Posts in 2016 programmes
A Note from the Artistic Director: Change

Since I joined The Substation as Artistic Director in October 2015, there has been significant change. It’s created some confusion and anxiety about The Substation that many of us have come to know and love. After 25 years, we’re proud to say we are a national institution, a definitive part of Singapore’s history. In all those years, our city and culture has changed drastically.

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Walk-in Sessions & Townhall

Here is the proposal that I submitted to the Board as part of the application process for Artistic Director. I have left it intact, but removed one section on financial and headcount changes. We hope people can read some info on Friday, have a think, and come to us on Tuesdays with their thoughts. You can come to the Random Room, or you can get into conversation with us electronically on FB mostly.

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Moving Images - What's Next

On Monday, we had a great turnout for First Take, as part of Moving Images (MI) that was launched in 1997 to promote and support film. Over the years, this programme has really been at the forefront of Singapore cinematic history, and we’re proud of what we’ve done. We’ve had the privilege of screening, and working with so many filmmakers such as Jasmine Ng, Sun Koh, Tan Pin Pin, amongst many others.

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