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/
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.
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.
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.
3rd Singapore Short Film Awards Monday 5 – Sunday 11 March 2012 The Substation Theatre Admission: by donation (no minimum amount) This is an InHouse event
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 even 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. There are ten award categories, including Best Director, Best Fiction, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Performance and Best Sound. The Singapore Short Film Awards also presents an Honorary Award to an individual or team who has made a significant contribution to the industry.
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.
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 28 April – 9 June 2012 (6 Sessions), 2-5pm
Every Saturday 13 October – 17 November 2012 (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
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.
SPAM Friday 27 January 2012, 7:30-9:30pm 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. Photo by Marla Bendini
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.
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.
Basic Photography Course Wednesdays 9 November – 7 December 2011, 7:30pm-9:30pm The Substation Classroom 2 Instructor: Ray Tan Course Fee: $275 (8 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 basic photography workshop is limited to eight participants. The course is tailored to those interested in improving their photographic skills, and covers basic photographic theory, camera function, composition and exposure. The course includes proprietary day and night exposure techniques exclusive to this workshop. The workshop includes three photography outings that will allow participants to practice and apply they theory they’ve learnt during sessions.
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
Thursdays from 20 October to 24 November 2011, 12:45-13:45pm
The Substation Dance Studio
Admission: $12 per class
Please email/call a day in advance to register for classes. Contact Sherry Tay at sherry_tay@yahoo.com or 830 76728 for registration or questions.
This class will focus on core stability, alignment, the use of breath, the balance of strength and flexibility. Most of the exercises will be taken from Pilates Matwork and they are created to use one’s body natural resistance and breath to provide a holistic workout. Each class will be tailored to the participants.
Loop Theory: Improvisation Lab
The Substation Dance Studio
Monday 17 October – Monday 19 December 2011, 9:15am – 10:30am
Every Monday and selected Thursdays on 20 Oct, 3, 24 Nov, 1, 15 Dec 2011, 9:15am – 10:30am Admission: $12 per class, or pre-pay $80 for any 8 sessions. Pre-registration required: Please contact Bernice Lee at 98432863 or email bernicelee87@hotmail.com for registration and enquires.
Loop Theory: Improvisation Lab uses somatic practices and improvisation games to prepare players for entering into a state of endless possibility. We warm up into dancing by connecting body-mind to the invisible forces around us and to each other. We ask ourselves questions that may lead to more questions, but with each creating a loop of understanding for ourselves and for each other. We will leave with heightened awareness, equally energized and rested.
kunst-PLAY Creative Artsploration! November / December Holiday Programme
Welcome to kunst-PLAY Artsploration program. This is a great time where participants are able to spend quality time learning and creating exciting projects. We offer a variety of artsploration workshops to choose from to inspire everyone, whether you are 4, 12 or 30 years old, a child, adult or parent(s), this is a place to explore and give in to your artistic side. Want to participate more than a session? Check out our special packages below.
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.
Intermediate Drawing Class 6 July -24 August 2011 (6 Sessions) Wednesday 6, 13, 20 July, and 10, 17, 24 August 2011, 7:30-9:45pm The Substation Classroom 1
Instructor: Tania De Rozario
Course Fee: $190 (6 sessions)
Material Fee: $50 (additional to be paid to instructor at first session)
Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org Requirements: Must have taken The Right Way to Draw
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, coloured pastels and a whole new variety of weekly exercises.
(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.
Intermediate Photography Course 7 July – 25 August 2011 Thursday 7, 14, 21 July and 4, 11, 25 August 7:15pm-9:30pm Day outing: Sunday 17 July 8:30pm-12:30pm Venue: Classroom 2, The Substation Instructor: Ray Tan Course Fee: $295 (7 sessions) Admission: For more information, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org Requirements: Participants are required to have a digital SLR camera
The workshop is the next step for people who have understood the basic techniques and are already applying them in their regular shoot. It aims to inspire participants to discover and nurture their own photographic vision through a series of interesting assignments.
Besides learning to uncover their potential to feel and create, participants can also expect to engage in detailed discussions with the instructor to improve the quality of their work. This workshop designed for people who wish to develop their personal vision in photography and it includes a guided photography outing led by the instructor.
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?
Contact Dance and Music Improvisation Jam Session
Presented by ECNAD as part of FIREBALL 2011: Musicians and performers are welcome!
