A Kent Ridge Hall Dance Production University Cultural Centre, Theatre Saturday • 4th February, 2017 • 7.30pm Sunday • 5th February, 2017 • 2pm / 7.30pm
In The Wind
K
ENT RIDGE HALL About us
Kent Ridge Hall is the oldest and one of the most well-regarded Halls of Residences in the National University of Singapore (NUS). A hall focused on excellence and all-roundedness, Kent Ridge Hall exposes its students in areas of sports and culture, and continually delivers excellence through various schoolwide and nation-wide events that they partake in yearly, such as the Inter-Hall Games (IHG), NUS RAG, Chingay Parades, National Cheerleading Events. Kent Ridge Hall also does not look past community involvement - with the well- established Kent Ridge Volunteers and Youth Expedition Project Committee spearheading events and overseas programmes that enable our residents to give back to our community and our Earth through as many platforms as they can.
KR DANCE
Nestled within the support of Kent Ridge Hall, exists KR Dance, a culture group comprising of an ever- expanding, ever-improving group of current hall residents, together with a strong base of extremely dedicated alumni who remain active through participating in performances and productions under KR Dance. Highly committed and versatile, KR Dance seamlessly incorporates elements that are not limited to jazz, ballet, contemporary techniques, hip hop, urban and funk into its choreography. Through its dynamic style, KR Dance has earned wide recognition for its culture and execution of dance. KR Dance has been active in various events, The Combined Halls’ annual dance production Dance Uncensored, the annual NUS Open Day. Beside these various engagements, KR Dance also stages two major productions, KR Dance Production and Dance Uncensored, and has an audience of at least 2300 including students, adults, dancers and corporate companies. KR Dance has earned wide recognition showcasing new talents and student- original works. Of course, that has not stopped KR Dance to strive harder for greater achievements, one of which, would be for KR Dance to be a competitive dance group to further advance her standards.
IN THE WIND KR Dance Production IV
What do we want to do with this canvas we call life? What will we leave behind? Dealing with the decisions and choices that ultimately shape one’s existence, In The Wind is a coming-of-age and family drama that centers around the apprehension and uncertainty of the future, and coming to terms with the struggle between living for oneself and living for others. Three lives in a family are forever changed after a husband leaves his wife with her young daughters, choosing to throw love away. Now grown up, the sisters go through significant events that force them to reconsider their mother’s role in their lives. As the newfound independence of the sisters challenges the authority of the mother, the family dynamic is pushed to its breaking point. A poignant tale that explores ambition and the significance of family in the modern age, through the expressive and communicative power of dance in a variety of genres, In The Wind invites audiences to consider the complexity of life and the free will to decide our own journey, amidst the pressures and restrictions that tradition, society and culture place on us relentlessly.
OUR CAST MAIN CAST Audrey played by Karina Lee Miaw Hue Audrey is hardworking and driven, who dreams of fulfilling her mother’s ideals, striving to succeed in the workplace. How far will she go to be her mother’s pride and joy? Sarah played by Vivianne Tan Shu Qi Sarah is the rebellious younger daughter, who seeks love and attention in unsavoury places. Her actions lead her down a path that she might not return from. Mother played by Bernice Wan Jia Yi The mother is the leader of the family, forged by past experiences into a tough, realistic woman with huge demands on her daughters. Her principles clash with that of her daughters and push their relationship to its limits.
SUPPORTING CAST (In order of appearance)
Mary (Mother’s Friend): Sheryl Han Weng Yee Chia (Mother’s Friend): Dong Wenqin Mark (Audrey’s Colleague): Marcus Lim Zi Rui Lisa (Audrey’s Colleague): Elaine Lim Yi Xiu Boss: Bennett Chu Xing Long
Kate: Jane: Rival gang members: Policemen:
Francesca Yeoh Hui Hui Felicia Goh Qin Xuan Grace Liu Tongyau & Hannah Naomi Chee Barthiban Mahendran & Siddarth Ramesh
KRDP Dancer Year 1 Lai Yue Min
KRDP Dancer Year 2 Sheryl Han Weng Yee
KRDP Dancer Year 3 Jessica Jolin Ho
KRDP Dancer Year 4 Ivan Ng Wen Jun
Act 1 1 Hip-Hop
2 Hip-Hop
3 Jazz
9-5
Choreographed by Deon Chan and Edmund Cheong Another crazy day in the rat race. If you ain’t working, you ain’t paying the bills. If I ain’t working, I ain’t making it to the top. But if the boss ain’t looking, we ain’t working.
My Squad
Choreographed by Ivan Ng and Titus Ong Hide your sons. Hide your daughters. These are the kind of friends parents don’t want their kids to have.
Perfect Illusion
Choreographed by Ho Wen Jun They tell us to dream big, to achieve things greater than ourselves... But not all dreams become reality.
And The Snakes Start To Sing
Choreographed by Rachel Lim and Sheryl Han
Temptation sings A calling in your blood.
4 Contemporary
And it slithers All the way to your heart. A symphony Of whispers up your spine “Sleep with these snakes Child, for you’ll be just fine.”
#BitchesOnFleek
Choreographed by Amanda Chan ‘We a hundred percent on fleek! Pshh, what money? We ain’t owe them sh*t!’
