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Annex 1
ASEAN Culture Week 2004 Participants
1.
Apsaras Arts
Contact person: Kavitha Krishnan
Tel: 6285 6448 / 9678 6729
Apsaras Arts was established in 1977 by Mrs Neila Sathyalingam, a Cultural Medallion
recipient for Dance. The company aims to promote and maintain the highest standards
for Indian Classical Dance forms in their true, traditional techniques.
Apsaras Arts has performed in major local events such as the Singapore Arts Festival
and Chingay. They have also participated in overseas events such as the Australian
Youth Music Festival (Melbourne) in 1983, Hong Kong Arts Festival in 1989,
International Folklore Festival (Belgium) in 1985. In 1988, Apsaras Arts collaborated
with Dance Ensemble Singapore and Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Ltd to
present Singapore Surprise, a multi-ethnic dance performance in Chennai, India, and at
the ASEAN celebration in Paris, France. Both performances were well-received.
Apsaras Arts has also formed a multicultural dance group, Little Angels of Singapore,
with Dance Ensemble Singapore and Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Ltd. This
group of young dancers has performed to rave reviews at the International Folk Dance
Festival in Turkey, France, Spain and New Zealand.
The company was recently invited to perform at the 26th Bali Arts Festival in June 2004.
Their repertoire included Bharatha Natyam works and an excerpt from the Indian epic
Ramayana. Contemporary elements were incorporated into the work, including a
Balinese Dancer performing the role of “Ravana”. The performance was very wellreceived and Dr I Nyoman Nikanaya, MM, Head of Ministry of Culture Bali, Indonesia,
gave special mention to the show: “It was one of the best performances that I have seen
and it is pleasantly surprising to see many Balinese witnessing the performance as it is
usually not full-house for performances performed by foreign groups in Bali.”
Mrs Neila Sathyalingam
Artistic Director & Choreographer
Mrs Neila Sathyalingam started dancing at a tender age of 5 and her first solo
performance was for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She obtained a Degree in Dance
and a Post Graduate Diploma in Indian Classical Dance in 1974 at the renowned
Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Chennai.
She came to Singapore in 1975 and in 1977, founded Apsaras Arts to promote and
maintain the highest standards of Indian Classical Dance forms in their true, traditional
techniques. Mrs Sathyalingam has received numerous accolades for her choreography
in Singapore and internationally. She was the first female choreographer in Singapore
to stage an Indian dance and musical theatre production, Kannagi, at the Singapore Arts
Festival in 1998. Her works have also been showcased at international arts and dance
festivals in countries such as India, Australia, Turkey, Spain, New Zealand, France and
Indonesia.
An established teacher in classical Indian dance with more than 30 years of teaching
experience, many of Mrs Sathyalingam’s students have gone on to pursue dance
performance, choreography and teaching as a career in many countries. Some have
also set up training institutions under the umbrella of Apsaras Arts in countries such as
Australia, the United States and England. Mrs Sathyalingam, who was also
instrumental in bringing together Little Angels of Singapore, a group of talented, multiracial young dancers, also choreographs the People’s Association’s (PA) Indian Dance
Group.
Mrs Sathyalingam was presented with the Long Service Award for her dedication and
commitment to teaching and choreography. She was awarded the prestigious Cultural
Medallion for Dance in 1989 for her contributions to the development of classical
Indian dance in Singapore. She has also received the “Viswa Kala Bharathi” Award in
India, for artists who have made significant contributions in the promotion of Indian
fine arts world-wide.
Programme for ASEAN Culture Week 2004
Opening Ceremony (8 August 2004)
Duration: 6 minutes
Pradarshini Thillana – The dance accentuates the rhythmic leg patterns and intricate
movements of Bharatha Natyam.)
Country Night (9 or 10 August 2004)
Duration: 25 minutes
Mangalanjali – The opening number and a segment of a dance drama, Aarupadai,
which depicts the story of Lord Muruga and his 6 abodes.
Closing Ceremony (11 August 2004)
Duration: 6 minutes
Kailasha Shaila Buvanae – This dance portrays the celestial dancers Lord of Dance,
Nataraj and his beautiful consort, Goddess Sakti. The musical notes for the
performance was set by Dr Padma Subramaniam of Chennai, India, for the Singapore
Arts Festival in 1989.
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2.
