⭐ Immerse yourself in Openings at Alliance Française de Singapour, an extraordinary interdisciplinary performance fusing dance, live music, linocut art, and live Chinese calligraphy!
Highlights
🎨 Experience a vibrant dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures through an innovative live performance
🖌 Watch live Chinese calligraphy by Chow Teck Seng transform the lines and gestures of historic linocut prints into poetic brushwork
💃 Marvel at the dynamic movement of traditional Chinese and contemporary dancers Rachelle Lu Yan and melissa Quek sharing the stage
🎵 Enjoy a captivating live musical score from Neill Gautier, Karst de Jong and Chen Yifan blending traditional repertoire with expressive improvisation
✨ Embark on a powerful four-stage narrative journey through oppression, resistance, transformation, and rebirth
🎨 Experience a vibrant dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures through an innovative live performance
🖌 Watch live Chinese calligraphy by Chow Teck Seng transform the lines and gestures of historic linocut prints into poetic brushwork
💃 Marvel at the dynamic movement of traditional Chinese and contemporary dancers Rachelle Lu Yan and melissa Quek sharing the stage
🎵 Enjoy a captivating live musical score from Neill Gautier, Karst de Jong and Chen Yifan blending traditional repertoire with expressive improvisation
✨ Embark on a powerful four-stage narrative journey through oppression, resistance, transformation, and rebirth
General Info
📅 Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM
⏳ Duration: approx. 60–75 minutes
📍 Location: Alliance Française de Singapour
👤 Age requirement: open to all ages!
♿ Accessibility: the venue is fully wheelchair accessible
📅 Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30 PM
⏳ Duration: approx. 60–75 minutes
📍 Location: Alliance Française de Singapour
👤 Age requirement: open to all ages!
♿ Accessibility: the venue is fully wheelchair accessible
Description
Conceived by artist Neill Gautier, Openings brings together inherited traditions and contemporary creation in a breathtaking spectacle. Inspired by striking linocut engravings created by Fernand Gautier, this performance weaves together live music, contemporary and traditional Chinese dance, and real-time Chinese calligraphy. As each discipline influences and transforms the next, audiences are invited on an ever-evolving artistic journey from oppression to rebirth. Get your tickets now!
Conceived by artist Neill Gautier, Openings brings together inherited traditions and contemporary creation in a breathtaking spectacle. Inspired by striking linocut engravings created by Fernand Gautier, this performance weaves together live music, contemporary and traditional Chinese dance, and real-time Chinese calligraphy. As each discipline influences and transforms the next, audiences are invited on an ever-evolving artistic journey from oppression to rebirth. Get your tickets now!
Alliance Française de Singapour
Founded in 1949, Alliance Française de Singapour fosters intercultural dialogue between France, the Francophone world, and Singapore. As a non-profit institution, it hosts over 200 annual multidiscipl...
