The Weather Stations: A Site-Specific Dance Performance

The ARTS FISSION Company presents

The Weather Stations

A SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE PERFORMANCE

27 & 28 Nov 2009 8pm

The National Geographic Store, Vivo City Singapore

Ticketing: Standard $35 | Friends of ARTS FISSION $30

How we have forgotten to watch the weather and heed the signs as apocalypse.

Into the Freezing Chamber we go.

Let the Arctic ice cool

Our burning head and

Etch our awe to nature in frozen memory

The Weather Stations reflects modern people’s detachment to nature and their environment even in the face of extreme climate changes. The site-specific dance performance at the museum-like National Geographic Store allows the roving audience for an intimate, gallery viewing experience with intriguing distance between performers and audience.

Dancers in dramatic costumes with Pianist Shane Thio playing a wired harpsichord, and nanyin musicians performing ancient instruments add to the theatre intensity and urgency of our planet in peril.

The Weather Stations is the first of the four modules under the larger dance project titled LOCUST WRATH, an original creation initiated by Choreographer Angela Liong in collaborations with Composer Joyce Beetuan Koh and other artists and scientists on the theme of climate change and the impact on arts, culture and humanity.

Media Enquiries:

Dawn Pereira-Humphries

Arts Manager / Project Manager

Email: dawnpereira@artsfission.org

Website: www.artsfission.org

Performance concept:

The Weather Stations explores the natural elements with reference to Asian cultures as well as the flux and changes caused by climate change.

In the dance performance, the natural elements slide and regroup themselves through rotating solo dances that roll into duets and trios, etc. The interplay of the elements’ physical property adds coloration to the familiar weather phenomenon. Recurring motifs to evoke effects of climate change on the environment and people will be featured in different dramatic scenarios.

The highlights of the performance include collaborations with theatre director Lim Jen Erh, original score by Composer Joyce Koh, Pianist Shane Thio playing on an electronically-wired harpsichord and two nanyin musicians performing 1500 years old ancient music from southern China.

Viewing Format:

The roving audience moves in different groups between four preset weather stations located in various parts of the National Geographic Store. These locations include the Freezing Chamber and the Gallery with metal poles that provide interesting spatial challenge as well as unique viewing perspective.

Each weather station is a micro-environment connected to natural elements like ice, wind, rain, swirling eddies, or thunderstorms that reflect the dynamics of different meteorological phenomenon. The performance of the four stations happens simultaneously and in repetition to allow audience to linger from station to station.

The viewing expeditions will cumulate into a destination depot where all audience and performers will congregate at one place and witness the finale conclusion of a planet in peril.

Performance Duration: 45-minutes with no intermission

Number of Performers: 9 performers (6 Dancers and 3 Musicians)

Performance date/time: 27 & 28 Nov 2009, 8pm

Audience capacity per performance (standing room only): 300

Ticketing Enquiries:

The National Geographic Store: check in-store

The ARTS FISSION Company: tafcl@singnet.com.sg and 6238 6469

Scandinavian Cleantech Forum Singapore

This event is postponed until 2010.

Venue: Mandai Cleantech Park, Singapore

Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid growth in the demand for energy and energy services to fuel its economic development. As a result, the greater use of energy and higher energy efficiency are becoming increasingly critical issues for the whole region. Governments in Asia Pacific are strengthening their policies to promote renewable energy sources and usage, thus creating enormous opportunities for industry players.

Our objective

The Scandinavian Cleantech Forum in Singapore aims to serve as a business networking platform for Scandinavian cleantech companies to better understand these opportunities and to connect with potential partners, investors and governmental decision makers.

The Forum is held in Singapore the day before the Clean Energy Expo Asia – Asia’s most important Clean Energy gathering of the year. It should provide all participants with a complete understanding about the opportunities Singapore can offer for further market expansion to Scandinavian cleantech companies.

Who should attend?

• Scandinavian Cleantech Companies – Potential to understand the market and potential support and funding options. Unique chance to meet potential partners and distributors
• Cleantech Investors, both foreign and local – Unique opportunity to meet other investors and to forge potential collaborations
• Local Cleantech companies, meet the CEOs and owners of Scandinavian cleantech companies with leading edge technology and a vision to expand in Southeast Asia
• Government officials, a chance to promote the Singapore cleantech eco-system
• Technology transfer officials, from Singapore universities and research organizations, promote your technology and seek new partners

Rates of participation:

Together with Koelnmesse we offer a combination package for the Scandinavian Cleantech Forum and the Clean Energy Expo for only €888, normal price €790+€250=€1.040, total savings more than 11%.

For participants to the Scandinavian Cleantech Forum only, the full day event is offered to participants at the subsidized price of SGD 500 (~€250) and includes all transportation, coffee, lunch, networking drinks and dinner.

Supporting organization:

The Scandinavian Cleantech Forum is proud to be supported by the following organizations:

• Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
• Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS)
• EMA – Part of the Singapore International Energy Week
• SBAS – Swedish Business Association of Singapore

In collaboration with:

The Scandinavian Cleantech Forum is proud to be collaborating with the following companies:

• Koelnmesse

Corporate Sponsors:

The Scandinavian Cleantech Forum is proud to be collaborating with the following Corporate sponsors:

• Indochine Group
• Portelet Asia Pte. Ltd.
• Ritz Carlton

Media Partners:

• Green Business Times
• Asia Is Green
• Low Carbon Singapore

Corporate Sponsors pay SGD1.000 to display logo on marketing material and includes free entrance to the event for one person per company. Space will be provided at the event for Corporate Sponsors who wishes to display marketing material to participants.