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  The Complete Works of Kuo Pao Kun ⑦: Papers and Speeches

  Published Year 2020

  This book compiles Kuo Pao Kun’s papers and speeches about the development of theatre, and his cultural and artistic exploration.  Looking at Kuo Pao Kun’s theatre works, most ...

  $25.00

  

  The Complete Works of Kuo Pao Kun ⑦: Papers and Speeches

  $25.00

  This book compiles Kuo Pao Kun’s papers and speeches about the development of theatre, and his cultural and artistic exploration. 

  Looking at Kuo Pao Kun’s theatre works, most people believe that his cultural and social philosophy changed dramatically after his detention under the Internal Security Act from 1976 to 1980. Yet the difference may not be as large as we think. While the tone and expression of his early articles are quite different from comments made in the 1980s, many of Kuo’s well-known views on theatre and culture are reflected in his pre-detention writings. At its most fundamental, his ideology has remained consistent throughout the years.

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  Two Plays by Kuo Pao Kun: Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral & The Spirits Play

  Published Year 2020

  Kuo Pao Kun (1939-2002) was born in Hebei, China. He came to Singapore in 1949, and he was educated in both Chinese and English. Kuo’s formal theatre training was undertaken in Australia. He returned from that country to ...

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  Two Plays by Kuo Pao Kun: Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral & The Spirits Play

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  Kuo Pao Kun (1939-2002) was born in Hebei, China. He came to Singapore in 1949, and he was educated in both Chinese and English. Kuo’s formal theatre training was undertaken in Australia. He returned from that country to Singapore in 1965 and dedicated his life to the development of theatre, the arts and culture in the city-state. Kuo was a playwright, director, teacher, cultural thinker and one of the most influential figures in Singapore’s arts and cultural circles. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion (Drama) in Singapore in 1990, and the Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knighthood of Arts and Letters) by the French government in 1996.

  This volume brings together two of Kuo Pao Kun’s later plays. These plays represent part of a new phase in his creative work, one that is characterised by an epic engagement with history. In Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral (1995) and The Spirits Play (1998), Kuo examines the vagaries of history to protest and resist the spiritual and cultural castration of the individual by harsh political regimes and the oppressive grand vision. At the same time, the plays also work at transcending specific historical realities in order to foster a deeply resonant but also discomfiting response in his audience, one that Kuo hoped would lead them to traverse comfortable boundaries so as to reach other states of perception.

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  The Theatre Practice Collection of Original Scripts 1: Lao Jiu: The Musical

  Published Year 2020

  Set in 1980s Singapore, Lao Jiu: The Musical tells the story of Lao Jiu (Ninth Son), the only son in a family of nine, and his family’s hope for a better life. An incredibly intelligent boy on track to win a prestigious scholarship, he instead finds his...

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  The Theatre Practice Collection of Original Scripts 1: Lao Jiu: The Musical

  $16.80

  Set in 1980s Singapore, Lao Jiu: The Musical tells the story of Lao Jiu (Ninth Son), the only son in a family of nine, and his family’s hope for a better life. An incredibly intelligent boy on track to win a prestigious scholarship, he instead finds his passion in traditional Chinese puppetry. With his family’s hopes pinned on him, will Lao Jiu follow his heart and become a puppeteer, or respect his family’s wishes and take up the scholarship instead?

  Based on the late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun’s beloved play Lao Jiu, this award-winning musical is one of Practice’s seminal works and stands out as a shining landmark of original Singapore Chinese musical theatre, performing multiple sold-out runs in Singapore. 

  Directed by The Theatre Practice’s Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong, Lao Jiu: The Musical is a universally relevant coming-of-age story about choosing between dreams and responsibilities. Deeply moving, this heart-warming musical combines a stirring score composed and written by Mandopop luminaries Eric Ng and Xiaohan, with an exciting range of puppetry techniques including traditional Chinese hand puppetry, object puppetry and shadow puppetry.

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  Published as part of The Theatre Practice’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

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  The Nursery Rhymes Project: Paint Our Songs

  Published Year 2020

  A gift handed down from one generation to the next… Travel to the whimsical watercolour worlds of Nursery Rhymes, as popular Singaporean illustrator Lee Kow Fong (Ah Guo) b...

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  The Nursery Rhymes Project: Paint Our Songs

  $20.00

  A gift handed down from one generation to the next…

  Travel to the whimsical watercolour worlds of Nursery Rhymes, as popular Singaporean illustrator Lee Kow Fong (Ah Guo) brings to life the imaginative wonders of nursery rhymes, with a dash of local flavour. 

  Each Paint Our Songs illustrated lyric book comes with the  corresponding Sing Our Songs soundtrack — Fun, surprising and immensely catchy, award-winning musician Julian Wong’s original arrangements bring our signature light touch to classic children’s songs, featuring the voices of Singapore’s top singers and musical theatre talents.

  The Nursery Rhymes Project 1 Song List

  1. The Little White Boat
  2. The Fisherman’s Song
  3. You Can’t Count Them
  4. Outing
  5. Where’s My Friend
  6. The More We Get Together
  7. Little Mouse on Lampstand
  8. Parting
  9. The Purple Bamboo Flute
  10. The Song of Youth
  11. On the Train
  12. Questions Without Answers

  Find out more about The Nursery Rhymes Project here.

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