Category: Dance

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Co:Lab by Re:Dance Theatre

  In the blink of an eye, newcomer Re:Dance Theatre (RDT) sees itself crossing the one year mark. It has truly been an eventful year for this young company with performances staged at prominent local festivals such as the M1 Fringe Festival and Contact Contemporary Dance Festival. For its first birthday, RDT’s gift could not be sweeter – they have successfully secured a permanent studio space at the spanking new Aliwal Arts Centre located in the trendy Arab Street district. The Muse heads Read more
Posted: 20 May, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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Raka Maitra: Translating Poetry into Dance

  Trained in classical Orissi (also known as Odissi, one of the major Indian classical dance forms), Indian-born, Singapore-based Raka Maitra belongs to a breed of Asian dance artists who are taking traditional forms and structures and making them relevant in the contemporary context. Maitra’s determination to not succumb to social clichés regarding the traditional and the contemporary is admirable. To this gentle yet resolute dancer-choreographer, consciously trying to combine elements Read more
Posted: 1 May, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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[Column] How Many Steps Does It Take?

  When we first took the step of introducing Dance as an Arts option in the High School curriculum, we did not know whether or not it would thrive. Dance had always been part of the Overseas Family School's PE programme, but we saw an opportunity to extend its reach in 2008, when the school's production of “Fame”  helped significantly increase student interest in the subject. Our students were suddenly excited about the idea of learning routines and performing in front of their Read more
Posted: 20 April, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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A Weekend of Contemporary Dance

  Dance lovers will be spoilt for choice this coming weekend with three shows put up by notable local contemporary dance companies and artists. This weekend will be nothing short of a milestone for local contemporary dance as we bid fond farewells, experience youthful bravado and confront difficult issues all within the span of three short days. The stunning diversity presented by Ecnad, T.H.E Second Company and Ming Poon will ensure that there is something for everyone. Fond Farewell We Read more
Posted: 2 April, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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Raw Moves Presents R.e.P 2013

  There seems to be a renewed call amongst local contemporary dance companies to play a more active role in nurturing the next generation of artistic talent. This can be seen in the increasing number of dance festivals and development platforms initiated by companies such as Odyssey Dance Theatre and T.H.E Dance Company. Also recognising this need to cultivate young talent is Raw Moves, a one-year-old company established by Artistic Director Ricky Sim. The company’s R.e.P performance Read more
Posted: 27 March, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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Dance Education in Singapore, Part II: LASALLE & NAFA

In the second part of our focus on dance education in Singapore, we train the spotlight on two established tertiary arts institutions: LASALLE College of the Arts and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Since their early days of establishment, the dance faculties at both institutions have fought hard to develop the talent to make a vibrant dance environment possible. One must remember that professional dance education was started against the backdrop of a Singapore that was caught up in pragmatic Read more
Posted: 6 March, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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Review: Déproduction by Association Sam-Hester

  Here are two solos where the dancers generally stand still, talk constantly, and less is certainly more. Enter to find a floor chalked with islands of illegible fragments and symbols.  Kazuma Motomura slouches in from the audience, and stands there. He begins to speak, a blow-by-blow account of his meeting with the choreographer Perrine Valli. Still talking, he walks directly on an upstage diagonal, and stands at another floor marking. "One thing led to another." His hand slices a diagonal Read more
Posted: 5 February, 2013 Dance, Theatre Shortlink
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Review: Xtra Large by Compagnie Irène K

  In this universe of people in fat bodies, there is loneliness, tenderness, violence, and apples.  Xtra Large opens strongly with three dancers in Botero-inspired fat suits, behind a long and ridiculously high table that gives the over-sized bodies a childlike proportion. Sitting spaced out in a row as if in a school canteen, they obsessively hoard an apple each, staring at it as if it may unlock some secret or unleash a genie. Youth? Beauty? A dancer’s diet? With repetitive gestures Read more
Posted: 28 January, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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M1 Fringe Festival: Dance Performance Highlights

  Recently, the Singapore performing arts scene has been packed back-to-back with a slew of festivals both big and small. These days we complain about the large number of festivals taking place across the city, about how we can’t possibly keep and how we don’t have enough time. After all, isn't complaining one of our favourite national past time? I say we ignore the complaints and revel in the unprecedented variety of performances these festivals have brought to our local arts scene. Read more
Posted: 16 January, 2013 Dance Shortlink
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Dance Education in Singapore, Part I: SOTA

  School of The Arts: The New Kid on the Block In a society that has been slow in recognising the importance and relevance of professional arts education, three arts institutions – Lasalle College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and School Of The Arts (SOTA) – have been working the ground to promote professional arts education and training as a viable career option for Singaporean youths. In this two-part series, we will focus on the dance faculties of these three Read more
Posted: 17 December, 2012 Dance Shortlink