As part of the i-AM 2012 Festival, Don’t Forget to Remember is a visual art exhibition conceptualised and executed by six second-year Arts Management students from LASALLE College of the Arts. The exhibition focuses on capturing and preserving transient and intangible memories through tangible visual art. Featuring notable young Singaporean artists Hafidz Senor, Izziyana Suhaimi, Kamarule, and TR853-1, Don’t Forget to Remember introduces the public to contemporary art with a slant, rooted in tradition and history.

In conjunction with Don’t Forget To Remember and the theme of Memory, an outreach programme “Insights on Alzheimer's Disease and Art Therapy” is specially planned for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s Disease. Three guest speakers will share their invaluable Alzheimer’s-related knowledge and experiences during the talk, while the Art Therapy workshop gives caregivers a novel and practical approach in tackling this condition.

The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Lane
Daily, 10am – 10 pm
www.dontforgettoremember.org
www.facebook.com/i.am.dftr

The artworks are for sale, with a price range of $300 to $3000.

After six years, Loof is no longer a spring chicken. So its time for them to take a break for some extreme makeover. Come bid farewell to Loof as they celebrate the temprorary hiatus with an amazing party. Drink deals include G.H. Mumm Champagne at S$100 nett all night and providing the groove are DJs KFC, Mr. Has and friends.

Event: The Makeover Party at Loof
Date: 1st March 2012
Time: 8pm to 1am
Venue: Loof Rooftop Bar

Address: 331 North Bridge Road, Odeon Towers Extensions Rooftop, #03-07
Price: Free

In the electrifying months leading up to the watershed 2011 General Elections, and in the tumultuous months after, playwright Alfian Sa’at interviewed Singaporeans to discover their responses to these searching questions. Boldly putting aside concerns about secrecy, the interviewees opened their hearts to share what they honestly felt and what they truly believe.

Covering a wide social and political spectrum, the candid interviews capture the GE experience through the voices of individual Singaporeans – from election candidates to pro-establishment civil servants; from taxi-drivers to teachers; from diehard opposition supporters to young people casting their virgin votes. From the transcripts of these real- life interviews emerges a script that chronicles the momentous event that not only rocked the boat, but created startling ripples that are still widening even now.

The private clashes behind the public debates... the personal convictions behind the party politics... even that unforgettable moment as they finally stood alone in the polling booth with pen in hand, poised to make their mark... These interviews – some hopeful, some fearful, some hilariously frank, some achingly honest – form a portrait of Singaporeans confronting the real meaning of democracy and rediscovering their roles in shaping the country’s future.

An ensemble of the most versatile actors, playing characters aged 17 to 70, takes on these Singaporean voices – in a playful and poignant piece of testimony theatre that proves how political views are not just the hot air of coffeeshop talk.

Venue: SOTA (School of the Arts) Drama Theatre
Date: 22 Feb – 11 Mar 2012
Advisory: Mature Content (16 years and above)
Ticket Prices: S$44 to S$59 (excluding SISTIC charge)
Early Bird: 9 Jan – 1 Feb 2012 (20% Discount for OCBC Credit & Debit Cards 15% Discount for General Public)

The sell-out hit show of the 2011 MAN Singapore Theatre Festival makes its triumphant return to the stage starting February 2012!

If you missed it the first time round or if you’d just like to see it again, this is your chance to catch the re-staging of Cooling Off Day - the popular production by W!LD RICE, from 22 February to 11 March 2012 at the SOTA Drama Theatre!

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Why do Singaporeans vote? What issues influenced their votes? What does citizenship mean to them?

In the months running up to the 2011 watershed elections, Alfian Sa’at interviewed Singaporeans to discover their responses to these questions. From the comic to the serious, from the fearful to the hopeful, their voices form a portrait of Singaporeans concerned about their role in shaping the country’s future.

Funny moving and true, Cooling Off Day reveals how political views are not just the hot air of coffeeshop talk.

