Directed by Firdaus Fid Faisal and Al-Matim Yatin
Level 2 Diploma in Performance students present a theatrical adaptation of the Singapura Dilanggar Todak, the Singaporean myth of the boy who comes up with an ingenious solution to protect his village from swordfish, only to meet with a tragic end at the hands of a jealous king. The performance will also feature level 1 Diploma in Performance students.
Self-doubt often hinders one’s growth but for graduates Danial Ariffin and Shafiq Haziq, they have managed to overcome their insecurities via the arts. They graduated with BA(Hons) Music and BA(Hons) Musical Theatre degrees respectively at LASALLE’s 33rd Convocation, and shared more about how the arts transformed their lives. Danial is presently kept busy with arranging music for various events, while Shafiq is set to star in an upcoming musical.
Written by Verena Tay
This specially commissioned new play will be performed by students from level 3 Diploma in Performance. Verena Tay takes another satirical look at the habits of ordinary citizens as we navigate our daily lives. But this will prove not to be just another ordinary day. Join us on this tragic, comic journey to 'who knows where'.
Written by Sophocles
Directed by Ang Gey Pin
“Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.”
Antigone’s uncle Creon has inherited the throne and issued a royal edict banning the burial of her brother Polyneices, whom he believes was a traitor. Antigone defies the law, buries her brother, and is caught. When Creon locks her away in prison, she kills herself. What does it mean to live without compromise? What does it mean to withstand betraying the trust of others to remain faithful to one’s own soul?
Meet the next generation of dance talents in Singapore from LASALLE College of the Arts, as they present dance pieces by local and international choreographers. The programme reflects LASALLE’s cosmopolitan and cutting edge approach that produces performers who expand and challenge the boundaries of dance both physically and conceptually.
Aloysius is a musician, educator, music director, composer and music arranger in the musical theatre and opera scene in Singapore.
Youth theatre company Patch and Punnet enjoys ‘playing the fool’. While this description may lead some to expect their work to be little more than frivolous entertainment, this young theatre company’s body of work speaks to the subversive potential of foolishness—where fools speak unexpected wisdom and irreverence masks difficult truths.
Written by Luigi Pirandello, translated by David Harrower
Directed by Leela Alaniz
Rachel is currently Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios which she joined in 2016. This is her eighth year with the company since starting in 2011 as Assistant Artistic Director for Corteo and then Artistic Director of Amaluna from 2014–2016.
For many LASALLE graduands, the road to an education in the performing arts has not always been a straightforward one. As our students prepare for their graduating performances in their final year, they look back on the different paths that brought them here, and the lessons learned in juggling the concerns of pursuing an arts education in contemporary Singapore. Shahirah, Danial and Afiq share more about their respective journeys as well as their plans for the future, post-graduation.
