Aliwal Arts Night Crawl 2018: Basket!

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28 Jul 2018, Sat 5pm till late Kampong Glam Free AliwalArtsCentre | #AliwalANC | aliwalartscentre.sg 28 Aliwal Street, Singapore 199918

The annual multi-disciplinary festival organised by Aliwal Arts Centre is back! This year, we pay tribute to the basketry tradition and rattan shops of Arab Street from the 1960s onwards, through a host of interactive performances, workshops and activities for the whole family.

Aliwal Arts Night Crawl aims to promote the eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary artists based in Aliwal Arts Centre, while paying homage to the rich cultural heritage of Kampong Glam.

This year, Aliwal Arts Night Crawl will once again be organised in conjunction with Streets for People.

Streets for People is a programme by the Urban Redevelopment Authority that supports community-initiated projects to transform our streets into meaningful public spaces.

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Scene Shang (263 Beach Road) 54 Arab Street

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Getting here Aliwal Arts Centre is located at 28 Aliwal Street, Singapore 199918 MRT Circle Line Nicoll Highway MRT (CC5) East West Line Lavender MRT (EW11) Downtown Line Bugis (DT14) Bus North Bridge Rd Bus numbers 7, 32, 51, 63, 80, 145, and 197.

Victoria St Bus numbers 2, 7, 12, 32, 33, 51, 63, 80, 130, 133, 145, and 197.

Beach Rd Bus numbers 10, 14, 16, 70, 100, 107, 196, and 401.

Car As parking within Kampong Glam is limited, we recommend parking at The Concourse, Sultan Plaza or DUO Road Closure

Roads closed to vehicular traffic

A L I W A L

A R T S

Aliwal Open Studios Tour 5.30pm & 8pm | Register at aliwalartsnightcrawl18.peatix.com

Take a tour of Aliwal and get a sneak peek into the various artist studios, and learn about what goes into creating the Aliwal Arts Night Crawl.

Di Na Babalik x Soft Concrete

by RSCLs x Wu Jun Han 5pm–10pm | Multipurpose Hall & Aliwal Street | Interactive installation

Di Na Babalik or ‘never to return’ is an interactive installation that intertwines used clothes with materials representing trades in Kampong Glam, featuring a sound installation by Wu Jun Han that’s informed by chance, nostalgia and cassette tape loops.

Bazhang & Ketupat Weaving

7pm–9pm | Courtyard | Drop-in workshop

Make and take home a mini bazhang (dumpling) or ketupat (rice cake) keychain, then replicate the technique on the real thing and impress your pals!

Ready, Cassette, Go!

by rehyphen 6pm–10pm | Multipurpose Studios Drop-in Workshop

Weave a piece of MusicCloth® from donated cassette tapes and turn them into a silhouette portrait* or Singapore city map poster! *Pre-registration through “Contact Us” at rehyphen.org

Viewpoints Experience Workshop

by Nine Years Theatre 7.30pm & 8.30pm | #03-02 | In Mandarin Register at aliwalartsnightcrawl18.peatix.com

Viewpoints is a method that trains performers to work together by developing a common awareness of time and space. In this short 45-minute workshop, participants will encounter elements of Space and Shape through physical exercises.

Family-friendly

C E N T R E

Root by Teater Ekamatra 6.30pm & 9.30pm | Aliwal Courtyard Weaving together dance, theatre and performance art, this short piece by Teater Ekamatra explores humanity’s connection with the earth that we stand on.

集:离 (A Part of Us)

by ODT Young Company & ODT Music Ensemble 8.30pm | #03-08

A choreography by Lo Pui Sze featuring dancers from the ODT Young Company, accompanied by the ODT Music Ensemble.

The work examines how humans change and adapt both themselves and the environment according to societal pressures.

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C A R P A R K KETU-PARK

5pm–10.30pm

Weave through the tapestry of time to when games were simpler and physical.

Make Aliwal Street the champion of Kampong Glam in a Giant Eraser Game, test your high jump skills in Zero Point, or find your way back to your fave landmark in the Kampong in a Giant Aeroplane Game. You can also make and bring home your own zero point rope to share with the new generation.

We hear the Singapore Jump Rope Federation will also do some killer demos of Double Dutch and more.

Nuansa Irama

by DIAN Dancers 6pm–6.30pm

Join the DIAN Dancers and learn about the different genres of Malay traditional music with energetic, yet elegant dance forms through a fun, colourful performance.

The Farewell 十八相送

by Nam Hwa Opera 8pm–8.30pm In Teochew with English surtitles

Let Nam Hwa Opera demystify traditional Teochew opera, and get a taste of the art form with an excerpt of a classic, The Farewell. Zhu Ying Tai has been summoned back to her home, and her best friend (and love interest) Liang Shan Bo offers to accompany her for 18 miles in farewell.

武.舞 Indistinguishable Strokes

by Singapore I-Lien Drama Society 9pm–9.30pm

Old vs new, young vs old. A gang of haughty street dancers challenge a group of tai-chi masters to a duel. Who will prove to be the most skilful?

