The Lecher of Art, Lecture 6:
A Guide to Walking: Convening the Singapore Psychogeographical Society
By Debbie Ding
Thursday 27 October 2011, 8-9:30pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
This is an InHouse event 
Singapore is a small, flat and largely man-made country constantly changing in shape with the reclamation of the coastline, and experiencing rapid demolition/construction within the city at all times. In a hypermodern city where little of the natural geography remains, most Singaporeans seem apathetic towards this, Debbie Ding will talk about the practice of walking, map-making, and disorienteering in Singapore.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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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Sound Art Open Call
Closing Date for Applications extended to 14 July 2011
The Substation is accepting submissions for the new Sound Art Open Call 2011. The Substation Open Call programme was first initiated in 2008 to support and realise strongly artistic, critical and rigorous visual arts proposals, and was expanded into performing arts in 2010. For application details and requirements, please visit the Open Call 2011 microsite at www.substation.org/opencall
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.
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