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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL – HIGHLIGHTS FACT SHEET

SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2018

17 – 25 August 2018, 7.30pm – 12.00am

Performance nights on 23, 24 and 25 August

Venue: Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct

This August, the Singapore Night Festival once again transforms Bras Basah.Bugis into a

midsummer’s celebration of sorts. A signature highlight of the festival is the interactive light

installations titled Night Lights, which produces installations that will dot the arts & heritage district,

or turns the facades of buildings in the vicinity into ephemeral works of wonder. Night owls will

enjoy the many events held late into the night brought together by partners and stakeholders in

the district such as the National Museum of Singapore, the Peranakan Museum, Singapore Art

Museum, National Design Centre and more. Festival goers will also get to immerse themselves in

the various street performances by local and international artists. If you’re in town, don’t miss your

chance to see Singapore’s heritage, arts and culture in an entirely different light!

For more information, visit www.nightfestival.sg.

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Singapore Night Festival

新加坡仲夏夜空

Pesta Malam Singapura

சிங்கப்பூர் இரவு விழா

Night Lights

奇光夜色

Sinaran Malam

இரவு மின்மினிகள்

TRANSLATION OF TERMS

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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL – NIGHT LIGHTS INSTALLATIONS

Aquatic Dream | Auditoire and Lekker Architects

National Museum of Singapore Lawn

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

The lawn at the National Museum of Singapore transforms into a forest below the sea, revealing a

world of uncharted wonders between the earth and sea. Explore the past and future of the oceans and

unveil every corner of the underwater world, from the surface to the deep depths. Weave through

glowing and harmonious installations bringing you from the Arctic Ocean to Coral Gardens, and into

the mysteries of the Volcanic Sea.

Co-Presented by: National Heritage Board and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

About Auditoire & Lekker Architects

Auditoire is an experiential marketing agency driven by creativity, expertise and passion, creating

unforgettable live experiences that inspire, move, connect and engage with audiences.

Lekker Architects is a Singapore-based, multi-disciplinary design practice. Recent projects by Lekker

include buildings and landscape, with a focus on residential and educational projects, and projects for

the arts.

PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency

The Public Utilities Board is the national water agency that manages Singapore’s water supply, water

catchment and used water, and has ensured a diversified and sustainable supply of water for

Singapore with the Four National Taps (Water from Local Catchment, Imported Water, NEWater,

Desalinated water). PUB calls on all to play our part in conserving water to ensure that we can continue

to enjoy our water resources for all our needs – for the industry, for living, and for life.

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A Thousand Skies | Suzann Victor

Raffles City, Level 3

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 10.00pm

A Thousand Skies is a nomadic pavilion with an urban vision to provide local communities with a broad

ownership of use, whichever city it pops up in. The “heart” of the artwork marks out a public space that

invites audiences to be viewers as much as be the “art” within the artwork — by becoming live

presenters of their own artistic talent or creators of engaging activities. This intimate enclosure is formed

by unique soft architecture of transparent lenses distinctively assembled to transform the way we see

and experience the city’s surrounding environment. Informal and engaging, the installation engenders

human connection and meaning-making across our multiple cultures and demographics.

Supported by Raffles City

About Suzann Victor

Suzann Victor is best known for her compelling public artworks and installations that respond to

context, space and architecture with distinctive forms and ideas from the socio-political to the

harnessing of science and physics. With international showcases, Victor has represented

Singapore at the 49th Venice Biennale (Italy), 6th Havana Biennale (Cuba) and 2nd Asia-Pacific

Triennial (Australia). In 2017, Victor was offered a special residency by the Fukuoka Asian Art

Museum to create a cultural response to Fukuoka city. Victor was nominated for the prestigious

New York-based Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (2009) and the coveted artist residency

at the STPI (2014) with public works at high profile locations such as World Square in Sydney and

the National Museum of Singapore. She received her doctorate in 2008, supported by the

Australian Postgraduate Award.

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Before The Word | Pierre Ranzini & Cristina Di Pasqual

CHIJMES

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Focusing on the philosophical concepts of language, Before The Word comes alive through sound,

evoking landscapes and moments of nature. Juxtaposed against the backdrop of Singapore, Pierre

Ranzini’s luminous sculpture symbolises different human civilisations coming together, drawing

parallels to this city’s mix of cultures and traditions that enrich and unite one another. Words enable us

to convey our version of reality in order for us to seek harmony. How do we become united through

language? Join us at Before The Word as we find the answers.

