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Dance Appreciation Series 2008
Initiated in 2006 as a platform to engage with audiences through an informative and interactive programme structure, the “Dance Appreciation Series” is a collaboration between the Singapore Dance Theatre and The Esplanade to enhance the understanding of dance among new audiences.
| “It has been good working with SDT in educating the students about Dance and the Modern Dance Club dancers in my school have benefited much from the performance they participated in during the Ballet Under the Stars and watching the professionals at work. It made them learn what it was like to perform for the public and realise that it takes a lot of hard work to be as good as the professional dancers. ..... .Having afternoon sessions like the Giselle afternoon special is a good idea as it allows students to learn more about Dance and be more exposed to the industry.”
- Christabel Lim
Kranji Secondary School
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Duration of each session:
Each DAS session is capped at duration of one hour, allowing it to appeal to the short attention spans of younger audiences and the inexperienced viewer of dance shows.
What to expect for audiences:
Audiences at DAS will get to enjoy excerpts from upcoming main productions of SDT, or get to relive the magical moments of well known classics like The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. Within the format of each session, educational elements such as visual explanations of common terms in dance and ballet are presented, enabling audiences to partake of a taste of SDT's production before they advance to the stage where they are ready to attend a full-length production.
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Dance Appreciation Series: Introduction to Contemporary Dance
Esplanade Concert Hall
6 Aug 08, Thurs, 4pm
Discover contemporary dance at this 2nd installment of the Dance Appreciation Series, where students get to understand and experience how contemporary dance differs from classical ballet, introducing dance moves that encourage the freeing of the mind and emotions.
Apart from learning how classical partnering differs from contemporary partnering, students will also get to learn the variation in costumes and music that are selected to convey the interpretation of each dance form. Enhance your understanding of dance at this hour long session through excerpts from Singapore Dance Theatre’s repertoire which includes Living Greens by Mohamad Noor Sarman, SDT’s Assistant Ballet Master, Stamping Ground by Jiri Kylian and Paul Ocampo’s Why Not with music set to the well-known track by rock band Queen, “Who Wants To Live Forever”.
Suitable for upper primary and secondary school students.
Ticket booking starts from 6 June
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Children’s Day Special – The Nutcracker
Esplanade Concert Hall
1 Oct 08, Tues, 4pm
Be mesmerized at this Children’s Day Special with The Nutcracker that is set during the joyous Christmas season. The afternoon begins with a Christmas Eve party with Clara’s family, friends and relatives. At the stroke of midnight, everyone is presented with gifts from the family’s special guest, Dr Drosselmeyer, and Clara receives a wooden nutcracker doll. To Clara’s excitement, the Nutcracker doll comes alive and comes to her rescue when her room is invaded by an army of mice. The King Rat is defeated by the Nutcracker Doll, and The Nutcracker is transformed into a Prince. The Nutcracker Prince then leads Clara on a magical journey through the Kingdom of Sweets, where they are greeted by the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum fairy.
Join us as we embark on a flight of fantasy and experience the glorious adventures of Clara and The Nutcracker Prince, featuring excerpts from the full-length ballet.
Suitable for ages 3 years and above.
Ticket booking starts from 6 Aug
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Note: Information subject to change |
