Satellite Hubs :: Baby Steps @ Compass Point
| Roots by Sriwana | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 2.00pm |
| Synopsis | Kids from Sriwana will be showcasing a series of dances! They include Serampang 12, a Sumatran social dance, Yapong, a welcoming dance which originated from Jakarta, Tari Payung the loving umbrella dance and the well-loved Dikir Barat! |
| The Runaway Dog by OrangeDot Productions | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 2.30pm |
| Synopsis | Four good friends, Mei Ching, Sangeetha, Hadi and Christopher have been noticing a lot of new faces in their neighbourhood. They are rather curious about who these neighbours are but instead of finding out more about them, the young kids start to speculate about their neighbours' strange customs, practices and behaviour. One day, panic strikes when Mei Ching discovers that Sasha, her new pet dog, is missing. Join the fabulous four as they comb their neighbourhood looking for Sasha and discover the new and exciting facts about their neighbours as the young kids encounter them during the search. |
| Prize Giving Ceremony |
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| Pranks & Mischief of Krishna by Alapana Arts | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 4.00pm |
| Synopsis | There are numerous stories about Krishna's childhood pranks. Krishna's parents treated their children lovingly, celebrating their birthdays and other rites of passage. They acted in kindly way to correct their children when they got into mischief. One of Krishna’s and his siblings’ pranks was getting into the cow shed, catching the tail of a calf and standing up. The calves would drag them around and they would be covered with mud. Mother Yasoda never hit Krishna, but once tied him to a grinding mortar when He stole butter and shared it with his friends or fed it to the monkeys. Krishna tried to crawl away but the mortar got stuck between two trees in the courtyard. The trees fell and two splendorous demigods emerged as Krishna freed them. When the boys got a little older, they spent their days playing with the calves in a nearby field. When the Gopis were bathing in the river, Krishna would steal their clothes and sit on top of a tree on the banks of the river and tease them. When the Gopis pleaded with Krishna with folded hands, he would return the clothes to them. Young girls enact the scenes from Krishna-Leela in an interesting Indian folk dance. |
| Lions in Festivities by Yun Yang Dragon and Lion Dance Association (Singapore) | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 5.00pm |
| Synopsis | Enjoy watching the baby lion as it performs stunts and dances together with its bigger companion! |
| Tari Kuda Riang by Sriwana | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 5.30pm |
| Synopsis | In the past, the Kuda Kepang (Tari Kuda) was a folk ritual performed on auspicious occasions in Central and East Java. The dancers go into a trance, becoming a horse, and feverishly eat fire, glass, coconuts, or hay. At this point it can be become dangerous and requires the help of a dukun, village mystic teacher, to break the trance with holy water, incense or incantations, Calm returns to the world with the musicians ending the ritual. Due to this association with the mystic, this dance is rarely performed nowadays. |
| Eurasian Song & Dance by Kristang Cultural Troupe | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 6.00pm |
| Synopsis | A performance filled with catchy songs in kristang, Spanish and English with dance steps from the Portuguese Jingkli Nona! It's a great opportunity to take a peek into the dynamic Eurasian culture! |
| String Fling! by Mascots and Puppets Specialists | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 6.30pm |
| Synopsis | Watch our delightful Bruno the Clown who astonishes his audience with unbelievable stunts but yet has problems keeping his pants on. Then there's Boney, who literally breaks his bones during a break dancing routine. Our cast of characters also includes a world-class opera diva with an attitude to match, and an aspiring Chinese acrobat. Created especially for the Singapore HeritageFest, witness a Bollywood segment, a Chinese acrobat segment, as well as an interactive East-meets-West puppetry segment showcasing Humpty Dumpty sung in a Chinese wayang style. |
| Hokkien Opera: Chinese Birth Rites and Rituals by Singapore Bukit Panjang Hokkien Kong Huay | |
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| Time & Venue | Baby Steps @ Compass Point 25 July 2009, Sat, 7.30pm |
| Synopsis | Discover the traditions and birth rituals carried out by Chinese parents through this 30-minute Chinese opera that re-enacts the various birth rites observed from the conception of a child, all the way up to his first birthday. |
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