The ninth Singapore Night Festival came to an end with performances by the aptly-named street theatre company, Close Act, from the Netherlands. They gave 2 different performances on last Friday and Saturday to a huge crowd at both Armenian Street and the front lawn of the Singapore National Museum.
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Singapore Night Festival 2016—Part 1
The annual Singapore Night Festival returned last weekend at the Bras Basah precint, with a theme of “Innovation and Invention”. After the glitz and glamour of last year’s festival, the current installation is comparably lacklustre. Nevertheless, here are a few of the better shows I managed to attend and shoot on the first weekend.
Ending the Singapore Night Festival 2015 On a High Note
After a fiery first weekend, the 12th Singapore Night Festival ended on a high note with Theater Tol’s performance of “Garden of Angels”. The Belgian theatre group literally ended the festival on a high note, with angels suspended off a rig on a high crane, high above the National Museum of Singapore.
A Fiery and Musical Close to the Night Festival 2014
The 7th installation of Singapore Night Festival came to a close with a performance by Earth Harp musician William Close and the Phoenix Fire Dancers. I was rather busy for the last couple of weeks ending with a long Friday and had originally intended to give it a miss as I was rather tired. However,… Continue reading A Fiery and Musical Close to the Night Festival 2014
Singapore Night Festival 2014 – Bold and Beautiful
The annual Singapore Night Festival is upon us again. This year is the 7th edition of the festival, and the theme is “Bold and Beautiful”. I wasn’t able to attend the media preview of the event this time due to work commitments and thus I have to squeeze with the public. Here are some of… Continue reading Singapore Night Festival 2014 – Bold and Beautiful
Singapore Night Festival 2013: Night Lights
Like last year, this year’s Singapore Night Festival also features several light installations spread over the festival grounds. This year, some of the installations introduced interactive elements, allowing the visitors to be a part of the artwork instead of just being passive displays. Here are some of them I visited over the last weekend. The… Continue reading Singapore Night Festival 2013: Night Lights
Fuerzabruta @ Night Festival 2012
After 4 days of nocturnal activities over 2 weekends, the 5th Singapore Night Festival drew to a close on 1 Sep 2012. This was the first time I attended the festival and though I did not have time to cover all the events, I concentrated on a few and had fun. The most impressive of… Continue reading Fuerzabruta @ Night Festival 2012