Hi Huneybees,
The Singapore Night Festival returns with an enthralling line-up of local and international art performances and cultural programmes in the heart of the city! The sixth and largest edition to date, the Singapore Night Festival 2013 stretches from Plaza Singapura to Raffles City over the two weekends of 23 and 24 August, and 30 and 31 August 2013 (7pm to 2am). Festival-goers can look forward to an eclectic mix of aerial performances, art and light installations, roving acts and heritage-inspired programmes, promising a diverse and enriching experience for all.
This year’s festival brings together over 40 partners from the Bras Basah.Bugis community to showcase the buzz, energy and vibrancy of Singapore’s arts and heritage precinct. This is more than twice the number in 2012, and offers festival-goers with more options for entertainment, dining and even late-night shopping as they enjoy the varied offerings within the festival grounds.
Presenting an Array of World Class Performances
The Singapore Night Festival 2013 will feature new programmes alongside well-loved ones; international performances alongside local acts. Highlights include dancers scaling the façade of the National Museum of Singapore in a one-of-a-kind performance, illusionists attempting record-breaking stunts underwater and in mid-air, a larger-than-life 20-man music band, as well as the perennial favourite of art and light projections on buildings around the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct. All of this will transform Singapore’s arts and culture belt into a colourful and magical carnival ground.
At the National Museum of Singapore
Vertical Extraction by Compagnie Retouramont
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 | 8.15pm, 9.30pm & 10.45pm
National Museum of Singapore façade
Dancers embark on a vertical journey up the façade of the National Museum of Singapore and break into a rhythmic dance on bungee cords in this site-specific performance that explores the grand dame’s architecture and surrounding space. Light projections which amplify the dancers’ bodies, and a special video by acclaimed local artist and filmmaker Victric Thng, will complement Vertical Extraction to offer new perspectives on movement and the environment.
Pyramid of Void by Compagnie Retouramont
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 | 8.30pm, 9.45pm & 11pm
National Museum of Singapore façade
In this aerial dance performance, a pyramid structure made of ropes is suspended in mid-air, outlining the contours of a void, an abstract space invisible to the eye. With the ropes as their only form of support, dancers emonstrate their acrobatic creativity
and agility as they negotiate the minimalist set. Their movements form a dialogue with the pyramid, breathing life into the structure and giving shape to the spaces in-between.
5 Streams by Ibrahim Quraishi (BamBam Projects)
Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 8.45pm, 9.45pm & 10.45pm
National Museum of Singapore, Main ground
Explosive sounds, vocals, intense dance sequences, video streaming, live percussion and base guitars are combined to create a hypnotic performance where dancers appear as installation: space transforms into living architectural symbols, video projection immersed in nature and the abstraction of geometry. Sound trembles
through the body before it’s heard and the audience is invited to wander and meditate in an interactive installation of a synthetic forest with each its own interactive sonic mix: this cross media performance / installation includes an extraordinary international team of artists.
Moongrazing: Live music & drawing jammin’ performances by OICSingapore
Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 7.30pm, 8pm, 11pm & 11.30pm
National Museum of Singapore façade
Set to an original piece of music – Moongrazing is a surrealistic abstract animation that playfully explores the moon and its stories through the eyes of the illustrators from OICsingapore.
Throughout the two nights, the façade of the National Museum of Singapore will be transformed into a canvas for local artists to showcase their playful creativity. To add to the spontaneity of the moment, for twice each night, illustrators and indie musicians will jam together live. Each performance is unique as lines of music and drawing meet and improvisations happen on the most random note.
The Water Vault - Mega Stunt by ‘Magic Babe’ Ning
Fri 30 Aug 2013 | 10pm
National Museum of Singapore facade
Asia’s female Houdini and “the sexiest woman in magic” (Magicseen Magazine), ‘Magic Babe’ Ning will attempt a spectacular underwater escape from The Water Vault. Shackled with chains and locks around her wrists, waist and neck, Ning will be completely submerged in a steel vault filled fully with water, and locked and chained tightly on the outside. Ning will have less than two minutes to free herself from the deadly water vault before she runs out of breath.
Ultimate Inversion - Mega Stunt by J C Sum & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning
Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 10pm
National Museum of Singapore facade
Witness history in the making as “Asia’s most famous illusionists” (The Straits Times), J C Sum & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning, attempt the world’s first ever tandem upside down strait jacket escape! They will both be strapped up in two regulation strait jackets each and suspended upside down by their ankles, one person below the other, high up in the air from a single burning rope. If the rope burns through or if they make one small mistake, they will plummet to the ground 50ft below.
