 until 28 February 2010, $50 from 1 March to 15 March, $60 at the door. Available from: Inokii, #03-30, Far East Plaza, Scotts Rd, ph 6836 7657 or Roxy Records, #02-15, Excelsior Shopping Centre, Coleman St, ph 6337 7783. Presented by Bonecrusher Productions
Thursday 1 April to Saturday 10 April 2010
The Substation Gallery
Gallery hours: 12 noon to 9pm daily (closed on public holidays)
Opening night: 1 April (not a joke), 7:30pm
Venue supported by The Substation’s sub_space visual arts programme
In Etiquette, 18 Singaporean female artists question whether the gender behaviour they have been taught is appropriate – even when they do the exact opposite of what they have learnt. Details
Friday 9 April 2010, 7.30pm
The Substation Theatre
Ticketing: Pre-sale tickets $49, 3 to 9 April 2010 $70 Presented by Cynical Sounds
Cynical Sounds is proud to present Maryland death/grind masters Misery Index in Singapore for the first time at The Substation Theatre, as part of their Asia/Australia tour. Details
Thursday 22 to Sunday 2 May
Closed on 1 May
The Substation Gallery Gallery hours: 12 noon to 9pm daily (closed on public holidays) Venue Supported By The Substation
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 April, 7pm The Substation Theatre
Tickets: Please contact Brandy at bstern@cis.edu.sg for information
Presented by the Canadian International School Drama ClubDetails
Friday 5th March 2010 | National Museum of Singapore | 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Saturday 6th March 2010 | Tiong Bahru Heritage Estate | 8.30 am to 5.00 pmThe Substation’s Associate Director, Audrey Wong, and Artistic Director, Noor Effendy Ibrahim, will be participating and speaking at the Work-Life Conference happening from 5 – 6 March 2010. Details
March’s First Take brings you stories from days of yore, and emotional struggles before getting to that happy place. Find out more about Singapore’s history and how we rise from the ashes this month at The Substation, the place for screenings, discussions and more!
Friday, 26 February, 7:30pm
Saturday, 27 February, 6:00pm and 9:00pm
The Substation Theatre
Tickets: $8 per screening. Please contact Saskia : 97578064 saskia.larasaty@yahoo.com or Agnes : 92351112 tropical_topaz@yahoo.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Thursday, 18 March – Wednesday, 25 March 2010 The Substation Gallery
Gallery hours: 12 noon to 9pm daily
Free Admission
A group show of 9 budding artists from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) seeks to create awareness of the various forms of dislocation, displacement and transference from psychological, cultural and social perspectives. Details
DUET
By Law Soo Leng & Richard Philip
Thursday 19 August, Friday 20 August & Saturday 21 August, 8pm (55 minutes)
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $15 (concession price for students and senior citizens) and $20
For all ticketing enquiries, please call 6337 7535(Chris) Presented by The Substation.
Click here to read Kenneth Kwok’s critical essay on Duet
Duet is an original and fearless dance performance that weaves together multi-dimensional movement with human drama and connection.
Featuring choreographer and dancer, Law Soo Leng, and musician, writer and theatre director Richard Philip, Duet is a stirring dance performance layered with live music, vocal text and visual projection. Details
February’s First Take brings about the big questions: of faith in times of death, nostalgic mourning and escapism. But there’s always a silver lining behind each monstrously dark cloud. So come on to the Substation Theatre for your monthly selection of pick-me-ups, to ease your Monday blues. After all, it’s free!
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) Presents
Berita Harian 2 – Utusan Melayu; the surreal
the contemporeal
the cosmoreal
12 JAN – 5 FEB 2010: Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940
Agitatsiya / ClogTwo / Djohan Djohari / Gene Sha Rudyn / Khairuddin Hori / Noor Effendy Ibrahim / Ryf / Siti Salihah Omar / SlacSatu
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) presents the sequel to Berita Harian 2003, Berita Harian 2 – Utusan Melayu; the surreal, the contemporeal, the cosmoreal. The seminal exhibition which was curated by Khairuddin Hori in 2003 is deemed at present as a ‘point of departure’ for contemporary Malay art – an avant-garde representation of Malay artists who dealt with issues of identity, the intersection of communities and ethnographical stereotypes. Berita Harian 2 – Utusan Melayu; the surreal, the contemporeal, the cosmoreal is also an attempt to initiate a legacy of artistic platforms reflective to the study of ‘Malayness’. Details
Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 March 2010, 3pm & 8pm The Substation Gallery Duration: 90 Mins
Admission: $15, limited tickets per show, therefore to reserve tickets, kindly contact Isaac at isaac.sim@nus.edu.sg. Presented by NUS Thespis
A performance exhibition on travelling and memories.
