Fringe on Lush

Yesyesyes, we're feeling awfully guilty about the dearth of posts. It's been uber-hectic but all incredibly fun.


We owe you massive reports about the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2007: Art and Disability... but in the meantime, click on the following links to listen to two interviews on Lush 99.5FM:

• Click here to listen to an interview with Alvin Tan, co-artistic director of the Fringe along with Katharyn Peh from the National Museum of Singapore, speaking about Fundamentally Happy (9 - 10 February 2007, 8pm, National Museum Gallery Theatre);

• Click here to listen to an interview with Haresh Sharma, co-artistic director of the Fringe, about our Festival Highlights

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is Back!

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is back!

21 works • 13 countries

Join us from 30.01.07 – 11.02.07, when we throw the spotlight on Art and Disability.

The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of theatre, performance art, film, dance, visual arts, mixed media, music and forum created and presented by Singaporean and international artists. Themed differently each year, the Festival aims to bring the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially-engaged works to the Singapore audience.

Visit www.singaporefringe.com for more information.

Up to 25%* Early Bird Discounts from 14.11.06 to 31.12.06.
Book your tickets at SISTIC.com!

* conditions apply

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2007 - Art and Disability

Disability is a state of not being whole. Why that happens can be for myriad reasons; some can be avoided while others are beyond our control. But what is useful to examine is the way in which we address or confront what these disabilities are and how they incapacitate us.

We are all disabled in one way or other. We have different disabilities at various points in our lives: whether they are associated with ourselves, our parents, families, relatives, friends or partners.

Are our disabilities self-inflicted? How much do we allow society to disable us? How do we fight and educate others? What are the different means we employ to educate different publics and audiences on different disabilities?

Art has been the strongest means of expressing various disabilities, enabling societies to ponder on aspects of dysfunctional living, dystopia, disenchantment, disengagement, disconnect, disaffection, disappointment and disbelief. But art is also more than the mere expression of these states. It compels us to manoeuvre around them, grapple with them and eventually emerge from them with a new way of expression and overcoming of these conditions of dis-ease.

For better or worse, media, technology and art circulate information at such a rapid pace that today, whilst being disabled by natural catastrophes, corruption, poverty, discrimination and various forms of social injustice, we inevitably encounter fatigue. And fatigue inspires indifference, saps motivation, dampens courage and persuades us to stay a little longer as a refugee of our own comfort zones.

As a human race, we face a crisis when that which protects us also condemns us. Has media and art, in bringing awareness of various needs to the global village, ironically make us immune to the numerous tragedies we face every day?

In this context, what then is the efficacy of art when confronted with the theme of disability? Does it enable or disable?

The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2007 throws the spotlight on Art and Disability as the theme is contemporary and urgent. We hope that you will join us in addressing the complex issues of disability and make this festival a site where different views contest and spar dynamically.

Find out more about the application process.

Please note that applications for Fringe 2007 are now closed. For more information, visit our website or email us at info@singaporefringe.com.

Heal the Rift Between Us

Here's a teaser from the artists presenting Heal the Rift Between Us - Sophia Natasha & Juliana Yasin



With their differing personalities, faith and art, these two artists react individually to medium, environment and each other. The physicality of their obsessive exploration of difference develops into personalised expression and language, achieving a healing of the soul.

Catch the two lovely spontaneous ladies at the following dates and times at the Esplanade Concourse and around the Esplanade

26 February 06 - 6.45pm
27 February 06 - 7.15pm
4 March 06 - 7pm
5 March 06 - 7pm

30 minutes (without intermission)
Free Event

GlassBox ProJect

Darren Ng, who's presenting GlassBox ProJect at the Fringe on 24th Feb 2006, 8pm at The Substation did a really schweet and brill e-card for his show:



(click on the picture above to see a full-sized version of the e-card)

Andrée Weschler's Performance for Amputation

2 days post-valentine's saccharinepinkfloralchaos-induced trauma (still recovering but chocolates are always welcome at our office), may we present an invitation to Andree Weschler's opening performance for Amputation:

• 24th February 2005, 7.30pm
• Singapore Art Museum (2nd storey at the lift)

(please click on the picture above to see the full-sized invitation)

for more information, check out Fringe Gallery

High Lonesome Moan No More

(Click on the picture to read the article)

so the news has just broke in the office this morning - one of our artists for Fringe 06, Dave Pajo

Felicitaciones, Dave! You've got us all cooing and girlie in the office now - can't really decide if it's 'cos of you being engaged in Mexico (can you see us turning green?) or 'cos of that luvverlee "Art Deco ring" (mmmmmm....). But we're really chuffed that you've found that Beloved Woman you well deserve! a.k.a. Papa M / Aerial M / ex-guitarist of Zwan, Slint, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.... has just gotten engaged!