Singapore Night Festival (SNF) 2023 Lights Up The Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct With Over 50 Experiences

Hi Huneybees,

Singapore Night Festival (SNF) 2023 is back! Presented by Samsung, this year, we are celebrating 700 years of Singapore’s port city history at Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct. Stories of Singapore’s rich heritage are expressed through multicolored light installations, captivating projection mappings, and an array of performances across the precinct. Throughout the nine-day festival (every night from 18 August until 26 August 2023, from 7:30pm - 12am) festival-goers can also look forward to special tours, artists' talks, and more.

With over 50 experiences, guided by the theme Singapore, the Great Port City, SNF 2023 sheds light on Singapore’s evolution from a vital port city to today’s dynamic modern metropolis. Here are some of the highlights of the festival...

2 700 Years (National Museum of Singapore)

Every year, the National Museum of Singapore is a must-go. This year, presented by Samsung, the festival’s Presenting Sponsor, projection mapping 700 Years by playwright Zizi Majid, illustrator Muhammad Izdi, and digital artist Jérémie Bellot (AV Extended) captivates festival-goers with a six-minute theatrical experience that takes them on a journey through 700 years of Singapore’s port city history.

1 Time is a Black Circle (National Museum of Singapore)

Time is a Black Circle by Dawn Ng, transports festival-goers to the roaring sixties and seventies to experience the discothèques located in the BBB precinct. Festival-goers can roller skate in a cylindrical “disco time portal” that resembles a vinyl record and relive a bygone era in their parents’ and grandparents’ dancing shoes, or choose the non-skating option where they may enjoy an immersive multisensorial experience that recalls the psychedelic colours and nostalgic tunes of the discothèque era. Tickets are available via Klook.

A Stone’s Throw (Away) by WY-TO Group, co-presented by the National Library Board

Festival-goers can snap a picture at four Night Lights installations - 6 A Stone’s Throw (Away) by WY-TO Group, co-presented by the National Library Board; 7 Rimbun by Shakir (a.k.a Grasshopper); 9 Preserving Paradise by Teo Huey Ling and 11 “Flowing Water Road” Shrine by Mindflyer, co-presented by Raffles City Singapore - using Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Flip5.

Preserving Paradise by Teo Huey Ling

Those who post the photo on Instagram and tag @samsungsg and @sgnightfest, accompanied by the relevant hashtags, stand a chance to win amazing prizes. They may also take home their memories of the festival by collecting printed photographs at the Galaxy Studio Photobooth located at the Main Festival Village @ SMU Campus Green. 

We'll weather the weather, whatever the weather, until we cannot by Sweet Tooth

19 The festival grounds at Fort Canning come alive with SNF’s first dedicated family zone concentrated around Fort Canning Rise, in conjunction with the opening of the Children’s Museum of Singapore late last year, and artworks inspired by Singapore’s rich flora and fauna.

16 Over at the Main Festival Village @ SMU Campus Green, it is abuzz with live performances and food stalls in collaboration with Singapore Management University Arts Festival, The Social Post. The festival village features over 10 food and beverage stalls, as well as SNF-exclusive tipples to enjoy. Festival-goers can indulge in classic treats such as Sofnade’s Potato Tornado, as well as heritage-inspired dishes like One-B’s Creamy Udon Laksa, Praffles’ Chilli Crab Praffle and The Swag Social’s Ribeye Beef Cubes with Satay Sauce.

Festival-goers are also invited to visit Samsung’s Galaxy Studio pop-up to check out its Galaxy devices, such as the new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5. They may also enjoy special Samsung deals and SNF exclusives, including unique CASETiFY covers designed by participating artists, Ashley YK Yeo, Chris Chai (Cosmicchai), and Sadiq Mansor (249.png), and other local brand collaborations.

17 Over at the Festival Village @ Armenian Street organized by the Peranakan Museum, festival-goers can delight in local delicacies like kueh by The Flour Department x Pastories and the Peranakan-themed festivities.

3A/B/C The vibrant Festival Village @ CHIJMES entertains festival-goers with eclectic beats, and delectable food and drinks as they enjoy the projection mapping works presented by Ashley YK Yeo, Chris Chai (Cosmicchai), and Sadiq Mansor (249.png), on the façade of the heritage building. Cashless payment is preferred at all three Festival Villages.

SNF 2023 runs from 18 to 26 August 2023, every night from 7.30pm till 12 am, with over 50 experiences illuminating the vibrant BBB precinct and connecting its history with contemporary experiences for all to enjoy.

For more information on the festival, the Night Walk web app or to book tickets, please visit http://www.nightfestival.gov.sg/.

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Grab Your Kebayas and Batik Shirts For this Weekend At The Inaugural Armenian Street Party 2016

Hi Huneybees,

Come out to the streets to play this weekend as Armenian Street comes alive on 11th and 12th March 2016 with a Peranakan touch.

Fusing cultural and contemporary, this colourful street that is part of the Bras Brasah - Bugis precinct will feature spectacular street decorations and lightings with pop-up performances and food.

