In this latest feature, we speak to our Maker, Sim Xin Feng, who has been part of our inaugural The Maker's Lab, a nine-month programme to nurture and grow builders and designers of puppets and objects. Xin Feng shares with us more about her journey transitioning from acting into making, the art that has inspired her, and her love-hate relationship with the practice.
Read MoreIn this latest #HelloTFP feature, Co-Artistic Director Ellison Tan tells us more about how she first got involved in theatre, her journey with The Finger Players from Apprentice to Co-Artistic Director, and transitioning into taking on other roles within the company.
Read MoreTurn By Turn We Turn Digital Resource 4 – Shimu. This segment speculates on the lives of two women through two personal letters—one from Ong Kian Sin to Shimu (Li Bofen shifu’s wife), and another from the play’s character Bo Yuan to his wife.
Read MoreTurn By Turn We Turn Digital Resource 3 – Shifu. This segment traces Tan Beng Tian’s recollections of Li Bofen shifu and her time at the Quanzhou Performing Arts School.
Read MoreTurn By Turn We Turn Digital Resource 2 – The Training. This segment follows Myra Loke and Ellison Tan, Co-Artistic Directors of The Finger Players, in their journey from being audiences, to apprentices and performers in the staging of Turn By Turn We Turn.
Read MoreTurn By Turn We Turn Digital Resource 1 – The Puppets. This segment features Tan Beng Tian and Ong Kian Sin, Co-Founders of The Finger Players, introducing us to the art of Chinese hand puppetry.
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