Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Dains Festival @ Esplanade




Dains festival is held in Esplanade, over different locations. From our observation, there seems to be many works from Asian choreographers. Later, we found that this is a support through the Artist Residency programme. Most of this performances are ticketed.

For passer-bys like us, performances in the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre is ideal. The scenery from the theatre is beautiful. It is right in front of the waterfront along Marina Bay. We enjoyed a maervelous performance by an Indonesian group under the starlit sky.

The dance group is Surakarta Panji Group. As shown in the banner below, the performance is called Wayang Topeng (also known as Wayang Wong). It is a tradition dance, using masks to differentiate the different characters in the performance.








For free and entertaining performances, check out the esplanade websites when you have time. It's a great alternative to hitting the cinemas like all other "made-in-singapore" couch potatoes.

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