Performances & Activities
| Date: | 17 – 21 May 2017 |
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From songs and skits to artistry duels, AFCC brings you a myriad of activities that you and your family can enjoy!
17 May 2017 (Wed)
L1, Plaza – Creative Corner
Portrait Me! (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years, Young Adult)
Melissa Tan (PaintInks by Melt) (Illustrator )
Catch the Festival Artists at a live portrait session to get a free illustation of you and your friends and family!
L1, Plaza
Duelling Illustrators (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
Briony Stewart (Author and Illustrator), Stephanie Raphaela Ho (Muffinsaurs) (Illustrator, Graphic Designer)
Don't miss this age-old battle of the illustrators at AFCC! With Heidi Shamsuddin as the Voice of the arena, illustrator Briony Stewart from Australia meets head-on with Stephanie Ho from Singapore.
18 May 2017 (Thu)
L1, Plaza Country of Focus
Tarunajaya Dance I (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
Kadek Suartaya (Kadek) (Performer, Art Lecturer, Art Director), Sri Ayu Pradnya Larasari (Laras) (Dancer and Storyteller), I Bagus Wijna Bratanatyam (Natya) (Performer)
The Tarunajaya Dance depicts youths as peacemakers. This energetic and dynamic dance demonstrates how there are many reasons to strive for harmony between countries.
B1, My Tree House Country of Focus
Mouse Deer and Turtle (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years)
Storytelling
Gladys Gwyneth Quincy (Storyteller), Natashya Annabella Quincy (Storyteller)
Tiger and other bigger animals are picking on Mouse Deer and Turtle, stealing the many fishes they catch. But Mouse Deer and Turtle are putting their foot down. Join this storytelling session and help Mouse Deer and Turtle think of a creative way to solve this problem!
B1, My Tree House Country of Focus
Senggutru (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years)
Storytelling
Riyanto, S,Sn (Director, Theatre Actor, Film Actor, Writer, Stage Manager, Head of Production), Sulthan Tufail (Teenage Storyteller)
Are you scared of the evil, hungry giant? Fear not! Indonesian storytellers, Sultan and his father, will tell you of a story of a little girl called Senggutru, who come face-t-to-face with the giant. Find out how Senggutru's wit and quick thinking helped to save her village from the giant's grasp.
L1, Plaza
Illustrationary (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
Sierra Mae Paraan (Author, Education Specialist), Varsha Seshan (Author), Claudine Fernandez (Founder and Principal Instructor, Artistic Strategies Academy), Melissa Tan (PaintInks by Melt) (Illustrator ), Mas Shafreen (Compulsive Doodler)
We know illustrators can draw. But can authors draw? In a game of Illustrationary, we put both children's authors and illustrators to the test.
19 May 2017 (Fri)
B1, My Tree House Country of Focus
Batu Badaong (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years)
Christian Tamaela (Ethnomusicologist, Lecturer and Musician), Alfen Tamaela (Student and Performer), Janes Maryon Silooy (Student and Performer), Vondie Clementin Silooy (Student and Performer)
In this musical performance unlike any other, leaves and sounds of nature are used in a one-of-a-kind storytelling. With music and poetry, musicians from Ambon regale a folktale of a poor girl who sang the Batu Badaong song to a rock, which is said to hold the spirits of her ancestors. Join this enthralling performance and find out if she will be saved from her miseries.
B1, My Tree House Country of Focus
Suwidak Loro (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years)
Storytelling
Gladys Gwyneth Quincy (Storyteller), Natashya Annabella Quincy (Storyteller)
Unlike the princesses in other fairy tales, the main character, Suwidak Loro, was not very pretty. In fact, she only had 62 strands of hair. Join us for this storytelling of an Indonesian folktale of how Suwidak Loro met the King, and how her life changed forever.
B1, My Tree House Country of Focus
Madeh and His Four Friends (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years)
Storytelling
Riyanto, S,Sn (Director, Theatre Actor, Film Actor, Writer, Stage Manager, Head of Production), Sulthan Tufail (Teenage Storyteller)
Meet a frog, a squirrel, a mouse deer and a rooster together with Madeh, as he goes on a journey to replace his father’s goats, which he lost. Help Madeh and his friends escape from the hungry giant looking for a meal. Can they wiggle their way out of this dangerous situation? Find out at the storytelling of a Balinese folktale.
