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6 May
Living Room, Festival House
SUN, 3.30PM
2h, no intermission
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SC SUB
12 May
Blue Room, Festival House
SAT, 4PM
1h, no intermission
Free with registration at sifa.sg
Free with registration at sifa.sg
Patrons are advised to be seated 15 minutes before the programme begins. Unclaimed seats may be given away to walk-in patrons.
Patrons are advised to be seated 15 minutes before the programme begins. Unclaimed seats may be given away to walk-in patrons.
T H E A T R E
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FIRST READS BY
DARK MATTER THEATRICS
TRACING THE DISPLACED: PROCESS INSIGHT TALK
T A L K
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HUZIR SULAIMAN / CHECKPOINT THEATRE (SINGAPORE)
BY
(SINGAPORE)
As the saying goes, you always remember your first time… reading a great play that is! As theatre is ultimately communal, the artists at Dark Matter Theatrics (DMT) firmly believe a first read is best experienced with a group. In First Reads, DMT invites the public to join them at the first reading of a brand-new play, not just to listen or observe but to read along with them! The event will also feature a special guest, so if you’ve ever had the desire to read alongside a professional actor, come and join the First Reads community.
For more information on First Reads, please visit sifa.sg. Dark Matter Theatrics is a theatre collective consisting of Christopher Fok, Lian Sutton and Marcia Vanderstraaten. Rating to be advised
Playwright Huzir Sulaiman of Checkpoint Theatre is preparing for his 2019 Festival commission, Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner (working title). It will be a multidisciplinary theatre piece dealing with the themes of fragility, mortality and faith, and set in the world of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. In this talk, a year before the premiere of this new work, Huzir will lay bare his methods and approaches, from his research findings to the evolution of his ideas. Join us for an invaluable behind-the-scenes peek into the creative process of one of Singapore’s most lyrical and thought-provoking theatre-makers. PHOTO BY ZAKARIA ZAINAL
Huzir Sulaiman is the co-founder and Joint Artistic Director of Checkpoint Theatre. A critically acclaimed and award–winning playwright, his Collected Plays 1998-2012 was published in 2013. His plays have been translated into German, Japanese, Polish, Indonesian and Mandarin. Currently an Adjunct Associate Professor with the National University of Singapore’s University Scholars Programme, he has taught playwriting at several institutions. Huzir was educated at Princeton University and is a Yale World Fellow.
