CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 – 16 MAY
17 – 20 MAY
FRI – SUN TACTILITY STUDIES: HOLD TO RESET
(Performance) 14 & 15 May Fri & Sat, 6pm Blue Room, Festival House
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14 – 16 May Fri – Sun, 8pm & 9pm Refer to sifa.sg The Commission
A SONG FOR LOUIS 14 May · Fri, 6pm & 9pm Victoria Theatre
2021 Festival Commissions & SIFA v2.020
THE COMMISSION
$15
14 May · Fri, 8pm 15 May · Sat, 2pm & 8pm 16 May · Sun, 2pm & 6pm The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ Wild Rice, Funan
All Access – Bundle of 12* 5 – 12 JUN
$60
Singular Screen Films 31 MAY – 6 JUN
TACTILITY STUDIES: HOLD TO RESET
$8
All Access – Bundle of 7 Films* 31 MAY – 6 JUN
15 May Sat, 11.30am & 3pm Living Room, Festival House
COSMOGONY
From selected festival commissions, to SIFA v2.020 programmes and Singular Screens 2021 films, find out more at sifa.sg
5 – 12 JUN
TOOLKITS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: THE ROLE OF ART IN CLIMATE ADVOCACY
$35
DANCING LANDSCAPES
15 May · Sat, 12pm Gallery II, Festival House
EN ROUTE
14 & 15 May Fri & Sat, 11am, 2.30pm, 5pm & 6.15pm 16 May · Sun, 11am, 2.30pm & 5pm Central Singapore
THERAPEUTIC SOUND BATH
MON – THU
THE JOURNEY 18 – 20 May Tue – Thu, 7pm Online
21 May · Fri, 6pm, 7.30pm & 9pm 22 & 23 May · Sat & Sun, 11am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 8pm & 9.30pm 222 Arts Club
GARDENS SPEAK
19 & 20 May · Wed & Thu, 6pm, 7.30pm & 9pm 222 Arts Club
EN ROUTE
EN ROUTE
The Journey
19 & 20 May · Wed & Thu, 11am, 2.30pm & 5pm Central Singapore
NEVELEVEN
19 & 20 May · Wed & Thu, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm Gallery II, Festival House
THE CONSOLER
19 May · Wed, 7.30pm Chamber, Festival House
BE COMFORTED NOW: BACH CANTATAS
THE WANDERING
16 May · Sun, 5pm Victoria Concert Hall
15 May · Sat, 9.30am Gallery II, Festival House
IMPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS 15 & 16 May Sat & Sun, 3pm Online
(Installation) 14 & 15 May · Fri & Sat, 2pm – 5pm 16 May · Sun, 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm & 6pm – 9pm Blue Room, Festival House
TACTILITY STUDIES: HOLD TO RESET WORKSHOP: RESET (I)
SIFA RADIO SINGULAR SCREENS
SUNSET SESSIONS · 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29 MAY, 7PM
15 May · Sat, 10.30am Blue Room, Festival House
20 May · Thu, 7pm Screening Room, Festival House
Photo by Jane Barlow
en route
GHOSTS OF YESTERYEAR
AS FAR AS ISOLATION GOES
20 May · Thu, 7.30pm Esplanade Concert Hall
20 May · Thu, 5.30pm, 5.55pm, 6.20pm, 6.45pm, 7.10pm, 8pm, 8.25pm, 8.50pm, 9.15pm & 9.35pm Online
THREE SISTERS
20 May · Thu, 8pm Drama Centre Theatre
DEMON STATES
21 – 23 MAY
25 – 27 MAY
FRI – SUN TACTILITY STUDIES: HOLD TO RESET WORKSHOP: RESET (II)
22 May · Sat, 10am Blue Room, Festival House
ALONE TOGETHER
22 May · Sat, 7.30pm Chamber, Festival House Three Sisters
THREE SISTERS
21 & 22 May Fri & Sat, 8pm Drama Centre Theatre
THE YEAR OF NO RETURN
21 May · Fri, 8pm 22 May · Sat, 2pm & 8pm Victoria Theatre
CAN OR CANNOT? MAKING SUSTAINABLE ART EVENTS THE NORM
Photo by Jesse Hunniford
Gardens Speak
GARDENS SPEAK
28 May · Fri, 6pm, 7.30pm & 9pm 29 & 30 May · Sat & Sun, 11am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 8pm & 9.30pm 222 Arts Club
23 May · Sun, 5pm Esplanade Concert Hall
HEALING RHAPSODY 26 May · Wed, 7.30pm Victoria Concert Hall
BEFORE LIFE AND AFTER
EN ROUTE
neveleven
27 May · Thu, 5.30pm, 5.55pm, 6.20pm, 6.45pm, 7.10pm, 8pm, 8.25pm, 8.50pm, 9.15pm & 9.35pm Online
EN ROUTE
26 & 27 May · Wed & Thu, 11am, 2.30pm & 5pm Central Singapore
Photo by Tuckys Photography
The Year of No Return
SIFA RADIO SINGULAR SCREENS DEMON STATES ASIAN ARTS MEDIA ROUNDTABLE
21 May · Fri, 7pm 22 & 23 May Sat & Sun, 2pm & 7pm SOTA Drama Theatre
TO GATHERING: LAYING THE TABLE BARE 21 & 22 May Fri & Sat, 12pm Online
