2009 Shows IV

Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing (7-31 May 2009)

7-31 May 2009
7.30pm
Gates open at 6.30pm

Approx 2 hrs 30 mins

Interval: Approx 15 mins

Fort Canning Park

Thu & Sun shows
Standard – S$43
Advance Ticket – S$33 (available until one day before performance)
VIP Package – S$78
(Includes a seat, two glasses of wine or soft drinks, canapes and a souvenir programme.)

Fri & Sat shows
Standard – S$48
Advance Ticket – S$38 (available until one day before performance)
VIP Package – S$83
(Includes a seat, one glass of wine, canapes and a souvenir programme.)
Love, laughter, conspiracy and drama.

‘Shakespeare in the Park’ returns this May with a sumptuous take on one of the greatest comedies of all time.

Bring a picnic basket and blanket and lie under the stars as the park comes to life like you have never seen before.

In 2007, over 20,000 people came to SRT’s landmark production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Fort Canning Park. This year’s Much Ado About Nothing promises to be twice as much fun.

Whether you want to enjoy a wonderful romantic comedy, be part of a historic event, or just have a picnic, this will be a spectacular evening for young and old.

Much Ado about Nothing is of one of Shakespeare’s best known, light-hearted comedies. The play follows the obstacle filled courtships of two romances – Hero and Claudio, and Benedick and Beatrice. The brilliance of the main plot witnesses Hero and Claudio falling in love at first sight; but as with any immediate attraction, they have a lot to learn about each other. This is accompanied with the humorous bickering of Beatrice and Benedick in their “merry war” of the sexes.

The quintessential romantic comedy is layered with witty and hilarious character interaction between the two couples, as well as a streak of darkness from Don John who conspires against Hero and Claudio’s wedding. In the end though, does it all turn out to be “much ado about nothing”?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare (20-23 May 2009)

20-23 May 2009

Wed-Fri, 7:30pm
Sat, 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Approx 2 hrs

Interval
approx 15 mins

DBS Arts Centre – Home of SRT

Thu-Sat Evening
Standard – $37

Wed Evening & Sat Matinee
Standard – $32

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”

After experiencing The Stage Club’s production of Shakespeare’s endearing classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, you’ll have some ideas why! This production promises to entertain, enthral and educate.

Lysander loves Hermia; Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius loves…Hermia! Ever defiant, Hermia escapes with Lysander into the surrounding forest where we find the King and Queen of the Fairies, Oberon and Titania, at loggerheads. With the help of Oberon’s cheeky right hand fairy, Puck, the mischief begins and gets somewhat out of hand. Alongside all of this romantic drama we follow the bumbling attempts of a group of local craftsmen rehearsing a love tragedy. The result is a charming and engaging story that will engage audiences young and old.

Coming soon after our recent highly successful productions of Twelfth Night and Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream seeks to continue The Stage Club’s tradition of high quality Shakespearean theatre, bringing out the magic, the music, the mirth, and the underlying menace of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays.

In Search of Wonderland (28-30 May 2009)

28th-30th May 2009, 8.00pm
The Substation Theatre
45 Armenian Street Singapore 179936

Tickets: $14 (Concession), $16 (Adults) from The Substation Box Office or through ticketing@ekamatra.org.sg

Performed in Malay with English surtitles

Orang bawah, orang atas.
Kisah adik-beradik sekeluarga dikupas.
Orang bawah, orang atas.
Terus-terang dan tanpa batas.
Orang bawah, orang atas,
Pintu syurga dapat penyakit,
Rahsia lama sedia di bangkit.

The ones above and the ones below,
The story of five siblings is here for show.
The ones above and the ones below,
The painful truth, life’s ebb and flow.
The ones above and the ones below.
The gate to heaven has fallen ill,
Old family secrets we will reveal.

After the success of ‘How did the Cat get so Fat?’ and ‘Suap’, Zizi Azah returns with her new Malay play, In Search of Wonderland. Zizi Azah will once again collaborate with a power packed creative team, Izmir Ickbal for set, Anaiz Abdul Majid for sound and with a stellar cast behind her made up of several Life! Theatre Awards 2009 winners.

In Search of Wonderland promises a thought provoking performance filled with human compassion and a visual treat that will bring the audience through a multitude of emotions.

