For six weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday),
from 15 February through 23 March 2008, look out for a hive of activities
at the National University of Singapore - The NUS Arts Festival (NAF)
is back again!
Now in its third year,
NAF is a flagship arts event that is presented by NUS Centre For the
Arts (CFA). NAF brings together NUS talents and industry professionals
to showcase the rich cultural landscape in NUS to the NUS community,
the West zone and beyond.
Each year, CFA targets to showcase the
arts through innovative partnerships with the various faculties within
NUS and arts practitioners. NAF 2008 is no different. It will see an
Arts + Medicine focus, to present aspects of creative healing. Apart
from the positive impact of the arts on wellbeing and holistic healthcare,
NAF 2008 will give the audience unique insights into medicine with the
artists' touch.
Says Ms Christine Khor, Director of CFA,
"Creativity and wellbeing are intricately linked. We want to partner
NUS faculties and professionals, to showcase arts in novel ways and
encourage imagination and artistic expression via different channels.
The medical focus for NAF 2008 is one example."
NAF 2008 officially kicks
off on 15 February 2008 at University Cultural Centre (UCC) with the
opening show Love Is In the Air. The romantic theme is timely,
as it is during the Valentine season.
Providing the artistic direction for
the NAF Opening Show is Singapore's leading music arranger and NUS
Jazz Band Music Director Iskandar Ismail. The festival's opening show
brings together the NUS Symphony Orchestra Ensemble and the best of
local talents like NUS alumnae jazz vocalist Rani Singam, and veteran
jazz and music artiste Jacintha Abisheganaden, NUS Political Science
alumnus Singapore Idol runner-up Jonathan Leong, and Cultural Medallion
recipient, jazz maestro Jeremy Monteiro. Also joining us this year in
support of the arts and medicine collaboration are musically and medically
talented doctors such as Drs Roy Ang and Lucy Ooi.
"CFA students enjoy professional tutoring
by 80 of Singapore's best artistes including music maestro Iskandar
Ismail. We are very privileged to have him chart the artistic direction
for the NAF Opening Show and look forward to another opportunity to
expose our students to performing alongside well-known and experienced
musicians and professionals," reveals Ms Khor.
With over 100 programmes in music, dance,
drama, film, literary, visual arts and a lifestyle bazaar, the audience
can look forward to a range of educational and stimulating programmes
- all for free or for a small fee. There are also programmes
for families with kids. There is something for everyone, so get your
dose of tonic-rich Arts & Entertainment at the NUS Arts Festival
2008!
Festival/ Ticketing information
Fridays to Sundays, 15 February - 23
March 2008
University Cultural Centre
National University of Singapore
Free & Ticketed events
Get your tickets for
performances through Gatecrash at www.gatecrash.com.sg, 6222 5595, SingPost Post Offices islandwide,
or SAM (Self-service automated machines) kiosks islandwide.
Email
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to register for workshops and film screenings.
For Festival details,
visit www.nus.edu.sg/cfa.
For enquiries, call 6516
2492 or email
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Programme Highlights
There will be performances by professional
artistes, most of them with NUS connections:
Featuring Iskandar Ismail, Rani Singam,
Jeremy Monteiro, Jacintha Abisheganaden, and Jonathon Leong, together
with NUS Symphony Orchestra Ensemble
15 Feb, 8pm,
UCC Hall, $30, $20, $15
- Welcome to My World:
A Concert by People with Disabilities
Very Special Arts Singapore presents
for the first time on a national scale, a concert that showcases talents
with disabilities from various organizations. Guest-of-Honour: Ms Ho
Ching.
8 Mar, 8pm, UCC Hall, $20, $10,
$8
- Virus by COLLECTIVE
mayhem
Installation and performance art
that explores the vulnerable relationship between humanity and viruses.
A participating experience to bring home the impact of viruses in an
informed, playful context.
15 to 17 Feb,
UCC Theatre Green Room, $10
- The MahaDeviBot Sessions
by Karmetik Collective
A fusion of North Indian classical
music with cutting edge technology through human-computer interaction
performed by US-based practitioners - and machines! An experience
of Arts + Technology, brought back by popular demand after NAF 2007.
24 Feb, 8pm,
UCC Theatre, $12
Edgy contemporary dance by a Hong
Kong practitioner that examines the body and life through meditative
moves inspired by the beliefs and philosophy of traditional Chinese
medicine through physical, mental aspects of movement.
29 Feb &
1 Mar, 8pm, UCC Dance Studio, $14
NAF 2008 will also feature
NUS talents from the 21 CFA groups, halls of residence and faculties.
Some of the highlights include:
- Varsity Voices 2008:
Temptations by NUS Choir
Awardwinning NUS Choir celebrates
28 years of pursuit for choral excellence. Features choral picks from
Zoltan Kodaly (Hungary), Toru Takemitsu (Japan) and Haydn (Imperial
"Nelson" Mass).
17 Feb, 8pm,
UCC Hall, $14
- InTempo 2008
by NUS Wind Symphony
Join NUS Wind Symphony in a concert
that celebrates their 40th anniversary. One of the highlights
is Singapore's premiere of Dutch composer Johann de Meij's new awardwinning
Symphony No. 3, Planet Earth.
15 Mar, 5pm,
UCC Hall, $11
- NAF 2008 Open Art Show:
The Body - A Photography Exhibition
An exhibition on a range of photo-related
works that reflect the complexity around the question of a ‘body'
as a physical or symbolic form as well as to offer insights in various
fields ranging from the humanities to the sciences.
15 Feb - 30 Mar,
NUS Museum, Free admission
- Soul Remedy by NUS
Jazz Band
A swinging concert with a musical
showcase of popular jazz and contemporary songs eg. City,
Car Wash, Feeling the Funk, Chicken Scratch, The
Way You Look Tonight, and Georgia On My Mind.
23 Mar, 8pm,
UCC Theatre, $12
- Amplitude by NUS
Halls of Residence
A choral extravaganza
that gathers the choir and acapella groups from all the NUS Halls of
Residence in a night of jazz, blues, classics and pop hits.
16 Mar, 8pm,
UCC Theatre, Free admission
Also in store is a host of fringe events
- workshops, readings, film screenings, exhibitions, and programmes
for kids. What's more, festival-goers can indulge in Lifestyle
Treats - a range of F+B, pampering and shopping offerings -
as well as free live performances on site.
For a full listing of
programmes, visit www.nus.edu.sg/cfa
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NAF Opening Show:
Love Is In The Air
