OPEN CALL!!
The Substation invites artists to put in proposals for a visual art project to be realized at The Substation Gallery in May 2009.
The Open Call programme is an annual event at The Substation Gallery. The previous Open Call saw two exhibitions presented in the gallery in March 2008: Videology, curated by Urich Lau, and DEcomposition II: Publication is Prostitution (illustrated above) by vertical submarine.
For the 2009 exhibition, ONE project will be selected. This can be a solo artist project or a group project. We are looking for projects with strong artistic ideas, possess critical rigour, and which can be executed practically. We are looking particularly for projects that demonstrate a fit with The Substation’s artistic mission and with The Substation Gallery’s role as a contemporary art space.
Closing date of submission: 22 December 2008.
For more detailed information, please visit click here.
Sponsor A Seat In The Substation Theatre!
For a limited time only, you can “own” a chosen seat in The Substation Theatre for either $3000, $1000, or $500 (the higher the price, the better the seat!)
You’ll be acknowledged on a plaque on the seat for two years and the funds raised will go directly to The Substation so we can continue bringing you some of the best experimental art in Singapore. We ’ll use it wisely to enhance your theatre-going experience!
Please email admin@substation.org on how to secure a seat!
Pictured above: The Substation Theatre; Elizabeth de Roza, "Curry Devil", 2008, left; Aya Sekine, "AYASCHOOL: Junglegym", 2008, right.
Matt Mason was here!
During the HAO summit that The Substation presented in September with Khai Hori, we featured keynote speakers talking about the future of art and culture in Asia. One of them was Matt Mason, author of "The Pirate's Dilemma" about how piracy can drive innovation, creativity and revenue. It was truly a moment where so many of us in the audience suddenly found a new perspective just by listening to Matt. He was engaging, interesting and highly relevant. Following is a testimonial from one of our guests - if you missed it, we're hoping to have HAO 2 next year...
"My colleague and I from DDB Singapore were fortunate enough to have attended a refreshing and ground-breaking talk by Matt Mason, author of “The Pirates Dilemma”. It isn’t often that industry professionals walk out of talks on marketing feeling that they have learnt something completely new. Matt’s talk was engaging, dynamic and well – just downright fascinating. He spoke on innovation and the effect of piracy on market forces (e.g. free music, movie downloads, generic prescription drugs) and how instead of fighting them, joining them – and beating them at their game. Not only that, Matt showed us how “pirates” have actually helped increase growth in the very industries who feel that they’re “stealing” it, or taking it away, and how harnessing the power of the “Pirates” is the key to success in our increasingly networked and individualistic world. Thanks to the organizers of The Substation for bringing Matt Mason, now a New York Times Best Seller and Madison Avenue’s latest hotshot - to Singapore’s shores."
Rachel Connell, Direct Marketing Director, DDB Singapore
The Substation Moving Images Presents :
First Take - January 2009!
5 January, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: FREE!
See what Singapore’s future film talents are up to, at this programme held every first Monday of the month.
1. SCENES FROM A BREAK-UP / MARK KWAN / 7 MIN (pictured bottom)
2. A SOFT PRAYER FOR THE ONE / CHUA JINGDU / 3 MIN
3. OUR LAST DAY / KENNY TAN / 32 MIN / 2007 / PG (pictured middle)
4. URBAN INVASION / GRACE TENG / 5 MIN / 2008 / PG (pictured top)
For the full programme of films, please click here. Submissions are open year-round for the screenings: submit through our website www.substation.org/whats_on/moving_images!
The Substation & M1 Fringe Festival Present :
A Light Sleep - by Shigeaki Iwai
7 to 18 January
The Substation Gallery
Artist talk on Sat 9 January at 7:30pm
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
A Fringe commission & World Premiere
A Light Sleep is a Fringe Commission where artist Shigeaki Iawai will work with Singaporeans to come up with a work based on Singapore’s multicultural communities. Lullabies sung at home – each with its different cultural background and unique memories of the singer and listener – will be researched on and recorded, to form part of the installation. Iwai’s works often involve interactions with multicultural urban communities. He has participated in many international exhibitions including the Asia-Pacific Triennale in 1999, Havana Biennale in 2000 and Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art in 2005. For more information, log onto www.singaporefringe.com or www.iwaishigeaki.com
The Substation & M1 Fringe Festival Present :
Looming the Memory - by Thomas Papathanassiou
7 & 8 January, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $19 from Sistic at www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348 5555
Asian Premiere
In the cellar of a house in a Greek village, an old woman whispers to herself as she weaves on her loom. In Australia, her grandson tries to understand his life as he unravels the family stories passed down to him. Winner of Best Production and the 2007 Blue Room Theatre Awards in Australia, Looming the Memory is a theatrical memoir of one man’s struggle growing up with his heart in two parts of the world, and how our family stories play an integral part in shaping who we are.