TACTILITY STUDIES: HOLD TO RESET
(Installation) 21 & 22 May · Fri & Sat, 2pm – 5pm 23 May · Sun, 10am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm & 6pm – 9pm Blue Room, Festival House
TACTILITY STUDIES: HOLD TO RESET
(Performance) 21 & 22 May Fri & Sat, 6pm Blue Room, Festival House
ONLINE / SPOTIFY
14 – 30 MAY
OLDHAM THEATRE
19 – 30 MAY
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
28 & 29 May · Fri & Sat, 11am, 2.30pm, 5pm & 6.15pm 30 May · Sun, 11am, 2.30pm & 5pm Central Singapore
28 May · Fri, 5.30pm, 5.55pm, 6.20pm, 6.45pm, 7.10pm, 8pm, 8.25pm, 8.50pm, 9.15pm & 9.35pm 29 & 30 May · 4.30pm, 4.55pm, 5.20pm, 5.45pm, 6.10pm, 7pm, 7.25pm, 7.50pm, 8.15pm & 8.35pm Online
28 & 29 May · Fri & Sat, 12pm Online
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28 May · Fri,8pm 29 May · Sat, 2pm & 8pm SOTA Studio Theatre
THE RHYTHM OF US 28 & 29 May Fri & Sat, 8pm Esplanade Theatre
PLAY+GROUND: THE ANYWHERE OF EVERYTHING, NO MATTER THE TIME
27 May · Thu, 8pm Online
5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm Gallery II, Festival House
28 – 30 May · Fri – Sun, 9am, 11.30am, 2pm & 4.30pm Play Den, Festival House
THE INVISIBLE OPERA
Healing Rhapsody 回疫录
28 – 30 May · Fri – Sun, 6pm & 7pm Refer to sifa.sg
SUNSET SESSIONS · 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29 MAY, 7PM
OIWA - THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA 28 – 30 May Fri – Sun, 8pm Victoria Theatre
IMPOSSIBLE CONVERSATIONS 29 & 30 May Sat & Sun, 3pm Online
THE BROTHERS CIRCLE
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THE HOPE VIBRATION
30 May · Sun, 9am Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall Atrium
PLAY+GROUND: CLOSER APART
Living Room, Festival House
OIWA - The Ghost of Yotsuya
29 May Sat, 9am & 12pm Blue Room, Festival House
OIWA AND WHO ELSE? THE MANY NEVELEVEN 28 – 30 May · Fri – Sun, FACES OF J-HORROR 28 & 29 May · Fri & Sat, 4pm, 11.30am & 4pm
GARDENS SPEAK
26 & 27 May · Wed & Thu, 6pm, 7.30pm & 9pm 222 Arts Club
A THOUSAND WAYS PART III: AN ASSEMBLY
21 & 22 May · Fri & Sat, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm 23 May · Sun, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm Gallery II, Festival House
NIGHTCAP @ 9 · 16, 23 & 30 MAY, 9PM
AS FAR AS ISOLATION GOES
ECHOES OF FIRE AND WATER
NATURE OF DAYLIGHT
21 – 23 May Fri – Sun, 7pm Online
NEVELEVEN
TO GATHERING: 28 – 30 May · Fri – Sun, 7pm LAYING THE TABLE Online BARE
NEVELEVEN
AS FAR AS ISOLATION GOES
THE JOURNEY
21 May · Fri, 5.30pm, 5.55pm, 6.20pm, 6.45pm, 7.10pm, 8pm, 8.25pm, 8.50pm, 9.15pm & 9.35pm 22 & 23 May · 4.30pm, 4.55pm, 5.20pm, 5.45pm, 6.10pm, 7pm, 7.25pm, 7.50pm, 8.15pm & 8.35pm Online
FRI – SUN
25 – 27 May Tue – Thu, 7pm Online
25 – 27 May Tue – Thu, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm Gallery II, Festival House
21 & 22 May · Fri & Sat, 11am, 2.30pm, 5pm & 6.15pm 23 May · Sun, 11am, 2.30pm & 5pm Central Singapore
AS FAR AS ISOLATION GOES
THE JOURNEY
22 May · Sat, 12pm Gallery II, Festival House
23 May · Sun, 3pm & 6pm Chamber, Festival House
28 – 30 MAY
THE JOURNEY
DANCING LANDSCAPES
21 & 23 May Fri & Sun, 11am Living Room, Festival House
21 May · Fri, 7.30pm Chamber, Festival House
TUE – THU
FRI – SUN
GARDENS SPEAK
16 May Sun, 9.30am & 12pm Gallery II, Festival House
CONNECTIONS: EMBODIED MOVEMENT, MEDITATION AND JOURNALING
21 – 23 MAY
FROM MEE TO YOU play+GROUND: Closer Apart
A DREAM UNDER THE SOUTHERN BOUGH: EXISTENCE 29 May · Sat, 2pm & 8pm 30 May · Sun, 2pm Drama Centre Theatre
NIGHTCAP @ 9 · 16, 23 & 30 MAY, 9PM
30 May · Sun, 11am Online
ENTER THE WATERS: AN EMBODIED ART-MAKING JOURNEY
30 May · Sun, 12pm Blue Room, Festival House
ONLINE / SPOTIFY
14 – 30 MAY
OLDHAM THEATRE
19 – 30 MAY
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
15 MAY – 12 JUN
ONLINE & FESTIVAL HOUSE
MUSICAL SWINGS
1 – 13 JUN
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