Defining Digital Storytelling (by Denise Atchley, U.S.A)

27 August 2007, 7 pm – 8 pm
Playden @ The Arts House (1, Old Parliament Lane)

Create your personal digital story with digital storytelling! Learn how to make facts come alive in your journey of personal expression. Every individual, every home, every community, and, for that matter, every corporate entity has a story to tell; except that:
• these stories lie buried, incoherent or mute, in photos, albums, documents, presentations, video-clips and speeches;
• everyone may not have the skills or the talent to “tell” a gripping story; and
• everyone hasn’t had the benefit of training or even the experience to write a script and then produce the material into a succinct yet captivating story.

Denise Atchley, the Co-Founder and Director of The Digital Storytelling Festival™ in the U.S., will deliver an intriguging talk on this new and exciting concept. She will discuss the roots of the movement using examples of digital storytelling works and explain the various uses of digital storytelling for amongst others, corporate, education and personal development.

Nurturing and Optimising the Craft of Storytelling (by James Bonnet, U.S.A)

Exchanging Perspectives with the Singapore Film Community

28 August 2007, 5 pm – 6 pm
Playden @ The Arts House (1, Old Parliament Lane)

To succeed in Singapore’s film production industry, you need the ability to tell good stories well. The Singapore film community could not ask for a better resource person than master storyteller James Bonnet, whom, in this engaging public talk, will share his insights into contemporary developments and issues in screenwriting, and debunk some of the myths about the creative development process. James will also provide case studies of selected seminal works, as well as advice to young and aspiring screenwriters. This is one talk that all involved and interested in Singapore filmmaking cannot afford to miss!

Braintales (by Mr Dilip Mukerjea)

4 September 2007 (Tuesday), 9.30 am – 5 pm
The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane

Storytelling for…
Leadership
Innovation
Fellowship
Entrepreneurship

Braintales is a sizzling 1-day workshop that guarantees instant insights into the art of storytelling. Pick up seminal ideas and pivotal skills that one can deploy strategically in, among others, the areas of enhancing communication, igniting entrepreneurship and exercising leadership

Effective Merchandise Management in the Book Business (by Mr Ashley Bala)

26 – 28 September 2007 (Wed – Fri), 9 am – 1 pm
The Blue Room, The Arts House

Learn how to turn merchandise into profit fast! Participants will be taught to acquire an assortment of merchandise that meets customers’ demands and account for sales volumes, costs and expenses to maximise growth and profit for their organisations.
Mr. Ashley Bala, SNP’s former Executive VP (Retail Planning) and COO of myepb.com, has spent over 25 years in the book industry. Having worked in local listed companies, multinational companies and government listed companies, he has a good understanding of merchandising from a retail perspective.

Books Across SouthEast Asia Conference

28 – 29 August 2007, 9 am – 4.30 pm
Bayview Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines

Members of the book publishing industry, educators, librarians, publishers, authors, entrepreneurs, artists, and literacy advocates are set to convene on August 28 and 29 for the inaugural Books Across SouthEast Asia Conference.

The gathering, organized by the Book Development Association of the Philippines, aims to encourage the publication of more books for and by countries in SouthEast Asia.

Guest speakers include Eric Oei, President of Periplus, Dr. Patricia Licuanan, President of Miriam College, Heather Mansell, Manager of the Innovative Projects Department of the State Library of New South Wales, and Michael Fraser, Vice-President of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO).

Another Place, Another Time

• New paintings by Eric Chan
• Opening reception 12 September, 7 pm
  Exhibition continues until 20 September 2007
  11 am – 8 pm daily except public holidays
• The Substation Gallery
  45 Armenian Street
  Singapore 179936
• 6337 7535
• Free Admission
  

It has been six years since Eric’s last solo exhibition at The Substation. Since then the sought-after painter has moved on from monochromes and minimalism, to explore still life, landscape and the relation between painting and photography. Eric returns to The Substation this year with a new series of works that combine his fascinations with cinema and portraiture in Western art history.