For more information, log onto www.singaporefringe.com
The Substation & M1 Fringe Festival Present :
We Live in A box - by Irfan Kasban
10 & 11 January, 3pm
10 January, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $19 from Sistic at www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348 5555
A Fringe commission & World Premiere
We live in a box. We live in a home. We hope everything will be alright even though the roof threatens to collapse. Because we know we need each other. We Live in a Box juxtaposes different characters and motifs, and through them shows how their conversations and arguments aim not to transcend extremes but to widen our paths of discourse and our perception of “the bigger picture”.
Irfan Kasban has worked with Teater Ekamatra in various roles, and received rave reviews for his first play Genap 40, staged in 2007 as part of Pondok 2000.
For more information, log onto www.singaporefringe.com
The Substation & M1 Fringe Festival Present :
No Strings Attached - by Melissa Quek
16 & 17 January, 8pm
17 January, 3pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $19 from Sistic at www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348 5555
A Fringe commission & World Premiere
No Strings Attached is a multidisciplinary performance that explores answers to the question “Who am I?” through the maternal figure as a point of identification or separation. In this doublebill, choreographer Melissa Quek examines adoption with reference to the self and one’s sense of belonging, and presents an interpretation of the Prodigal Son parable transcribed onto female bodies.
For more information, log onto www.singaporefringe.com
Raka Maitra Presents :
In Mira
16 & 17 January, 8pm
DBS Arts Centre - Home of the SRT
Admission: $37 & $25 for NSF, $20 for students and $18 for senior citizens available from Sistic at www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348 5555. Call Raka on 9129 5110 for more info.
Mirabai was born a princess in 1498 in the region of Rajasthan. She belongs to a lineage of poets who were nomads, exiles and rebels who went against social orders and raised their voices against unfair treatment and prosecution. As a poet, Mirabai is modern, defiant and passionate. Her poems are sung even today as part of the repertoire of classical Hindustani music, and belong to an undiminished folk tradition.
“In Mira” seeks to express the life and work of this brave, single-minded, remarkable woman contextualised in performance, in dance and movement, mediated by folk music, text and history. It is an attempt to celebrate the exceptional, exemplary and intense humanity which Mirabai’s life and work epitomises.
Dance: Raka Maitra. Music: Philip Tan. Live folk musicians: Mana Ram, Jetha Ram and Mane Khan. Voice over: T. Sasitharan. Lighting: Tommy Wong
The Substation Moving Images Presents :
First Take - February
2 February , 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: free
See what Singapore’s future film talents are up to, at this programme held every first Monday of the month. Each screening features three short films. Submissions are open year-round for the screenings: submit through our website www.substation.org/whats_on/moving_images
In the Substation Gallery :
Volatile Candy : By Monochroma
5 to 20 February
The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
Free admisision
Volatile Candy showcases Monochroma’s commemoration of the fundamentals in art making; drawing. Monochroma, a collective of four young upcoming artists, presents a series of drawings based on the oxymoronic theme ‘dreams and nightmares’. Executed in the artists’ common style of ‘Imaginative Fantasy’, the works portray imaginative mental landscapes that illustrate flights of the imagination.
The Substation's Performance Lab Presents :
Imprimatura : Solos
6 & 7 February, 8pm - Bani Haykal
12 & 13 February, 8pm - Sharda Harrison & Jocelyn Chua
The Substation Theatre
Admission: by donation
A programme of Performance Lab
In 2004, The Substation presented a well-received series of monologues written by Verena Tay, called "3 Men Meet 3 Women". They led to further editions of intimate, chamber-style monologue presentations by young theatre practitioners in 2006 and 2007. For any performer and writer, presenting a solo work is both a challenge and an opportunity: it's a chance to explore material close to one's heart, yet it is also a risk as the performer is laid bare onstage, without the aid of cast members and special stage effects. Two of the 'alumni', Jocelyn Chua and Sharda Harrison, will return with new pieces in Imprimatura: Solos. The project will also include a new solo performance by writer-musician Bani Haykal.
Open up your life to new experiences:
The Substation Courses - Batik Painting & Basic Photography starting in February!
We run enriching courses regularly here at The Substation. Courses for 2009 have been updated! Sign up NOW! Please click on http://www.substation.org/courses/ or email annabelle@substation.org for more information.
Grab a Seat :
Timbre @ The Substation
Timbre @ The Substation is a great place to unwind over some drinks and good food, with live local music to energise your creative side! Located behind The Substation, it's a fabulous venue for hanging out with friends! For more info and reservation details, please click here.
The Substation Presents :
The Substation Online Magazine
Click here to go to The Substation Online Magazine.
Check out the latest articles - editorial by Sinclair Ang on "Freedom and all that jazz", reviews and features by Lee Weng Choy, Richard Lord, Amos Toh, Susie Lingham and more!
Presentation:
Outreach- For Schools and Young People
In 2008, we're continuing to make OUTREACH a priority: we want to connect with new audiences, in particular with young people, and nurture their appreciation while helping them develop useful life-skills.
And that's why we're organizing a wide range of programmes tailored to the youth, spanning from film seminars to art and culture essay writing workshops.
To find out more about our outreach programmes: http://www.substation.org/outreach
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FRIENDS OF SUBSTATION
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