The Singapore Arts Festival 2009 is back in full force, even though I missed the Opening Ceremony at the Marina Barrage, I checked out their website and looked out for their Outreach events, marked down the various performers, venues and dates for the segment of Special Events. From there, I went for my 1st event of Singapore Arts Festival 2009 known as RED.
I went on saturday 23rd May, held at Vivo City, The Plaza, at 8pm. The crowds were great and many sat down, waiting patiently for the performance to start, although I arrived early, I decided not to sit down and decided to move around searching for my ideal location to capture the photos.
RED – is a production by Stalker Theatre Company from Australia and prior to the start of the performance, the artistic director, David Clarkson stepped forward and gave a quick insight on the performance called RED, for more information, do drop by their site and read on the write up of their current production RED.
“A unique hybrid piece comprising dance theatre, live music and circus-style arts, RED forms the second part of a triptych of performances. While the first part of the triptych (Four Riders) sees the apocalyptical end of the Christian world according to the Revelations, REDexplores the end of the world as foreseen by western science and science fiction:
Imagine the Earth in several billion years, faced with an imminent collision with the sun. What forms will humans take? What will be our obsessions and desires as we prepare for the earth to fall into the sun? How do we dance goodbye to the Earth we once knew?
Exploring the texture and ephemeral nature of falling, suspension and gravity, RED is an extreme movement work of frenetic beauty portraying a journey to the end of time, into the remote landscape of the imagination.”
– Source : Singapore Arts Festival 2009 website
When it started, the crowds were mesmerised by the arts and performance, lighting was tricky and it was a challenge for us photographers, with dim light and flashing lights at different segments of the performance. 45 minutes of artistic and dynamic performance, I would let my photos here do the talking, enter the world of RED.
At the end of their wonderful performance, a warm round of applause were showered upon them by the crowds…….
More photos from this performance can be viewed at my Flickr !
It’s great to enjoy such a wonderful performance.
I always think if I needn’t take photos, I can enjoy it much well. 😛
Shamefully, I did not know that there is such an artist group from Australia!
Sure the images reveal something weird they are doing… 🙂
Thanks for this wonderful post!
Hi iWalk
It was a great performance & I enjoyed it a lot !
For me, taking photos gave me the opportunity to understand the play better and enjoy it more !
Hi roentarre
It’s alright, sometimes we can’t say we know everything happening in the country.
Well, their performance is unique and out of the box, that’s why sometimes it look weird.
Nevertheless, it was a great performance !