Catapult
Featuring the new works of Mark Justiniani
12 to 20 May
The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily, closed on public holidays
Catapult is award-winning Filipino visual artist Mark Justiniani’s first solo exhibition in Singapore. Known for combining dark images about harsh social realities with the soft quality of children’s illustrations, he creates thought-provoking and political works about societal structures in Catapult. For more info, log onto www.artsentralasia.com
Acts of Life Presents :
The Lion & the Mouse
20 to 23 May, 9:45am & 11am
The Substation Theatre, 1 hour
Admission: $15 - please email events@actsoflife.com
Suitable for children aged 3 to 6.
This well-loved
children’s story comes alive on stage. Dan Meyer composed the songs while Jay Españo adapts and directs this 60-minute interactive musical performance. Children will have a chance to be part of the adventures of a live show. In addition, as part of Acts Of Life’s vision of teaching Arts Appreciation to kids, there will also be a short drum session and theatre tour.
The Substation & Moonshadow stories Present :
Charming...
23 & 24 May, 8pm
The Substation Random Room
Admission: by donation (minimum $10
Featuring Kamini Ramachandran & Verena Tay
Need some
balm to east the humdrum-ness and irritations of everyday life? Moonshadow Stories offer you the ideal solution!
Come listen to us and let us charm you with tales of charisma, tales of magick, tales of wonder and we guarantee an experience that will delight the senses and nourish the soul.
Limited seating: to reserve a place contact Kamini on 9273 2383 or email moonshadowstories@yahoo.com
Shilpa Krishnan Shukla Presents :
Kathaah - Stories from India
31 May - 1 June, 7.30 to 9.30pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $30 and $20 for students. Contact Shilpa on 9006 3446 or Shivanu on 9066 6434. No children below 5 years.
“Kathaah” in Sanskrit means “stories” and as the name suggests, a group of young theatre enthusiasts bring three simple but moving tales to the stage in one evening. Based on the short stories by renowned Indian authors Rabindranath Tagore, R. K. Narayan and Vaikkom Mohammad Basheer, these stories explore human relationships and the joys and miseries that come with it.
The Substation's Sub_Space & Argentum present :
My Last Adornment
1 to 15 June
The Substation Gallery
Opening hours: 11am to 8pm daily
Renowned jewellery designer Shing, of cult label argentum, creates her second installation My Last Adornment, using jewellery to reflect on themes of vanity and mortality. Viewers are invited to step into the installation and put on their last adornment inside a photo booth and contemplate the transience of life. This act becomes less about vanity and more a reminder of their mortality and how precious lives are.
Sponsored by Lee Foundation. Supported by Zouk & BLACKJACK.
The Substation Moving Images Presents :
First Take
2 June, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Free admission
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. This month we a screening films by Aroozoo Wesley Leon, Jaryl Lim and Mohammad Shafiq.
For the film synopses and more info, please click here or go to http://www.substation.org/whats_on/moving_images/now_showing.html
Open up your life to new experiences:
The Substation Courses
We run enriching courses regularly here at The Substation. Take a look at the range of courses in May 2008: Event Management, Acting Workshop and Batik Painting classes. Please click on http://www.substation.org/courses/
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
Join Now :
FRIENDS OF SUBSTATION
For only $30 a year for full time students and full time NSF and $50 for adults, you will support The Substation, Singapore's dynamic and risk-taking arts incubator. Visit http://www.substation.org/support_us/membership.html to find out more about the benefits.