W!LD RICE
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W!LD RICE was founded in 2000 by Ivan Heng, the internationally acclaimed and award-winning theatre practitioner, and is recognised today as one of Singapore’s leading professional theatre companies.
The company takes its inspiration from the multicultural societies that make up Singapore and modern Asia, celebrating their diverse cultures and performance styles and bringing them together in creative collaborations that inspire, challenge and entertain.
A commitment to the highest standards informs every aspect of W!LD RICE’s creative work which is first and foremost a celebration of Singapore talent. By producing and touring quality “glocal” productions that are distinctively local in flavour and yet universal in vision and concerns, the company creates shared experiences for audiences in Singapore and around the World.
W!LD RICE’s exciting and varied programming for the main stage includes:
New and original works
New productions of the Singapore repertoire
New interpretations of the World’s Classics
The company also makes a significant contribution to the wider community through its following divisions:
Chilli Padi, the Youth & Education division, which reaches out to school audiences
First Stage, which nurtures young talents from the ages of 5 to 16
Young & W!LD, which identifies and develops aspiring theatre professionals
W!LD RICE is committed to touring its shows internationally to raise the profile of Singapore theatre, to create an international awareness of its unique productions, and to engage its artists and collaborators in creative dialogues with the international arts community. Its distinctively Singaporean productions have won great acclaim at major international arts festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
In August 2006, W!LD RICE presented the inaugural Singapore Theatre Festival. Hailed as “the main event in the world of the arts” by SPH The Straits Times, this biennial festival is committed to nurturing, producing and promoting the very best of Singapore theatre.
W!LD RICE is a Singapore Registered Charity (no. 01579)
CONTACT US: 3A Kerbau Road, Singapore 219142 Tel: 6292 2695 Fax: 6292 2249 E-Mail: info@wildrice.com.sg
[edit] Singapore Theatre Festival
In 2006, W!ld Rice was the principal inaugurator of the first Singapore Theatre Festival, held in August, a biannual month-long festival of Singapore-created plays. Joining W!ld Rice in the Festival were Theatreworks, Spell #7, Dramabox and The Theatre Practice.
The Festival was also remarkable for its engagement with activist groups through the Art and Life Forums, which provided opportunities for talkback following the plays. Non-theatre related activists who spoke at the forums included gay activist Alex Au and Workers' Party Chair Sylvia Lim.
[edit] Productions
- 2000
- Emily of Emerald Hill
- 2001
- Blithe Spirit
- The Woman In A Tree On The Hill
- An Occasional Orchid
- The Coffin Is Too Big For The Hole, No Parking On Odd Days
- 2002
- Boeing Boeing
- Ang Tau Mui
- Animal Farm
- 2003
- CINDEREL-LAH!
- The Eleanor Wong Trilogy - Invitation to Treat
- 2004
- Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol.2
- For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again
- The Visit Of The Tai Tai
- Aladdin
- 2005
- Second Link: The Singapore-Malaysia Text Exchange
- Oi! Sleeping Beauty
- Boeing Boeing
- 2006
As part of the first Singapore Theatre Festival:
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- Homesick
- The Silence of the Kittens
- The Campaign to Confer the Public Service Star on JBJ
- Second Link: The Singapore-Malaysia Text Exchange
Also
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- The Magic Fundoshi
- Jack and the Beansprout
- 2007
- Blithe Spirit
- Happy Endings: Asian Boys Vol. 3
- Beauty World
[edit] External links
- W!LD RICE - Official website
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