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comma 2024: *SCAPE Creative Arts Festival Returns
January 12 - January 28
Free
*SCAPE’s comma Festival, from 12 to 28 January 2024, is a celebration of youth creativity and community spirit. Embracing the theme “Disruption,” the festival presents a rich tapestry of arts, including dance, music, and visual arts.
Highlights include the Community Arts Residency with Jamela Law, exploring digital technologies in art, MOV:MENT Lab’s four avant-garde dance films, Experimentation Ground’s innovative performances, and the *SCAPE Dance Residency’s contemporary choreography. Music Day Out features top acts like Blush, showcasing Singapore’s musical talent. As a key program of the Somerset Belt, the festival fosters youth development, mentorship, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Most events offer free admission, inviting all to partake in this artistic journey. For a full lineup and more information, visit https://www.scape.sg/comma/.
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| Music Day Out! | ||||||||||||
| 1. Leipzig (ID)
2. No Good (MY) 3. Fuse 4. Blush 5. Golden Mammoth (MY) 6. Woes 7. Gabba (PH) 8. Naedr 9. Bellied Star 10. Intermission 11. Regina Song 12. Impulse – ITE Battle of the Bands Winner 13. Guest Programmers |
Music Day Out!
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13 – 14 January 2024
Time: 5PM – 11PM Venue: *SCAPE, The Ground Theatre
Sharing Session: What’s Tour Life Like? Venue: Gallery |
· Tickets are on sale from 4 December 2023 at https://bit.ly/MDO2024
· Early Bird Specials (until 1 January 2024, 11:59PM)
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| Community Arts Residency | ||||||||||||
| Jamela Law | Scars, Skins and Styles: Phygital Transfigurations | 13 – 28 January 2024
11AM – 8PM Venue: *SCAPE, #02-07/08 |
This community art project aims to bring to light invisible battles fought, celebrate those of us who have emerged from life changing experiences and to foster dialogue on Mental Health.
Digital Technologies and Fashion Co-Designing are explored as experimental Art Therapy tools to harness the power of Enclothed Cognition, and for mediation, introspection, and reinvention in Virtual Reality.
Custom hyper-realistic digital avatars are constructed with the help of 3D scanning technologies and generative systems. The artist (Jamela Law, she/ they) aims to create warm-hearted, celebratory, and inclusive networks that promote healing and bridge interpersonal distances, one metamorphosis at a time. |
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| MOV:MENT Lab | ||||||||||||
| Grace Song | Body Missing Body | MOV:MENT Lab Dance Film Premiere Screening
13 January 2024 (By invite only)
MOV:MENT Lab Exhibition 13 – 28 January 2024 2PM – 8:30PM Venue: *SCAPE Level 3 |
Post-war Japanese avant-garde dance form exploring separation and memory. | |||||||||
| Sonia Kwek & Elsa Tan | hard boil, soft centre | Film inspired by feminine archetypes across cultures. | ||||||||||
| Amanda Tan & Jonit On | FR:AGILITY | Film exploring abstract human form and movement. | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Ho & Liz Sgt Tan | I Summon You | Dance reflecting artist’s journey and mother’s influence. | ||||||||||
| Experimentation Ground | ||||||||||||
| Afiszan Amat | ‘;W[qw-u9 “TAPPING” | The Ground Theatre
20 January 2024
‘;W[qw-u9 “TAPPING” First Show: Second Show: ILL BEHAVIOUR First Show: Second Show: |
Performance challenging the ritualistic use of smartphones. | |||||||||
| Hee Suhui | ILL BEHAVIOUR | Tapping: Performance challenging the ritualistic use of smartphones.
Ill Behaviour: mixes sound art, performance art and physical storytelling, offering a raw, humorous take on personal and collective experiences. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/experimentation-ground-showcase-tickets-768290005087
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| HOMEGROUND – Street Dance Production & Bloc Party | ||||||||||||
| 27 January 2024
7:30PM – 11:30PM Venue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre |
A street-dance production and bloc party that serves as the ultimate gathering of local talents and a celebration of the community spirit.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/homeground-2024-tickets-765176281857 |
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| Shean Buligis | Paper Trails | 27 January 2024
7:30PM – 11:30PM Venue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre |
Exploration of movement inspired by chaos. | |||||||||
| Priscilla | Enneagram 2 | Dance delving into self-love and emotional complexity. | ||||||||||
| Aisyah Hanafi | Providence | Exploring the interconnection of individual and collective existence. | ||||||||||
| *SCAPE Dance Residency Showcase | ||||||||||||
| Jeremy Loh | Manufactured Nature | 19 January 2024
8:15PM – 8:45PM
20 January 2024 3:45PM – 4:15PM 8:15PM – 8:45PM Venue: *SCAPE Outdoor Area |
Reflects on humanity’s alienation from nature. | |||||||||
| Ignatius | all-seeing | 19 January 2024
7:30PM – 8PM
20 January 2024 3PM – 3:30PM 7:30PM – 8PM
Venue: *SCAPE #02-05/06 |
Examines the parallels between CCTVs and human behaviour. | |||||||||
| Kimberly Sim | Look At Me | 19 January 2024
7:30PM – 8PM
20 January 2024 3PM – 3:30PM 7:30PM – 8PM
Venue: *SCAPE #02-05/06 |
A dance about self-expression beyond societal judgment. | |||||||||
| Shanna | Hitoiki | 19 January 2024
8:15PM – 8:45PM
20 January 2024 3:45PM – 4:15PM 8:15PM – 8:45PM
Venue: *SCAPE Outdoor Area |
Dance symbolising the breath of life through various forms. | |||||||||
| Street Dance Intensives with Sue from Chibi Unity (Japan) and Tank Bautista (Philippines) | ||||||||||||
| Tank Bautista (Philippines) | 25 January 2024 7:30PM – 9:30PMVenue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre |
Tickets at $35. On sale from 4 Dec: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/street-dance-intensives-with-sue-from-chibi-unity-and-tank-bautista-tickets-768307617767 | ||||||||||
| Sue from Chibi Unity (Japan) | 26 Jan 2024 7:30PM – 9:30PMVenue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre |
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| The Uncontained Collective: The Out-of-Box Zone | ||||||||||||
| Roar City Grounds | Krump Exhibition | 19-21, 26-28 Jan 2024
5PM – 10PM
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A film and interactive exhibition on Krumping presented by *SCAPE’s resident interest group. | |||||||||
| *SCAPE Budding Game Developers | Game Demos
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12-14, 19-21, 26-28 Jan
5PM – 10PM Venue: Container @ *SCAPE Playspace
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Game Developers from *SCAPE’s very own Up Your Game and Rookie Game Jam showcase their unique and innovative games!
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| Creative Fellowship | Game-Changing Pitches | Young Entrepreneurs from the Creative Fellowship programme display their innovative or disruptive business ideas. | ||||||||||
| OTHER ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| World Supremacy Battlegrounds | ||||||||||||
| – | – | 26, 27, 28 January 2024
12PM – 7PM Venue: *SCAPE The Ground Theatre |
WSB ASIA International Championship brings together the best dancers from diverse backgrounds, fostering cultural exchange and unity through the universal language of dance. | |||||||||
| KDO – K-pop Random Play Dance | ||||||||||||
| 12 January 2024
7PM – 10PM Venue: *SCAPE The Treetop |
Gathering of K-pop enthusiasts, grooving to the latest K-Pop tunes. | |||||||||||
