Theatre

Trip Report: International Yunlin Puppet Theatre Festival 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLy6_hDjrCU] Dear friends, Frankie and team returned last week from their first-ever trip to Taiwan’s International Yunlin Puppet Theatre Festival 2013 from 5 – 13 October 2013. They had a fantastic time at the Festival. There were 19 groups from six countries at the Festival, including Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong. Our good friends …

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Frankie and Team at WWPC2013 in Jakarta… with a surprise!

Hi friends, Frankie and team have just finished their time in Jakarta. They had a great time and even had an (unscheduled) opportunity to perform at the Epicentrum Shopping Mall for the general public and some children from underprivileged homes as well.  Indonesian Vice-President Dr. Boediono opened the carnival at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah park last …

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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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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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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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APEX Trip Report 2: Vientiane, Laos (19-25 April 2012)

The second leg of the ASEAN Puppetry Exchange (APEX) trip was in Vientiane, Laos. This was an interesting (and tiring) trip as Frankie had the task of training 15 adults and youths from the Vulnerable Youth Development Association’s Jampalao puppet troupe. He conducted a five-day puppet-making and performance workshop, culminating in a puppet performance of …

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