Supported by CHIJMES

About Pierre Ranzini & Cristina Di Pasqual

Pierre Ranzini is an all-rounded, multi-disciplinary artist with a strong passion for visual arts and light

installations. His artistic research surrounds the various concepts of what shapes reality, fueling him to

use new technologies to create bridges between different media and the mechanics of technology and

art anthropology. Ranzini’s works challenge its audience by testing and staging space and time,

carving, cutting, glue-testing the present to determine the conditions of time and the universe it creates.

Eager to create a platform for collaboration with other like-minded artists, Ranzini founded Mad

Rhizome in 2011.

Stage designer and graphic designer Cristina Di Pasquali received her degree in decoration and

scenography with honours from the Catania Academy of Fine Arts. With a background in teaching and

graphic design, she moved to Paris to create new works by manipulating light and graphics, which led

her to join Pierre Ranzini’s Mad Rhizome as the artistic director for the creation of decors for events

and artistic installations.

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Ember Rain | Starlight Alchemy

Cathay Green

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Create a mesmerising downpour of sparkling embers as you pedal on a bicycle in this interactive

fire sculpture. The sparks generated represent catalysts of ideation and innovation, while the

tower’s lotus-shaped petals symbolise the rebirth, purity and beauty of ideas flowing through space.

About Starlight Alchemy

Starlight Alchemy is Singapore’s premier multi-disciplinary group with a focus on conceptualising,

designing, and producing visual art installations and visual theatre productions. Known for the

incorporation of fire, LED, and UV technologies in their works, Starlight Alchemy continuously

strives to re-write the creative boundaries of their craft. Through their creative process, they aspire

to apply innovation and technology to bring ideas to life, and to build a collaborative community of

artists and makers who share a passion to move and create.

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Graffiti Alive | Arup

Alley of Armenian Street

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Watch as Graffiti Alive brings our local street art to life in an alley near Armenian Street, illuminating

artworks with RGB spotlights and integrated motion sensors, and proving that street art is not just

appreciated during the day. With each step, motion sensors activate spotlights to illuminate an

object on the graffiti wall before your eyes, creating a theatrical effect and sense of mystery.

Highlighting the creative expression of our local street art scene, dynamic lights and colours will

transform this space into a lively night-time streetscape.

About Arup

Arup is the creative force behind many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built

environment. The collective of designers, planners, engineers, and consultants has been shaping

Singapore’s world-famous skyline and city infrastructure over the last 50 years.

With a passion in bringing art, science and technology together by collaborating with artists,

musicians, sculptors and architects around the world, Arup’s technical expertise has transformed

countless ideas and visions across multiple design disciplines into reality.

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Hyperbands | KopI/O

LTA Walkway next to SMRT HQ

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Expressed as a single flowing ribbon, Hyperbands manifests the embodied energy of our fast-paced

city through dynamic movements of light masses, in their multifarious states of manoeuvre. Juxtaposing

multiple seemingly opposing elements, Hyperbands forms a structure that is digital yet material, smooth

yet pixelated, open yet intimate, and ethereal yet mathematically definite. Witness this new experience

of light that redefines our archaic perceptions of space, time and technology, utilising state-of- the-art

computational fabrication and adaptive sensing technologies.

About kopI/O

KopI/O is a multidisciplinary 7-man team who expertly combines elements of art, design and

technology in their work. With their passion to create, and their expertise in multiple fields, KopI/O

seeks to challenge our daily perceptions of space, time and place.

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Splendour | Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

NAFA Campus 1

17 - 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Splendour illustrates the beauty of light in the presence of darkness, with UV paint-coated acrylic

strips suspended on steel wires glowing in the night, creating an ethereal landscape. Experience

this alluring scene as it moves along with the wind and illuminates the night.

About the Artists

Shin Jung Hoon perceives lighting as a tool that sharpens senses, heightens situational awareness

and prompts audiences to look at things around them differently. An architectural designer and

educator, Jung has participated extensively in architectural projects in New York and the Middle East.

Trained in architecture and design, and fueled by her strong fascination with light as a creative medium

for expression, Ong Sheng Hua creates mesmerising lighting installations, and actively collaborates

with designers of other disciplines to broaden her creative skillset.

