Pictures

My ticket to event.



Director's notes




Synopsis of the play





The front of the brochure.

The Title of the Play

Conclusion!! Yes!!!

Thus not just art but various festivals are now part and parcel of life whether they are local or mega ones, they have their loyal followers that they have to keep by constantly drawing their attention and perhaps even the more infamous ones can look to festivals like the Rio Carnival in Brazil or the Oktoberfest in Germany to be as successful as them just like how the Singapore Arts Festival has found success in its own way.

Thank ypu for being a great audience!!!

And Thats All Folks!!!!!

Food for thought???

This may not a be a tourism benefit but I guess by the numbers, it shows that Singaporeans are being more sophisticated in terms of their art choices, we are no longer just thinking that these performances are for those of a higher social class but rather everyone has a chance to enjoy all these now regardless of if one is a avid art fan of olden arts or a fan of modern arts where more realism is incorporated in their movements or art piece.

Tourism benefits???

The Singapore Arts Festival has only about 10% of overseas patrons thus in terms of tourism benefits, there may be a small number of them that may extend their stay to enjoy a play or two but it is completely different from Chingay which is a hallmark event in which tourists actually pay to specially attend the event due to its international promotions.

Naturally there will also be an increase in revenue but mostly from locals so we are able to not be afraid of leakages. There may also be a small number increase in visitors to the various local scenic sites.

Their sponsors also include some foreign organizations thus by going through these intermediaries, we are able to attract the people who may not know our name or the event itself but with their fate in the intermediaries, they will perhaps be tempted to come and enjoy a show and thus even take a holiday to boost their knowledge and experience.

Not sure if this is right but hopefully it is!!! :):)

Reflection on purpose???

Personally, as the festival actually is more based on local spectators rather than overseas patrons, I feel that the main purpose of the event suits us as like now especially in the poor market where many cannot afford to travel, they can just go to one of their free performances to enjoy like cultural shows like the African dances or songs of the outback from Australia.

We are also able to know more about countries that take a special pride in their art and through their eyes experience how it is developed in order to suit the tastes of the now picky generation whereby art is not from a artist point of view anymore but it has to have a part of realism where people are able to connect to.

The purpose???

This festival originally seeked to provide a platform for local artists in Singapore across the diverse communities. But now it has transformed into a platform to bring in new and innovate works whether internationally or locally and also investing in bold and contemporary arts that will enable audience to see a different side.

They also encourage international and local collaboration in order to present the harmonious tone that is happening in Singapore since or even before the festival first started.

Phew many posts now!!! Yeah!!

My interaction!!

My personal experience or interaction with the various stakeholders would be mostly through the various media, newspapers and advertisements on the telly, or just word of mouth from the teachers. I did not interact with the ticket seller as it was done online but it was lagging as the system was slow but when I collected the ticket face to face, at least she was polite and even reminded me to enjoy the show.

Arriving at the lounge outside the centre, I felt like a little kid, very out of place while the other adults all seemed to have British or American accents and in nice dresses or in formal casual wear, mostly it seemed really fake as they were having really small chitchats that looked out of the movies that portrayed high social class films. Sitting down in the second level of the Drama Centre Theatre, and looking downwards at the participants was exactly like a foreign movie screening where I had to constantly look at the subtitles.

At the end of the play, I remembered everyone clapping and almost immediately leaving though there was a Q&A session. I sat through the session quietly, their English pronunciation was a bit hard to understand but at least I could see some interaction between the cast and audience.