With the Singapore Night Festival happening this weekend, there isn’t anywhere else you need to be. Here are our recommendations on what you can eat, attend and watch at the first weekend of SNF 2016!
VENETIA SNG, SENIOR WRITER
CATCH: Les Aquamens
Schedule
19 & 20 August
8.00pm – 8.30pm: National Museum of Singapore to SOTA to SAM
9.30pm – 10.00pm: Festival Village at SMU
11.00pm – 11.30pm: Armenian Street to National Museum of Singapore
How would you try to communicate with someone with a jar full of water and swimming goldfish stuck on their head? I would definitely want to catch the aquamen just to see how they interact with passers-by.
EAT: Whatthefish!
When heading to festivals, I always pick the easiest food to eat ’cause the place might not be the most conducive for a nice long meal. So imagine my excitement when I saw that there would be bite-sized fish and chips. This is not your regular fish and chips, it’s Oh My Cod & Chips! Deliciously fried cod fish with fries and special dips for picking served in decorated tin cans to fit the #SGNightFest theme. Guess who’d be the first in queue this weekend.
Whatthefish! is located at booth 5A along Li Ka Shing Library.
ATTEND: This Building, My Canvas – Talk by NOVAK (UK) & Groupe LAPS (FR)
Join the artists behind the works that illuminates Singapore Art Museum and National Museum of Singapore as they discuss the design challenges of public art. Find out why they chose light as a medium for their artwork, and be inspired to view your own urban environment as a creative space of expression!
Admission is free. Participants may register here.
CHEW HUI LING, WRITER
CATCH: Shifting Interactions
Schedule
19 & 20 August: 7.30pm – 2am
21 August: 7.30pm – 10pm
Glass Atrium Level 2, National Museum of Singapore
We’re incredibly proud of how far our local dance scene has grown throughout the years, and now our talents from LASALLE College of the Arts are spreading their wings at Singapore Night Festival with a dynamic performance piece of sound, light and movement. And the cool thing is, they also incorporated a series of static and animated objects into their routine to make this truly a work of Shifting Interactions.
EAT: Sofnade
What’s donuts when you can have ’em in little donut balls? This new kid on the block serves sinfully good cake donut balls with a generous drizzle of your favourite toppings, plus handcrafted soft serve and refreshing lemonade to help you chill out under the humid weather while you’re exploring the festival grounds.
Sofnade is located at the first booth near Li Ka Shing Library.
ATTEND: Imaginary Worlds – Talk by Acrojou (UK) and A Dandypunk (USA)
I had the chance to witness the rolling acrobatic performance of The Wheel House by Acrojou at the mainground outside National Museum of Singapore – where a couple travels in a tattered circular home on a road to nowhere – and it was absolutely phenomenal. So if you’re interested in dystopian universes and possess incredible imagination, join Acrojou and A Dandypunk in this Perspectives talk where they’ll share the inspiration behind their fantasy.
Admission is free. Participants may register here.
Want to know more about the going-ons at #SGNightFest for this weekend? Read all about the highlights here!