At Armenian Street
Starlight Alchemy: Redux @ Singapore Night Festival
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013
8.45pm & 10pm (National Museum of Singapore)
11.15pm (Armenian Street)
Set against the façade of the National Museum of Singapore, Starlight Alchemy brings together a collection of performance pieces staged at various times throughout its existence through their performance Redux at Singapore Night Festival. Using various fire and LED tools specially created by Starlight Alchemy, witness the amazing feats by this unique and eclectic group of fire and LED light artists. The final performance of each night will also include a free play and jam session where visitors to the Singapore Night Festival can try their hand at playing with the LED manipulation tools used by the artists.
Onmoonbeings by Singapierrot
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 | 7.30pm, 8.45pm & 10pm
Armenian Street
Two ethereal jesters descend from a crescent moon and explore the land. Dressed in plastics, these contemporary incarnations of Pierrot play in a series of teasing vignettes combining movement and installation. With a whimsical old-time mood, this little reverie features gypsy-swing jazz duo So Ma Fan as live accompaniment.
At the Peranakan Museum
Singapore Night Festival @ Peranakan Museum
Fri 23 & Sat 24 and 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | Free admission from 7pm – 2am
Activities from 7pm – 11pm
Peranakan Museum
Explore the Peranakan Museum after hours, and kick back with unique performances that fuse the contemporary and the traditional. Enjoy three Singaporean musicians’ original tunes inspired by Luminous Depths, the art installation by Lee Mingwei that is on display; go creative in the glow-in-the-dark graffiti room; or contribute to our community project, Lightscape.
NIGHT LIGHTS 2013
Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 7.30pm—2am
Sun 25 – Thur 29 Aug 2013, 7pm – 11pm
Singapore Art Museum, Banyan Tree at National Museum of Singapore, The Cathay, School of the Arts and Raffles City
Night Lights 2013 returns as part of the Singapore Night Festival 2013. This year, everyone is invited to become a lighting artist simply by using smart phones, tablets and even water! Visitors will also get to enjoy two delightfully whimsical light sculptures which will land in the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct for a brief period of two weeks before taking off for a land far away.
During the Singapore Night Festival 2013, visitors will enjoy complimentary late night admission to the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum and Peranakan Museum from 7.00pm to 2.00am on both festival weekends. SAM at 8Q closes at 9.00pm on Fridays and at 7.00pm on Saturdays. The Substation and its gallery will also be open from noon till late during both weekends.
The Singapore Night Festival returns with an enthralling line-up of local and international art performances and cultural programmes in the heart of the city! The sixth and largest edition to date, the Singapore Night Festival 2013 stretches from Plaza Singapura to Raffles City over the two weekends of 23 and 24 August, and 30 and 31 August 2013 (7pm to 2am). Festival-goers can look forward to an eclectic mix of aerial performances, art and light installations, roving acts and heritage-inspired programmes, promising a diverse and enriching experience for all.
“The Singapore Night Festival has grown to become a festival well-loved not just by Singaporeans, but also visitors to our shores. Months before, people had been asking for more information about the festival so we are very excited to present our largest festival, both in scale and content to all our local and --- Ms Angelita Teo, Festival Director and Director of the National Museum of Singapore, National Heritage Board (NHB)Celebrating the Cultural Vibrancy of Bras Basah.Bugis with the Community
This year’s festival brings together over 40 partners from the Bras Basah.Bugis community to showcase the buzz, energy and vibrancy of Singapore’s arts and heritage precinct. This is more than twice the number in 2012, and offers festival-goers with more options for entertainment, dining and even late-night shopping as they enjoy the varied offerings within the festival grounds.
Presenting an Array of World Class Performances
The Singapore Night Festival 2013 will feature new programmes alongside well-loved ones; international performances alongside local acts. Highlights include dancers scaling the façade of the National Museum of Singapore in a one-of-a-kind performance, illusionists attempting record-breaking stunts underwater and in mid-air, a larger-than-life 20-man music band, as well as the perennial favourite of art and light projections on buildings around the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct. All of this will transform Singapore’s arts and culture belt into a colourful and magical carnival ground.
Some of the festival highlights include:
At the National Museum of Singapore
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 | 8.15pm, 9.30pm & 10.45pm
National Museum of Singapore façade
Dancers embark on a vertical journey up the façade of the National Museum of Singapore and break into a rhythmic dance on bungee cords in this site-specific performance that explores the grand dame’s architecture and surrounding space. Light projections which amplify the dancers’ bodies, and a special video by acclaimed local artist and filmmaker Victric Thng, will complement Vertical Extraction to offer new perspectives on movement and the environment.
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 | 8.30pm, 9.45pm & 11pm
National Museum of Singapore façade
In this aerial dance performance, a pyramid structure made of ropes is suspended in mid-air, outlining the contours of a void, an abstract space invisible to the eye. With the ropes as their only form of support, dancers emonstrate their acrobatic creativity
and agility as they negotiate the minimalist set. Their movements form a dialogue with the pyramid, breathing life into the structure and giving shape to the spaces in-between.
Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 8.45pm, 9.45pm & 10.45pm
National Museum of Singapore, Main ground
Explosive sounds, vocals, intense dance sequences, video streaming, live percussion and base guitars are combined to create a hypnotic performance where dancers appear as installation: space transforms into living architectural symbols, video projection immersed in nature and the abstraction of geometry. Sound trembles
through the body before it’s heard and the audience is invited to wander and meditate in an interactive installation of a synthetic forest with each its own interactive sonic mix: this cross media performance / installation includes an extraordinary international team of artists.
Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 7.30pm, 8pm, 11pm & 11.30pm
National Museum of Singapore façade
Set to an original piece of music – Moongrazing is a surrealistic abstract animation that playfully explores the moon and its stories through the eyes of the illustrators from OICsingapore.
Throughout the two nights, the façade of the National Museum of Singapore will be transformed into a canvas for local artists to showcase their playful creativity. To add to the spontaneity of the moment, for twice each night, illustrators and indie musicians will jam together live. Each performance is unique as lines of music and drawing meet and improvisations happen on the most random note.
The Water Vault - Mega Stunt by ‘Magic Babe’ Ning
Fri 30 Aug 2013 | 10pm
National Museum of Singapore facade
Asia’s female Houdini and “the sexiest woman in magic” (Magicseen Magazine), ‘Magic Babe’ Ning will attempt a spectacular underwater escape from The Water Vault. Shackled with chains and locks around her wrists, waist and neck, Ning will be completely submerged in a steel vault filled fully with water, and locked and chained tightly on the outside. Ning will have less than two minutes to free herself from the deadly water vault before she runs out of breath.
Ultimate Inversion - Mega Stunt by J C Sum & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning
Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 10pm
National Museum of Singapore facade
Witness history in the making as “Asia’s most famous illusionists” (The Straits Times), J C Sum & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning, attempt the world’s first ever tandem upside down strait jacket escape! They will both be strapped up in two regulation strait jackets each and suspended upside down by their ankles, one person below the other, high up in the air from a single burning rope. If the rope burns through or if they make one small mistake, they will plummet to the ground 50ft below.
At Armenian Street
Starlight Alchemy: Redux @ Singapore Night Festival
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013
8.45pm & 10pm (National Museum of Singapore)
11.15pm (Armenian Street)
Set against the façade of the National Museum of Singapore, Starlight Alchemy brings together a collection of performance pieces staged at various times throughout its existence through their performance Redux at Singapore Night Festival. Using various fire and LED tools specially created by Starlight Alchemy, witness the amazing feats by this unique and eclectic group of fire and LED light artists. The final performance of each night will also include a free play and jam session where visitors to the Singapore Night Festival can try their hand at playing with the LED manipulation tools used by the artists.
Onmoonbeings by Singapierrot
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 | 7.30pm, 8.45pm & 10pm
Armenian Street
Two ethereal jesters descend from a crescent moon and explore the land. Dressed in plastics, these contemporary incarnations of Pierrot play in a series of teasing vignettes combining movement and installation. With a whimsical old-time mood, this little reverie features gypsy-swing jazz duo So Ma Fan as live accompaniment.
At the Peranakan Museum
Singapore Night Festival @ Peranakan Museum
Fri 23 & Sat 24 and 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | Free admission from 7pm – 2am
Activities from 7pm – 11pm
Peranakan Museum
Explore the Peranakan Museum after hours, and kick back with unique performances that fuse the contemporary and the traditional. Enjoy three Singaporean musicians’ original tunes inspired by Luminous Depths, the art installation by Lee Mingwei that is on display; go creative in the glow-in-the-dark graffiti room; or contribute to our community project, Lightscape.
NIGHT LIGHTS 2013
Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 | 7.30pm—2am
Sun 25 – Thur 29 Aug 2013, 7pm – 11pm
Singapore Art Museum, Banyan Tree at National Museum of Singapore, The Cathay, School of the Arts and Raffles City
Night Lights 2013 returns as part of the Singapore Night Festival 2013. This year, everyone is invited to become a lighting artist simply by using smart phones, tablets and even water! Visitors will also get to enjoy two delightfully whimsical light sculptures which will land in the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct for a brief period of two weeks before taking off for a land far away.
During the Singapore Night Festival 2013, visitors will enjoy complimentary late night admission to the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Art Museum and Peranakan Museum from 7.00pm to 2.00am on both festival weekends. SAM at 8Q closes at 9.00pm on Fridays and at 7.00pm on Saturdays. The Substation and its gallery will also be open from noon till late during both weekends.
For more information, visit www.brasbasahbugis.sg/nightfestival.
Photo Credits: National Heritage Board
