Puppetry

LASALLE Faculty of Performing Arts (Dip. Level 2) presents ‘Dippets – Fun in the Flexi’

  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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Post-Event: 5th Meeting of ASEAN Puppetry Association and Celebration of ASEAN Traditional Puppetry

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 …

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Frankie with Singa and the Kindness Cubbies!

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 …

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ASEAN Puppetry Festival 2012 in today’s Straits Times Life!

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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ASEAN Puppetry Festival 2012 – Singapore, 2 – 10 November

The ASEAN Puppetry Festival is a biennial puppetry festival showcasing the puppetry arts of Southeast Asia. Held under the auspices of the ASEAN Foundation, it features a cross-section of contemporary Southeast Asian puppetry, with a combination of recognised artists and emerging voices from the region. From 2nd to 10th November, Singapore will be hosting 2012’s …

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Frankie’s Performing at a Library Near you! (July – August 2012)

(Photo credit: Mike Lim) Hi friends, Frankie has a series of upcoming performances of ‘Streets of Singapore’ at various libraries across Singapore. Here are the details: 26 July (Thurs), 7.30pm – Bishan Public Library 27 July (Fri), 7.30pm – Choa Chu Kang Public Library 4 Aug (Sat), 1pm – Serangoon Public Library 5 Aug (Sun), 3pm …

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15th Istanbul International Puppet Festival: Trip Video

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MrAsWWIbp0&feature=plcp] Hi friends, catch this short video of our performance at the 15th Istanbul International Puppet Festival, which was held from 3 to 13 May 2012. This performance was held at the Halkali KSM Theatre in Istanbul. Hope you’ll enjoy it! This trip is presented with the kind support of the National Arts Council (Singapore), …

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