Singapore Dance Theatre
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The Singapore Dance Theatre is Singapore's national dance company, it was founded in 1988 by Anthony Then and Goh Soo Khim (its Artistic Director). The company consists of 26 dancers hailed mainly from the Asia-Pacific region. It has six seasons in a year, including performances at the Esplanade Theatre, Performing Home of The SDT; and at the Fort Canning Green, where its widely popular Ballet Under The Stars (BUTS) series of outdoor performances are staged. BUTS has to date, attracted over 180,000 spectators from all walks of life and have become dance aficionados.
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[edit] Repertoire
The company’s repertoire ranges from classical to contemporary ballet, from renowned choreographers like Goh Choo San, George Balanchine, Jean Paul Comelin, Nacho Duato, Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Sakiko Oshima, Boi Sakti, Stanton Welch, and Marie-Claude Pietragalla. The Company also engaged Johnny Eliasen to stage La Sylphide.
Soo Khim has choreographed a number of dances for the SDT:
- Brahm’s Sentiments, which premiered in the company’s second season
- Environmental Phases was restaged in 1990 in a celebratory concert for Singapore’s 25th Anniversary.
[edit] Choreography
Besides developing its repertoire, the company is dedicated to nurturing young choreographic talents in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. Its widely popular Ballet Under The Stars seasons at Fort Canning Green have become a viable working space for up-and-coming choreographers, who present their creations through the Singapore Young-Choreographers’ Platform and the Asia-Pacific Choreographer Workshop.
[edit] Education
As a major grant recipient from the Singapore Government and in keeping with SDT’s commitment to bring the finest in dance to the public audience, on-going Education and Outreach programmes are organized to provide people with opportunities to appreciate dance. SDT continues to make extensive school visits and offer special courses for non-dancers and adult students. These efforts aim to make dance more accessible to the masses. Singapore Dance Theatre hopes to spread the beauty, passion and discipline of dance to as many people as possible and place Singapore in the minds of international dance aficionados.
