Standing together
"It’s about co-learning. It’s about putting down what you think is right, and to be curious about what the other person can offer, and co-nudging each other forward.” - Peter Sau
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It gets easier
"I have to admit that for this play the playwrights are men. The characters are men. National service is for men. But now, the play is more than about men." - Neo Hai Bin
Crossing paths
"[P]roducers don’t get much attention at all because so much of what she or he does is invisible to the audience. I’d like to shine the spotlight on the work TT has done to help bring the company onto the…
Get to know: Aaron Teo from The Private Museum
"Our exhibitions should be meaningful, impactful and significant in contributing towards Singapore art history." - Aaron Teo
Interview with Eugene Koh, Lee Shu Yu & Brenda Tan
Written in 1982, Stella Kon’s Emily of Emerald Hill is one of the most well-known and beloved plays in the Singapore English-Language Theatre canon. And now, 36 years after the monodrama was first written, a group of young theatre practitioners…
Interview with Euginia Tan and Jo Tan
"There is so much generosity in the industry, with people just hoping to grow the Singapore scene." - Jo Tan
Taking root
“You can’t be truly connected to a place unless you start digging and see what has been before you." - Kuo Jian Hong
An inconvenient truth
"When you push forth your own opinions as the objective and absolute truth, that’s where bullying becomes the status quo." - Chong Tze Chien
Our national arts festival: an origins story
The Singapore International Festival of Arts 2018 celebrates its four-decade heritage as the premier arts and cultural event in independent Singapore. In this essay, we look back even further in our history to see how our national arts festival came about. Within the…
Read A Play Script: “The Book of Living and Dying”
"It would be a treat to watch the story play out visually. But without the visual cues, big ideas such as karma and reincarnation can be confusing to understand." - Gillian Ong
Get to know: Goto Tatsuya from Asanoya
"I try to imagine and integrate the different elements together to come up with a final product." - Goto Tatsuya
Get to know: Yu Xian from kapok
Check out kapok’s latest collections on their website, and follow their Facebook page here. Friends of Centre 42 can also quote “kapok a pok” to get a 10% discount off selected brands at kapok at the National Design Centre. This…
A room of one’s own
"We are hoping that by not injecting too much intent as we progress, the piece will act as a pith for open ideas as visitors experience it, allowing them to form meanings and narratives of their own." - Darren Ng
Producing producers
“I want to arm the next generation of producers with that knowledge and understanding" - Mohamad Shaifulbahri
Who run the world?
"In a feminist space, everyone has their own role that they are interested in. It is a space where they can challenge themselves and at the same time feel safe." - Rei Poh
Interview with Neo Kim Seng
"There is a strong emotional attachment to the sound of Cantonese although I may not fully understand the words. The project is about reconnecting to a relegated language, sound and people." - Neo Kim Seng
Interview with Christian W. Huber
"Theatre reviewing has not quite caught up with the quality of some of the more established theatre companies in Singapore's shows." - Christian W. Huber
Interview with Jocelyn Chng
"I appreciate being given a lot of freedom in terms of personal reviewing interests and writing style." - Jocelyn Chng
Interview with Oliver Chong
"[The Spirits Play] allows audiences to deeper examine and ruminate upon these conditions magnified under the cruel circumstances of war." - Oliver Chong
Farewell… for now
"Each of the projects I did at Centre 42 came with their unique bundle of challenges and working methods, but every single one of them was a valuable learning experience that I was happy to have. For me, Centre 42…