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Gitanjali [I feel the earth move]

Will you fight for freedom knowing the inevitable loss ahead? A mother pins her hopes upon her son, unknowingly hindering his own dreams. A teacher struggles to accept her protégé whose ambitions steer her away from tradition. A writer drawn to his muse faces the reality of their unresolved chapter. These relationships collide in The Necessary Stage's Gitanjali [I feel the earth move], a brand new interdisciplinary and intercultural production inspired by the writings of Nobel Prize Winner, Rabindranath Tagore.
2014
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Singapore
 

Workshops

Theatre Workshop for Seniors

The Necessary Stage’s Theatre for Seniors (TFS), in collaboration with NTUC ULive, presents a theatre workshop target at senior citizens. With a vigorous and comprehensive curriculum covering a wide range of topics and genres, graduates of the workshop will experience first-hand the process of creating and performing their own theatrical piece.

The theatre workshop features a curriculum grounded in performance training. With the inclusion of disciplines such as music and movement in the curriculum, graduates will also be well-rounded performers in the increasingly multidisciplinary live arts landscape.

30 participants will be able to try their hand at playwriting, and also learn the basics behind production management. They will have the opportunity to observe, interact with and learn from industry professionals and experts of various disciplines.

Graduates of the programme will be well-equipped to embark on their journey with theatre, accompanied with a strong grounding in the core elements which goes into creating a performance.
2014
 

Productions

Don't Know, Don't Care

Don't Know, Don't Care by The Necessary Stage looks at a family trying to deal with terminal illness within the household. Wrapped up in their own lives, the family members 'don't want to know'. They prefer to leave the care-giving to strangers. Soon, they realise they have to know, they learn how to care. They discover the importance of being there for each other. At a time of illness, they can finally share a bond and experience joy. 
2014
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Singapore
 

Staging

Don't Know, Don't Care

Don't Know, Don't Care by The Necessary Stage looks at a family trying to deal with terminal illness within the household. Wrapped up in their own lives, the family members 'don't want to know'. They prefer to leave the care-giving to strangers. Soon, they realise they have to know, they learn how to care. They discover the importance of being there for each other. At a time of illness, they can finally share a bond and experience joy. 
2014
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Singapore
 

Workshops

The Orange Playground Lab #2

Created by Artistic Director Alvin Tan, The Orange Playground (TOP) is The Necessary Stage’s newest initiative in creative research and development. We seek to collaborate with artists in an exploratory environment where risks can be freely taken within and with the creative process. TOP will provide opportunities for free, ad-hoc collaborative “jamming” and play with emerging and established talents..

“I would give my life to be in your life…To be you.”

Kumon and Ema suffer from wanderlust. Struck by the quiet dissatisfaction which haunts the modern Singaporean despite their seemingly perfect lives, they escape on a destination holiday. However, Kumon and Ema discover that their resentments, regrets and insecurities are capable of haunting them beyond geographical boundaries.

Reviving the heroines from The Necessary Stage’s award-winning plays such as Rosnah (1995, 1996, 1997, 2006), Off Centre (1993, 1994, 2007) and Three Years in the Life and Death of Land (1993), Siti Khalijah Zainal and Alin Mosbit reimagine the heroines’ scripted realities in a fictional world where these women cross paths with Kumon and Ema. Supported by multimedia artist Yusri “Shaggy” Sapari and devised through a series of improvisational ‘circuit training’ directed by Alvin Tan, the complexities of Kumon and Ema surfaces in short vignettes which are side-splitting, yet at times heart-wrenching, raw and bittersweet.
2014
 

Productions

Void Deck

Why do some families leave their elderly family members at the void deck while they are away to work? How can we help them? The format of forum theatre includes a performance of the play; followed by audience interaction.
2014
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Singapore
 

Staging

Void Deck

Why do some families leave their elderly family members at the void deck while they are away to work? How can we help them? The format of forum theatre includes a performance of the play; followed by audience interaction.
2014
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Singapore
 

Workshops

The Orange Playground Lab #1

Created by Artistic Director Alvin Tan, The Orange Playground (TOP) is The Necessary Stage’s newest initiative in creative research and development. We seek to collaborate with artists in an exploratory environment where risks can be freely taken within and with the creative process. TOP will provide opportunities for free, ad-hoc collaborative “jamming” and play with emerging and established talents.

As a ‘global nomad’, Sharon Frese is no stranger to making homes in foreign places. 
By deconstructing and reassembling traditional modes of storytelling, Sharon stitches together a brutally honest narrative marked by hostility, reductive stereotypes and a prevalent sense of homelessness- even in her birth country.  Sharon's story asks important questions about identity: what is it about when one is living in a borderless world?
2014
 

Productions

The Project

Ryan, Farah and Wee Kiat are best friends in school. When the principal assigns them a special project to explore and research Singapore's maritime industry, they take it in their stride. However, they later discover they have to make a presentation to the whole school. Can they rise up to the challenge? Will their friendship be tested by THE PROJECT?

Join these friends as they go on a fun and crazy adventure – unearthing secrets of Singapore's maritime past; going behind the scenes to explore world trade, meeting seafarers and storytellers...

The Project is an entertaining and educational play that will bring audiences on an unforgettable journey.
2014
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Singapore
 

Staging

The Project

Ryan, Farah and Wee Kiat are best friends in school. When the principal assigns them a special project to explore and research Singapore's maritime industry, they take it in their stride. However, they later discover they have to make a presentation to the whole school. Can they rise up to the challenge? Will their friendship be tested by THE PROJECT?

Join these friends as they go on a fun and crazy adventure – unearthing secrets of Singapore's maritime past; going behind the scenes to explore world trade, meeting seafarers and storytellers...

The Project is an entertaining and educational play that will bring audiences on an unforgettable journey.
2014
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Singapore

Talks & Interviews

Drama Education Today – What Is It?

Organised by the UNESCO-NIE Centre for Arts Research in Education (CARE), the Drama Education Dialogues are a series of three public forums that explore issues related to the importance and development of Drama Education in Singapore. They provide an open and discursive platform where ideas about Drama Education can be examined and discussed by a range of people that include educators and artists, principals and teachers, students and parents. We hope to draw members of the public into a useful dialogue about the value and importance of Drama Education, as well as raise questions and concerns about how to approach this area of work in the contemporary context.

Alvin was invited to be a speaker, together with Janice Koh, Jean Ng and Sean Tobin, on the topic Drama Education Today – What Is It?.

Questions discussed during the session included the following:
What is the scope and purpose of Drama Education in the 21st century? How does it address the needs of students preparing to join the workforce in the coming decades? What are the skills and knowledges that Drama provides and builds? What is the difference between Drama as a subject, pedagogy and as a co-curricular activity? What is it all about? What is it NOT about?

The session was moderated by Kenneth Kwok.
2014
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Singapore
 

Productions

Poor Thing

A unique production involving social media interaction, Poor Thing will invite audiences to watch a video clip of an accident before they enter the theatre to catch the 'Live' action on stage. During the performance, more clips will be posted online which audiences can view and comment on. Poor Thing challenges you to explore what drives road rage in Singapore.
2014
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Singapore
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