SINGAPORE: INSIDE OUT | by Tan Kheng Hua and Joel Tan

Singapore: Inside Out is an international cross-disciplinary showcase of the dynamic contemporary arts and design scene in Singapore, offering a plethora of multi-sensory experiences designed by the country’s creative talents. Underlining Singapore’s standing as a UNESCO Creative City of Design, it debuts in 2015 as part of Singapore’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, popping up in four cosmopolitan cities—Beijing, London and New York City—before returning to Singapore for its final pit stop.

Curated by creative director, Mr. Randy Chan, who helms one of Singapore’s leading architectural studios, Zarch Collaboratives, SG:IO 2015 showcases 15 original commissioned works by home-grown talents. These works represents myriad creative disciplines—from architecture, fashion and music to literary, performing and visual arts.

Credit source: SG Passion Made Possible

Playwright Joel Tan and director Tan Kheng Hua, together with Singapore actors Noorlinah Mohamed, Jo Tan, Jean Toh, John Cheah and Kay Kay Nizam, are developing a verbatim theatre piece based on interviews and workshops with Singaporean artists, designers, and creative practitioners. The work will draw on the stories of these Singaporean creative talents, their approaches to their work, and their experiences of art-making in Singapore.

The piece is being developed with the support of Centre 42, and will be staged as a site-specific, promenade performance within Singapore: Inside Out, an SG50 initiative led by Singapore Tourism Board.

Artist – Tan Kheng Hua

Artist – Joel Tan