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Source:
www.nac.gov.sg |
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Drama Centre to Celebrate Inauguration with Week-Long
Festival! |
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The new Drama Centre will be inaugurated on
4 November 2005 in a ceremony officiated by Dr Lee Boon Yang Minister
for Information, Communication and the Arts. |
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Following the inauguration, a week-long
festival entitled DC Celebrates! will be organised by the National Arts
Council to commemorate the occasion. |
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With over 50 theatrical and musical
performances, film screenings, visual art exhibitions and workshops by
local artists and arts groups, the festival will culminate with the
joint official opening of the National Library and the Drama Centre on
November 12. |
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Admission to all events and performances is
free, except Lao Jiu: The Musical (tickets sold through SISTIC). |
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The range of exciting performances and
interactive activities lined up for the festival aims to connect with
the community. Visitors can look forward to taking part in a public art
project, trying their hands at making their own clay pot and to enjoying
exhilarating showcases of music, dance and theatre. |
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Highlights of the Festival include a
specially commissioned installation by recent Young Artist Award
recipient, Michael Lee. Others, like arts group spell#7¡¯s Visitor
Centre, combine interactive events, performances, installations and
public discussions, to create fun and challenging encounters between
artists and members of the public. |
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Even more offerings come from the premiere
of The Theatre Practice¡¯s Lao Jiu: The Musical; Odyssey Dance Theatre¡¯s
Instinct; Moving Arts¡¯ dance work Paint Me a Story; Sri Warisan¡¯s dance
performance NADI and ACTION Theatre¡¯s Drunken Prawns, a brand new
production of an award-winning play by celebrated playwright Desmond Sim. |
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The new Drama Centre is Singapore¡¯s first
dedicated, purpose built performing arts space offering state-of-the-art
stage, lighting and sound systems. It comprises a 615-seat proscenium
theatre, a black box and three multi-purpose function areas. |
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The National Arts Council invites
Singaporeans from all walks of life to come enjoy the programmes
planned. From acapella to gamelan; from bhangra to modern dance; from
photography to short films; from Chinese crosstalk to a range of other
theatrical presentations, DC Celebrates! has something for everyone. |
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Please see Annex A for full list of events.
For more programme details, kindly log on to
http://nac.gov.sg/fac/dccelebrates.asp. |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.nac.gov.sg News Release 26 Oct
2005 |
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