Conducting documentation in TS3103 Theatre Lab: “Ties That Bind”
A collection of documentation outputs produced by the TS3013 Theatre Lab students
VA: The Vault Artists & Processes
Timeline of “Ties That Bind”
This timeline documents the students' and Centre 42's activities and the development of the students' performance responses as the COVID-19 situation unfolded.
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 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
Kiran Kumar
Born in Bangalore and based in Singapore, Kiran Kumar is an artist, researcher and writer who specialises in dance-centric projects. He first graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 2006 and began his career as an information technology analyst,…
Collaborative Writing
Collaborative writing can be hugely challenging. Without a strategy, writing a play in a group would just be a matter of whoever has the strongest pair of lungs, as was the case with the seven men who collectively wrote the…
Chong Tze Chien
"After my fifth play, people pointed out how my characters always die at one point or another. I wasn’t conscious of the fact. For me, there’s something very serene about death. My attitude towards death-as-a-fact-of-life has always been one that…
Robin Loon
"One, to do absolutely nothing, if I can afford such a lifestyle. Two, to be involved in theatre. Three, to travel. If I can't do any one of them, I think I'll teach. Teaching would give me a chance to…
Margaret Chan
"My mother told me that the neighbours used to like to come and see how I play with my dolls. I would give each doll a name and a complex role." - Margaret Chan
Reflections on The Vault: #3 three
The Vault: #3 three revisits Quah Sy Ren's Invisibility through the eyes of theatre design collective INDEX. We asked the three INDEX designers to reflect on the conceptualisation and development of their works in this design-centred series. A short summary…
SCALE 1:333 333.333… artist: Lim Wei Ling
Lim Wei Ling is a full-time spatial designer of stage and installations. As a firm believer of multi-disciplinary, collaborative art-making, Wei Ling often teams up with artists and designers from diverse backgrounds. She is part of the design triumvirate INDEX,…
FOR THE TIME BEING artist: Darren Ng
“Do what you can, what you love and what you believe in. Don’t do it otherwise.” - Darren Ng
IN/VISIBILITY artist: Lim Woan Wen
“Light is like a religion to me. It’s a faith and an anchor in my work as well as my life.” - Lim Woan Wen
Reflections about the creation process of NINETEEN SIXTY-FOUR
We asked the two key artist-collaborators Nora Samosir and Serene Chen about their personal responses to The Vault, its concept and the working process. Hear their reflections and views about working on the Centre's inaugural iteration of The Vault programme…