2024

An annual offering by The Finger Players, held at its artistic home

Puppet Origin Stories @ ONE-TWO-SIX:
Temporary Occupation

Exploring everything transient and in between

Synopsis

Once a school, a World War II shelter, and now a house for arts companies, ONE-TWO-SIX Cairnhill Arts Centre is a time capsule of stories intertwined with Singapore’s historical landscape over the past century.

In 2024, The Finger Players presents Puppet Origin Stories @ ONE-TWO-SIX: Temporary Occupation, the third instalment of the company’s annual offering at their artistic home. With Core Team Member Chong Tze Chien as the Dramaturg and Curator, Temporary Occupation pays homage to the transient lives, stories, and moments that have shaped the common narratives of the space. He is joined by lead artists Sound Designer and Composer Ng Jing, Movement Artist and Dancer Ma Yanling, and Theatremaker Edith Podesta, who will transform the heritage building into an artistic playground, reflecting themes of personal and urban history, birth and aging, and the impermanence of art – everything transient and in between.

ARTISTS’ LINE UP

BUMP OUT/IN by Ma Yanling
Performed by Ellison Tan, Tan Beng Tian, and Vanessa Toh

SIGNAL FLOW by Ng Jing
Performed by Yazid Jalil, Darren Guo, and Rachel Nip

MURDER OF CROWS by Edith Podesta
Performed by Jo Kwek, Ang Hui Bin, and Koh Wan Ching

PUPPET ORIGIN STORIES EXHIBITION

Conceptualised and curated by Chong Tze Chien, the exhibition will employ a gameplay that mimics treasure hunt. In the waiting time between performances, audiences will search the building and piece together bitesize information about the history of Cainhill, in hopes of becoming the No. 1 Cairnhill Know-It-All.

DATE & TIME

20–24 Nov 2024 | 8PM

VENUE

VARIOUS spaces at ONE-TWO-SIX Cairnhill Arts Centre
126 Cairnhill Road, S229707

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DURATION

120 mins

LANGUAGE

English

ADVISORY

Advisory (Some Mature Content)

PRESS RELEASE

PROGRAMME BOOKLET

EXHIBITION FACTSHEET

REVIEWS

Theatre review: Striking scenes from abstract triptych in Puppet Origin Stories
Shawn Hoo, The Straits Times

为了飞翔—— 观《偶起源故事@126：限时占领》（联排）
Neo Hai Bin 梁海彬, thea.preter 剧读

Review: Delia Chew on Puppet Origin Stories @ ONE-TWO-SIX: Temporary Occupation by Ma Yanling, Edith Podesta & Ng Jing (The Finger Players)
Delia Chew, Critics Circle Blog