Chua Ek Kay
Tel: 9687-1206
Chua Ek Kay has received eminent cultural awards and accolades for his unique vision
and contributions to Singapore’s art development. His receipt of the Grand Prize - UOB
10th Painting of the Year Award (1991) marked the first time this premier award was
presented to a Chinese ink painter in its nine-year history. Chua was also honoured with
the Juror’s Choice in the highly competitive Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards (1998)
and the inaugural Fellowship of LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts (2002). As an artist,
educator, judge, advisor and mentor, he was won the respect of his contemporaries.
Chua’s singular pursuit of his aesthetic interests have enriched the cultural life and
landscape of the Republic, securing the ultimate tribute when he was conferred the
Cultural Medallion in 1999.
Information on Artwork
I. Visiting An Arts Academy At The Corner Of Queen Street
Ink on Ricepaper, 253 x 193 cm, 2004
II. Passing By An Architectural Site Along The Singapore River
Ink on Ricepaper, 253 x 193 cm, 2004
3.
Quek Kiat Sing
Tel: 9049-6675
E-mail : [email protected]
Ink artist Quek Kiat Sing has developed her Yin-Yang series by referencing the
evolution of “perspective” within Western art history. For artists, the point of infinity,
or the vanishing point, in a painting appears on the horizon where parallel lines
converge. Quek uses the Chinese folding screen or Japan byobu - traditionally used as
a space dividers - to play on the idea of divisions and separations. She proposes that
simplistic partitions such as the use of “binary opposites” (Eastern vs Western art
practices; traditional vs contemporary) is not always useful or desirable. (By Lindy Poh,
Independent Curator)
Information on Artwork
at infinity
Chinese ink and paper, 400 x 140 cm (two sided), 2004
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Annex 2
6th Asian Arts Festival Participants
Ricky Sim
Choreographer & Dancer
Tel: 9185 2867
E-mail: [email protected]
Ricky holds a Master of Fine Arts (Dance) from the Queensland University of
Technology (Australia). He has worked with dance/theatre companies such as The Arts
Fission Company; Ecnad Project Limited; The Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble; The
Action Theatre and the Singapore Dance Theatre. In 1999, he was invited to participate
in an Asian collaboration for the Festival Der Geister (Berlin) by international
choreographer Katsura Kan & Saltibanques (Japan), and was a soloist in Theatre
Nordhausen (Germany). He has also participated in major Singapore and International
Arts and Dance Festivals in Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Korea,
Thailand, France and Germany.
Currently, Ricky is a freelance choreographer, dancer and dance educator. To date, he
has choreographed 17 works for professional dance/theatre companies and tertiary
institutions. He has also been commissioned to create works for independent projects
within Singapore and abroad. Ricky was awarded the Shell-NAC Arts Scholarship in
2001. Besides his recent appointment by the National Arts Council Singapore as an
assessment panelist for the Arts Education Programme 2004, he is also a standing
member of the Conseil International De La Danse – UNESCO.
Dan Kwoh
Dancer
Dan, who started his dance training when he was 11, has performed extensively in
contemporary Chinese dance with Dance Development Theatre. The recipient of
several scholarships and outstanding dance awards, he was given a Dance Scholarship
at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts from 2001 to 2003, and became a Singapore
Ballet Academy Scholar in 2003 under the tutelage of Ms Ong Long. Dan was also the
recipient of the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship in 2001, awarded by the National Arts
Council for his Diploma in Dance. He received the Outstanding Student Scholarship in
the 6th Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing, Singapore (CSTD) Summer
School (2002).
In 2003, he participated in CSTD’s Theatrical Festival in Perth, clinching 1st Prize in
the Open Category for Modern Solo, and performed in the first Asian premiere of
Madame Butterfly with the Singapore Dance Theatre. He graduated with a Diploma in
Dance from LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts in 2004.
Christina Chan
Dancer
Now 16, Christina started ballet training in ballet at the age of 5 and was admitted to
the Singapore Ballet Academy (SBA) when she was 12. She passed the RAD Classical
Ballet Advance 1 Examination with Distinction at the age of 15.
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She takes part in numerous performances and competitions representing SBA and her
school (Tanjong Katong Girls’ School) every year. Last year, she was awarded first
prize in Asia Pacific Dance Competition 2003 in the under 16 Modern Solo category
and Open Group category. She took part in the Perth Theatrical Festival 2003, winning
2nd Prize in the Modern Solo category.
Neo Hong Chin
Dancer
A dancer, teacher and choreographer, Hong Chin is trained in Chinese dance. In 1996,
she studied Chinese ethnic dance at the Beijing Dance Academy as an exchange student.
