FOR ALL SCHOOL TEACHERS


In collaboration with Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, with support from
the National Arts Council as part of the NAC School Arts Excursion Programme

Feed Your Imagination (F.Y.I) offers both primary and secondary school students a series of high quality productions by local arts groups such as ACT 3 Theatrics, The Finger Players, Drama Box, The Necessary Stage and many more.

The aim of F.Y.I is to make the arts an integral part of the lives of students by giving them an enjoyable arts experience.

Each F.Y.I performance includes a 45min guided tour around Esplanade, an activity kit for each student to enable learning to continue even after the performance has ended and a resource kit for teachers to use before and after visiting Esplanade.

F.Y.I is held as part of the National Arts Council Arts Education Programme (NAC-AEP) that aims to develop initiatives that advocate the value and importance of arts education. It connects the arts community with the education sector and supports the professional development of arts educators and arts education providers.
  • Tickets: $20

  • Concessions: Schools are able to use the TOTE Board Arts Grant subsidy of up to 50% (excluding GST) of the ticket price. SPED schools are able to use the TOTE Board Arts Grant subsidy of up to 70% (excluding GST) of the ticket price.

  • For every 20 student tickets purchased per performance, one complimentary teacher ticket will be issued. For every 100 tickets purchased of the same show title, five additional complimentary tickets will be issued for the same production. Complimentary ticket offer is only available if the purchases are made in a single transaction for the same show title.

  • Ticket prices exclude $1 SISTIC booking fee

  • All bookings will have to be done online via www.esplanade.com/fyi

  • Performance timings indicated below exclude a 45min Esplanade Tour. The tour will either be conducted before, or after the performance. Schools, which have attended F.Y.I performances before may request, in writing, to forgo the tours. Alternatively, schools may want to consider the interactive Esplanade Trail for students instead.

For more information on FYI programmes, please contact Ms Luanne Poh
at 6828 8273 or email pluanne@esplanade.com.

For enquiries pertaining to booking of shows, please call 6828 8389 or email boxoffice@esplanade.com.

For enquiries pertaining to Esplanade Trail or Learning Journeys for Teachers, please contact Ms Gina Koh and Ms Koh Siang Eng at kgina@esplanade.com (6828 8332) and ksianeng@esplanade.com (6828 8330) respectively.

2012 Programme Line-up
My Friend,
A Japanese Soldier
by:The Finger Players / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 9 - 11 yrs old

21 – 23 Mar 2012, Wed – Fri
Esplanade Theatre Studio

1. Performance — 11am-12 noon
Tour — 12.15-1pm
2. Performance — 2-3pm
Tour — 3.15-4pm

1hr (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
This performance is based on true stories collected from the National Archives of Singapore. The story is set in Singapore during World War 2 and revolves around an uneasy and unlikely friendship between a Japanese soldier and a local boy. The homesick Japanese solider takes the local boy under his wing as he reminds him of his younger brother back home. However, their friendship invites stares and anger from both the local population and the soldier's officers. This performance is a powerful, educational drama about survival and courage in times of war.

My Friend, A Japanese Soldier will help students to acquire knowledge of how things were when Singapore was under Japanese rule through drama and puppetry.

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On The Gamelan Express
by: Gamelan Asmaradana / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 13 – 15 yrs old

27 – 29 Mar 2012, Tue – Thu
Esplanade Recital Studio

1. Performance — 3-4pm
Tour — 4.15-5pm
2. Performance — 4.45-5.45pm
Tour — 6-6.45pm

1hr (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
This performance will take students on a musical journey starting from Singapore to various parts of the Malay-Archipelago. Students will be immersed in the musical culture of South East Asia through various styles of gamelan music. This includes Javanese, Balinese and Sudanese styles used in the palace, during processions, celebrations and festivals as well as dance and wayang kulit performances.

Popular tunes will be used as a platform to show what the instruments are and how they sound. Additionally, audience participation is woven into the performance to help students to learn about this ethnic art form.

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Model Citizens: A Drama-in-Education Programme
by: The Necessary Stage / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 14 – 16 yrs old & JC students

9 – 12 Apr 2012, Mon – Thu
Esplanade Recital Studio

1. Performance — 3-4.15pm
Tour — 4.30-5.15pm
2.  Performance — 5-6.15pm
Tour — 6.30-7.15pm

1hr 15min (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
A man stabs an MP at a Meet the People Session.