In Search of Wonderland brings home closer to our hearts as it plays on the absurdity of familial ties and our attitudes towards those whom we love. Through its subtlety, it offers a reflection into family relationships and through its escape into wonderland, this fantasical story will, hopefully, pull us closer to the reality of our homes and bring families closer together.

Website

Arts Fest 2009 (May 2009)

Etiquette – Rotozaza (U.K.) (16 May-13 June 2009)

16 May – 13 Jun 2009

Performance starts on the hour at these times:
Mon to Thu: 12PM – 2PM, 6PM – 9PM
Fri to Sat: 11AM – 10PM
Sun: 11AM – 8PMApprox 30 mins (no intermission)

Standard – S$20

Except for sold-out sessions, tickets are available at Dome, Marina Square before the commencement of the show.
Tickets will be available on a first-come-first-served basis, and discounts are not applicable for on-site purchases.

This is a play where you and another are the only actors and audience. Guided by headphones and told what to say and do, two participants perform a half-hour drama at a table in a public café amidst patrons oblivious to the performance taking place!

Intimate, witty and cleverly manipulative, Etiquette is a brilliant piece of reflexive theatre that exposes human communication at its rawest and explores the gap between language and meaning.

Participants play two characters that are led into micro-situations borrowed from film or theatre, manipulating objects that consist of two small figures, a plastic house, a phial of ‘blood’ and chalk.

Your performing partner could well be your closest friend, or even a total stranger. Whoever you are with, it will be an intriguing revelation.

Supported by Dôme Marina Square.

If you like this show, you might like these as well:
Visible Cities, Dream-Work, Dream-Home , Invisible Room

Visible Cities (World Premiere) – Chay Yew and Giorgio Barberio Corsetti – (Singapore/Italy) (22-23 May 2009)

Fri & Sat, 08:00PM
Drama Centre Theatre
Standard – S$50, S$40, S$30, S$20

New York-based Singapore playwright Chay Yew collaborates with Italian director Giorgio Barberio Corsetti in a cross-cultural foray featuring a mixed Italian and Asian cast.

Did you know more than a hundred people around the world made your dress? Do you know if your handbag is real or fake? Is your shirt really made in Italy or in China? How much does your blouse really cost?

Visible Cities explores the high stakes realities of international fashion, globalism, immigration and counterfeit culture that traverses two separate continents and narratives. In one story, we meet Bianca, an agoraphobic Italian woman who strikes up an unusual friendship with a Fish in a post-apocalyptic world. In another, we meet an Italian merchandiser and an ambitious Singapore Chinese fashion buyer who visit clothing factories in China. Interspersing these narratives are a sharp glimpse at the real and imagined lives that connect these two stories from two different worlds.

Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities containing conversations on real and imagined cities between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan, Visible Cities is a modern tale that contemplates different cultural journeys, their historical and contemporary realities, and their common interest: trade.

A co-commission and co-production by the Singapore Arts Festival and the Napoli Teatro Festival Italia

In co-production with Fattore K.
Supported by Italian Cultural Institute Singapore

If you like this show, you might like these as well:
Electra, Long Life, RUHE

Dancing On Your Grave by The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs (22-24 May 2009)

22-24 May 2009
Fri-Sun, 08:00PM

Approx 60 mins

Esplanade Theatre Studio

Standard – S$35

Killingly funny, and totally life-affirming. – The Herald, UK

A song-and-dance cabaret act with a twist – all the performers are dead!! Three dancers join two musicians on stage as a five-piece music hall troupe, dead, desperately downtrodden and travelling on a seemingly never-ending purgatorial tour.

Black comedy, clever yet gruesome lyrics, original live music and slick choreography combine to make an hour-long show of laughter and, possibly, tears. Described by the press as “richly entertaining” and “a spine tingling combination of deadly dance and dark ukulele-based songs”, this show has something for everyone, whether you like dance, music or comedy!

The Cholmondeleys (pronounced “Chumlees”) and the Featherstonehaughs (pronounced “Fanshaws) are led by Artistic Director Lea Anderson, with live music written and performed by composer Steve Blake and ukelele bashing minstrel Nigel Burch of The Flea Pit Orchestra. The show toured UK in 2008 (Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival and Edinburgh Fringe), garnering great reviews and audience responses.

Sistic Link

About Ace! Festival

We are truly excited to present the inaugural ACE! Festival – bringing you a thrilling collection of the best local and regional performing groups across five genres, as well as a collection of wonderfully creative workshops.