5 Girls’ Hip-Hop
Act 2 6 Contemporary
7 Hip-Hop
8 Urban
Inner Struggle
Choreographed by Valerie Lim Life // Death Broken. Tempted. Scarred. I am a sinner. Help me.
Believe Me
Choreographed by Joan Tan and Joycelyn Tan When you get tainted by your own sins, would you let yourself get dragged down by the weight of your wrongs, or would you fight back and rise to be better? Would you ever have a chance to be untainted again?
Resolution
Choreographed by Ong Yong Qing Resolution is about trying to understand why we are here, what’s the point of living through all the hardships in life. One should realise it is about love because without it, there’s nothing. What does it mean to be human? When you’ve figured that out, life becomes a little bit simpler.
Roots
Choreographed by Wong Jun Huat As we grow older and face the harsh realities of the world, one thing we can rely on and treasure is our family. Ultimately, blood is still thicker than water.
Unbroken
Choreographed by Stephanie Loh Too often we don’t realise what we have until it’s gone. Too often we wait too long to say “I’m sorry, I was wrong.”
In The Wind
Choreographed by Edmund Cheong and Ho Wen Jun
She’s in the sun, the wind, the rain. She sings a song of hope and cheer. Hear her whisper words of love. There’s no more pain, no more fear.
9 Hip-Hop/ House
10 Contemporary
11 Contemporary & Hip-Hop
DANCE PRODUCTION COMMIT TEE 2017
M ain
B usiness, M edia, W ardrobe
S ets, Props
Stage
Producer Blenda Tan
Publicity Manager Jessica Jolin Ho
Sets Manager Tan Hiok Sing, Jason
Stage Manager Han Xin Yi
Director Celine Tsang
Finance Manager Lee Deanna
Sets Designer Bernie Ang
Assistant Producer Soh Chui Pin
Business Executive Constance Seah Chua Yi Tai Nicholas Kevin Tan Emily Leong Marcus Lim
Sets Engineer Amanda Lee Cassandra Jane Nerva Edward Wand Lie Yi Liang Ng Yong Jie
Assistant Stage Manager Deena Sabrina Bte Anwar Justin May
Creative Director Jared Carlo Monteiro
Media Specialist Hsu Wen Chi
Props Manager Rachel Phang
Business Manager Sheryl Han
Wardrobe Manager Tricia Ding
Props Designer Huang Yixuan
Quartermaster Julene Ong Shanisse Tsai
Props Engineer Brandon Yeo Joshua Chan Hilary Su Sarah Tan Tan Siew Wei
Committee
Assistant Director Deon Chan Media Director Shawn Lim
Committee
Committee
Committee
Stage Crew Alexis Jamie Chua Atsushi Yamaguchi Benjamin Neo Chen Xuan Ying Deon Lee Farhan Angullia Jaden Lau Joshua Tan Jyn-Kit Liu Kaiyao Megan Khoo Shaun Ng Sunjay Singh
CHOREOGRAPHERS (In order of item sequence)
M
ain Items
T
ransition Items
Act 1 Edmund Cheong Deon Chan Ivan Ng Titus Ong Ho Wen Jun Rachel Lim Sheryl Han Amanda Chan
Act 1 Jessica Jolin Ho Jonas Goh Venga Elan Ron Sim
Act 2 Valerie Lim Joan Tan Joycelyn Tan Ong Yong Qing Wong Jun Huat Stephanie Loh
Act 2 Lim Zheng Gang Audrey Chiang Janeen Loh Jolene Saw
D
ANCERS
(In alphabetical order)
Alison Tan Alvin Lee Amanda Chan Audrey Chiang Avel Wong Avril Lee Barthiban Mahendran Benjamin Tan Bennett Chu Bernice Wan Blenda Tan Brenda Lee Celine Tsang Chang Kai Wen Cheng Caiyi Cherin Ng Cheryl Teng Choong Tze Haw Christopher Yong Chrystal Winata Chua Vi Chien Chua Yi Tai Constance Seah
Deborah Loo Deon Chan Dong Wenqin Edmund Cheong Elaine Lim Elysia Koh Emily Khoo Emily Leong Felicia Goh Felix Yeoh Francesca Yeoh Geraldine Lai Grace Liu Hannah Naomi Chee Ho Wen Jun Hsu Wen Chi Ivan Ng Jacob Lim Janeen Loh Jania Wu Jared Carlo Monteiro Jessica Jolin Ho Joan Tan
Jolene Saw Jonas Goh Joseph Gan Joshua Goh Joshua Tan Joycelyn Tan Karina Lee Kenneth Chua Kok Jia Ling Lai Yue Min Lee Chyi Fang Lee Deanna Lee Jia Xin Leonard Choo Lexine Low Liew Siying Lim Yi Lun Lim Zheng Gang Loh Sze Sian Low Tian Wei Marcus Lim Marion Low Mevis Ong Michelle Lim
Nadia Cheah Natalie Eng Ng Jun Kian Nicholas Kevin Tan Ong Yong Qing Renee Wong Ron Sim Shanisse Tsai Shawn Lim Shelton Chang Sherlyn Kong Sheryl Han Siddarth Ramesh Soh Chui Pin Tan Yan Zheng Teo Jun He Timothy Tham Titus Ong Tricia Ng Venga Elan Vivianne Tan Wong Jun Huat Yu Jia Xin Zhang Xiang
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