SEPTFEST 20201/21

SEPTFEST 2020: IN THE MARGINS (FRINGE)

SeptFest 2020 Fringe presents nine immersive and sensorial workshop experiences that lead participants through a participatory process of intervention. Featuring selected works from the Open Call held in May 2020, these workshops hope to generate conversations and knowledge building around issues faced by various marginalised and displaced groups. 

As various scenarios unfold through movement, spoken word and digital projections, you are invited to take on multiple roles (the thinker, the protagonist, the instigator). As the boundaries between past and present; imagination and reality; public and private; desire and needs blurs, what centres and informs your decision? How does your personal story influence your choice?

SEPTFEST 2021: IN THE MARGINS (MAIN FESTIVAL)

SeptFest returns after a 6-year hiatus!

SeptFest is The Substation’s month-long celebration of art, culture and community, held annually to mark The Substation’s anniversary (16 Sept). Themed differently each year, SeptFest features multi and interdisciplinary programmes such as exhibitions, performances, films from Singapore and the region that highlights the diversity and experimentation spirit of The Substation. 

Marking the 30th Anniversary of Singapore's first independent home of the arts, and keeping true to The Substation’s spirit of experimentation and celebrating the alternative, The Substation will be highlighting and redefining the stories of the fringe. 

Taking on the theme In The Margins, the 4-week festival curated by Co-Artistic Director, Raka Maitra, takes a closer look at the stories of the marginalised, displaced and forgotten communities who are often out of sight. In its abstract interpretation, the festival also features works that highlight the fragility and ephemeralness of spaces, or even the relationships we have with ourselves or the strangers we meet.