Aimed squarely at the young and the young at heart, we have programmes for the whole family. It truly is Arts and Creativity For Everyone!

Conceived with the aim of celebrating, promoting, inspiring and simulating creativity and artistry in children, teens, youth and families! ACE! Festival is also a platform to promote local and regional arts.

Whether it is Music, Theatre, Magic, Dance, or Visual Art, ACE! Festival has something special for EVERYONE to enjoy!
We are sure you will find something to excite, enthral and enliven you!

Are you wondering what to do with your children over the school holidays? You want to find something that will really captivate them, and keep them excited and entertained?

Are you looking for something that will stimulate their imagination, and inspire them to go and explore for themselves? It is always a tricky task to find the right activities – the ones that will inspire and not bore. And of course the ones you can actually afford!

That is precisely why we have created the ACE! Festival.

We are really excited to have found such a wonderful selection of local and international groups to present to you, and we are sure that you will find at least one item that will enliven your senses, and fire up your imagination!
Enjoy!

Ace! Festival website

FAIRYTALEHEART (20 May – 2 June 2009)

20 May – 2 Jun 2009

Tue, 03:00PM
Wed – Sat, 03:00PM & 07:30PM
Sun, 05:00PM

Approx 60 Mins

Alliance Francaise Theatre

Standard – S$20

Show Cancelled! 20 May 3.00pm

FAIRYTALEHEART
I Theatre

Two lonely teenagers, Kirsty and Gideon find refuge from their stressed and unhappy family lives in a deserted community centre. Neither realises they share the same refuge, until one fateful evening…

From their first tentative and defensive meeting, a friendship begins to bloom. Through the paintings of Gideon, and out of their imagination, a magical kingdom is created.

Both begin to develop a new and precious friendship as they explore their fears, family relationships and identities through the magical stories they share; gradually becoming more and more able to face the harsh realities of our own world.

A breathtaking production with a lot to say to young people, teens, and adults – about looking for beauty and thinking beyond the five ‘C’s – about breaking out of the mould and finding out what is truly valuable.

WAAH! MAGIC! (22 – 24 May 2009)

22-24 May 2009

Fri – Sat, 03:30PM & 07:30PM
Sun, 05:00PM

Approx 90 Mins

Alliance Francaise Theatre

Standard – S$20

WAAH! MAGIC
Kiki Tay

You’ll be amazed when you experience Singapore’s renowned comedy magician, Kiki Tay! Join us on a magical journey as Kiki transports us into a fun, wacky, fantasy world where a little boy’s magical dreams come true! Guaranteed to amuse, amaze and inspire, and suitable for the whole family! This is a show that will make you go “WAAH!”

About Kiki Tay
Known as the guru of magic, Kiki Tay is the brilliant mind behind the magic for numerous Theatre and Television productions. One of the busiest and most popular magical entertainers in Singapore, Kiki has performed for more than a million audience members. He has performed his unique form of magic and comedy for even the royal family of Brunei, and Singapore’s Prime Minister!

Bagaikan Bermimpi – Konsert 40 tahun Sweet Charity (31 May 2009)

31 May 2009
Sun, 08:00PM
Approx 120 mins

Esplanade Concert Hall

Standard – *S$108, S$88, S$68, S$48
Box Seat – *S$108 *$108 (cat 1 & box seats) includes 1 free autographed CD to be redeemed at Esplanade shop on day of concert.
[Only limited to first 100 tickets]

LANGUAGE
Malay

Winner of multiple awards, the fathers of rock celebrates 40 years of great music with a reunion concert.

A renowned rock band over the past 4 decades, Sweet Charity’s music has defined the spectrum of rock ‘n’ roll music. The band is much respected by many rock bands in the region and this appreciation has kindled the fervor for the band to come together again.

The performance at the Esplanade is a testimony to the band’s longstanding establishment in the music industry. Their legacy has been and will always be an icon on the music landscape through generations since 1969.

Don’t miss catching the legendary Sweet Charity in this historical reunion concert.

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Appreciating Film 101 by Asian Film Archive (6 June 2009)

6 Jun 2009
Sat, 02:00PM

Approx 120 mins

Esplanade Bay Room

Standard – S$15

Is there a typically Asian way of telling a story and making a film? Even as Asian auteurs such as Ozu Yasujiro (1903 – 1963) and Satyajit Ray (1921 – 1992) took the lead from Western filmmakers, they also imaginatively recast some of their cinematic ideas into the social, cultural, and historical context that they live and work in.