The House of Memory

• Ho Tzu Nyen
• 14 and 15 September 2007, 8 pm
• The Substation Theatre
  45 Armenian Street
  Singapore 179936
  http://www.substation.org/
• 6337 7535
• Admission is free
  

Drawing upon the power of several childhood images seared into eye his mind, Ho Tzu Nyen attempts to revisit his past. But this voyage brings us to unexpected places and threads of ideas, ranging from mnemotechnics, or the ‘art of memory’ said to be invented by the Greek poet, Simonides of Ceos, the “honey-tongued” lyricist who was the first to demand payment for his poetry, to the Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky’s obsession with burning houses.

Ho Tzu Nyen, an Associate Artist of The Substation, produces art and film projects. In 2006, Tzu Nyen presented The Guernica Project at ARCO, Madrid and The Bohemian Rhapsody Project at the Singapore Biennale, and was commissioned to produce a panoramic film on the pre-colonial history of Singapore, for the National Museum of Singapore.

In the Asylum

• A sound installation by Zulkifle Mahmood
• 13 September to 13 October 2007
  Monday to Friday: 12 – 9 pm
  Saturday: 12 – 7 pm
• The Asylum
  22 Ann Siang Road
  Singapore 069702
• 6324 2289
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  Phone: 6324 2289
  
  

‘In The Asylum’ is a sound installation that investigates and explores auditory spatial awareness and its relationship to aural architecture through sound and vibration. We are so trained to imagine by using visuals that sometimes we forget that we can use sound to imagine. We experience space not only by seeing but also by listening. Auditory spatial awareness is a prism that reveals a culture’s attitudes toward hearing and space. Some listeners can learn to “see” objects with their ears, but even without training, we can all hear spatial geometry such as an open door or low ceiling.

Small Talk

• A video installation by Victric Thng and Mauricio Alejo Co-organised by Objectifs Centre for Photography and Filmmaking
• 25 to 30 September 2007, 11 am to 8 pm daily
  
• The Substation Gallery
  45 Armenian Street
  Singapore 179936
• 6337 7535
• Admission is free
  

Curated by Wahyuni Hadi, Small Talk brings together Singapore-based filmmaker Victric Thng and New York-based visual artist Mauricio Alejo in a collaboration where each artist produces new works through responding to the other’s works. This artistic dialogue is extended to the gallery viewer who is invited to “eavesdrop”, participate or simply walk away. After premiering at SeptFest, the exhibition opens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the end of 2007.

7th Asian Film Symposium

• 6 to 10 September 2007
  
• The Substation
  45 Armenian Street
  http://www.substation.org
• 6337 7535
• Opening and closing films at $10
  From http://www.thepicturehouse.com.sg
  Tel: 6235 1155
  Other sessions at $6 and $4 concession
  From http://www.gatecrash.com.sg
  Tel: 6222 5595
  Screening updates at http://www.substation.org/afs
  

The Asian Film Symposium is where you’ll see interesting new Asian short films, curated by guest programmers from neighbouring countries in Asia in short film programme “S-Express”. Just as importantly, it has established itself as a vital space for dialogue and networking among local and regional filmmakers, through forums to discuss the Asian film scene and post-screening discussions. A highlight is the Opening Film for this year, Malaysian filmmaker Tan Chui Mui’s feature film, Love Conquers All, which has won several awards around the region and across the globe.
Programme:
6 September 2007, 7.30 pm
Reception, Opening Film and Q&A
The Picturehouse

7 September 2007, 7.30 pm
S-Express Singapore and Chinese
The Substation Theatre

8 September 4 pm
Forum on the Asian Film Festival Circuit
The Substation Theatre
Free admission
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8 September 2007, 7.30 pm
S-Express Philippines and Thailand
The Substation Theatre

9 September 2007, 4 pm
Shorts from Australasia
The Substation Theatre

9 September 2007, 7.30 pm
S-Express Malaysia and Indonesia
The Substation Theatre

10 September 2007, 7.30 pm
Closing Film, Q&A and Reception
The Picturehouse

Innocence #1 & #2

• Andree Weschler
• 14 and 15 September 2007, 7.15 pm (TBC)
• The Substation Theatre
  45 Armenian Street
  Singapore 179936
  http://www.substation.org/
• 6337 7535
• Admission is free

Innocence #3
22 September 2007, 1 pm
Chijmes Chapel

Two performances at The Substation titled Innocence #1 and #2, one with baby powder, another with eggs. Expect the unexpected in a compelling series of performances. Innocence#3 will be performed at the Chijmes Chapel for the Fetterfield performance art event, part of the Singapore Art Show.