Saturday 31 July 2011, 3-5pm
The Substation Dance Studio
Admission: $10 available from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org This is an InHouse event
This jam session is held in conjuction with ECNAD’s 15th anniversary performance, Fireball 2011, which takes place all over The Substation from 28-31 July. Dancers, theatre practitioners and musicians from any genre and artistic background are encouraged to jump in and take part in this improvisational session, in which movement and music come together to produce potential performances and meaningful collaborations. Free in form and spirit, this session hopes to bring practitioners together in the spirit of multidisciplinary cooperation.
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.
Body Studies: Movement Lab. Tuesday 16 August, 8-9:30pm and Saturday 20 August 10-11:30am The Substation Dance Studio Admission: $15 per class or $25 for both, to be paid in cash before the start of each class Pre-registration required; minimum 4 students. Please contact Bernice Lee for registration or questions at bernicelee87@hotmail.com / 9843 2863
This workshop uses somatic practices and improvisation games to prepare players for the performance space where we enter into a state of endless possibility. We warm up into dancing by layering anatomical detail with environmental awareness. We become sensitive to the consciousness and memories of our bodies, and connect with each other through the invisible forces of the earth. The workshop will introduce structures and approaches for spontaneous performance, and culminate in an improvisation score determined by the group. Participants will leave with heightened awareness of individual habits and impulses, be energized and rested from attuning to their bodies, and feel what it means to listen deeply.Participants will get to take class with performers for Loop Theory, and contribute to the project as all fees collected will go towards its funding.
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.
Pilates Matwork Tuesdays on 16, 23, 30 August 2011, 8-9pm The Substation Dance Studio Admission: $12 per class to be paid in cash before the start of each class. Please contact Sherry Tay for registration or questions sherry_tay@yahoo.com Please email one day in advance to confirm your attendance.
This class will focus on core stability, alignment, the use of breath, the balance of strength and flexibility and our efficiency of movement. The exercises are created to use one’s body natural resistance and breath to strengthen the core muscles. This class is conducted by Sherry Tay and each class will be tailored to the participants. Please bring your own Pilates Mat! Participants will get to take class with performers for Loop Theory, and contribute to the project as all fees collected will go towards its funding.
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.
Song and Movement Workshop, as part of the Singapore Arts Festival 2011 Monday 16 May 2011, 10am-4pm The Substation Dance Studio Instructors: Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper (Nature Theater of Oklahoma) Course Fee: $50 Registration: For more information or to register, contactPang Su Li nac_artsfestcommune@nac.gov.sg
This workshop is an introduction to the company’s working methods for Life and Times and in particular how they work with banal language and transform it through music and dance. Participants will gain an understanding of the performance tasks in this show, and how the role of ‘chance’ operates in their work. Image: Rainer Werner (Burgtheater)
TAO Dance Theater – Concepts Class, as part of the Singapore Arts Festival 2011 Saturday 4 June 2011, 1-3pm The Substation Dance Studio Instructor: Tao Ye (TAO Dance Theater) Course Fee: $15 Registration: For more information or to register, contactPang Su Li nac_artsfestcommune@nac.gov.sg
The body has memories. Its language is more immediate and honest than our spoken one. This workshop utilises sound and gesture games to bring participants into a new mental space. Through guided improvisations, this class will wake up the body, enhance personal awareness, and take participants one step further on the path of self-understanding.
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.
Improvising from the Senses: A Taste of Action Theater A Workshop with Kim Criswell Wednesday 8 June 2011, 7:30pm-10:30pm The Substation Dance Studio Admission: $30, to register please contact Mish’aal: 6337 7800 / mishaal@substation.org Suitable for new or experienced improvisers, theatre practitioners and dancers.
Action Theater™ is a performance and awareness training rooted in physical improvisation. Originally developed to help performers hone and expand their skills, Action Theater is also an awareness practice for non-performers who want to feel more spontaneous, creative, and embodied.
This workshop turns the studio into a laboratory for exploration. Through guided improvisations using breath, voice, eyes, ears, limbs, body and impulse, we will isolate individual components of action (time, space, shape, energy) so they can be examined and playfully altered, leading to moment-to-moment creative expression — and a great deal of fun.
Please wear comfortable clothes that allow you to move freely and without inhibition.