She was awarded an Arts Bursary (Overseas) by the National Arts Council for her BFA
(Dance) at the Queensland University of Technology. During her studies in Australia,
she worked with various Australia choreographers, including Harold Collins, John
Utans, Csaba Buday, Chrissie Parrott, etc. She is an active dance performer and
choreographer, both locally and internationally.
Vivienne Tan
Dancer
Vivienne started ballet training at the age of 6, studying both the Commonwealth
Society of Teachers of Dancing (Australia) and the Royal Academy of Dance (UK)
syllabus. She graduated from LASALLE- SIA College of the Arts with a Diploma in
Dance, Presidential Distinction in 2001. She was also recognised as her faculty’s Most
Outstanding Student. In July 2003, she graduated with a BA (Hons) Dance Theatre
degree from LABAN (London, U.K.) with the support of the National Arts Council’s
Arts Bursary (Overseas).
She has worked with companies such as local dance companies Ah Hock and Peng Yu,
L.A. Dance Connection, Singapore Dance Theatre and The Arts Fission Company. She
has taught and performed in various schools in Singapore.
Cheryl Quek
Dancer
Cheryl graduated from LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, School of Dance in
November 2002. As a student, she performed in the Philippines, Malaysia (KL),
Australia (Brisbane). In 2003, she worked with Ballet Magnificat (USA) when they
performed in Singapore. She has worked with Ah Hock and Peng Yu, in works such as
Sheng Bei (Huayi Festival), Whispering Cities I - IV (Whorls, Chroma, Stigma, Dolls),
[L+R], and Big Daddy Says. She is choreographing and performing an outdoor series,
Transfigured Nights I-IV, which will be presented by Esplanade. Cheryl also sings
and acts. She recently played “Sonia” in the musical Godspell.
Chan Lee Lee
Stage Manager
Lee Lee is a graduate of the National University of Singapore. Currently a freelance
theatre practitioner, she is actively involved in production management and stage
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management with several local theatre companies. Major productions she has worked
on include Prelude to a Kiss with Action Theatre; PRISM, The Morning People,
Seventh Drawer, and Titoudao with TOY Factory Theatre Ensemble; Aesop Queried,
The Spirits Play, and Geylang People in the Net with The Theatre Practice;
sex.violence.blood.gore with The Necessary Stage; One Breath Left with Theatre OX;
ECNAD DANCE with ECNAD Project Ltd.
Steven Wang
Lighting Designer
Steven Wang obtained his Diploma in Drama from LASALLE–SIA College of the Arts
in 2001. He has worked with MediaCorp Studios, the Singapore Repertory Theatre and
TOY Factory Theatre Ensemble on special effect props. His lighting design credits
include music concerts at TCR music station, The Sea Gull at the Drama Centre,
Beautiful Sunday at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, 12 nights at The Netherlands Arts
Festival. He is also the set designer for Notre Dame de Paris at the French Culture
Centre and Thirteen for the Hokkien Huay Kuan Youth Drama Group.
PROGRAMME
All works choreographed by Ricky Sim.
I.
4 x 4 Unlimited (2001)
Music: Bjork (Enjoy)
Duration: 8 minutes
Dancers: Neo Hong Chin, Dan Kwoh, Christina Chan, Vivienne Tan, Cheryl Quek
Figures moving: limbs extending, contracting; sometimes synchronised, sometimes not.
The physical body provides different visual dimensions when it is allowed to return to
its most natural position. This plotless dance has trained dancers to explore a wider
perspective of movement, with each individual dancer exhibiting distinct personalities
and dance vocabularies.
II.
O, Harinnggg… (1999)
Music: Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin
Duration: 15 minutes
Dancers: Neo Hong Chin, Dan Kwoh, Christina Chan, Vivienne Tan, Cheryl Quek
Inspired by Keith Haring’s art, this piece conveys messages of boldness and fun. This
work is strongly influenced by Haring’s manipulation of moods in relation to a series of
activities. Either a specific event or even an abstract variation, the images of the dance
are purely subjective.
III.
Unspoken Text (2002)
Music: U2 (Last day on earth)
Duration: 6 minutes
Dancers: Neo Hong Chin, Dan Kwoh, Vivienne Tan, Cheryl Quek
We are assailed by a sense of uncertainty in a new environment. Unspoken Text
explores this awakening of the self and body through physical movements.