Students involved include:

Diploma in Design (Interior & Exhibition) - Wu Wen Jie , Xie Hang Min, Huang Yuan,

Devina Shanti Citro, Benjaporn Ng, Aira Jennele Sandejas Evangelista, Soh Fang Fei,

Samantha Eve, Michelle Chin

Diploma in Design (Landscape & Architecture) - Yusnah Yusof, Poh Yee Ming, Huang

Xuan

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Odyssey | Arnaud Pottier & Timothée Mironneau (WB Show)

Singapore Art Museum Facade

17 - 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

The Singapore Art Museum takes on a new form to offer an immersive journey through time and space,

tricking visual and aural senses to bring you through multi-sensory environments.

This experience takes you from the infinitely big at a cosmic scale to the infinitely small at an atomic

scale through relativity of speed, gravity and exploration of the prism of light. Prepare your mind for a

trip beyond reality, and explore the endless possibilities time and space has to offer.

The installation is presented by OPPO.

About Arnaud Pottier & Timothée Mironneau (WB Show)

A French-born designer with more than 15 years in the projection mapping field, Arnaud Pottier

gained international recognition after his signature installation, Golem, showcased at the Lyon Fine

Art museum. Pottier has since moved the focus of his work to Asia, where he conceptualises and

creates visual content for live performances, art installations, visual communication tools and

digital facilities using new technologies.

French-born motion designer Timothée Mironneau demonstrates his know-how through large-

scale projects around the world. With a deep-rooted passion for animation, his creative flow

extends from drawing & painting, to projection mapping installations. Equipped with the experience

of working in different continents, Mironneau has cultivated great sensibility to visual arts as part

of his skillset, allowing him to create magic, fascination, and enchantment through his work.

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Orbit | LiteWerkz x 3M

Dhoby Ghaut Green

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Step into Orbit for an immersive experience inspired by the solar system and the vast, unexplored

space beyond. Watch as the orbiting planets of the installation surround you and lift you from reality.

3M retroreflective materials — the focus of Orbit — are found on the surface of these planets. By

manipulating light, this installation challenges perceptions and interactions from each viewer.

LiteWerkz presents Orbit in collaboration with global science company 3M.

This installation is awarded under the Singapore Night Festival’s Open Call.

About LiteWerkz

LiteWerkz is a design collective consisting of students, artists and art enthusiasts with a common

passion in creating larger than life light installations showcased in public. LiteWerkz made their

debut light installation at Singapore Night Festival 2016 in its first ever Open Call, and this year

marks the group’s third consecutive participation.

3M is a company uniquely rooted in its expertise to apply science to improve lives. The

collaboration with LiteWerkz aims to inspire future generations of artists, scientists and innovators

in the pursuit of making communities attractive places to live in.

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Pulse | Galina Mihaleva, Hedren Sum, Pat Pataranutaporn, Kathrin Albers, Audrey Ng

Armenian Church

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

How can we experience the “digital” in today’s Smart Nation? Pulse creates a playful, tactile playground

for you to experience the digital interpretations of the urban landscape today. Interact with colourful

visualisation projections through sound and voice in this immersive experience that reflects on the

influence of digital technology and media in today’s society this day and age.

About artists

Galina Mihaleva

Galina Mihaleva’s interest in arts and fashion was sparked by her keenness to explore the extent

to which we experience these elements in emotional, intellectual and sensual aspects, and how

we might be able to accomplish a higher state of connectivity between the body, the clothing we

wear, and the art we encounter on a daily basis.

Hedren Sum

A digital scholarship librarian at NTU, Hedren Sum has developed and led various local and

international digital humanities projects with particular expertise in interface design, data organisation,

archiving and data visualisation for access and discovery.

Pat Pataranutaporn

Pat Pataranutaporn is a creative biologist, designer, coder and a graduate student at MIT Media Lab

who constantly strives to push boundaries in the digital and creative faculties. His works examine the

symbiotic relationships between human and technology beyond traditional contexts, and ranges from

using AI to cope with mental health issues on social media, making bioinspired devices to capture

proteins from insects for the future of food, and designing mind-controlled 3D printers.

Kathrin Albers

Kathrin Albers embarked on her creative career as an illustrator based in Germany. She quickly found

her passion in stop motion after entering the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg. Her work has

since captured audiences worldwide in countless animation festivals, and has received multiple awards

in graphic design and animation.

Audrey Ng

Audrey Ng is a Masters student in Nanyang Technological University. Her current research aims to

experiment and explore the endless possibilities that can be achieved by breaking boundaries of

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material application to create new techniques and shift the landscape of the fashion and product design

fields.