But this is not their story.

It is the story of the man's girlfriend, an Indonesian maid who wants to get married and become a Singapore citizen. It is the story of the MP's wife, who tries to cope with her husband's injury and the media spotlight. It is the story of the maid's employer, who is also struggling with her own tragedy.

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Let The River Flow - Cancelled
by: ACT 3 Theatrics / Singapore


ACT 3 Theatrics and Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay regret to inform that we will not proceed with the Feed Your Imagination (FYI) 2012 production of Let The River Flow from 27 to 29 June 2012 at 10am and 2pm, at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. We would like to express our sincere apologies to those who have been looking forward to this and regret any inconvenience caused.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further enquiries at our Hotline at 6828-8377 from 8.30am to 10pm.

Rumah Nenekku (Nenek's House)
- A Malay Tapestry

by: Mini Monsters / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 8 – 10 yrs old

27 – 29 Jun 2012, Wed – Fri
Esplanade Theatre Studio

1. Performance — 10-11am
Tour —11.15-12noon
2.  Performance — 2-3pm
Tour —3.15-4pm

1hr (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)

It is a happy day in Nenek’s home. Nenek is anticipating the arrival of her friends from all over Singapore. To prepare for the arrival of her guests, Nenek has invited a dikir barat group to perform in her house. She has also planned a series of other exciting activities that she would like to showcase to her non-Malay guests.
Together with the dikir barat group, Nenek will take her guests on a journey to discover more about the Malay culture. Students will learn to:

  • Sing and perform rhythmic hand gestures with the dikir barat troupe.
  • Pick up Malay phrases as they listen to Nenek’s stories.
  • Play a classic children’s game “Injit-injit Semut”.
  • Use coconuts in different ways.
Rumah Nenekku uses drama and music to explain aspects of Malay culture such as the language, art forms and cuisine. This performance will also help students to develop an appreciation for Malay culture

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Introduction to Chinese Bowed-Strings Instruments
by: Ding Yi Music Company / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 9 – 11 yrs old

11 – 13 Jul 2012, Wed – Fri
Esplanade Recital Studio

1. Performance — 10-11am
Tour — 11.15am-12 noon
2.  Performance — 2-3pm
Tour — 3.15-4pm

1hr (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
Ding Yi Music Company is back for their third instalment and Chinese bowed-strings instruments are the stars of the show this time.

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Tales From The Pancatantra
by: Temple of Fine Arts / Singapore & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Language: English
Recommended age group: 9 – 11 yrs old

17 – 19 Jul 2012, Tue – Thu
Esplanade Recital Studio

1. Performance — 10-11.30am
Tour — 11.45am-12.30pm
2.  Performance — 2-3.30pm
Tour — 3.45-4.30pm

1hr 30min (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
This performance is adapted from Vishnu Sharma's Pancatantra Tales; a collection of witty, inspiring and thought provoking stories filled with animals that possess human traits and characteristics.

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FML:
Friends, Music, Lies
by: CH!LL! Padi / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 13 – 15 yrs old

24 – 26 Jul 2012, Tue – Thu
Esplanade Recital Studio

1. Performance — 3-4.30pm
Tour — 4.45-5.30pm
2.  Tour — 4-4.45pm
Performance — 5-6.30pm

1hr 30min (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
Belle is caught in a moral dilemma. Confronted with her own values and her peers' differing opinions, how can Belle stay true to herself? This performance explores common issues facing youths such as peer pressure and self-worth and how this affects their decisions in life.

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《十一》
Our 11th Brother:
Lim Bo Seng's Formative Years
by:Drama Box / Singapore

Language: Mandarin
Recommended age group: 9 – 11 yrs old

30 Jul – 3 Aug 2012, Mon – Fri
Esplanade Theatre Studio

1. Performance — 9-10.15am
Tour — 10.30-11.15am
2.  Performance — 11.30am-12.45pm
Tour — 1-1.45pm
3. Performance — 2-3.15pm
Tour —3.30-4.15pm

1hr 15min (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)

Much has been said about the great work Lim Bo Seng, one of our country’s well-known war heroes, did during World War II. However, have you ever wondered what he was like as a child, and what made him the person he was – a passionate and patriotic man?

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In collaboration with Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay,
with support from the National Arts Council