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 …
ASEAN Puppetry Festival 2012 in today’s Straits Times Life! Read More »
HI friends, it’s just over a week to the start of the ASEAN Puppetry Festival. Frankie is busy working on the Festival Finale, ‘A Thousand Faces, One Vision’, which will feature the combined effort of the various delegates of the Festival. The Finale will be held at the Goodman Arts Centre on 10 November at …
Ticketed Performances for the ASEAN Puppetry Festival 2012 Read More »
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 …
ASEAN Puppetry Festival 2012 – Singapore, 2 – 10 November Read More »
(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 …
Frankie’s Performing at a Library Near you! (July – August 2012) Read More »
[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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Have you ever caught Vietnamese television? Frankie, alongside Jennifer and our friend Terence Tan from Artsolute Asia, got featured in a 15-minute interview segment on ‘Sharing Vietnam’ on NetViet TV during their recent trip to Hanoi. Check it out! This trip to Hanoi, Vietnam is presented in partnership with Artsolute Asia with the support of …
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Zv4258idw] Frankie was recently featured on OKTO Channel with ArtBites presenter George Young. He got a special string puppetry lesson from Frankie and got to play with some of Frankie’s treasured puppets. ArtBites is a nightly programme on OKTO Channel that features what unique and interesting in the world of Singapore art. You can watch ArtBites on …
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 …
APEX Trip Report 2: Vientiane, Laos (19-25 April 2012) Read More »