Monday 8 to Friday 12 March, 11am and 3pm each day The Substation Theatre
Ticketing: $20 for students, $25 for adults. $100 for a family package (3 children + 2 adults). Bookings: ticketing@ekamatra.org.sg
Presented by Teater Ekamatra
Schools are able to use the 60% Tote Board subsidy
Monday, 4 January, 8 pm
The Substation Theatre
Free admission, donations welcome
Sponsored by KODAK
To kickstart the new year, January’s First Take brings you more new shorts from Singapore! Featuring a documentary on Singapore’s satirical scene, a writer’s relentless search for a finish and a tale that bridges the gap between stalking and following. We are even including some of our favourites from Fly-By-Night 2009! Join us for another exciting screening, as well as a Q & A session with the filmmakers at The Substation this month. You can also vote for your favourite short, all of which will lead to our Best of First Take at the end of the year!
19th December 2009, 3pm (other dates/times sold out) The Substation Theatre
Tickets: $16 (Concession), $20 (Adults) from ticketing@ekamatra.org.sg
Of tolerance and acceptance; association and self-identity. In the face of challenges, Nadirah is to find out just how strong family and religion is. Will love or faith prevail?
Nadirah is written by Alfian Saat, directed by Zizi Azah Abdul Majid and Jo Kukathas, and stars the stellar cast of Siti Khalijah Zainal, Neo Swee Lin, Tony Quek, Shida Mahadi and Hatta Said.A tribute to Yasmin Ahmad for her spirit of bringing people of different races and religions together. Click here for more info.
Tues 26 January to Thurs 4 February 2010
The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am-8pm daily, closed on public holidays
Free Admission Opening reception: 26 January, 6:30pm
Part of the Women in Arts Festival 2010 Details
Artist-in-Residence The Substation is partnering with Singapore Management University in a pilot Artist-in-Residence programme this year. The SMU-ASEAN Artist Residency provides opportunities for Singapore and ASEAN artists to interact with students as well as have valuable time to reflect and create in a studio hosted on SMU campus. Our current resident artist is Dani Iswardana from Solo, Indonesia. Dani has been studying and exploring wayang beber since his studies at the Surakarta Art Instute. Dani does not paint traditional wayang beber scrolls that typically tell stories based on Javanese Panji legends. Rather, he appropriates characters and stories from various Javanese fables, legends and episodes from Mahabharata and Ramayana into the context of today’s contemporary life. Dani has also worked in artistic departments of renowned Indonesian choreographers such as Sardono W. Kusumo, Bambang Besur Suryono, Fajar Satriadi, Ketut Rina and Suprapto Suryodarmo. Details
Latitudes in Transit Part of the Women in Arts Festival 2010
Thursday 7th January to Thursday 21st January
The Substation Gallery
Co-organised by: Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) and The Substation, in Partnership with the Embassy of Mexico. Pictured: “Retrato como un desierto” 155 x 204 cm by Magali Lara.
“Latitudes in Transit” celebrates the diverse expressions of womanhood. All the artists live their own realities and face and process them through art. The 15 pieces by female artists from Mexico will feature realism, abstract and other forms of paintings. Details
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Featuring work by Lim Shengen, Maxine Chionh, Patricia Ho, Teow Yue Han The Substation Gallery
Curated by Urich Lau. Supported by The Substation
Presenting works by 4 artists who use video, projection, installation, interaction and performance, in assimilatory strategies on time, the spatial, physical and visual interplay. The artists demonstrate elements of intent and accident in the momentous and the fleeting with electronics, gadgets and time-based media. Details
Friday 4 December 2009, 7pm
The Substation Theatre
Free admission
Kodak presents its first students’ short films screening event. It’s a night dedicated to honor the short films shot by students from filmschools in Singapore.
Entries include shorts from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, New York University TISCH Asia and Nanyang Technological University.
All films were shot using Kodak Super 16mm filmstock.
Some of the shorts were also entries to the 2009 Kodak Filmschool Compeititon.