20 May 2017 (Sat)
L1, Plaza
Magic in the Community (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
inwardBOUND (Drama School)
inwardBOUND has been working with Primary 5 students from Anderson Primary school to develop playlets around the theme ‘Magic in the Community’. The children were asked to brainstorm different ways to create ‘magic’ in their various communities - in class, in school and in their neighbourhoods. The children wrote stories on how to be a better member of their communities by resolving conflicts peacefully, practicing positive values such as respect for all and empathy, and creating a close knit community. Through imagination, play and creation in the dramatic space, the children took ownership of their playlets in rehearsing their characters and crafting props as the backdrop for their stories which they will share with the audience today.
L1, Plaza
Karung Guni Boy (For 4-6 years, 5-7 years, 7-9 years)
Based on the picture book "Karung Guni Boy"
inwardBOUND (Drama School)
Come see a beautiful picture book come alive as creative Ming becomes inspired by the Karung Guni man and makes things out of objects he collects. Find out what he'll invent that will make his neighbours so pleased!
Jurong Regional Library – B1 Stage Area Country of Focus
Anoman Mahawira (Ramayana Story) (For 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
I Bagus Wijna Bratanatyam (Natya) (Performer), Kadek Suartaya (Kadek) (Performer, Art Lecturer, Art Director), Sri Ayu Pradnya Larasari (Laras) (Dancer and Storyteller)
Balinese performers unveil the Ramayana Story of how Anoman, the monkey warrior, helped King Rama to get his wife, Sita, back from the evil giant from Alengka. Children, don't miss this rare chance to create a paper puppet based on the Ramayana story, and learn how to start your own puppet shows at home!
L1, Plaza Country of Focus
Tarunajaya Dance II (For 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
Kadek Suartaya (Kadek) (Performer, Art Lecturer, Art Director), Sri Ayu Pradnya Larasari (Laras) (Dancer and Storyteller), I Bagus Wijna Bratanatyam (Natya) (Performer)
The Tarunajaya Dance depicts youths as peacemakers. This energetic and dynamic dance shows that while there may be many reasons to go to war, there are many more reasons to strive for harmony between countries.
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L1, Plaza
The Merchant of Venice: A Retelling (For 10-12 years)
Students from DAS (Students, Speech and Drama Arts Programme, Dyslexia Association of Singapore)
A young man named Bassanio borrows money from a money lender, Shylock, to pursue his beloved Portia. His friend Antonio agrees to be the guarantor despite a nasty condition set by Shylock. Will Shylock get his revenge on Antonio, whom he dislikes? Will anyone be able to alter the fate of poor Antonio? Don't miss this wonderful staging of the Shakespearan play, The Merchant of Venice!
21 May 2017 (Sun)
L1, Plaza – Creative Corner
The Amazing Sarong Party (For 4-6 years)
Quek Hong Shin (Freelance Graphic Designer/Illustrator)
How can an ordinary sarong be transformed for many uses? Don't miss this storytelling session filled with interactive activities!
L1, Plaza
Tale of Bukit Merah and the Legend of Sang Kuriang (Gamelan X Illustration X Storytelling) (For 5-7 years, 7-9 years, 10-12 years)
BronzAge Gamelan (Music group), Joyce Teo (Gamelan Music Teacher, Lecturer), Rosemarie Somaiah (Storyteller), James Mayhew (Author and Illustrator)
The art of storytelling accompanied by music is an ancient tradition practised across Asia. This performance, presented by BronzAge Gamelan (music), Rosemarie Somaiah (storyteller) and James Mayhew (illustrator) is a contemporary take on this tradition and features two well-known legends from Singapore and Indonesia. This performance features original songs composed by Zachary Chan (Tale of Bukit Merah) and arrangements of Sundanese folksongs by Joyce Teo (Legend of Sang Kuriang). Be mesmerised by the Tale of Bukit Merah and the Legend of Sang Kuriang!