Andree Weschler, formerly a French language teacher, pursued Fine Art studies at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Curtin University of Technology of Western Australia, Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. She has mainly exhibited in Asia, notably Singapore, Japan and Korea.

The color white is not a color
I like a color that is not a color
I can fill it up, dirty it, mess it up
It is a white paper where nothing has been written on it
It is a sleep without dreams
It is already the mourning of innocence

NANJING:1937

• A solo performance by Nelson Chia based on materials from the 1937 Nanjing Massacre
• 21 September 2007, 8 pm
• The Substation Theatre
  45 Armenian Street
  Singapore 179936
  http://www.substation.org/
• 6337 7535
• Admission by donation

Nelson Chia joined The Substation as an Associate Artist in 2007. Formerly Head of the Theatre Deptartment at NAFA, he is a bilingual actor/director/lecturer who has taken on many roles on stage and on TV. He was a Resident Artist and Core Member of the Artistic Team of The Theatre Practice and Associate Artistic Director of Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble. Nelson recently appeared on stage in August 2007 in Toy Factory’s Big Fool Lee.

Tree Duets

• Paul Rae
• 28 and 29 September 2007, 8 pm
• The Substation Theatre
  45 Armenian Street
  Singapore 179936
  http://www.substation.org/
• 6337 7535
• $15 & $12 (concession)
  

Continuing with the theme of Duets from 2005 and 2006, Paul Rae, co-artistic director of performance company spell#7, will present a new work that features himself and a tree. Be enlightened and captivated by Paul’s performance insights.

Paul Rae combines his work as co-artistic director of spell#7 (a Singapore-based performance company which he co-founded with Kaylene Tan) with academic research into performance theory and contemporary Southeast Asian performance. Spell#7 has presented devised theatre, scripted plays, soundworks and new media art works in Singapore and the UK.

The Butterfly Lovers

• Zhejiang XiaoBaiHua Yue Opera Troupe/China
• 21 and 22 September 2007, 8pm
• Esplanade Theatre
  The Esplanade Co. Ltd.
  1 Esplanade Drive
  Singapore 038981
  http://www.esplanade.com
• 6828 8222
• $128, $108, $88, $68*, $48*
  (*Concessions for senior citizens, students & NSF at $55 and $40)
  

Romance, death, reincarnation and parted lovers—the classic Chinese love story of The Butterfly Lovers is a well-loved production of gentle eloquence and spectacular beauty. (150mins, including 20mins intermission.  With English and Chinese subtitles)

Starring:
Mao Weitao - Liang Shanbo
Chen Xiaohong - Zhu Yingtai

The Tale of the Ancient Book Collector

• Zhejiang XiaoBaiHua Yue Opera Troupe/China
• 25 September 2007, 8pm
• Esplanade Theatre
  The Esplanade Co. Ltd.
  1 Esplanade Drive
  Singapore 038981
  http://www.esplanade.com
• 6828 8222
• $48*, $68*, $88, 108, $128
  (*Concessions for students, senior citizens and NSF at $40 & $55)
  

Passion, self-sacrifice and a long-lost manuscript—with lyrical music, beautiful vocals and breathtaking sets, The Tale of the Ancient Book Collector brings to life a tale of yearning and self-sacrifice, inspired by the ancient Chinese culture of book collection and one of the most famous private libraries, the Tianyi Tower in Ningbo, Zhejiang.
(150mins, including 20mins intermission.  With English and Chinese surtitles)

Starring
Mao Weitao – Fan Rong
Chen Huiling – Hua Rujian

Roving Stilt Walkers (by Wenyang Sports Association)

• 21 – 24 September 2007
  7.45 – 8.15pm, 8.45 – 9.15pm, 9.45 – 10.15pm
• Esplanade, Along the Waterfront

Gawk at colourful Chinese stilt walkers by the bay! Be entertained as members of an established lion dance troupe perform the old Chinese folk art of stilt walking along Esplanade’s waterfront dressed in Chinese Opera costumes.