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The Leap of Faith | Teng Kai Wei

Handy Road open space (outside The Cathay)

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

Faith is taking that first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase, trusting that it will lead

you to your desired destination. Oftentimes, we underestimate the importance of how every little

step we take paves the way to a complete and fulfilling life journey. Teng Kai Wei shows how we

grow stronger from difficult situations, and how the experience gained allows us to navigate better

and closer to our dreams. That, in itself, is the sweetness life brings — when we take The Leap of

Faith.


About Teng Kai Wei

Teng Kai Wei specializes in conceptual landmark sculptures through his signature use of material.

Teng’s firm belief in pushing boundaries is reflected in his creative manipulation of materials used

in his works, and poses as the root of his creative direction.

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The Search | The Search Party

National Design Centre, Design Gallery 1

17 – 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

The Search seeks to pay homage to the journey of navigating life in the city, and the whirlwind of

emotions that come with it through the symbolism of a paper plane — a fond childhood plaything

for many. The installation relays the message that there is something beautiful to celebrate in the

people we meet, and experiences we gain in everyone’s unique journey of self-discovery. The

accompanying soundscape is a composition titled “The Autumn Journey”, written by Singapore-

based multi-instrumental composer and pianist Eric Chiryoku, complementing the audio-visual

experience of the installation.

This installation is also supported by Paper Carpenter - a design studio specialising in cardboard

creations. Using the PaperConnectTM System, massive structures can be easily built with materials

that are 100% recyclable from sustainable sources and FSC certified.


Co-presented by National Heritage Board and DesignSingapore Council.

About The Search Party

The artistic collective hails from architectural and engineering backgrounds from the Singapore

University of Technology and Design. With the common passion of highlighting memorable

moments in the journey of growth, the collective strives to create works that city dwellers can

experience and resonate with.

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World of WearableArtTM | World of WearableArtTM

National Design Centre, Atrium

17 - 25 August 2018 | 7.30pm – 12.00am

World of WearableArt™ is a renowned international design competition that attracts hundreds of

entries from over 40 countries across the globe annually, offering a taste of magic by combining

fashion and art, and by bringing life to hundreds of artworks. The eight finalist garments showcased

were carefully curated from the historical collection cultivated over three decades, submitted by

designers hailing from a wide spectrum of cultures and backgrounds.

Co-presented by National Heritage Board and DesignSingapore Council

Garments & Designers:

Feminine Mettle, USA, by Frank Strunk III

Princess Niwareka, United Kingdom, by Maria Tsoponaki & Dimitri Mavinis

Refuse Refuge, USA, by Grace Duval

The Floating, China, by Yangjingting Chen, Donghua University

Kaleidoscope, Australia, by Tess Tavener Hanks

Deadly Beauty, China, by Xi Zhang, Donghua University

Kahu Kereru, New Zealand, by Andi Regan

Life Pulse (Biological Micro-universe), Singapore, by Galina Mihaleva

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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL – PERFORMANCES

Automatarium | David Berga

Queen Street (SAM Courtyard)

23 – 25 August 2018 | 8.00pm – 9.00pm; 10.00pm – 11.00pm

Get up close with this interactive installation, inspired by the fairground attraction of coin-activated

automatons constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Come forth and insert a coin, and be

enchanted as coloured bulbs light up, circus music plays, and the performers begin mimicking the

robotic cyclical movements of the automatons, portraying elements of comedy, the circus, magic,

storytelling, song and miming.

About David Berga

David Berga wears many of the hats in the performing arts industry: he has been an actor, director,

producer and international theatre manager for more than fifteen years. Based in Barcelona

(Catalonia), he has brought his shows and those of other companies to a multitude of international

festivals around the world.

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Elements | Six.5

SMU Amphitheatre

23 August 2018: 8.00pm – 8:10pm; 10:15pm – 10:25pm

24 August 2018: 7:30pm – 7:40pm, 8:40pm – 8:50pm; 10pm – 10:10pm

25 August 2018: 7:20pm – 7:30pm; 9:45pm – 9:55pm

Performed by Six.5, Singapore’s first Urban Dance Company that aims to showcase artistic excellence

in the urban dance. Elements is a site specific work that seeks to redefine and reframe the spaces

around us through the lens of the Elements: Water, Air, Fire and Earth. The piece Six.5 will be

presenting during the Singapore Night Festival will be the Water act, offering a dynamic, high-energy

presentation of urban dance.

Since 2016, Six.5 has explored the concept of re-envisioning walk ways, grass spots, open spaces to

appreciate and imagine the magical in the common. To reframe the common spaces and to help people

appreciate the beauty in the architecture around us. The first edition of Elements was first set in *Scape

in 2016 to much fanfare. Elements was re-created and performed at the SMU Arts Festival in 2017,

inspired by the architecture and the common spaces in SMU.