TEROKA!

by NADI Singapura | 10pm–10.30pm

Come experience NADI Singapura’s TEROKA! (“explore” in Malay), a Malay percussion performance that evokes the spirit of adventure through the thumping of the jidur drums, the rhythms of the marwas, and the effervescent chants and gallant stance of zapin.

Gotong Royong: Making Beautiful Music Together

by BronzAge Gamelan 7.30pm–7.55pm & 8.45pm–9pm

BronzAge Gamelan returns to ANC this year to present a showcase of traditional gamelan music infused with a contemporary twist! Be sure to stop by between sets to try out some of the instruments for yourself!

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Tumpang Lalu (Passing Through)

by Project Ujong Tanjong 9.30pm–10pm Malay Heritage Centre Scent Garden

A performance weaving music and theatre based on songs by Najib Soiman that discuss faith and cultural practice in the Malay community. Project Ujong Tanjong comprises a team of multi-disciplined artists under the Malay Heritage Centre Artist Residency Programme.

Family-friendly

C E N T R E

S U LTA N G AT E P A R K S C R E E N I N G S Enjoy a night out under the stars with a medley of independent Singapore films that explore the way heritage, culture and memory are woven together through time.

Short Films

by Objectifs 7.30pm–8.30pm | PG

Four short films by Singaporean filmmakers— Singapore Panda by Sun Koh; The Perm by Wee Li Lin; Penghulu by Lilian Wang and Playgrounds by Ervin Han—take an often whimsical, sometimes wistful look at growing up in the ever-changing landscape of Singapore.

Banting

by M.Raihan Halim 8.45pm–10.30pm | PG

Raised in a strict household, Yasmin finds her passion when she begins to secretly take professional wrestling lessons. But when her secret threatens to be revealed, Yasmin will have to clothesline, piledrive and slam her way through to keep her dream going and realise what she’s really meant to do in life.

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H A P P Z!

Weave Through Arab Street 5pm–5.30pm | Rishi Handicrafts (5 Baghdad Street) 6pm–6.45pm | 54 Arab Street

Listen to the story of Rishi Handicrafts – the last basketry shop left in Kampong Gelam, and learn about the art of carpet making at one of the specialty stores in Arab Street.

New Opera Recital

by New Opera Singapore 5.35pm–6pm & 7pm–7.25pm Scene Shang (263 Beach Road)

Join Youth Opera Singers Corey Koh and Jasmine Grace Towndrow accompanied

by Pianist Nhi Khanh as they present a classy programme at the equally classy Scene Shang.

SGMUSO Showcase

7.30pm onwards So Gelam Market (Baghdad Street)

Catch three emerging Singapore musicians performing at the lawn of So Gelam Market on Baghdad Street: skilled fingerstyle guitarist Neil Chan, smooth RnB operator Niine, and soulful singer-songwriter Umar Sirhan.

F R I N G E

E V E N T S

SO GELAM MARKET

27 Jul, Fri 7pm–11pm 28–29 Jul, Sat–Sun 2pm–11pm Baghdad Street | Free

So Gelam Market is a colourful and fun bazaar set in idyllic Baghdad Street on the last weekend of each month. The street will be pedestrianised and transformed with tents, fairy lights, batik bunting and a little lawn to relax on. Shop from a variety of stalls including food, drinks, snacks, artisanal lifestyle products and more!

Scents of Asia, Artistic Potpourri

7 Jun–9 Sep 2018 | 2pm–7pm Intersections Gallery, 34 Kandahar Street Free Closed on Mon, Tue & Public Holidays

Memory is often stimulated by fragrances and flavours. Scents of Asia invites the visitors to go beyond the surface of the modern Singapore to discover the charm of its glorious past. This group show brings together artworks by a selection of artists using different mediums and metaphors to talk about Asian history and identity. Artists featured include Nicola Anthony, Eddie Botha, Claire Deniau, Hélène Le Chatelier, Tania Nasr, Pang and Soe Soe.

Family-friendly

aliwalartscentre.sg

About Aliwal Arts Centre Aliwal Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary arts centre with a strong focus on performing arts located at the former Chong Cheng and Chong Pun Schools at 28 Aliwal Street within the Kampong Glam conservation district. It offers a conducive environment to support the artistic development of both contemporary and traditional arts groups, drawing inspiration from the rich cultural heritage in the area.

About Arts House Limited Arts House Limited (AHL) is a not-forprofit organisation committed to enriching lives through the arts. AHL manages two key landmarks located in the heart of Singapore’s Civic District – The Arts House, a multi-disciplinary arts centre with a focus on literary programming, and the Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall, a heritage building that is home to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. It also runs the Goodman Arts Centre and Aliwal Arts Centre, two creative enclaves for artists, arts groups and creative businesses, and performing arts space Drama Centre. AHL presents the Singapore International Festival of Arts, the annual pinnacle celebration of performance and interdisciplinary arts in Singapore commissioned by the National Arts Council.

AHL was set up in 11 Dec 2002 as a company limited by guarantee (CLG) under the National Arts Council and was formerly known as The Old Parliament House Limited.

It was officially renamed Arts House Limited on 19 Mar 2014.

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