Come join us for a night of networking, food & fun and at the same time find out why these students chose to originate their films, on a century old format! The session will be started off with a cocktail reception, screening and a Q&A session with the filmmakers present. Details
Fri 22 and Sat 23 January, 8pm (40 minutes with no intermission)
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $19
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival Commission, World Premiere
Co-presented with The Substation
A past incident is reflected in black and white, as inflexible as the law. Taking our starting point from here, we explore and present opposite reactions. Details
Wed 13 and Thur 14 January, 8pm (75 minutes with no intermission)
The Substation Theatre Admission: $19
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival – Asian Premiere Co-presented with The Substation)
For more info please visit www.bryonnbain.com
Lyrics from Lockdown is an unforgettable journey through hip hop, theatre, spoken word and song. Details
Acclaimed Singaporean metal band RUDRA premieres groundbreaking music video
Monday 7 December, 8pm
The Substation Theatre Admission: Pay as you want (to thank Rudra fans for their years of support
Limited seats are available, to reserve seats email tickets@hosaywood.com
WITNESS A HEAVY METAL RE-IMAGINATION OF THE EPIC KURUKSHETRA WAR!
‘Hymns from the Blazing Chariot’ a music video directed by award-winning filmmaker Jacen Tan will premiere at The Substation.
Based on the song’s lyrics and concept, the explosive music video is a re-imagination of the ancient Sanskrit text‘The Bhagavad Gita’, one of the most important philosophical classics of the world. Details
Co-organised by Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking
Supported by apbc Offices and Infinite Frameworks 25th – 31st January 2010 Deadline extended till 28 December 2009!
An entire week of short film screenings every night showcasing all Singaporean short films produced in 2009!
Due to the overwhelming response, we are extending the submission deadline till 28 December 2009!
Sunday 13 December 2009
SESSION 1 – 5 to 6.30 pm
SESSION 2 – 7.30 to 9.15 pm
The Substation Theatre
ENTRY BY DONATION (No minimum fee)
Sponsored by KODAK
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new & fresh local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future talents of Singapore film!
For this special screening, we are presenting the audience favourites of each month, and a final vote is cast for the Top Favourite of First Take 2009! Come watch the most popular First Take films of each month and cast your vote to support your favorite film! Details
This video is uploaded for those who have missed mux’s wonderful performance on 7 November in The Substation Theatre. Click here to view a longer version of this clip
Thursday 10 December 2009, 7.30 pm and 9 pm
Friday 11 December 2009, 7.30 pm and 9 pm
The Substation Theatre
Tickets at $8 (Concession) and $10
Book your tickets here or get them from The Substation box office!
For more information, please contact box office:
+65 6337 7800 or email.
Concession for: Students, NSFs, SFS members, PageOne members and Friends of the Substation Details
November’s First Take brings you more new shorts from Singapore! Featuring stories from an account transfer gone wrong, a triad bloodbath, an accidental vigilante in Singapore and more. Join us for another exciting screening, as well as a Q & A session with the filmmakers at The Substation Theatre this month. You can also vote for your favourite short, all of which will lead to our Best of First Take, coming soon!
Performed by Dew M Chaiyanara, Faizal Abdullah & Hemang Yadav
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November 8 pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $20 available at The Substation Box Office Performance is in English. Recommended MDA Rating: R18
What would you do when you win a million in the Singapore Big Sweep? The choices are endless, but for some, winning a fortune is as debasing and disorientating as a horrific ordeal in a car on a rainy night. The millionaires, a ‘subaltern Malay couple’ mechanic at a petrol station and a salesgirl, re-enact their childless marriage baiting each other on a never-ending car journey to take food home to their cat. She berates him about his impotency and other inadequacies; he about her besotted behaviour over their cat for whom he had just bought 32 tins of canned food in a cat food sale. He loves his job. She loves her cat. But the condominium-bound tabby cannot speak and acts as a silent confidante rather than a high counsel for their marital dilemmas. Details
The Substation Moving Images presents SESSIONS about...
Yee-wei will share his experiences in making his first feature film BLOOD TIES and the pitfalls to avoid. In the talk, he will cover how he gained exposure through short films and will talk about the financing, production, marketing and distribution experiences of BLOOD TIES.
About Chai Yee-Wei:
The writer/director, Chai Yee Wei, went from business school to entrepreneur to filmmaker. He graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a business degree. After working in an MNC for several years, Yee Wei turned entrepreneur and started a restaurant, Curry Favour. He is still a partner at Curry Favour, which is looking to open its 3rd restaurant this year. Through his studies and work, Yee Wei maintained a strong passion for film and TV. After making several short films and working on different film projects, he received the MDA
Feature Film grant this year to make his first feature ‘Blood Ties’.
The Substation Moving Images presents SESSIONS about...