About Six.5

Six.5 (six-point-five), the Urban Dance Company of O School, aims to create and produce works telling

the Singapore narrative, presenting them in an artistic and entertaining style. Since 2016, Six.5 has

explored the concept of re-envisioning walk ways, grass spots, open spaces to appreciate and imagine

the magical in the common. To reframe the common spaces and to help people appreciate the beauty

in the architecture around us.

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FierS à Cheval | Compagnie des Quidams

National Museum of Singapore to Campus Green

23 – 25 August 2018

Route 1 (Capitol Singapore): 7.45pm – 8.15pm

Route 2 (NMS – SMU School of Economics and School of Social Sciences): 9.15pm – 9.45pm

Route 3 (SMU School of Information Systems (SIS) – Queen Street): 10.30pm – 11.00pm

Experience a dream that passes by in FierS à Cheval; an ambulation of images that begin with strange

characters and bizarrely-dressed science-fiction Venetians who are proud of themselves. In this

symphonic universe of legends accompanied by an original musical creation, step into a magical world

filled with an atmosphere of dreamlike images, and characters transforming into bright horses. No

words but sounds, no partitions but musical atmospheres. This is a dream that passes by; a fantasy-

filled ride.

Supported by Capitol Singapore.

About Compagnie des Quidams

Established in 1994 by its artistic director, Jean-Baptiste Duperray, the Compagnie des Quidams has

created more than ten shows, performed in over than forty countries, from Europe to Australia, as well

as Asia and South America. It gathers together more than thirty artists and technicians coming from a

variety of backgrounds (theatre, dance, music and circus). The Compagnie des Quidams is based in

Etrez, a village north of Lyon. In addition to promoting its own shows, the Compagnie develops projects

to raise awareness of Street Art (public rehearsals, internship, artistically practice workshop)

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Hidden Depths | School of Dance and Theatre, LASALLE College of the Arts

National Museum of Singapore Lawn

23 – 25 August 2018 | 8.30pm – 8.45pm; 9.00pm – 9.15pm; 10.00pm – 10.15pm; 10.30pm –

10.45pm

In response to Aquatic Dream designed by Lekker Architects, students from the Dance programmes

of LASALLE College of the Arts’ School of Dance & Theatre researched the structure and movement

of various deep sea creatures to choreograph this performance directed by Melissa Quek, animating

and extending the experience of the installation by bringing movement and life to the various structures.

About artists from the School of Dance and Theatre, LASALLE College of the Arts

Aw Joern, Chua Pei Yun, Dada Pichmutta, Kimberly Long and Nicole Chai are from the Dance

programmes of the School of Dance & Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts where rigorous

technique and allied classes helps them improve technical proficiency, expressive range and versatility

in performance. Through a variety of inter-disciplinary collaborations, they question the definition of

dance and extend their capabilities in artistic language. They are grateful for performance opportunities,

such as this, in multiple performance venues, styles and situations.

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‘Let there be ’ | EV Dance x HOPE Technik

23 - 25 August 2018 | 8.35pm – 8.50pm (Queen Street); 10.00pm – 10.15pm (LTA Walkway)

Born into a world of chaos, violence and struggle for power, how can man regain his dispossession

of freedom to discover the truth of who he is, and the world he lives in? Technological advancement

thrusts man into an era of sophistication at the expense of the human condition. Humanity has

been unknowingly imprisoned in predictable responses, and we have lost ourselves.

Conceptualised and choreographed by Claudine Liang, this work explores the idea of the original

man and his dynamic evolvement through time and space. This performance is in collaboration

with HOPE, a Singapore engineering and technology company delivering innovative products and

solutions globally since 2006. Audra, one of the company’s latest innovations, helps reduce

physical back strain from repeated bending and lifting of heavy items. Performed by: Ada Chia,

Amira Ma’ail, Bibi Goh, Fasihah Latiff, Iffah Irdina, Kelvin Chow Jun Jie, Ryan Wein Lee and Siew

Yin.

About EV Dance

Established in 2009, EV dance is one of Singapore’s leading dance companies. With their group

of MOE certified coaches, they specialise in various street dance styles such as Hip Hop, K-Pop,

Street Jazz and Urban dance. They hold weekly dance classes and courses at their studio and

deliver bespoke dance solutions for commercial projects. Kickstart your dance journey with them,

it’s never too late. More info at www.evdance.com.sg.