This session will expose participants to Asian cinema with focus on national film histories and pan-Asian film genres. A brief summary of cinema in China, Japan and India will provide participants with a sense of Asian cinematic traditions. How has cinema become unique to each country through self-representation and documentation of a society in socio-cultural transition and economic and political development?

Films from Asia are also increasingly hybrids of cross-border and cross-cultural influence. This self-awareness of the Asian diaspora has brought about a sense of transnationalism. Participants will also look at how certain genres of films have taken on an Asian consciousness, for example martial arts and horror movies. The speaker will also discourse on how genres been enriched and complicated through ideas of gender, sexuality and class. The session will conclude with a look at a few key scenes in Asian cinema to examine the film styles and creative processes of Asian filmmakers.

Bio
Tan Bee Thiam leads and directs the Asian Film Archive (www.asianfilmarchive.org ) as its executive director and is the Secretary-General of the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association. In 2005, he founded AFA as a non-governmental memory institution with the mission to save, explore and share the art of Asian Cinema. He is curator-producer of the popular DVD anthologies – Asian Film Archive Collection: Singapore Shorts and Royston’s Shorts.

At the Nanyang Technological University, he lectures on Asian Film History and has been invited to present his work at well-regarded film conferences such as the NYU Orphan Film Symposium and FIAF Congress. He has also been invited to perform jury work for the international film festivals in Berlin, Locarno and Hawaii.

Most recently, Bee Thiam founded 13 Little Pictures (www.13littlepictures.com ) to produce and present innovative feature films by filmmakers who love cinema. His slate of upcoming film projects include Betok by Sherman Ong, In The Absence Of The Sun by Lucky Kuswandi (Winner of Produire Au Sud for Best Film Project, Bangkok), Monte Carlo by Yasmin Ahmad and Night Lights by Daniel Hui.

Esplanade presents Flipside (21 May – 14 June 2009)

A series that presents the lighter side of the arts, offering fun and quirky theatre, music and dance programmes, in conjunction with the Singapore Arts Festival every year. Audiences can expect unconventional, imaginative work and eccentric humour!

If your e-mail program is unable to display messages in HTML format, please click here.

This email was sent by: The Esplanade Co Ltd 1 Esplanade Drive Singapore, Singapore, 038981, corporate@esplanade.com.sg Shut up, Play! (Japan) (12-14 June 2009)

LES ÉGARÉS (M18 – some sexual content) (Strayed) – French Movies (16 June 2009)

16 Jun 2009
Tue, 8pm
Approx 95 mins

Standard – S$7.20

In French with English Subtitles

Director: André Téchiné
Cast: Emmanuelle Béart, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Clémence Meyer

Synopsis: June 1940…. the Germans are at the gates of Paris. Odile gives into the general panic and embarks on the road to exodus with her two children, Philippe and Cathy. Like everybody else, they head for the South. They drive night and day but the road is packed. On the second day of their trip, the Germans open fire and their car bursts into flames. The family have now lost everything. Yvan, a strange young man dressed like a clown helps them hide and all four find themselves in an abandoned house. Cut off from the rest of the world, they are far away from war and maybe from time.

AIR SUPPLY LIVE IN ASIA 2009 (19 June 2009)

19 Jun 2009
Fri, 8pm

Approx 2 hrs

The MAX Pavilion@Singapore Expo

Standard – S$128, S$98, S$78, S$58

Only VISA card, MASTER card, DINERS Card, JCB Card, Cash and NETS are accepted for this event.

Singapore’s favourite soft rock duo, Air Supply, is back!

After a successful sold out tour around the region last year, Air Supply returns to serenade us this June.

The trademark sound of Russell’s soaring tenor voice coupled with Graham’s simple yet unforgettable songs have always held audiences captive in their many live shows around the world.

In 2008, Air Supply was named the 83rd best musical act of all time in the Billboard Hot 100’s 50th year anniversary edition, based purely on their performance on the charts over the years. They are the only Australian band on the list.

Having released numerous albums which has sold in excess of 20 million copies, hits made famous by Air Supply include “Lost In Love”, “All Out Of Love”, “That One That You Love”, “Sweet Dreams”, “Every Woman In The World”, “Even The Nights Are Better”, “Two Less Lonely People In The World”, “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All” and more.

Come take a trip with Air Supply on 19th June as they bring you down memory lane!