Speaker: Lai Weijie
31 October 2009, 4 pm
The Substation Theatre
Entry by donation
SESSIONS brings you closer to the people who have been there and done that. From filmmakers to professionals, The Substation invites you to hear their experiences and share their thoughts and passion in this one-time event.
Lai Weijie will be sharing his experiences in exploring post-production options for film within the region, finishing possibilities and their respective pros and cons. The talk will also include a brief introduction on the basic formats available on film, distinctive looks of the two brands providing it, the benefits of shooting on film over video, as well as the basic steps and processes when shooting on the film format.
About Lai Weijie:
Lai Weijie is one of the two Singaporeans in the inaugural Graduate Film Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia. He recently went road tripping in Malaysia to explore post-production options for his film, “The Sun Rising” and visited a film lab in Philippines while attending the ASEAN-ROK Independent Cinema Project in Manila.
A performance by mux
Saturday, 7 November 2009
The Substation Theatre
8pm
Admission by donation (minimum $10)
people without people is a narrative performance based on a thought experiment. It is centered on a main protagonist who has, for the longest time, been in the same place since he could remember. there are no inconsistencies and changes in anything. for the sake of keeping things interesting, something happens.
the performance is motivated by themes related to an absolute. purity that sits in various mediums such as sound, music and language.
A series of artworks inspired by Bladerunner.
Thurday 26 to Monday 30 November
The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
See how 20 Singapore artists have been inspired by the movie Bladerunner. The seminal movie has inspired and influenced artists since its release in 1982 and continues to be a classic cult film crossing several genres. Witness some of these inspirations in various mixed media, ranging from 2-D to 3-D artworks all created for this specific showcase. Artworks that will be available include limited edition Jewellery pieces and Design objects from Singapore’s most exciting new wave of underground and emerging artists.
By The Migrant Ecologies Project (Lucy Davis)
Thursday 5 to Sunday 22 November
The Substation Gallery
Opening Hours: 11am to 8pm daily
Artist Talk: Saturday 21 November, 4.30pm
Free Admission
The Migrant Ecologies Project embraces concerned explorers, curious collectors, daughters of woodcutters, miners of memories and art by nature. The project evolves through and around past and present movements and migrations of nature cultures in art and life in Southeast Asia.
This solo exhibition by Lucy Davis commissioned by The Substation consists of wood print collages, charcoal drawings and fragments of animation encircling memories of a tropical hardwood bed purchased in Singapore. Details
A SeptFest interactive performance with Rosa Casado:
Tues 29 September to Sat 3 October – working with participants
Sun 4 October – public presentation
The Substation Theatre
Free admission
“one thing leads to another” uses action and games structures to create a focal point for the informal gathering of a crowd; and to outline, in a discursive way, a number of social concepts that are generally assumed to be good, and to test those assumptions. Details
A performance by Raka Maitra (An Associate Artist of The Substation) and Bambang Besur Suryono
Friday 23 to Sun 25 October, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $20/$15 (students) from The Substation Box Office
Circular Ruins is a dance performance that explores the concepts of reality as a response to the text “Circular Ruins” by Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges. Details
Sound installation by Zulkifle Mahmod Monday 19 to Saturday 31 October 2009 The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
We shape our buildings, and afterward our buildings shape us.
—Winston Churchill, 1943
ARENA explores the use of existing objects e.g. doors, glass windows, concrete walls and pillars in a physical space to create an aural architecture. These objects will be triggered by using DC motors and solenoids which will be programmed on the computer based on algorithm. Algorithm is a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer. The space will be converted into a ‘concert’ without players.
Arena also explores the ability of human mind in the space. Are we able to imagine in a space that is ‘cold’ and bright? Are we able to enjoy the ‘concert’? The interior of the space will be covered with white carpets. The whole space will lighted with white fluorescent lights.
Presented by IB Art students from SJI International School with support from Sub_Space's outreach
Thursday 8 to Saturday 11 October 2009
The Substation Gallery Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
Free admission
Private viewing: 9 October 2009, 7pm to 9pm
What skin are we living in? This exhibition explores appearance and actuality, whether it is our own identity, celebrity or the environment that we live in. The mass media and information culture has changed how we view the world and caused information saturation. These 4 young Artists have taken time to stop and think about what appears on the surface and what lies underneath the skin. Each Artist has chosen their own theme which runs through their work giving a rich and varied exhibition with both vibrancy and subtlety.
