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2017’s Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) is offering a plethora of interactive programmes whereby audiences are invited into personal spaces, homes, and kitchens of home owners who then entertain the participants with private stories and/or food. One such programme was When Mother Music Comes to Tea, presented by Khir …
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Interview: Anthea Ong of Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA)’s ‘Open Homes’
Home owners welcome the public into their homes in SIFA's 'Open Homes' project. For participant Anthea Ong, 'Home is a state of being for me – it's when I am at ease and at peace with who I am. When how I live, love and lead are congruent and joy is present more than not.'
Read More »Diary of an Extra: Behind the Scenes at K. Rajagopal’s ‘Lizard on the Wall’
Singapore International Festival of the Arts‘ (SIFA) O.P.E.N (Open Participate Engage Negotiate) pre-festival this year has a unique focus on audience participation. This was especially so in its programme Lizard on the Wall by K. Rajagopal (of A Yellow Bird fame) which invited SIFA audiences to serve as extra as …
Read More »Interview: K. Rajagopal, Director of Films ‘Yellow Bird’ and ‘Lizard on the Wall’
K. Rajagopal, one of Singapore’s most prominent filmmakers, is set to shoot his second feature film Lizard on the Wall as part of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) 2017. Festival participants who buy SIFA’s O.P.E.N Pass will be able to come on 30 June, 1 July or 2 …
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