Anchored by the Peranakan Museum and Singapore Management University, not only will you get to explore the rich history of these Straits-born Chinese, descendants of Chinese immigrants who came to the Malay archipelago including British Malaya known as Baba-Nyonya, you will also get a feel of what's it like to be partying with them, back in those days!

Xtend Barre is a ballet and Pilates based workout designed to sculpt the body with fast paced music.
Can't wait to see how the gona shift the studio to street...

But of course, taking it out to the streets, you will get to picnic anywhere along the streets, enjoy the music performances, poetry reading or even join in the Hollywood's hottest fitness trend - Xtend Barre workout under the stars, with Upside Motion guiding along.

You can register for the free workout here: 

Session 1 (11 Mar): http://goo.gl/FQTQxP (Sold Out)
Session 2 (12 Mar): http://goo.gl/9CJecv*Participants are reminded to bring your own mat, and arrive 30 mins before the workout starts for registration.

Other key highlights include:

A Display of Drama - Baju Panjang, Si Wanggeh and Emily The Musical

Baju Panjang by Peranakan Siblings
Fri and Sat, 11 and 12 March 2016
7.30pm

Enjoy singing, dancing, and drama in “Baju Panjang”. This comical skit features three women discussing the history of the baju panjang (long tunic), a traditional Peranakan outfit.

Si Wanggeh by Peranakan Siblings
Fri and Sat, 11 and 12 March 2016
8.45pm

Catch this excerpt of the play before its official  debut in April!

In her quest to connect with the netherworld, a young nyonya invokes a deity called Si Wanggeh. With the help of female colleagues, she performs a séance in which the deity leads her into a deep trance. When she awakens, she shares her intriguing experience.

Peranakan Siblings was formed in 2003 by a group of Peranakan friends. They perform songs and sketches, primarily for charity. Past productions include “Taik Judi” (2012), “Oh Singapore…” (2013), and “Anak Mak Satu” (2014).

Emily The Musical by Musical Theatre Ltd
Fri and Sat, 11 and 12 March 2016
9pm, 10pm

Nyonya matriarch Emily Gan has been a winner since she appeared 30 years ago in Stella Kon’s acclaimed play, Emily of Emerald Hill. Well-loved by audiences in Singapore and Malaysia, Emily returns as a musical, with songs by award-winning composer Desmond Moey 

Set against the glory days of a bygone Peranakan era, this is the story of one woman’s fight to hold onto love. No longer performed by just one actress (or actor), now we see nyonyas and babas of the 1930s come to life. Through their songs, their pains and passions are revealed, tribute to the colourful Peranakan love of life. 

Dance The Night Away - Motifs Traces and Peranakan Song & Dance

Motifs Traces by Dance Ensemble Singapore
Sat, 12 March 2016
9pm

DES Arts explores the beauty of Peranakan ceramics in this colourful contemporary dance. From dragon kilns to porcelain pieces, marvel at the transformation of plain clay into resplendent objects. The key message of this dance? Life begins in simplicity and, through complexities, leads to experience over the passage.

DES Arts is a contemporary-Chinese dance company founded by Mdm Yan Choong Lian in 2004. The group marries the swift dynamism of Wushu techniques with classical Chinese dance practices in its performances for both local and foreign communities.

Peranakan Song & Dance by The Main Wayang Company
Fri & Sat, 11 and 12 March 2016
8pm (Peranakan Museum Facade) | 8.15pm (Stage)

Joget to Peranakan tunes with Main Wayang!

Music Fans - Uber Duber and Johan & Jerome 

Uber Duber by Timbre Artiste and Academy Pte Ltd

Fri, 11 March 2016
9.30pm, 10.30pm

Who says you need a group to form a band? Uber Duber started as an unlikely partnership between two very different musicians. Huimin trained classically in voice and piano from a young age. Luke started later, as a mostly self-taught drummer who dabbled in guitar. Uber Duber packs big, full sound into a small format band, while the varied backgrounds of its musicians lead to a wide range of genres and sounds.

Johan & Jerome by Timbre Artiste and Academy Pte Ltd

Sat, 12 March 2016
9.30pm, 10.30pm

Two solo performers, Johan and Jerome, crossed paths in 2014, and things have never been the same.

The chemistry of the duo’s vocals and instruments will wow you. Their witty (and sometimes crude) jokes add to their unique act. Johan and Jerome are intensely passionate about music, and having fun on stage is second nature to them. Hear them play a huge range of genres, from the 80s and 90s to the current top 40s.

Literary Night - My Literary Heroes

My Literary Heroes 
by Singapore Writers Festival and Singapore Management University
Fri, 11 March 2016
7pm, SMU Labs

Poets and fiction writers discuss their literary heroes and how they have influenced them in their own writing. Featuring Ng Yi-Sheng, Robert Yeo, Clara Chow, Nirosette, and others.

