Festival Media Centre
Aubury Ong (Mr)
Phone: +65 6454 8605
Email: ong_chen_hwee_aubury@moe.edu.sg
Komathi Anand (Mrs)
Phone: +65 6454 8605
Email: komathi_govindasamy@moe.edu.sg
Deepa Sivasothy (Miss)
Phone: +65 6454 8605
Email: deepa_sivasothy@moe.edu.sg
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Media Releases
NOMAD 2008 Fringe Festival Press Release
5th May 2008
“NOMAD represents a continually evolving tradition of the arts in Ang Mo Kio Secondary School (AMKSS). Started in 2001 as a showcase of the school’s submissions for the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF), the biennial school production has since evolved into a festival of Student Work, with students creating scripts, story-lines, choreography, paintings and animations and music using the central theme of 1964 as their focus.” Read more Download doc | pdf
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Media Articles
The Straits Times IN on 14th Jul 2008
“Style, music and drama launched audiences back through time, to 1964. Ang Mo Kio Secondary School students’ NOMAd – Night of Music and Dance – was an immaculate reconstruction of that era, a significant time in Singapore’s history …” read more
The Straits Times IN on 7th Jul 2008
“Apathetic about the arts? Not us, says Abdul Matin Tan, 15, secondary 3 student, Ang Mo Kio Secondary, and a NOMAD performer. NOMAD is the school’s …” read more
“As stylish dancers sashayed their way onto the stage and a sparkling crystal ball cast its spell across the arena, the waiting crowd erupted with cheers. “You are in for a greeaaaatttt time!” boomed emcee Jenson Tan …” read more Download pdf
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Media Resources
“On the 4th and 5th of July 2008, Ang Mo Kio Secondary School will be presenting the fruits of its well known and innovative school arts programme in an school-based, site-specific, inter-disciplinary, multi-media and community based arts production titled 1964.
With the year 1964 as the jumping board to a variety of artistic adventures, the school that surprised Singapore in 2005 with a swimming pool in its school canteen has gone to yet further lengths this year to stretch the boundaries of school-based art making.” Read more Download doc | pdf
2. About Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
“Ang Mo Kio Secondary School is the first secondary school to be established in Ang Mo Kio New Town. It officially started to function on 2nd January 1979 in the premises of Hwi Yoh Secondary School with 12 secondary classes.” Read more Download: doc | pdf
“NOMAD represents a continually evolving tradition of the arts in Ang Mo Kio Secondary School. Its first incarnation was as the Night of Music and Dance back in 2001. Back then, it served as a showcase of the school’s submissions for the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF)” Read more Download: doc | pdf
4. 1964 – The 2008 AMKSS NOMAD Production
“In formulating a theme, we sought to find a theme that was broad enough to encompass many issues, while also being specific enough to elicit personal responses from individuals across the community. The theme 1964 was chosen for these reasons. With a strong historical reference, the theme would ..” Read more Download: doc | pdf
Watch the following trailer of footage from the 2005 production of NOMAD to get a better idea of what this festival is like. Follow this link if the video does not load properly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxt7Dy7BgpA
6. Showtimes and Ticketing Information
Information regarding the show times of all Fringe Festival Events as well as the Festival Finale can be found here. Short synopses of the performances and art works presented can also be found on the same page. Read more Download doc | pdf
7. Images of NOMAD 2008 Fringe Festival: Arts in the Blocks, 20th May 2008
Please find here, a small selection of photographs available from the above mentioned fringe event. The full set of photographs can be viewed at this link: http://amkssnomad.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/arts-in-the-blocks/
Standees
Dancers at the ready
Entranced audience in the blocks
Malay Dancers in action
Drama Club and the Night Market
Arts in the Blocks
Lanterns in the Dark
June 29, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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