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Title: Bereshit
Synopsis: In the beginning, something came into being. From the bereshit of human creativity, we dictate our progress with our own hands and own minds. Autonomy is all the power in a world of progress – what do we create in this climatic world of ours?
Performer: Romaine Lee Mentored by: Albert Tiong Music by: FOXELA (Nigel Quah) and Lucius Quek
Foxela, an alias of electronic producer Nigel Quah (18), has experience in producing a wide variety of genres, but mainly electronic music and pop. Since Nigel’s first release in 2017, he quickly became the youngest Singaporean to reach a million streams on Spotify, and now has more than 50 releases and over 2.5 million streams under his belt.
You can follow and listen to Foxela using the links below Instagram I Facebook I Youtube I Spotify
Lucius Quek (18) a trained classical pianist and a member of both the symphonic and Chinese orchestras is now a multi-instrumentalist and arranger/composer. His experience and knowledge have allowed his creativity and musicality to come to fruition through his compositions. Lucius today is an aspiring film composer. You can follow and listen to Lucius Quek using the links below |
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Nicole Chai Title: Sonder
Synopsis: Two foreign bodies detached in space. Each entity in its own existence. But are the spaces in between really hollow, or does it hold another’s stories?
Performers: Lee Xue Jing & Edna Low |
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Cheryl Wee Title: TRIAD Synopsis: A triad is a group of three. The three are usually closely related matters, persons, things, compounds, or elements. Examples: [ Past | Present | Future ] , [ Angry | Happy | Sad ] , [ Solid | Liquid | Gas ] . As an individual, each has its own identity. Yet, they influence and impact one another. So how should one thread through these seemingly associated yet unassociated components? Do you approach them all together as one, or do you treat it as its own? Choreographer’s Notes: Through this residency programme and this piece, I really wanted to challenge my choreographic process. I was/am very used to choreographing linearly ( eg. with a story in mind, characters that develop structurally). I tried to choreograph this piece against what I usually think is logically or intentionally. It was hard for me to make sense of what my motives were. But in the end, I have the concept of “Triad” and I attempted to make sense of it visually. However, I left some space for my audience to make something out of it for themselves. Hope you enjoyed my item, and you took something away from it. Performers: Romaine Lee, Li Rui Min, Cheryl Wee Mentored by: Albert Tiong Music by: Nathanel Teo |
Lee Xue JingTitle: Is This The Way of Going Forward?
Synopsis: Two individuals. In a space. In the journey of finding their own paths amidst predetermined routes. Are our routes really set though? Or do we create our own? Can we ‘bend’ what’s been ‘fixed’?
Choreographer’s notes: I was inspired by the many cookie-cutter spaces and ideals society has that I have encountered. The words ‘bend’ and ‘fixed’ are marked with single inverted commas because of the question: is there a fixed idea of what we should all achieve? In this piece, I am suggesting not; then is there even a need to bend?
Performers: Nicole Chai & Edna Low Mentored by: Albert Tiong |
Edna LowTitle: Beneath the Facade
Synopsis: How do you deal with conflicts within your relationships? How do you let it affect you? Why do we say things we don’t mean and yet leave so many words unsaid? At the end of the day, we are all imperfect people learning to navigate our way through the myriad of emotions within ourselves.
Performers: Lee Xue Jing, Cheryl Wee & Li Rui Min Mentored by: Adele Goh |
Li Rui MinTitle: Perspection
Synopsis: Labels are often used to define people: their personalities, the way they work, even their physical appearance. Labels are vocabularies of familiarity: they link a person to existing similarities. Multiple perspectives and contexts are at play behind each label. Everyone has a different value system, and we often re-calibrate when we are in different situations. Learning to understand the details between different value systems and contexts provides us with the tools for navigation.
Performers: Lee Xue Jing, Nicole Chai, Romaine Lee & Li Rui Min Mentored by: Adele Goh |