This event is brought to you by UnUsUaL Entertainment.

Sentosa Summerfest @ Siloso Beach (20 June 2009)

Lots of Fun @ Siloso Beach!

Venue: Siloso Beach @ Sentosa
Date: 20th June 2009
Time: 12pm – 11pm

Free Event admission : Island admission and transportation charges payable separately

School’s out and June is here! Get out, let your hair down at Siloso Beach this holiday and get ready for the most happening event, yet! Jointly organised by Sentosa and 987FM, expect a massive concert line up of local talents such as Electrico, Plain Sunset, Jack & Rai featuring E.I.C. & more, hang out with 987FM crew and party the night away.

Brochure here.

Video Games Live (19 June 2009)

19 Jun 2009

Fri, 8:00PM

Approx 2 Hrs 30 Mins

Interval
Approx 20 Mins

Pre-show Festival from 6pm onwards

Singapore Indoor Stadium

Standard – S$115, S$85, S$70, S$55

Video Games Live (VGL) is the biggest and most sensational game concert featuring music from the most popular video games of all time. Performed to countless sold-out audiences in United States, Europe and North Asia, VGL is making its first Southeast Asian appearance in Singapore!

VGL integrates cutting-edge visuals and state-of-the-art technology with music arrangements and unique interactive segments, offering audiences an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience.

Produced and performed live by world famous video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, with our very own remarkable NUS Symphony Orchestra & Choir, VGL features music from the most popular video games – Pong, Mario, Sonic, Halo, Warcraft, Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy and more.

Gamers & music lovers unite! Do not miss this opportunity to watch Video Games Live’s debut performance in Singapore!

Genius R Us – June 2009 Activities (9-20 Jun 2009)

9-20 Jun 2009
Genius R Us Centre
75B Tanjong Pagar Road
Singapore 088496
- 5 mins walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station – Exit A

Kidz Can Bake!™ and Kidz Can Craft!™ Workshop
Kidz Can Bake!™ – Ice-Cream Making (3 flavors)
Kidz Can Craft!™ – Design & Personalise a T-Shirt
Date: 9 June 2009, 10am – 1pm (Tues)

Fees: S$70 per child / S$125 per pair (1 Parent & 1 Child)

Age range for child: 4-12 years old

Father’s Day Special – A Bouquet of Cookies Baking & Decorating with Colourful Icings

Date: 20 June 2009, 10.30am – 12.30pm (Sat)

Fees: S$45 per child / S$80 per pair (1 Parent & 1 Child)

Age range for child: 4-12 years old

* An adult is required for kids below 5 years old.
* Fees is inclusive of all workshop materials, packing materials and a suit of apron for the kid(s).

Looking out for fun & experiential workshops for your kids this holiday? Come and join us in our specially designed half day program on Ice-Cream Making (3 flavors) without using ice-cream maker and you can do it over and over at home followed by Design & Personalise a Tee this holiday. In addition, how about giving your dad a bouquet of cookies during this Father’s Day that you devote your love to bake and decorate. Limited seats per session. Get your seat(s) now! Hope to see you at Genius R Us soon.

MERCREDI, FOLLE JOURNÉE! (Day Off) – French Movies (23 June 2009)

23 Jun 2009
Tue, 8pm Approx 127 mins

Alliance Francaise Theatre

Standard – S$7.20

In French with English Subtitles

Director: Pascal Thomas
Cast: Vincent Lindon, Alessandra Martines, Victoria Lafaurie, Olivier Gourmet

Synopsis: Day Off, through its children, likes to think of itself as a bitter-sweet portrait of our time, as was in its own way, François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows forty years ago. From Tuesday night till Thursday morning, school pupils live the story of their lives, which is the story of our world. They go home to their ‘families’: traditional, broken up, single-parented, restructured – in a word, the families of today. It’s into this crazy, crazy, crazy world that the school administrator entrusts his flock. It comes as no surprise that it would have been better if he’d left the parents in the children’s care.