Annex 1
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ASEAN Culture Week 2004 Participants
1.
Apsaras Arts
Contact person: Kavitha Krishnan
Tel: 6285 6448 / 9678 6729
Apsaras Arts was established in 1977 by Mrs Neila Sathyalingam, a Cultural Medallion
recipient for Dance. The company aims to promote and maintain the highest standards
for Indian Classical Dance forms in their true, traditional techniques.
Apsaras Arts has performed in major local events such as the Singapore Arts Festival
and Chingay. They have also participated in overseas events such as the Australian
Youth Music Festival (Melbourne) in 1983, Hong Kong Arts Festival in 1989,
International Folklore Festival (Belgium) in 1985. In 1988, Apsaras Arts collaborated
with Dance Ensemble Singapore and Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Ltd to
present Singapore Surprise, a multi-ethnic dance performance in Chennai, India, and at
the ASEAN celebration in Paris, France. Both performances were well-received.
Apsaras Arts has also formed a multicultural dance group, Little Angels of Singapore,
with Dance Ensemble Singapore and Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Ltd. This
group of young dancers has performed to rave reviews at the International Folk Dance
Festival in Turkey, France, Spain and New Zealand.
The company was recently invited to perform at the 26th Bali Arts Festival in June 2004.
Their repertoire included Bharatha Natyam works and an excerpt from the Indian epic
Ramayana. Contemporary elements were incorporated into the work, including a
Balinese Dancer performing the role of “Ravana”. The performance was very wellreceived and Dr I Nyoman Nikanaya, MM, Head of Ministry of Culture Bali, Indonesia,
gave special mention to the show: “It was one of the best performances that I have seen
and it is pleasantly surprising to see many Balinese witnessing the performance as it is
usually not full-house for performances performed by foreign groups in Bali.”
Mrs Neila Sathyalingam
Artistic Director & Choreographer
Mrs Neila Sathyalingam started dancing at a tender age of 5 and her first solo
performance was for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She obtained a Degree in Dance
and a Post Graduate Diploma in Indian Classical Dance in 1974 at the renowned
Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts in Chennai.
She came to Singapore in 1975 and in 1977, founded Apsaras Arts to promote and
maintain the highest standards of Indian Classical Dance forms in their true, traditional
techniques. Mrs Sathyalingam has received numerous accolades for her choreography
in Singapore and internationally. She was the first female choreographer in Singapore
to stage an Indian dance and musical theatre production, Kannagi, at the Singapore Arts
Festival in 1998. Her works have also been showcased at international arts and dance
festivals in countries such as India, Australia, Turkey, Spain, New Zealand, France and
Indonesia.
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An established teacher in classical Indian dance with more than 30 years of teaching
experience, many of Mrs Sathyalingam’s students have gone on to pursue dance
performance, choreography and teaching as a career in many countries. Some have
also set up training institutions under the umbrella of Apsaras Arts in countries such as
Australia, the United States and England. Mrs Sathyalingam, who was also
instrumental in bringing together Little Angels of Singapore, a group of talented, multiracial young dancers, also choreographs the People’s Association’s (PA) Indian Dance
Group.
Mrs Sathyalingam was presented with the Long Service Award for her dedication and
commitment to teaching and choreography. She was awarded the prestigious Cultural
Medallion for Dance in 1989 for her contributions to the development of classical
Indian dance in Singapore. She has also received the “Viswa Kala Bharathi” Award in
India, for artists who have made significant contributions in the promotion of Indian
fine arts world-wide.
Programme for ASEAN Culture Week 2004
Opening Ceremony (8 August 2004)
Duration: 6 minutes
Pradarshini Thillana – The dance accentuates the rhythmic leg patterns and intricate
movements of Bharatha Natyam.)
Country Night (9 or 10 August 2004)
Duration: 25 minutes
Mangalanjali – The opening number and a segment of a dance drama, Aarupadai,
which depicts the story of Lord Muruga and his 6 abodes.
Closing Ceremony (11 August 2004)
Duration: 6 minutes
Kailasha Shaila Buvanae – This dance portrays the celestial dancers Lord of Dance,
Nataraj and his beautiful consort, Goddess Sakti. The musical notes for the
performance was set by Dr Padma Subramaniam of Chennai, India, for the Singapore
Arts Festival in 1989.
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2.
