Witness pure joy from an aesthetic collision of movement and music, by choreographers Idan Cohen (Israel), Akiko Kitamura (Japan) and HORSE Dance Theatre 骉马剧场 (Taiwan).
Awardwinning theatre director Edith Podesta and NUS talents bring you on a fascinating and shocking journey into what is possible if consumerism supercedes all moral codes.
Akiko Kitamura (Japan) brings a third version of To Belong in this energetic and visually lyrical multi-layered exploration of the human spirit.
Young playwright Nassim Soleimanpour (Iran) dissects the experience of his generation in his original play that requires no director, no set and no rehearsals, which brings an actor’s skill to the test.
Dancers from NUS Dance Synergy and Re:Dance Theatre ponder over what makes life meaningful in this piece choreographed by Albert Tiong, inspired from Nobel Prizewinner Gao Xing Jian’s script The Other Shore《彼岸》.
Catch the fourth installment of Highly Strung, part of T’ang Quartet’s The Ensemble Dimension Project.
Maestro tells the story of one composer’s journey as he struggles to make a living. NUS Piano Ensemble brings together the art of four-hand and eight-hand piano performance and theatrical storytelling.
Singapore’s one and only full harmonica orchestra will take you on a journey through some of the most significant film music today.
Under the baton of Dr Robert Casteels, GENUS presents a concert of familiar and freshly composed tunes from 11 countries.
Director's Message
NUS Arts Festival’s 9th year is themed “Consumed.” While it focuses on Man's insatiable appetites, “consumed” is also a word with power over Man's minds, bodies and surroundings. We are easily consumed by emotion, society, even ourselves. Can we consume without being consumed?
This year’s Festival offers highlights by Singaporean and international artists as well as student talents whose works are either mentored by, or developed with, professional artists. With 28 Fest offerings, more than half of them free, fest-goers have their pick of gems from all genres.
Catch theatre practitioners like Edith Podesta (Australia), Brian Gothong Tan, Adrian Tan, Eugene Tan, Oon Shu An and Tim Nga as they work with 16 NUS actor-playwrights in Con$umed, a play exploring a world where consumerism supersedes all moral codes. Oliver Chong, Nora Samosir and Li Xie take on White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour, a play in which the actors see the script for the first time at each performance. NUS Stage's Play Out: A Double Bill directed by Peter Sau with quality works by young alum playwrights on the theme of lineage.
The Fest Opening Show Overdrive: A Triple Bill showcases NUS dancers and T.H.E Second Company with awardwinning choreographer Idan Cohen (Israel), Akiko Kitamura (Japan) and HORSE Dance Theatre 骉马剧场 (Taiwan). To Belong -cyclonicdream- sees Kitamura, a critically acclaimed leader of Japanese contemporary dance, working with leading Indonesian and Japanese artists. Traces sees NUS Dance Synergy and Re:Dance Theatre with choreographer Albert Tiong in his new work inspired by Chinese Literature Nobelist Gao Xing Jian’s The Other Shore 《彼岸》.
Classical music lovers, don’t miss Chopin: Passion & Death performed by Singapore’s exceptional young music talents like cellist Loke Hoe Kit, and pianists Jonathan Shin and Victor Yeh.
Whether you prefer to consume the arts or be consumed by it, welcome!
Christine Khor
Director
NUS Centre For the Arts