Story Crafters: A Quest of Our Own

Dates: 23-26 May 2024, 10.00 am-  6.30pm

Venue: Plaza, National Library Building, 100 Victoria St, Singapore 188064

Immerse in storytelling magic in our interactive pods! Create a unique tale with your child through the characters and plotlines from favourites like "Cakap Mila! Cakap!", "Saving Mani Island” and "Akiva". Learn story writing basics, craft a personalised soundtrack and bring home a copy of your unique tale in Story Crafters.

Story Crafters: A Quest of Our Own is a self-guided build-your-own-story experience, facilitated by prompts for story writing.

Story Crafters: A Quest of Our Own is a project by:

Adib Kosnan (Writer/Facilitator)
Adib Kosnan is a theatre actor, director and playwright who is passionate about creating platforms for communication through theatre. He was named Best Supporting Actor at the Life Theatre Awards 2020 for his role in Angkat by Nabilah Said and Noor Effendy Ibrahim. His directing credits include Tanah*Air by Drama Box (co-director with Kok Heng Leun, October 2019) and Rindu Di Bulan (January 2022) produced by RupaCo.lab. In July 2021, he wrote and acted in Keluarga Besar En.Karim directed by Claire Wong and Joel Lim, which was staged digitally by Checkpoint Theatre and the Esplanade to critical acclaim. Adib was also a co-lead artist for Both Sides Now: Mengukir Harapan (2020 - 2022), a community engagement project focusing on end-of-life issues in the Malay Muslim community, produced by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collective. Currently, Adib is an Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre.

Pixie Tan (Spatial Designer)
Pixie Tan is an Art Director and Educator from Singapore. Currently a Designer in Residence at LASALLE College of the Arts, her practice takes a collaborative approach to questioning the conditions of labour. Drawing from her experience in fashion and advertising, she designs sustainable and socially minded solutions for artists and cultural groups. She has worked with Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, The Arts House Singapore, Both Sides Now and National Youth Council amongst others. She is the co-founder of Stranger(‘s) Touch, and a founding volunteer of Don’t Mind If, an award-winning ground-up initiative designed with the hopes of uplifting, celebrating and advancing the local communications design industry, community and profession.

Terence Lau (Game Designer)
Terence Lau is a technical theatre professional and educator with over two decades of active engagement in Singapore’s theatre and dance scene. With a strong passion for both the arts and education, Terence has worked with several renowned arts companies, including T.H.E. Dance Company, The Necessary Stage, Wild Rice, Pangdemonium, Dream Academy, TENG Ensemble, Sing’Theatre and SLO. He is currently a lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts.

Chua Chia Hui (Music Designer)
Chua Chia Hui has versatile professional experience across different roles in the educational sector, including managing school operations, providing customer
service and being a music educator -- teaching guitar as well as music and movement classes. An avid musician, she is passionate about music education and music-making. She is interested in exploring ways of teaching music and making music accessible.