Friday, March 13, 2009

Suap the Destiny

It has been a very busy period for me, Suap was physically and emotionally draining, but it was all worthwhile. Being in my first scripted Malay theatre was quite an amazing feat. Thank god I could get those lines down, knowing my relationship with lines are not so friendly. However, the team that I worked with provided a great sense of comfort and motivation during the process. Plus I was quite familiar with Fared's working style, and Zul's sonic landscape. Its like a reunion or sort. I lost of a lot of weight during the process, well that is another plus point.

Presently, I have been busy with Cake's Destinies of Flowers, the process is very cognitive I would say, and this piece is a very challenging one for myself and maybe the rest of the cast. Finally, I get to see how actors really research deep into the characters and finding their journeys in the piece.

The past one year or so, I have been heavily involved in the process of theatre making, I would say it is a different ball game, from the administration to the creative sense of things. All of these coming from a perspective of a visual artist, now, I think I have a clearer sense of how things work in a theatre company, it is all a 'full on' collaborative effort.

It is somehow similar to planning a wedding event, but its like everyone is getting married at the same time, from the cast, writer, producer, stage hand, sound and set designer all merge. United as one. It sounds cheesy, but its a tedious process definitely. Everyday is a new learning experience for me, it is like as if all of us are searching for something there.

Destinies of Flowers in the Mirror

The rehearsals have been really fruitful, for me it is a learning experience, taking notes from the heavyweights, a piece that will make you think in depth.



The elusive Flower continues to speak with a voice quiet and persistent. Like a ghost gently moving her voice never ceasing.

Destinies of Flowers in the Mirror is the story of one pilgrim bearing the burden of her belief, venturing boldly onward to claim her destiny.

Text by Robin Loon
Directed by Natalie Hennedige
Performed by Lim Kay Siu, Noorlinah Mohamed, Nora Samosir & Rizman Putra
Sound by Philip Tan
Set by Mohd Fared Jainal & David Lee
Lighting by Suven Chan

Date & Time: 2 - 4 April 2009, 8.00pm & 4 April 2009, 3.00pm
Venue: Esplanade Theatre Studio
Ticket: $28.00
Concessions for Students, NSFs & Senior Citizens: $23.00 & 10% savings for ASA, SDEA & TTAS members
Tickets available at all Sistic Authorised Agents, hotline: 6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg



Destinies of Flowers in the Mirror was first commissioned and staged by Theatreworks (Singapore) as a site-specific work at the Suntec City Fountain in May 1997. It was directed by Ong Keng Sen.