{"id":3253,"date":"2025-08-29T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singaporeccc.org.sg\/annual-report\/?page_id=3253"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:23:34","slug":"supporting-local-chinese-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/singaporeccc.org.sg\/annual-report\/supporting-local-chinese-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting local arts and cultural groups through venue partnerships and capability development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCCC provided venue partnership support for a total of 74 arts and culture events in FY2025, the highest number since our Venue Partnership programme was introduced in 2019. Some of the events supported include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Journey to Singapura<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presented by Reverberance, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journey to Singapura<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a musical adventure which followed Tang Sanzang and his disciples as they unexpectedly encountered the Durian Master and journeyed through various eras of Singapore\u2019s history. Held on 19 and 20 Apr 2025, the musical blended Singlish, local slang and humor, bringing Singapore\u2019s nation-building journey to life. It also marked the final instalment of Dr. Liang Wern Fook\u2019s musical trilogy, attracting a total of 1,950 audiences. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kaleidoscope: Harmony in Motion<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the Racial and Religious Harmony Month celebrations in Jul 2025, the youth leaders of Harmony Circle mobilised about 100 youths from 10 religions and 25 organisations to put together a theatre performance and a community fair on 27 Jul 2025. Titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaleidoscope: Harmony in Motion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the event celebrated Singapore\u2019s multicultural heritage and harmony through live theatre, cultural and contemporary dance, live music, interactive booths and engaging activities by the Racial and Religious Harmony Circle and partner organisations. Mr David Neo, then-Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth &amp; Senior Minister of State for Education, graced the event which attracted a total of 282 participants. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>World Rangoli Flower Carpet Singapore 2026<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singa Rangoli Pte Ltd organised the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Rangoli Flower Carpet Singapore 2026<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to celebrate Chinese New Year and Indian Harvest Festival through the Indian art of Rangoli. The event showcased Singapore\u2019s multiracial heritage and multicultural diversity while highlighting the unique cultural aspects of each ethnic community. More than 35 international artists and local participants from diverse backgrounds collaborated and created more than 10 flower carpets at our Concourse from 5 to 8 Feb 2026. The opening ceremony was graced by Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, and Manpower Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sculpture Society (Singapore): Annual Show 2026 \u201cWOOD\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sculpture Society (Singapore) held its second exhibition from 7 to 15 Mar 2026 under its &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u91d1\u6728\u6c34\u706b\u571f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essence of Wuxing&#8221; series which was inspired by the ancient Chinese philosophy of Wuxing, or the Five Elements. The exhibition brought together artists to explore the beauty, strength and expressive possibilities of wood. To complement the exhibition, the society also organised wood assemblage, wood collage workshops as well as guided tours. The exhibition attracted a total of 797 visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of SCCC\u2019s efforts to develop and strengthen the artistic capabilities of local arts practitioners and groups in various Chinese artforms such as theatre and dance, and to provide platforms for creative exploration and networking, SCCC partnered local arts groups and organisations to co-organise the following two creative camps.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Galloping Rhythms Workshop Series: Discover \u2022 Create \u2022 Drum as One<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCCC partnered Drum Feng to co-organise <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galloping Rhythms Workshop Series: Discover \u2022 Create \u2022 Drum as One<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on 25 Jan, 28 Jan and 8 Feb 2026. The drumming creative camp comprised six free multicultural drumming workshops, led by local percussion groups, Drum Feng (Chinese), NADI Singapura (Malay) and Singapore Dhol Squad (S.D.S) (Indian). The workshops attracted 208 participants who gained hands-on experience in diverse drumming traditions, learned basic rhythms and co-created simple musical motifs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4703\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1659-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1659-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1659-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1659-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1659-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1659-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Actor\u2019s Lab: Body, Voice &amp; Presence<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCCC also partnered Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) School of Theatre to co-organise <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actor\u2019s Lab: Body, Voice &amp; Presence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from 23 to 27 Mar 2026. The acting creative camp offered professional theatre acting training led by acclaimed theatre practitioners from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The camp offered two progressive levels of actor training, designed to support participants at different stages of their artistic development and to encourage cross-disciplinary and intercultural exploration, attracting a total of 36 participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4705\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260324_162243-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260324_162243-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260324_162243-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260324_162243-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260324_162243-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.singaporeccc.org.sg\/sccc-annualreport\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260324_162243-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCCC provided venue partnership support for a total of 74 arts and culture events in FY2025, the highest number since our Venue Partnership programme was introduced in 2019. 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