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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Something To Write Home About kicks off on September 12th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities of Singaporean arts, theater, dance, film, music, literature and food. La MaMa is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Full artist and program details onĀ our websiteĀ ā˜ž

Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose!

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Film, Theatre, Dance, Music, Literary Arts...


12 September |Ā Tuesday

7.30pm - 10.30pm | OpeningĀ Reception

Our big night! Come celebrate with us.The night will also feature an authentic Peranakan food reception prepared by chef Larry Reutens.

FREE

13 September |Ā Sunday

12pm - 6pmĀ |Ā Symposium on Singapore Studies

Critical conversation about Singaporean arts and culture

organized by Professor Eng-Kiong Tan

7.30pm - 9.30pmĀ | Take Out, Take Home:

Footloose Writers on Food and the Sense of Belonging

Literary Arts presentation moderated by Jee-Leong Koh

FREE


14 to 22 September |

Saturday to TuesdayĀ 

12pm - 5pm | Visual Arts Exhibition

Featuring Sheryo, Angie Tan & Gregory Burns,

Jonathan Teo and Hong-Ling Wee, Curated by Jacelyn Kee
FREE

14 September | Monday

7.30pm - 9.30pm | 5 Short Films curated by Kirsten Tan

A range of deeply Singaporean films exploring topics from military service to religion curated by film director Kirsten Tan

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15 September | Tuesday

7.30pm - 10.30pm |Ā Dance Celebration:

An Evening of Cultural and Contemporary Dance

Featuring Maya Dance Theatre, Singai Tamil Sangam & Yun-Chun ChuaĀ 

Followed byĀ IndianĀ Food Reception by Chef Larry Reutens

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16 September | Wednesday

7.30pm - 9.30pm |Ā Taking The Long Way Home:Ā 
An Evening of Music

A showcase of Singaporean musical talent inĀ Indie, R&B, Blues & Jazz featuring Eli Tyler, Tammy Ying, Shun Ng

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17 September | Thursday

7.30pm - 9.30pm |Ā Playwrights and Their Works

Three Perspectives: Damon Chua, Haresh Sharma and Huzir Sulaiman

FREE

18 toĀ 20 September |

Friday toĀ Sunday

7.30pm - 9.30pm |Ā Best Of by The Necessary Stage

One woman show by award winning actress Siti Khalijah Zainal

The 18th Ā performance isĀ followed by Singaporean Food Reception and will end by 10.30pm.

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21 September | Monday

7.30pm - 9.30pm | Recalling Mother by Checkpoint Theatre

Performed by Claire Wong and Noorlinah Mohammed

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22 September |Ā Tuesday

7.30pm - 10.30pm | StorytellingĀ 

Cursed EarthĀ by Verena Tay

Followed by Festival Closing + Food Reception

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Visual Arts: Permanent Exhibition

An exhibition of works by Sheryo, Angie Tan & Gregory Burns,Ā Jonathan Teo and Hong-Ling Wee,Ā curated by Jacelyn Kee.

Open for public viewing 14 - 22 September, 12 pm to 5 pm.

FREE

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Symposium on Singapore Studies

Organized by Professor Eng-Kiong Tan Ā --Ā With the growing visibility of Singapore as a global city and a hub for transnational networks over the past decade, Singapore studies has gain much currency in the arts and the humanities due to its unique multiethnic and multilingual social makeup, colonial history, urban development and cultural diversity. This symposium hopes to unfold a critical conversation about Singapore arts and culture, and how practitioners, organizations and policy makers can collaborate to utilize the arts as powerful catalysts for social change.Ā 

12 pm to 6 pm

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Literary Arts:Ā Take Out, Take Home: Footloose Writers on Food and the Sense of Belonging

This presentation of literary works moderated by Jee-Leong Koh aims to showcase and build awareness of Singaporean writing in New York. The event provides a wonderful opportunity to hear and engage with the most distinctive voices coming out of the Little Red Dot.

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue TBD

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Film: 5 Short Films curated by Kirstin Tan

A boy on the cusp of adulthood entering compulsory military service. The end of an era in Mandarin radio. Two schoolgirls and an autograph book. The compressed lifespan of a woman from the 1960s to present day. Film school friends in an honestly side-splitting interrogation of religion. Each film in my selection seems wildly different from the next, but they are all deeply Singaporean in their own specificity. In presenting a range of diverse films that are entertainingly watchable yet socially sharp, they stack up to reveal a jigsaw portrait of Singapore that may not square with official domestic narratives nor foreign media generalities, that is to be taken on its own terms.

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Venue: Ā La MaMa, Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10013

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DanceĀ Celebration: An evening of cultural and contemporary danceĀ by Maya DanceĀ Theatre, Singai Tamil Sangam & Yun-Chun Chua (Chun)

Artistically directed by Kavitha Krishnan, this performance takes the audience on a journey through Singapore's arts and culture with performances by traditional and contemporary dance artists and musicians. The performance features dancers Shahrin Johry, Bernice Lee and Eva Tey,Ā Sreedevy and Anu Rajendren withĀ musician Kailin Yong and flautist Raghavendra, together with NYC-based Bharathanatyam artist Kiran Rajagopalan. Ā The performances will also feature the collaboration with NY-based artists and choreographers Janis Brenner and Esme Boyce. The dances are specially designed to celebrate the connections andĀ friendshipsĀ build through the arts.Ā 

Ā 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm + a Singaporean Food Reception after the performance

Venue: Ā La MaMa, Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10013

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Festival Closing & Cursed Earth
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Storytelling performance by Verena Tay + Chinese Food Reception by chef Larry Reutens

Start: Tue Sep 22nd 7:30pm

End: Tue Sep 22nd 10:30pm

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