Eat, Drink and be Merry

The Urban Garden
the alley between Substation and the museum will be transformed into a garden complete with festoon lighting, swings and park benches,

Highlight tour of Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Livesby Museum Volunteers
6pm, 8.30pm
Peranakan Museum Lobby

#ArmenianStreetParty Instant Photo Prints
by Vividsnaps
7 to 11pm
Peranakan Museum Level 2

Express Gel Manicureby Vilara Nails
7 to 11pm
Peranakan Museum Level 2

Eat, Drink and Be Merry7pm till late

Check out our F&B partners along Armenian Street and the food trucks, including: 

• Timbre
• Redbull bar
• Travelling C.O.W
• Kerbside Gourmet
• Old Chang Kee

For more information, go to: 

http://peranakanmuseum.org.sg/programmes/festivals/armenian-street-party-2016.

Put on your best kebayas and batik shirts and see you there this weekend! :)

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What's Installed For SHINE Youth Festival 2013

Hi Huneybees,

The annual Shine Youth Festival is back and bigger, this 2013 encourages youth to act on their passion and champion causes for the community. Performances of Parkour performed on an obstacle course, with a creative (and sometimes playful) reinterpretation or subversion of urban space were put up during the media conference. Along with music performances by the Cajon Society which was reminiscent of Samba music through the drum beats. The festival uses art and music of bridge gaps across communities and allows youth to effect a long lasting impact in the societies they live in. Helping to nurture the arts and cultural expression in  our city.

  

The theme #Freeyouryou which incidentally sounds like free your youth is the campaigns hashtag, along with a "Pledge to shine" initiative which encourages youth to go out there and commit to a social cause or personal development. Make a pledge today at www.facebook.com/shineYouth. 

Since 2005, the National Youth Council has been lighting up the Youth month of July with the Shine youth festival! a youth for youth initiative led by a committee of youth sector leaders and a team of youth volunteers.

The festival will kick off on 29th June at *SCAPE featuring performances from SMU, Singapore Street Festival, Dreamcatches and more.

 

PLEDGE TO SHINEPledge to Shine is a social, youth-driven initiative that encourages youth to express their commitment to action and showcase their talent.

PITCH TO SHINEPitch to shine is all about promoting a worth cause through the PITCH TO SHINE funding which identifies and funds youth projects that promote worthy causes and make a difference in the community.

Its main objectives are:

• Seed projects with strong alignment with the Festival’s position and objectives
• Identify projects/new partners with potential to become signature events/marquee or strategic partners for future SHINE festivals
• Identify suitable projects/events that are scalable to be featured as party of shine festival launch or closing highlight.
• Recipients of the PITCH TO SHINE award includes The Cajon Society who will be organizing workshops in their community to teach people their style of music and percussion.

Quotable quotes:

“I believe that peace is not merely an absence of war but the nurture of human life, and that in time this nurture would do away with war as a natural process.”
– Jane Addams

“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love – for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment is it perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you from misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.”
― Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

(This article is contributed by Alethea. Photo Credits: Alethea)

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Alethea is a Lifestyle Blogger at www.altheajayne.com and Director of www.partyparlorsg.com by day, avid whisky and spirits connoisseur by night. 

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[What's New] Huney will be sharing her experience with TK Trichokare tomorrow!

Hi Huneybees,

Tomorrow, 20th October, I will be sharing my experience at TK Trichokare alongside blogger Gelainza Kong. I will also be sharing some hair styling techniques, so if you havn't registered, come early at the venue to do so!

There's lucky draw and goodie bags for you! So bring your friends along and come early!

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1 September 2012 - Last Day to Catch the Night Festival 2012

Hi Huneybees,

Tomorrow is the last day to catch the Night Festival 2012. I just passed by the Singapore Arts Museum and there was huge crowd still even at 12 midnight! So make it a date tomorrow to catch the Night Festival 2012!

La Argentina.

The beautiful performers of Corredoras.

31^th August 2012, Singapore – Some of the best of local and international contemporary acts enthralled the public with spectacular collaborations, as National Heritage Board (NHB) presented the final weekend of Night Festival 2012 tonight.

Corredoras - Performers leaping through the air against a silver-foiled curtain as part of the Corredoras performance by Fuerzabruta.

Night Festival was brought to a new high with Fuerzabruta, presented by Argentina’s Ozono Producciones. Three dazzling, never-seen-before acts in Singapore captivated the audience as performers danced and teased them in mid-air. 

Mylar - Audiences interacting with the dancer through the suspended membrane of water as part of the Mylar performance at the Night Festival.

Like graceful water fairies, dancers in Mylar slid across a suspended transparent water-filled membrane that is 15 metres long. In Corredoras, two thespians somersaulted and chased each other across silver ribbons of curtains, like dandelion seeds in the wind. 

At SMU Green, the public was treated to an evening of powerpop, dance beats, beatboxing and cross-genre with HOMEMADE, a segment by a group of local musicians who have come together to offer the audience a taste of local talent. HOMEMADE is headlined by Shelves, The Great Spy Experiment, DJ Koflow, Kiat, Beatboxer Dharni, Bruk Braders, Kevin Lester and Bloco Singapura.  

The Night Festival took place on 24^th & 25^th August, and will be putting on its final show tomorrow, 1^st September 2012, at the Bras Basah.Bugis Arts and Heritage Precinct. Armenian Street will be closed tomorrow from 8pm to 2am, for the performances. 

For more information, please log on to www.brasbasahbugis.sg/nightfestival.

  For more media preview photos, go to here.

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