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.
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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).
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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?
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The Lecher of Art : Lecture 2
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
The Lecher of Art: Lecture 3
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.
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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?
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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?
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