The Singapore Night Festival (SNF) announces its rebirth this August after a 2-year hiatus! The Festival team promises a re-energised format in the 13th edition of what was once Singapore’s only night-time arts festival.
Today, in the face of several other night/light extravaganzas in the arts and culture calendar, how does this grand old lady differentiate and position herself? By “going hyperlocal”, as Festival Director David Chew puts it. Taking advantage of the rich history, heritage and diverse communities in the Bras Basah-Bugis precinct, the SNF’s offerings seek to illuminate lesser-known stories and enable visitors to encounter familiar spaces in fresh ways.
Sure, jostle with the crowds to take photos of the light projections, but there’s loads more to explore, from performances to immersive sensorial experiences and a surfeit of food and beverage offerings all across the precinct. The festival will run from 19 – 27 August 2022. Scroll through the pics and captions a preview and visit http://www.nightfestival.gov.sg/ for more information.
Festival headliner Cathay Hotel: The Curse of the Missing Red Shoe by Vertical Submarine revisits the heyday of Singapore cinema.
Solve a mystery while encountering iconic characters like Mat Bond, Pontianak and Mambo Girl. Sign us up!
Explore the stories and characters of Queen Street then and now in Yesterday Once More: Queen Street, a roving theatre performance by Inch Chua and Tim De Cotta.
Experience a visual narrative of Singapore’s mythical origins and history dating back to the 14th century with Stories from Forbidden Hill by Maxin10sity
Glitches of You by Amanda Tan, paired with soundscapes composed by local musician Intriguant at the Stamford Clock Tower
Last seen at the Projector during Singapore Art Week 2022, Victoria Hertel’s motion-activated installation Steps will illuminate the National Museum of Singapore’s glass staircase
Offering the opportunity to rediscover old haunts and experience them in new ways – Waterloo Complex is illuminated by Nhawfal Juma’at’s work, NOCTURNE: Conversations with Waterloo
Paddy Fields by FARM traces the forgotten practice of drying cultivated rice along the banks of Sungei Brass Bassa (since renamed as the Stamford Canal) in the early-19th century
Encounter Lynette Quek’s Tunnel Graffiti at Fort Canning Park Tree Tunnel. An interactive work, it is activated by sounds captured within the space
Right at home amidst the flora and fauna of Fort Canning Park, Chloë Manasseh’s Under My Tree Roof curves around the park’s iconic spiral staircase
Speak Cryptic’s An Ocean Without The Anchor is located at the entrance of Raffles City, which was along the Singapore shoreline before land reclamation took place in 1822. The installation is a nod to the Bugis people and their rich history as seafarers