About HOPE Technik

HOPE Technik is a Singapore-proud engineering firm that has been evolving the industry

landscape with its technological innovations since 2006. The company’s unique structure

empowers each of its businesses to develop world-class products and prototype innovative

solutions for its global clients. Regardless of how unusual a project may be, HOPE Technik’s

dedicated team of qualified engineers and technical staff are committed to translate concepts into

reality.

http://www.evdance.com.sg/

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Pro-Wrestling: Arcade Edition | Grapple MAX

SMU School of Information Systems

24 & 25 August 2018 | 8.00pm – 8.30pm; 10.10pm – 10.40pm

Imagine pro wrestling, but as a live-action arcade game! Grapple MAX, the notoriously experimental

Pro Wrestling Collective returns this year to challenge your preconceptions of this pugilistic art form

once again, this time as a nostalgic love letter to Singapore’s arcade scene of the mid-90s. Witness

simulated street-fighting action like you’ve never seen before!

About Grapple MAX

Grapple MAX is a start-up founded by two pro wrestling performers setting out to raise awareness for

the art of pro wrestling, and create a financially sustainable environment for aspiring professionals in

our industry. They believe in challenging the pre-conceptions and expectations people have of pro

wrestling, and are constantly on the lookout for potential cross-disciplinary projects.

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Su á Feu | Deabru Beltzak x MOTUS

Cathay Green

23 – 25 August 2018 | 7.51pm – 8.21pm; 9.21pm – 9.51pm

Based on urban dance, fire and rhythm, Su á Feu presented by Basque company Deabru Beltzak

explores urban space from a fantastic new angle. Peculiar characters reminiscent of beings from the

future invade the street, transforming it into a space where modern rituals involving movements from

daily life blend with rhythms from different parts of the world and primitive fire. Join us in transforming

the street into a vital, magical and magnetic fiesta of rhythm and light!

This performance is in collaboration with local Bateria group MOTUS, with all composition by Deabru

Beltzak.

About Deabru Beltzak

Founded in 1996 with a clear objective: to create and design itinerant street shows. The company’s

first show, Les Tambours de Feu, combined all the features that define Deabru Beltzak: teamwork,

movement, streets used in new ways, percussion, direct contact with the public and, above all, lots of

energy and enthusiasm.

The company took this first production all over the world, giving over 800 performances in festivals in

France, Germany, Colombia, Venezuela, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Luxembourg, Mexico, Switzerland,

Cabo Verde, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Poland England New Zealand … marking a huge success both

at home and abroad.

One result was that Deabru Beltzak became the best-known Basque company on the international

scene, a reputation which it still maintains to this day, 20 years later.

About MOTUS

With a strong musical direction rooted in Samba music, MOTUS is made up of individuals from varied

musical backgrounds. At the heart of MOTUS are the Bateria players that give the band its Batucada

edge. Complementing the Bateria is the lineup of vocalists and instrumentalists who add a distinct style

of melody and harmonies that keep our music current and engaging. Latin for ‘movement’, we aim to

convey this message through our music and choreography. Our vision is to create music that resonates

with our audiences and allows them to move with the band, as one.

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The Duel | Lords of Lightning

Cathay Green

23 – 25 August 2018 | 7.45pm – 7.51pm; 9.15pm – 9.21pm; 10.30pm – 10.36pm

Fusing jaw-dropping science with spellbinding spectacle, the Lords of Lightning harness multi-million

volt bolts of white-hot electricity in this explosive performance. Performing shows across the world, the

Lords of Lightning’s unique magnetism has drawn thousands of people to marvel at the seemingly

impossible, controlling lightning in spectacular style — by shooting bolts from their bodies in a show

crackling with visceral intensity. Witness a titanic battle fought with searing shards of lightning in The

Duel, an extraordinary union of fluid human movement and the volatile power of electricity unleashed.

Inspired by the work of Nikola Tesla, Lords of Lightning — The Duel is a collaboration between

innovative scientist Carlos van Camp and UK’s award-winning Arcadia.

About Lords of Lightning

Lords Of Lightning Ltd is the outcome of a collaborative effort between New Zealand based tesla

wizard, Carlos Van Camp and the creative genius behind Arcadia Spectacular in the UK - Pip Rush

and Bertie Cole. At the heart of all their shows and equipment is a piece of electrical wizardry, the tesla

coil. Invented by high Lords of Lightning – Nikola Tesla in 1891. Its displays of jaw dropping electricity

have been creating awe and inspiring audience ever since.

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