Hi friends, in case you’re wondering about the title, Frankie’s been busy working on a brand new performance for our upcoming performance at Wayang World Carnival 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia (1 – 8 September). What’s in progress? Well, he’s been working on a fresh batch of marionette and puppet parts, as you can see. We …
Hi friends, Frankie will be speaking at the National Primary Young Leaders’ Day 2013! This special event is organised by Halogen Foundation Singapore, which is a youth leadership development organisation that seeks to inspire and influence a generation of young people to lead themselves and others well. This event is a special session targeted at …
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Hi folks, here’s a video from our Thai puppeteer friend, Mr. Nivet, who held an exhibition on ASEAN Puppetry in Thailand recently. The exhibition featured a variety of puppetry styles from the various ASEAN nations. (By the way, you can catch a glimpse of Frankie at about 3:03 into the video.) You can find out …
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Hi friends, Frankie’s been teaching puppetry performance as the Artist-in-Residence at the LASALLE College of the Arts‘ Faculty of Performing Arts this past month. After working with Frankie, the Level 2 students from the Diploma in Performance programme will be presenting a children’s puppetry programme ‘Dippets – Fun in the Flexi’ at the Flexible …
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Dear friends, we’re glad to inform you that Frankie was featured in a feature article in yesterday’s (14 March 2013, Sunday) edition of The New Paper. You can still read part of the article here: http://www.tnp.sg/content/living-life-lines. Writer Benson Ang called Frankie ‘Singapore’s version of …
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We had a great time at the 5th Meeting of the ASEAN Puppetry Association and Celebration of ASEAN Traditional Puppetry. Organised by the ASEAN Puppetry Association (APA), this fifth instalment was held at the Arts House at the Old Parliament in Singapore from 23 – 25 Jan 2013. Frankie and team were privileged to present …
Hello friends, the 5th Meeting of the ASEAN Puppetry Association & Celebration of ASEAN Traditional Puppetry will be held in Singapore this week at the Arts House at the Old Parliament (Chamber Room). Here’s the schedule: Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 3pm – 4.30pm Opening Ceremony with performances by Indonesia and Singapore (Frankie/MAPS – excerpt of …
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Dear friends, ‘The Magic of Kindsville’ is one of Frankie’s latest projects. Developed in collaboration with the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), it features Singapore’s national icon, Singa, with four new cubbie friends, Tosh, Sher, Kalle and Tomeo in a magical puppetry performance. Targeted at pre-school and lower-primary children, it’s been travelling to different schools in …
Hi friends, here are some photo highlights from the ASEAN Puppetry Festival 2012 last week. We had a great time there with various puppeteers and artists from all over Southeast Asia. [slideshow] More photos are coming! In the meantime, check out www.facebook.com/ASEANPuppetry for the latest photos and post-festival updates!
Hi friends, here’s a head’s up that there is an article by Corrie Tan in today’s (30 Oct 2012) Straits Times’ Life! on the ASEAN Puppetry Festival starting this Friday. You can check out part of the article here: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/lifestyle/story/puppets-give-history-voice-the-4th-asean-puppetry-festival-20121029 Frankie’s quoted in the article, alongside Ria of Papermoon Puppet Theatre and Festival producer Terence …
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