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.
Basic Photography Course Date: 11 May – 8 June 2011 Session Dates: 11, 18, 22 (Day Outing), 25, and 29 May (Day Outing) and 1, 3 (Night Outing), and 8 June 2011 Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm Venue: Classroom 2, The Substation Instructor: Ray Tan Course Fee: $275 (8 sessions) Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
Suitable for beginners or photography enthusiasts
This popular course covers a comprehensive overview of the basic techniques and the art of photography, the handling of the camera and its related equipment.
Please click here for more information about registration.
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.
Uniquely Singapore, as part of the Singapore Arts Festival 2011 Saturday 16 April, 10am-1pm The Substation Dance Studio Instructor: Alvin Tan (The Necessary Stage) Course Fee: $25 Registration: For more information or to register, contactPang Su Li nac_artsfestcommune@nac.gov.sg
For a theatre that is rooted in social realism, characterisation is of paramount importance. Devising theatre involves actors’ input during the initial phase of the process which essentially means time and space to play and explore through hours of creative improvisations. Participants will be given scenarios and they will respond to them in character, thereby discovering and developing their characters and character journeys. Alvin Tan will also share how this workshop is related to the larger process of devising theatre including the making of SINGAPORE, a Singapore Arts Festival commission.
Intermediate Photography
Course Date: 7 July – 18 August 2011
Sessions: 7, 14, 17, 21 July and 4, 11, 25 August
Time: 7.15pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Classroom 2, The Substation
Instructor: Ray Tan
Course Fee: $295 (7 sessions)
Admission: For more information, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
Requirements: Participants are required to have an SLR (film or digital) camera.
The workshop is the next step for people who have understood the basic techniques and are already applying them in their regular shoot. It aims to inspire participants to discover and nurture their own photographic vision through a series of interesting assignments.
Please click here for more information about registration.
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
Critical Review Writing Workshop 30 April – 21 May 2011 (4 sessions) Sessions: Saturday 30 April and 7, 14 and 21 May, 10am – 12:30pm The Substation Classroom 2 Instructors: Matthew Lyon and Kenneth Kwok Course Fee: $120 Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / registration@substation.org
A performance is staged. But after the curtain falls, what remains?
This course is an opportunity for you to learn about the art of theatre criticism and will include many hands-on activities to deepen your learning experience. The course will help you to develop your critical faculties for watching theatre as well as better articulate your opinions when discussing a show.
Fragile Limits This is a R.I.T.E.S. Workshop Tuesday 3 May 2011, 10am-6pm Wednesday 4 May, 9am-5pm The Substation Dance Studio Course Fee: $100 For more information about this course, or to register, contact Reef 94301624 / arif_ayab@yahoo.com.sg Participants are required to bring comfortable clothes, one object they feel related to, and 2 man-sized covers (eg, bed sheets, sleeping bags)
This workshop is suitable for both experienced and inexperienced artists who want to develop their work in performance art and gain an insight into the work of the practice artist duo, VestAndPage (Germany/Italy).
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
Pappas & Dancers
Contemporary Dance
Date: Saturday 15 January 2011, 11am-1pm
The Substation Dance Studio
Admission: $20, or $18 id pre-registered by 14 January. For more information or to register please contact Faye Lim fminlim@gmail.com
This is an OpenHouse event
This class includes an energetic warm-up, a series of movement exercises that practice unusual coordination patterns, and an opportunity to dance big old dancey dance combos based loosely on repertoire from Monster. monster will be performed at the M1 Fringe Festival 2011.
Rebecca Pappas is deeply informed by her training in modern dance with Dan Wagoner, release technique with Jeremy Nelson, Feldenkrais and ballet with Augusta Moore. She has taught classes and workshops at UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Connecticut College.
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
Contact Improvisation
Course Date: 27 January – 31 March 2011
Session Dates: 27 January, 10, 17, 24 February,
10, 17, 24, 31 March 2011
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Dance Studio, The Substation
Instructor: Matthew Heys
Course Fee: $200 (8 sessions)
Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / mishaal@substation.org
Contact: two points of physical contact that provide a starting point for the exploration of movement. Improvisation: a free and spontaneous physical dialogue, which can range from stillness to highly energetic exchanges.
Please click here for more information about registration.
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
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 