Event: Cooling Off Day
Dates: 22 February to 11 March 2011
Venue: SOTA Drama Theatre
Time: 3pm (sat, sun), 8pm (wed, thu, fri, sat, sun) *No performance on Mondays & Tuesdays
Ticketing: Sistic
Prices: $44, $49, $54 (Wed, Thu, Sun 8pm), $49, $54, $59 (Fri, Sat 8pm & Sat, Sun 3pm)
Early bird sale starts 9 January to 1 February 2011: 20% discount with OCBC Cards and 15% discount for General Public

Ladies looking for a wild night of fun, dance and laughter can look forward to MediaCorp VizPro International’s upcoming musical, Girl Talk. Held from 21 February till 4 March 2012, the Singapore performances feature the original cast from its sold-out off-Broadway shows in New York - Tina Jensen (as Barbara), Priscilla Fernandez (as Dr. Laura) and the director Sonya Carter who will double up as Janice.

The plot is set in the final broadcast of radio show Girl Talk after 10 years, and the women are set to end things with a bang. In the radio show helmed by three deejays: eccentric Barbara, “perfect-jane” Janice and the sexually rambunctious Dr Laura, Girl Talk follows the three women through topics close to the hearts of all women - sex, food, alcohol, babies, and what else, men! When it’s time for the deejays to hit the music, the audience can expect to sing along and groove to the popular music hits performed by these talented ladies.

Written by Louise Roche, Tim Flaherty and Sonya Carter, and directed by Sonya Carter, Girl Talk follows the same hit formula as Menopause: The Musical in its women-centric theme. Advocating the sentiment that “husbands and jobs can come and go, but girlfriends are forever”, Carter says “it’s really about understanding each other as women, and even with all of our crazy idiosyncrasies, we know that we’ll always stand by each other”.

So ladies, take out your feather boas and get ready to jive to the beat. And gentlemen looking for some lady fun will also find themselves laughing too, albeit at their own expense!

Event: Girl Talk: The Musical
Date: 21 February to 4 March 2012
Venue: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel Singapore
Admission: Fridays to Sundays, $83 & $63, Tuesdays to Thursdays, $73 & $53 
*Tickets are available at Sistic.  

Art Plural Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Art Stage Singapore, Asia-Pacific’s premier international art fair, from 12th to 15th January, 2012 at the Marina Bay Sands.

The gallery will be presenting a group exhibition showcasing artists from Europe, America, and Asia who experiment with a range of mediums including drawings, paintings, sculptures, and installations: Ron Arad, Rina Banerjee, Fernando Botero, Chu Teh-Chun, Feng Shuo, Johanna Grawunder, Robert Indiana, Adriana Molder, Marc Quinn, Karim Rashid, Doug & Mike Starn, Fabienne Verdier.

Fringe Event of Art Stage Singapore 2012:
As a fringe event of Art Stage Singapore, the opening of the first solo show of French-Argentinian artist Pablo Reinoso in South-East Asia Pablo Reinoso: A Solo Exhibition, will be inaugurated in the presence of the artist at Art Plural Gallery. The exhibition will run from 16th January to 3rd March, 2012.

Event: Art Plural Gallery at Art Stage Singapore 2012 
Venue: D5-01, Hall D, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre
Date: 16 January to 3 March, 2012.

Art Plural Gallery is pleased to present Pablo Reinoso: A Solo Exhibition, the first solo exhibition of French-Argentinian artist Pablo Reinoso in South East Asia, running from 16th January to 3rd March 2012. The opening of the show will take place as a fringe event of Art Stage Singapore.

Artist, designer and researcher, Pablo Reinoso plays with sculpture using wood, slate, brass, marble, and steel. The artist focuses on the entity, its transference, and the unconscious, using space and time as an environment. The study of functionality leads to the inner dialogue between art and design, explored through the mutation of mirrors, chairs, benches and garments. His works were showcased at international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, the Centre Pompidou, Paris and the Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York.

Event: Pablo Reinoso: A Solo Exhibition
Date: 16 January 2012 to 3 March 2012
Time:11am to 7pm
Venue: Art Plural Gallery