CIMB – Singapore International Piano Festival 2009 (SSO) Familiar Ground – Vladimir Feltsman (25 June 2009)

25 Jun 2009
Thu, 8pm

Victoria Concert Hall

Standard – S$45, S$35, S$25, S$20

Vladimir Feltsman, piano

BACH CHOPIN CHOPIN MUSSORGSKY

Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV.825 Two Polonaises Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 Pictures at an Exhibition

An artiste of immense range and insight, Vladimir Feltsman is recognized as one of the most imaginative and constantly interesting musicians of our time. His technique and showmanship, coupled with a commanding stage presence never fail to thrill audiences worldwide. Featured in his programme is Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, and Chopin’s charming Polonaises and Ballade No. 3. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a showpiece for virtuoso pianists, serves as the evening’s monumental finale.

CIMB – Singapore International Piano Festival 2009 (SSO) Familiar Ground – Pascal Rogé & Ami Rogé(27 June 2009)

27 Jun 2009
Sat, 8pm Victoria Concert Hall

Standard – S$45, S$35, S$25, S$20
Pascal Rogé & Ami Rogé, piano

FAURE CHOPIN POULENC DEBUSSY CHOPIN DEBUSSYCHOPIN DEBUSSY DEBUSSY CHOPIN DEBUSSY CHOPIN SCHUBERT RAVEL

1er Nocturne No. 1, Op. 33 13ème Nocturne No. 1, Op. 48 1er Nocturne in C major Prélude: Les Fées sont d’exquises danseuses Prélude No. 15 in D-flat major, Op. 28 Préludes: La Fille aux Cheveux de lin Le vent dans la plaine Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest Prélude No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28 Préludes: La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune Les Collines d’Anacapri Étude pour les 8 doigts Étude No. 1, Op. 25 Étude pour les arpèges composées Étude No. 12, Op. 10 Fantaisie in F minor D.940 (duet with Ami Rogé) Rhapsodie Espagnole (duet with Ami Rogé)

Pascal Rogé exemplifies the finest in French pianism, characterised by elegance, beauty and delicate phrasing in his playing. His name is synonymous with the best of French repertory performance in the world, showcased in this programme’s pieces by French masters Faure, Chopin and Debussy. Appearing with him for a special duet performance is Ami Rogé, his partner in life and music.

Singapore River Festival (19-27th June)

Singapore River Festival 2009

The Singapore River Festival 2009 returns for a second year, from June 19-June 27, to set abuzz Singapore’s 24-hour nightlife entertainment district with exciting lifestyle and entertainment events on and along the river. From Boat Quay and Empress Place to Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay, the whole river will come alive with free events and activities. Revellers will be spoilt for choice with nightly activities that include a specially commissioned romantic musical and bumboat parade, paying tribute to the people of the river, a music festival celebrating our vibrant musical past, spectacular aerial performances, a Mojito festival, themed parties, an attempt at a record-making performance of mega illusions and a dance marathon. With its wide array of dining establishments along the river, the Festival also promises great deals and a host of other irresistible food and beverage promotions to complement this not-to-be-missed nightlife experience.

Being Ngak & Clement (26 June 2009, Fri)

CIMB – Singapore International Piano Festival 2009(SSO) Familiar Ground – Nikolai Demidenko (26 June 2009)

26 Jun 2009
Fri, 8pm Victoria Concert Hall
Standard – S$45, S$35, S$25, S$20

Nikolai Demidenko, piano

CHOPIN SCHUMANN SCHUMANN

24 Preludes, Op. 28 Faschingschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 Carnaval, Op. 9

Nikolai Demidenko, a Russian pianist renowned for his authoritative performances of the Russian repertoire and special affinity with the works of Chopin, is highly in demand as a soloist worldwide. 24 Preludes, Chopin’s most famous preludes, is the highlight. Also featured is Schumann’s Faschingschwank aus Wien, a four-movement piece depicting carnival scenes from Vienna, and Carnaval, a staple of the pianist’s repertoire which is symbolic for the composer’s use of quotes and codes in the work.

”Eurasiana ~ A Musical Tribute” (Soundwaves 2009) (26-27 June 2009)

26-27 Jun 2009
Fri – Sat, 7:30PM

Approx 1 hr 30 mins

NO INTERVAL

Esplanade Concert Hall
Standard – S$50, S$35, S$20.

Kick off your weekend with the best that Singapore has to offer – musically! Soundwaves 2009 returns with the first solo concert by Singapore Pop Orchestra under the baton of Cultural Medallion recipient Iskandar Ismail. With performances by local jazz maestro Jeremy Monteiro as well as some of the biggest names in Singapore’s club scene like Claressa Monteiro, Vernon Cornelius, John Molina, Steven Francis, Vanessa Fernandez among other iconic performers, expect an exciting programme that seamlessly blends Western and Asian pop, rock and jazz styles with creative arrangements to popular crowd pleasing songs. Don’t miss this one of a kind, feel-good concert that is sure to leave you with a song in your heart!

