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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 15:59:57 EST
From:         mulliner@OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU
Subject:      SG: ARTS: In Sync, 5 Jan 93 (fwd)

                   Ohio University Electronic Communication


   Date:  06-Jan-1993 03:58pm EST

     To:  Southeast Asia Listers               ( _MX%"SEASIA-L@MSU.EDU" )

   From:  Kent Mulliner                              Dept:  Library
          MULLINER                                 Tel No:  614-593-2707

Subject:  SG: ARTS: In Sync, 5 Jan 93 (fwd)


Forwarded from Singapore Gopher, TECHNET, with permission
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                 IN SYNC WITH THE ARTS
                 =====================

A fortnightly instalment of the arts and cultural scene in
Singapore.

Fifth Passage, the gallery that was established about 19 months
ago located on the fifth floor of Parkway Parade organised a 12-
hour New Year's bash. It was filled with prose reading by Philip
Jeyaratnam, Stella Kon and Gopal Baratham, first-time screening
of a short made-in-Singapore film, music, paintings and
installations. The theme for the dusk-to-dawn bash was `Body
Fields: An exploration into body-sense experiences through time,
space and art.'

This contemporary gallery is run by five Singaporean artists;
Suzann Victor, Susie Lingham, Han Ling, Daniel Wong and Henry
Tang. Their philosophy is to open arts up to everyone. To achieve
this, people are allowed to observe artists as they create and
young artists are given free space to work and mingle in.

In Mid 1993, Fifth Passage will receive it's stature as a non-
profit organisation. This will allow them to seek sponsors and
continue their efforts to bring artists and the public together.
As it is, the gallery is very accessible to the public, being
physically open to everyone and anyone who happens to ride up to
the fifth floor, where you can wander around free of charge
through the space.

`Whether you look, listen or participate, stopping off at Fifth
Passage will never be dull' (8 Days,Jan 2,1993).


The Myanmar Burmese Cultural Show at the Victoria Theatre marks
the first performance by Burmese musicians and dancers in
Singapore. The 10 dances staged will include the Water Festival
Dance which commemorates the start of the Burmese New Year and
the Dance of the Pagan Period, performed 900 years ago. With a
history of about 2 500 years, this show is certainly a treat.

It is organised to raise funds for the Margaret Drive Special
School for retarded children and the National Kidney Foundation.


Boon Lay and Kembangan Community Centre have agreed to organise
a Malay Arts and Culture Festival in their respective
neighbourhoods this year. This agreement was prompted by the
success of a similar festival held at Boon Lay Community Centre
in December last year. Gamelan, traditional Malay martial arts
(silat) and `dikir barat' performances were some of the
activities which was attended by about 5000 visitors over the
two-week festival. The highlight was a concert with popular Malay
artists like M. Nasir, `Mat Rock' Ramli Sarip, hottest Malay
group Rausyanfikir and Kami.

These festivals to promote Malay culture are scheduled for after
the coming Hari Raya Puasa.




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