Chua Ek Kay
Tel: 9687-1206
Chua Ek Kay has received eminent cultural awards and accolades for his unique vision
and contributions to Singapore’s art development. His receipt of the Grand Prize - UOB
10th Painting of the Year Award (1991) marked the first time this premier award was
presented to a Chinese ink painter in its nine-year history. Chua was also honoured with
the Juror’s Choice in the highly competitive Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards (1998)
and the inaugural Fellowship of LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts (2002). As an artist,
educator, judge, advisor and mentor, he was won the respect of his contemporaries.
Chua’s singular pursuit of his aesthetic interests have enriched the cultural life and
landscape of the Republic, securing the ultimate tribute when he was conferred the
Cultural Medallion in 1999.
Information on Artwork
I. Visiting An Arts Academy At The Corner Of Queen Street
Ink on Ricepaper, 253 x 193 cm, 2004
II. Passing By An Architectural Site Along The Singapore River
Ink on Ricepaper, 253 x 193 cm, 2004
3.
Quek Kiat Sing
Tel: 9049-6675
E-mail : [email protected]
Ink artist Quek Kiat Sing has developed her Yin-Yang series by referencing the
evolution of “perspective” within Western art history. For artists, the point of infinity,
or the vanishing point, in a painting appears on the horizon where parallel lines
converge. Quek uses the Chinese folding screen or Japan byobu - traditionally used as
a space dividers - to play on the idea of divisions and separations. She proposes that
simplistic partitions such as the use of “binary opposites” (Eastern vs Western art
practices; traditional vs contemporary) is not always useful or desirable. (By Lindy Poh,
Independent Curator)
Information on Artwork
at infinity
Chinese ink and paper, 400 x 140 cm (two sided), 2004
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Annex 2
6th Asian Arts Festival Participants
Ricky Sim
Choreographer & Dancer
Tel: 9185 2867
E-mail: [email protected]
Ricky holds a Master of Fine Arts (Dance) from the Queensland University of
Technology (Australia). He has worked with dance/theatre companies such as The Arts
Fission Company; Ecnad Project Limited; The Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble; The
Action Theatre and the Singapore Dance Theatre. In 1999, he was invited to participate
in an Asian collaboration for the Festival Der Geister (Berlin) by international
choreographer Katsura Kan & Saltibanques (Japan), and was a soloist in Theatre
Nordhausen (Germany). He has also participated in major Singapore and International
Arts and Dance Festivals in Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Korea,
Thailand, France and Germany.
Currently, Ricky is a freelance choreographer, dancer and dance educator. To date, he
has choreographed 17 works for professional dance/theatre companies and tertiary
institutions. He has also been commissioned to create works for independent projects
within Singapore and abroad. Ricky was awarded the Shell-NAC Arts Scholarship in
2001. Besides his recent appointment by the National Arts Council Singapore as an
assessment panelist for the Arts Education Programme 2004, he is also a standing
member of the Conseil International De La Danse – UNESCO.
Dan Kwoh
Dancer
Dan, who started his dance training when he was 11, has performed extensively in
contemporary Chinese dance with Dance Development Theatre. The recipient of
several scholarships and outstanding dance awards, he was given a Dance Scholarship
at LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts from 2001 to 2003, and became a Singapore
Ballet Academy Scholar in 2003 under the tutelage of Ms Ong Long. Dan was also the
recipient of the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship in 2001, awarded by the National Arts
Council for his Diploma in Dance. He received the Outstanding Student Scholarship in
the 6th Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing, Singapore (CSTD) Summer
School (2002).
In 2003, he participated in CSTD’s Theatrical Festival in Perth, clinching 1st Prize in
the Open Category for Modern Solo, and performed in the first Asian premiere of
Madame Butterfly with the Singapore Dance Theatre. He graduated with a Diploma in
Dance from LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts in 2004.
Christina Chan
Dancer
Now 16, Christina started ballet training in ballet at the age of 5 and was admitted to
the Singapore Ballet Academy (SBA) when she was 12. She passed the RAD Classical
Ballet Advance 1 Examination with Distinction at the age of 15.
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She takes part in numerous performances and competitions representing SBA and her
school (Tanjong Katong Girls’ School) every year. Last year, she was awarded first
prize in Asia Pacific Dance Competition 2003 in the under 16 Modern Solo category
and Open Group category. She took part in the Perth Theatrical Festival 2003, winning
2nd Prize in the Modern Solo category.
Neo Hong Chin
Dancer
A dancer, teacher and choreographer, Hong Chin is trained in Chinese dance. In 1996,
she studied Chinese ethnic dance at the Beijing Dance Academy as an exchange student.