The concert is directed by Dick Lee, and will be hosted by Brian Richmond, Eunice Olsen, Hamish Brown and Andrea DeCruz.

For more details, log on to www.pa.gov.sg/lifeskillslifestyle

All Yesterday’s Parties Rockers, Mods and other Oddities Monterey Pop (27 June 2009)

27 Jun 2009
Sat, 02:00PM Approx 78 mins

National Museum Gallery Theatre
Basement

Standard – S$8

Monterey Pop
Dir: D.A. Pennebaker
1968 | USA | 78min | 35mm | Rating to be advised

This is where it all started. Held some two years before Woodstock, and attended by more than 200,000 hippies and freaks, the Monterey International Pop Festival in Monterey, California, in June 1967 was the world’s first major rock festival, and the event that effectively launched the Summer of Love. This essential record of a defining countercultural moment features sizzling performances from Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding, as well as appearances by Canned Heat, The Mamas and the Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Electric Flag, The Grateful Dead, Simon and Garfunkle, The Who, and Ravi Shankar, among others. Not to mention Scott MacKenzie, singing the Summer of Love’s unofficial theme song: San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) .

All Yesterday’s Parties Rockers, Mods and other Oddities Gimme Shelter (27 June 2009)

27 Jun 2009
Sat, 04:00PM Approx 91 mins

National Museum Gallery Theatre
Basement

Standard – S$8

Gimme Shelter
Dir: Albert & David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
1970 | USA | 91min | 16mm | Rating to be advised

This landmark documentary chronicles the tragically ill-fated Rolling Stones free concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, 1969. Only four months earlier, Woodstock defined the Love Generation; now it lay in ruins on a desolate racetrack six miles outside San Francisco. Before an estimated crowd of 300,000 people, the Stones headlined a free concert featuring Tina Turner, The Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers and others. Members of outlaw biker gang The Hell’s Angels were asked to help maintain order. Instead, an atmosphere of fear and dread arose, leading ultimately to the death of a fan. What began as a flower-power love-in had degenerated into a near riot; confused faces wondering how the Love Generation could, in one swift, cold-blooded slash, became a generation of disillusionment and disappointment.

December 6, 1969: the day the Sixties died.

Timbre music presents Milestones (23-27 June 2009)

Timbre @ The Substation is opened every day from 6pm. Bands – Michaela, Reverie & Rene, EIC, The Goodfellas, 53A and Shirlyn & The UnXpectedTimbre @ The Arts House is opened every day from 6pm except Sundays Bands – Surath & Rene, 53A duo, Pam & Fatt, The Goodfellas & EIC & Shirlyn & The UnXpectedTimbre @ Old School is opened every day from 12pm except Sundays Bands – Pam & Fatt, 53A duo, Acoustic Trip, Soulitude, Michaela and Charlene & FattPlease visit www.timbre.com.sg for reservations, information, map & directions.

Timbre @ The Substation Garden, 45 Armenian Street, Singapore 179936 t 65-63388277 Timbre @ The Arts House, 1 Parliament Lane, #01-04, Singapore 179429 t-65-63363386 Timbre @ Old School, 11A Mount Sophia, #01-05, Singapore 228465 t-65-63380800

CIMB – Singapore International Piano Festival 2009 (SSO) Familiar Ground – Young Virtuoso Recital Yao Xiao Yun & Nicholas Loh(28 June 2009)

28 Jun 2009
Sun, 3pm Victoria Concert Hall

Standard – S$14
Yao Xiao Yun, piano

BACH-HESS LEONG YOON PIN SCRIABIN CHOPIN CHOPIN

Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring 25 Settings of Yibazhima Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 54

Nicholas Loh, piano

JOHN SHARPLEY RZEWSKIKAPUSTIN

The Lone Star (Selections) from North American Ballads Down By the Riverside – Winnsboro Cotton Mills Blues Sonata No. 2

This year’s Young Virtuoso Recital features not one but two Singaporean pianists in a two-for-one recital setting, showcasing widely contrasted works in programmes that display an uncanny symmetry. Yao Xiao Yun is the First Prize winner of the 2005 National Piano Competition and graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Nicholas Loh is a music graduate from the Birmingham University. Both pianists will each perform a work by a Singaporean/Singapore-based composer in their programmes.