There will a Q&A with the directors after each screening
Purnama 2 is a short film screening event organized by Singapore Malay Film Society (SMFS). It strives to be an annual fixture that provides filmmakers the opportunity and exposure to showcase their films. The committee members hope that such an event will allow filmmakers to collaborate and network with one another and produce more short and feature films for Singapore’s film industry.
Purnama first began during Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2008, showcasing 11 short films by local directors. As Hari Raya Aidilfitri is based on the sighting of a new moon in the Islamic calendar, Purnama, meaning full moon in the Malay language, was an apt name for the event.
First Take, happening every first Monday of the month, is a regular platform for new and first-time filmmakers to show their work and share ideas with other filmmakers and audiences. This programme was inspired by discussions with local filmmakers and Moving Images supporters and provides a vital and vitalizing forum for new and first-time local filmmakers.
1. THE RAVEN/ NELSON YEO / 6 MIN / 2009 / PG
The Raven stands atop the building looking down onto the street. He is the observer, the guardian and the grim reaper, making sure that someone who’s about to die a natural death dies a NATURAL DEATH…
2. LOVE LAWS / CHERIYAN LYDIA NATALIA / 17 MIN / 2009 / NC16
The Love Laws govern who should be loved, how much, and by whom. Despite this, Ammu Kochamma, a Touchable widow, has an illicit relationship with her Untouchable lover, Velutha Paapen, and plans to flee with him. The story unfolds to show the dire consequences of transgressing these rules; thus pushes the characters to their limit. Love Laws explores the meaning of forbidden love against the backdrop of tradition.
3. REDFICTION / GIRI ARNAGA / 14 MIN / 2009 / PG
Marco seems to be delusional, from time to time he sees costumed bunnies interacting with him. He stumbles upon a mysterious advertisement while watching a midnight show claiming to sell a product that helps the consumer to achieve his goal. The product is called “REDFICTION”.
Thursday 1, Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $20 from The Substation Box Office
For more info please click here. Advisory: Some mature content (12 years and above)
A multi-disciplinary performance that weaves in stylized forms with naturalistic human drama.
Some strangers meet one last time in an old inn before their lives end. It had entered their knowledge that the night of their meeting will be their last night on earth.
They have been told that by dawn, their lives would end. Each of them has exactly 37,800 heartbeats left. During their final moments, as they await the end, they develop relationships with the other strangers in the inn. Details
Dates: Friday 25 September to Wednesday 7 October
Times: 11am to 8pm daily
Venue: The Substation Gallery
Admission: Free
Workshop: Sat 26 September, 2 to 4pm – “Create art from junk mail and other ephemera” Cost: $35, BYO junk. Please click here for more info and to register. Details
Dates: Artist at work: 14 to 18 September 2009
Times: Artist at work: various
Venue: The Substation Alley
Admission: FREEEEEE!
We have a guest artist coming into The Substation from Sept 14 to 18 where he will be creating an installation piece featuring 3D stencils on one of the outside walls of The Substation. Trent is from Australia and is being supported by the Australian High Commission and will also be supported by students from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Details
Dates: 10 to 24 June
Times: 11am to 8pm daily
Venue: The Substation Gallery
Admission: Free
Artist talk: Saturday 13 June, 12 noon
What if I want to water ski? And other questions A Digital Media Installation by Victoria Cattoni. In this beguilingly titled exhibition, What if I want to water-ski? And other questions, artist Victoria Cattoni asks us to unveil our perceptions and perhaps, misconceptions, of the Muslim headscarf for women, otherwise known generically as hijab, or locally as tudung.
Part of a broader project, ‘Re-Dressing the Veil’, begun in 2007 in Malaysia with the support of an Australia Council for the Arts grant, the exhibition What if I want to water-ski? And other questions draws on Cattoni’s ongoing exploration of cross-cultural experience, taking us on a journey between Singapore, Penang and Cairns/Mareeba in North-eastern Australia via the hijab. Details
Artist-in-Residence
Wed 13 and Thur 14 January, 8pm (75 minutes with no intermission)
Thursday 10 December 2009, 7.30 pm and 9 pm 
Performed by Dew M Chaiyanara, Faizal Abdullah & Hemang Yadav
Speaker: Chai Yee-Wei
Speaker: Lai Weijie
Tues 29 September to Sat 3 October – working with participants
Sound installation by 
Thursday 8 to Saturday 11 October 2009
Thursday 1, Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October, 8pm
Dates: Friday 25 September to Wednesday 7 October
Dates: Artist at work: 14 to 18 September 2009
Dates: 10 to 24 June 