She was awarded an Arts Bursary (Overseas) by the National Arts Council for her BFA
(Dance) at the Queensland University of Technology. During her studies in Australia,
she worked with various Australia choreographers, including Harold Collins, John
Utans, Csaba Buday, Chrissie Parrott, etc. She is an active dance performer and
choreographer, both locally and internationally.
Vivienne Tan
Dancer
Vivienne started ballet training at the age of 6, studying both the Commonwealth
Society of Teachers of Dancing (Australia) and the Royal Academy of Dance (UK)
syllabus. She graduated from LASALLE- SIA College of the Arts with a Diploma in
Dance, Presidential Distinction in 2001. She was also recognised as her faculty’s Most
Outstanding Student. In July 2003, she graduated with a BA (Hons) Dance Theatre
degree from LABAN (London, U.K.) with the support of the National Arts Council’s
Arts Bursary (Overseas).
She has worked with companies such as local dance companies Ah Hock and Peng Yu,
L.A. Dance Connection, Singapore Dance Theatre and The Arts Fission Company. She
has taught and performed in various schools in Singapore.
Cheryl Quek
Dancer
Cheryl graduated from LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, School of Dance in
November 2002. As a student, she performed in the Philippines, Malaysia (KL),
Australia (Brisbane). In 2003, she worked with Ballet Magnificat (USA) when they
performed in Singapore. She has worked with Ah Hock and Peng Yu, in works such as
Sheng Bei (Huayi Festival), Whispering Cities I - IV (Whorls, Chroma, Stigma, Dolls),
[L+R], and Big Daddy Says. She is choreographing and performing an outdoor series,
Transfigured Nights I-IV, which will be presented by Esplanade. Cheryl also sings
and acts. She recently played “Sonia” in the musical Godspell.
Chan Lee Lee
Stage Manager
Lee Lee is a graduate of the National University of Singapore. Currently a freelance
theatre practitioner, she is actively involved in production management and stage
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management with several local theatre companies. Major productions she has worked
on include Prelude to a Kiss with Action Theatre; PRISM, The Morning People,
Seventh Drawer, and Titoudao with TOY Factory Theatre Ensemble; Aesop Queried,
The Spirits Play, and Geylang People in the Net with The Theatre Practice;
sex.violence.blood.gore with The Necessary Stage; One Breath Left with Theatre OX;
ECNAD DANCE with ECNAD Project Ltd.
Steven Wang
Lighting Designer
Steven Wang obtained his Diploma in Drama from LASALLE–SIA College of the Arts
in 2001. He has worked with MediaCorp Studios, the Singapore Repertory Theatre and
TOY Factory Theatre Ensemble on special effect props. His lighting design credits
include music concerts at TCR music station, The Sea Gull at the Drama Centre,
Beautiful Sunday at Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, 12 nights at The Netherlands Arts
Festival. He is also the set designer for Notre Dame de Paris at the French Culture
Centre and Thirteen for the Hokkien Huay Kuan Youth Drama Group.
PROGRAMME
All works choreographed by Ricky Sim.
I.
4 x 4 Unlimited (2001)
Music: Bjork (Enjoy)
Duration: 8 minutes
Dancers: Neo Hong Chin, Dan Kwoh, Christina Chan, Vivienne Tan, Cheryl Quek
Figures moving: limbs extending, contracting; sometimes synchronised, sometimes not.
The physical body provides different visual dimensions when it is allowed to return to
its most natural position. This plotless dance has trained dancers to explore a wider
perspective of movement, with each individual dancer exhibiting distinct personalities
and dance vocabularies.
II.
O, Harinnggg… (1999)
Music: Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin
Duration: 15 minutes
Dancers: Neo Hong Chin, Dan Kwoh, Christina Chan, Vivienne Tan, Cheryl Quek
Inspired by Keith Haring’s art, this piece conveys messages of boldness and fun. This
work is strongly influenced by Haring’s manipulation of moods in relation to a series of
activities. Either a specific event or even an abstract variation, the images of the dance
are purely subjective.
III.
Unspoken Text (2002)
Music: U2 (Last day on earth)
Duration: 6 minutes
Dancers: Neo Hong Chin, Dan Kwoh, Vivienne Tan, Cheryl Quek
We are assailed by a sense of uncertainty in a new environment. Unspoken Text
explores this awakening of the self and body through physical movements.
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