Singapore International Festival of Arts 2020 Premieres

SIFA PREMIERES FIRST WAVE

15–31 MAY

Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) presents captivating and cutting-edge works across theatre, music, dance, film and visual arts from 15 – 31 May 2020. As the nation’s pinnacle art festival under the helm of Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani, the festival continues to be a platform for Singapore’s leading artists and international performance groups to trailblaze in a three-week tour de force of artistic innovation.

Spearheading the first wave of productions are four festival commissions by leading Singaporean theatre companies – Toy Factory Productions Ltd, The Finger Players, Nine Years Theatre and The Necessary Stage. Alongside their interrogation of contemporary themes and compelling reinventions of classic works, watch out for acclaimed dance-theatre piece Revisor in SIFA’s opening weekend, the first full-length performance in Singapore by choreographer Crystal Pite’s company, Kidd Pivot.

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ASIAN PREMIERE

Photo by Michael Slobodian

Kidd Pivot

REVISOR

(Canada)

Created by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young

16 & 17 May 2020 Sat, 8pm Sun, 5pm Esplanade Theatre $38*, $58, $78 *Limited concessions available for students, NSFs and seniors Limited student tickets at $10

1h 30m No intermission

In this audaciously funny piece of dance-theatre, two of today’s most daring artists – Jonathon Young and Crystal Pite – along with dancers from Canadian company Kidd Pivot, take audiences on an electrifying ride through this witty and wild interpretation of Nikolai Gogol’s comedy of errors, in a true hybrid of contemporary theatre and dance.

“Her pristine résumé includes associate positions with Nederlands Dans Theater and London’s Sadler’s Wells, and Pite has built up an impressive streak of fourand five-star reviews.”

ft.com

Rating: General “First as farce, then as tragedy; abstract subjectivity, pure dance.”

Vancouver Observer

FESTIVAL COMMISSION

Photo by Tuckys Photography

The Necessary Stage

THE YEAR OF NO RETURN

(Singapore)

21 – 23 May 2020 Thu – Sat, 8pm Victoria Theatre $38*, $58 *Limited concessions available for students, NSFs and seniors Limited student tickets at $10

1h 30m No intermission Advisory: Some Mature Content Admission for audience age 13 years and above Performed in English, Japanese, Malay and Tagalog, with English surtitles

The Year of No Return by Singapore’s The Necessary Stage seeks to unravel the complications in humanity’s responses to climate change. Do we live in an age of despair — or one of hope in the dark? Join them in this groundbreaking interdisciplinary collaboration with artists from Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.

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Toy Factory Productions Ltd, Toy肥料厂

A DREAM UNDER THE SOUTHERN BOUGH: EXISTENCE 《南柯一梦》之辱梦 (Singapore, 新加坡)

22 – 24 May 2020 Fri – Sat, 8pm Sun, 3pm Drama Centre Theatre $38*, $58 *Limited concessions available for students, NSFs and seniors Limited student tickets at $10

2h 20m Including a 20min intermission Rating: General Admission for audience age 6 years and above Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles

A Dream Under The Southern Bough: Existence is the final installation of this fantastical tale of love and dreams by Singapore’s Toy Factory. In an extravagant dream spanning two decades, a series of tragic events threatens to unravel Chun Yu Fen’s perfect life in the Ant Kingdom – and soon, he finds that dreams and reality collide. 《南柯一梦》之辱梦 是TOY肥料厂 《南柯一梦》三部曲的收官之作。在这个跨越 二十载的极尽奢靡梦境里，接踵而至的悲剧威 逼着淳于棼，要摧毁他在蚂蚁王国的完美生 活——很快的，他就意识到梦与现实的相互 抵触。。。

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The Finger Players

OIWA –

THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA (Singapore)

28 – 30 May 2020 Thu – Sat, 8pm Victoria Theatre $38*, $58 *Limited concessions available for students, NSFs and seniors Limited student tickets at $10

2h No intermission Advisory: Some Mature Content Admission for audience age 12 years and above Performed in Japanese with English surtitles

With an innovative ensemble of puppeteers and actors, Singapore’s The Finger Players magically reinvents an age-old Japanese ghost story about a jilted wife who haunts her murderer.

A riveting tale of revenge, betrayal and heartbreak, OIWA – The Ghost of Yotsuya promises an enthralling experience filled with hauntingly beautiful moments.

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Nine Years Theatre and SITI Company

THREE SISTERS (Singapore & USA)

29 – 31 May 2020 Fri – Sat, 7.30pm Sun, 2pm Drama Centre Theatre $38*, $58 *Limited concessions available for students, NSFs and seniors Limited student tickets at $10

3h 20m Including a 20min intermission Rating: General Admission for audience age 7 years and above Performed in English, Mandarin and Japanese with Chinese and English surtitles

The award-winning ensembles of Singapore’s Nine Years Theatre and the SITI Company from New York join hands to present this multi-lingual retelling of Anton Chekhov’s classic play Three Sisters, chronicling the sisters’ tangled relationships, ordinary frustrations and search for meaning.

Don’t miss this timeless play – now seen through the eyes of contrasting cultures, languages, and the actors’ powerful physicality. 新加坡华语剧团九年剧场联合美国纽约SITI剧 团，以多元语言方式，把契柯夫经典剧作《三姐 妹》重新搬上舞台。剧本描写三姐妹纠结的 关系、 她们生活中的挫折和生命的意义。 经典剧目的力量，结合多元文化和语言的视角， 以及演员们精准且富张力的肢体语言，《三姐 妹》展现了人性的荒谬、勇气和温情。 演出精简 意赅，切勿错过！

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REVISOR

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THE YEAR OF NO RETURN

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A DREAM UNDER THE SOUTHERN BOUGH: EXISTENCE

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OIWA THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA

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THREE SISTERS

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