It appeared to me to be full house at this
SMU Indancity - Beyond
2013 on Friday Sep 6,
2013 especially on the
first floor of the Kallang
Theatre. Full of the young
Singaporean couples and
men and women seldom seen
by me as I don't attend
such performances.
99% of young adults
probably around 20 years
old. Incessant chatter of
the young and laughter
made the atmosphere alive.
80% came on time. Some had
to be admitted in between
shows.
I sat at the recommended
seat level, around 15 rows
from the front, said to
give the best views of the
dancers as it was "premium
seating".
I could barely see their
faces as it was distant.
There was a dancer who
invited me to the SMU
Indancity Beyond 2013. I
have not been to watch
contemporary dances as it
was not an area I was
interested.
"Buy a bouquet of flowers
for this dancer," I told
a dancer's boyfriend.
His mum had to pick up the
large bouquet and carried
for him to the Theatre as
he was busy working. I
challenged him to be brave
saying: "Present the
bouquet
to her at the end of
performance. Run up to the
stage before the curtains
fall."
This was very romantic but
not for the Singaporean
young men in general. This
act would be too risky for
this young man to do. All
eyes would be on him. The
dancer would be pleased
with the gesture, I was
sure. Big applause from
the young ones in the
audience, I was sure as
they were idealistic and
romantic.
But this young man would
not do it. It was a
daunting task. More than
1600 pair of eyes from a
full house would be on
him. Who knows what the
reaction from the audience
would be? Would there be
boos if he stumbled? Or a
standing ovation and
clapping?
What if he stumbled? There
was no way except to leap
onto the stage. No
side-kick to help him. Any
volunteers from his male
friends from junior
colleges? No,
it was just too risky and
he put the bouquet onto a
seat for the time being.
So I took some images of this
dancer from afar using my
zooms lens and risking
being expelled as
video-photography was
prohibited and nobody in
the audience did it.
Was she
the right one? She would be
delighted with the this
heavy and gigantic bunch of flowers if
this young man would be so
adventurous as to risk
jumping onto the stage and
presented to her. I
believe that flowers are a
dancer's best friend. The
more flowers, the more
appreciation of the hard
work put into practices.
Diamonds are a girl's best
friend but flowers mean
more for a dancer steeped
in the Western dance
cultures.
If this young man
stumbled on leaping up the
stage, everyone would
laugh and the dancer
could be embarrassed! Too
much of a risk and so the
dancer got her flowers
after the curtains fell
and she had her briefing
and came out.
The contemporary dance in
the images below was
choreographed by Mr Dan
Kwoh and titled "Her
Rite." The info from the
brochure said that the
dance "showed the
struggles of women for
freedom in third world
countries, as they fight
to change the seeming
inalterability of their
fates. They first have to
overcome the shackles and
binds of their own fears
of discrimination and
oppression."
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 6369-6370.
Contemporary dancing of "Her
Rite" raise awareness of
social issues affecting
women |
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