As one of the most significant Arts Festivals in the region, Singapore Arts Festival brings together internationally renowned and Singapore artists for the celebration of diverse cultures and aesthetic variation. The festival is held annually, usually in the middle of the year for a period of one month, showcasing ranges of theatre arts, dance, music, and visual arts. Striving to enthrall and captivate the worldwide audience, the Festival presents the best in global artistic developments.The Festival was, and still is the largest unparalleled event in Singapore’s arts calendar, welcoming artists from more than 20 countries, promoting more than 500 activities that attracts up to 700,000 attendances. It is a four week delight of performances and events that will inspire the public’s imagination of the city.
The Singapore Arts Festival started in 1977 as a national arts festival to commemorate local arts extracted from the diverse communities that Singapore has to offer. Spanning over the last three decades, the Festival has played a synergetic and major role in the advancement and expansion of the arts and cultures landscape in Singapore.It has also aided in the metamorphosis of the city’s cultural lifestyle, making it into one of Asia’s prominent arts and cultural capitals in today’s world. Furthermore, it has influenced local artists, and not forgetting, increasing public awareness and demand for the arts, fashioning modern cultural platforms, events, and movements that help sustain and enhance the vibrant cultural scene and image in present Singapore.
The audiences are able to catch performances of creative freedom, from ballets to street shows, taking place at several venues within the Festival Village and the city. The association of the arts festival also holds workshops and talk shows in the different venues throughout Singapore.So if you have the passion and zest for arts, you definitely do not want to miss this fantastic opportunity to show your support! For those who are just looking for a good time, you can be sure that the Singapore Arts Festival will not disappoint!
A Slideshow of more pictures from the Singapore Arts Festival!
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