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choreography competition classic Off Centre, directed by This was held at the National
co-presented by the National Arts Oliver Chong with The Finger
Council and Frontier Danceland. Players, a performance which Library Drama Centre between
Brandon’s dance journey in opened the Esplanade’s SG50
Chinese, Malay and contemporary celebrations and earned him the 29 and 31 October 2015. On 12
dance began in 2007 and he has 2016 M1-The Straits Times Life
grown into a promising dance Theatre Awards nomination as December 2015, the quintet held
artiste since joining NAFA’s Best Actor of the Year. Ebi has its inaugural recital, 琴•诗 Poetic
Diploma in Dance programme in demonstrated outstanding artistic Strings, at the School of the Arts
2012. He was a prolific dancer achievements in the few years after
throughout his years of study at he became a professional. He is Singapore Concert Hall.
NAFA, performing in numerous highly reputable locally and abroad,
NAFA productions. performing for English, Tamil and
Malay audiences as an actor, host,
singer, teacher and director. He has
been a FLY Entertainment artiste
since 2014.
Miao Keyou, 2013 StringWerkz Lim Soo Ngee
Diploma in Dance Various graduation years Senior Lecturer, Fine Art
Keyou received the bronze medal Award-winning Chinese string Soo Ngee held a solo
in the Professional category for quintet StringWerkz comprises exhibition at Jendela, the only
Classical Ballet and Modern Dance alumni Chia Wan Hua, Shunta dedicated visual arts exhibition
repertoire at the Jeune Ballet Goh, Rozie Hoong, Wong Qin space at the Esplanade, titled
Mediterranean dance competition Kai, and cellist Eunice Koh, who is Between/Worlds from 5 February
based in Grasse, France. This currently a student in the Bachelor to 3 April 2016. His sculptural
event is one of the most important of Music with Honours programme. works focus on the relationship
classical competitions in Europe All four huqin players have won between the modern urban
and has a growing reputation for prizes in the Erhu Solo categories environment and its inhabitants’
the eminence of its participants of the National Chinese Music spiritual alienation, and often
as well as the members of the Competition (NCMC). In 2014, lend themselves to whimsical,
international jury. they won the second prize in the humorous and poetic narratives
NCMC ensemble open category. that offer perspectives on the
Ebi Shankara, 2012 The group participated in the third human condition. Lim’s works have
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Terem Crossover International Music been exhibited widely both locally
in Theatre Arts Competition in St. Petersburg, and abroad, and he is a regular
Russia and emerged as the only contributor to many sculpture
Since his youth, Ebi has taken on Asian finalist, winning awards for symposiums worldwide.
leading roles in numerous theatre their achievements in the field
productions to rave reviews. In of a live sound and for original
2015, he played the lead role of arrangement. StringWerkz performed
Vinod in Haresh Sharma’s as part of Peranakan social club
Gunong Sayang Association’s
(GSA) production of Udang Sebalek
Batu (Hidden Truth) in celebration
of GSA’s 105th anniversary
and SG50.
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