All Yesterday’s Parties Rockers, Mods and other Oddities Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London Preceded by The Rolling Stones Music Promos | Digital Beta (28 June 2009)

28 Jun 2009
Sun, 02:00PM
Approx 90 mins

National Museum Gallery Theatre
Basement

Standard – S$8

Please note the following conditions:
- Replacement tickets can only be issued for reserved seating.
- No replacement tickets will be issued for general admission or ‘free seating/standing’.

Film rating to be advised. Please check www.nationalmuseum/ www.sistic.com.sg for updates on the film rating.

Ratings:
G – General
PG – Parental Guidance
NC16 – No Children
M18 – Mature (18 years and above)
R21 – Restricted 21 (21 years and above)

Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London
Dir: Peter Whitehead
1967 | UK | 70min | 35mm | Rating to be advised

Subtitled A Pop Concerto For Film, Peter Whitehead’s legendary kaleidoscopic documentary of mid-60’s London features a Who’s Who of the Swingin’ London Mod Scene that include Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave (singing songs for Fidel Castro), Julie Christie, David Hockney, Lee Marvin, Allen Ginsberg, Eric Bourdon and The Animals, The Small Faces, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones and their enigmatic manager Andrew Loog Oldham. It also features extremely rare footage and early music of the original Pink Floyd with the legendary Syd Barrett.

Preceded by
The Rolling Stones Music Promos
Dir: Peter Whitehead
20min | Digital-Beta | Rating to be advised

Peter Whitehead’s links with 1960s rock and pop glitterati are the stuff of legend. His filmed records of The Rolling Stones were pioneering and still seem artful, experimental, totally unique. This is pop and rock music viewed as filmic event. In glorious full colour or sombre monochrome, the revolutionary vibes of an era are conjured up.

All Yesterday’s Parties Rockers, Mods and other Oddities Wonderwall Preceded by Reflections On Love (28 June 2009)

28 Jun 2009
Sun, 04:00PM Approx 100 mins

National Museum Gallery Theatre
Basement

Standard – S$8

Wonderwall
Dir: Joe Massot
1968 | UK | 85min | 35mm | Rating to be advised

A plot less fantasy about an eccentric academic (played by Jack MacGowran) loses himself in hallucinations and eccentric daydreams when he begins spying, via a peephole, on the prodigious sex life of next-door neighbour Penny Lane (played by the gorgeous Jane Birkin). The film is awash in swirling oranges, golds and reds, and it features a shimmering, sitar-laced score by Beatle George Harrison. A gloriously meaningless headtripping madness. Wonderwall is a surreal journey back to the Age of Altered Consciousness.

Preceded by
Reflections On Love
Dir: Joe Massot
1966 | UK | 15min | 35mm | Rating to be advised

Exuberant cinemascope portrait of Swinging London from Joe Massot, made just before Wonderwall, featuring definitive London dollybird Jenny Boyd (sister of Bea

Verner Panton Exhibition Programmes: Children’s Workshop – Colours and Shapes by Isabelle Desjeux (14-28 Jun 2009)

14-28 Jun 2009
Sun, 11am & 2pm Approx 90 mins

National Museum Outside Exhibition Gallery 2

Standard – S$25

Drawing inspiration from one of the works from famous designer, Verner Panton, participants get to understand how colours work together through a facilitated tour of the exhibition, before designing their own framed art collage using coloured paper and geometric shapes.

Sistic
Basement

PLAYtime! ‘Tiger Loses his Stripes’ Plus other stories with Tick, Tack, Tock By ACT 3 Theatrics (28-29 June 2009)

28-29 Jun 2009
Sun & Mon, 11:00AM, 02:00PM & 04:00PM

Approx 40 mins
Esplanade Recital Studio

Standard – S$15

In this heartwarming tale of father and son, Silly Snigger the tiger falls into a mud patch and the mud covers part of his stripes, turning them into spots. His son, Lemon Stripling, gets a fright as he sees his father transform from striped tiger to spotted leopard in an instant. How will Silly Snigger get his stripes back?

Find out which other animals have stripes and spots!

Help the clever Mousedeer outwit a pack of crocodiles to cross the river! Props like pillows, bolsters and socks will be used to tell this tale.

Audience will be seated on the floor.

Recommended for children between 2-4 years old.