Believe

• 22 and 23 September 2007, 7 pm
• Tickets: $15
• http://www.esplanade.com

Presented by the Musical Theatre Limited in collaboration with Esplanade - Theatres on the bay, Believe presents an honest and revealing account of how turbulent teenage years can be. Be moved by this compelling look at the pressures and experiences of growing up and surviving adolescence.
Step into John’s world, a fourteen year old who faces the challenges of teenage life. Raised by an abusive mother, left alone to fend for himself, John loses all hope and seeks solace in bad company.

Written and composed by Alex Wang.

Action Lights Camera!

• Esplanade presents a workshop that promises to be heaps of fun for all!
• 3 November 2007, 4 pm (120 minutes)
  
  
• The Bay Room
• $10 per participant per workshop
• http://www.esplanade.com

Ken Cheong, a professional photographer, will be sharing his experiences as a photographer and advising on the techniques and tricks of taking pictures successfully in concerts.

Being also an Esplanade’s in-house photographer, Ken will also take you into the Esplanade Concert Hall foyer, where you will have the exclusive privilege of having a hands-on photography session there, along with a photo critique session.

Participants will also be issued a one-day pass to take photographs for our festival after the workshop. Outstanding pictures will stand a chance to be exhibited at the Singapore Art Café in November.

Literati

• 1 September 2007, 8 pm
• The Substation
  45 Armenian Street
  http://www.substation.org
• 6337 7535

Literati hopes to return some meaning and value into words: by placing the spotlight on the word and its power to move and in forms that are profound and stirring. The “context of words” will be the focus of this edition of Literati; the line-up will feature wordsmiths from different areas in one intimate performance of poetry, story and song. Organised by Platform (The Label), more info at http://www.platformthelabel.blogspot.com

Our Coalition: A month-long DIY Subculture Symposium

• 1 to 30 September 2007
• The Substation
  45 Armenian Street
  http://www.substation.org
• 6337 7535

Our Coalition is a month-long multi-faceted “symposium”, initiated by a loose group of people who seek to establish a voice and to develop the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) attitude, foster networks and stimulate a (counter/sub) culture. Our Coalition involves punks, writers, musicians, artists, painters, designers, photographers, event organizers and many others who will come together and create a lively free spirited environment in the Random Room at The Substation, to promote and foster a “think DIY” mentality and will feature exhibitions, discussions, forums, open-mic sessions, readings, a flea market, and other activities.

THE TUNNEL PARTY

• 22 September, 4.30pm to 11.30pm
• Next to the Fort Canning Tunnel,
  between the National Museum of Singapore and SMU

We’re throwing a big party and everyone is invited! The reason? We’re celebrating cultural diversity and community! It is also an occasion to affirm ourselves as a community of active citizens, and to encourage a strong sense of community ownership of public space.

The Tunnel Party will involve exhibitions and performances by artists, civil society and volunteer organizations, student and youth organizations, and a music concert, plus film screenings, a flea market and other activities in The Substation and in the area between the National Museum and SMU. Confirmed local bands playing at the concert include Tiramisu and TypeWriter.

Note: The Tunnel Party is subject to permission being granted by the relevant authorities

Lantern Walkabout

• 25 September 2007
  8.15 pm – 8.45 pm
  Meeting point: Waterfront Carpark, Esplanade (Gather at 8pm)
  

Bring your family and friends, light your lanterns and walk with us along Esplanade’s waterfront! It’ll be a night of soft, flickering lantern light, roving stilt walkers dressed in Chinese Opera costumes, and festive, communal spirit, all under the light of the shimmering moon. Don’t forget to bring your favourite lantern!

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