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What's New...

MoonShadow Stories will be telling stories for adults again in 2008! Come listen to us at the Random Room, ground floor of The Substation (45 Armenian Street):

• Fri 31 Oct & Sat 1 Nov, 8 pm, Theme: "A Matter of Evil"

What is evil? Have you encountered it before? And what is worse: the darkness that lies without in other beings, or the darkness that lies within the depths of us all... Our tales will do more than explore these various facets of evil—they will reach beyond and touch the irrational, the supernatural and the unspeakable... Listen to our tales of evil and we guarantee that chills of fear will run up and down your spine... 

Featured Tellers: Kamini Ramachandran & Verena Tay

Special Guests: Nancy Leppard & Ferlin Jayatissa

Donations (minimum $10) are welcome. Please contact Kamini via kamini@moonshadowstories.org or (65) 92732383 early to reserve your place as seating is limited. We look forward to seeing you at The Substation!

Elsewhere...

• Meat of the Tongue: Seductive Stories at Suppertime

What comes after supper and before that which comes after? Stories that stimulate the senses; that speak of flowers and fragrance, roses and rage, wayward journeys and finding your way home.  Start with a simple, delicious Asian dinner, then sit back and relax with dessert and coffee as storytellers Chuah Ai Lin, Denise Bertrand and Kamini Ramachandran from the Storytelling Association (Singapore) indulge you in ways you have not considered, yet.

A Storytelling Performance for adult audiences aged 18 and above.

Please http://www.theartshouse.com.sg/event_details_2008.php?id=825 for more information.

Date: Sat 23 Aug 2008
Time: - 7.30 pm: Buffet Dinner
         - 8.30 pm: Performance (45–60 minutes)

Venue: The Hall, The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane, The Annex Building, Level 2

Ticket Cost: $48 (inclusive of buffet dinner & entertainment)

Ticketing Information: The Arts House Box Office (Tel: 63326919, Email: tickets@toph.com.sg, Website: http://www.theartshouse.com.sg/tickets.html)

Enquiries: 6332 6900

About the Tellers:

- Chuah Ai Lin, whose passions include nature and heritage, tells all kinds of tantalizing tales in all kinds of weather and in some rather unusual places.

- Denise Bertrand has come from distant lands and traveled across the far seas to have a continuous love affair with Asia. Her searching heart always has a tale to tell.

- Kamini Ramachandran, current President of the Association and co-founder of MoonShadow Stories, has opened the world of storytelling to new adult audiences in Singapore.

• The Lunar Interviews  by Verena Tay

Through seven monologues, The Lunar Interviews interweaves real life vignettes and moon goddess myths—Chang Er, Diana, Hina—exploring the themes of creation, nurturing, writing, men-women relationships, solitude, loneliness, exile and the Moon. Provocative and captivating, The Lunar Interviews humanises the mythic and brings the mythic into everyday reality.

The Lunar Interviews is one of four plays being produced under the umbrella called Blood Binds by Magdalena (Singapore) and The Substation as part of W!ld Rice's OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival 2008.

Dates: - Blood Binds: Bond-Age & Just Late: Thu 21 Aug 8pm, Fri 22 Aug 8pm, Sat 23 Aug 3pm 2008
- Blood Binds: Sperm & The Lunar Interviews: Sat 23 Aug 8pm, Sun 24 Aug 3pm & 8pm 2008

Venue: Drama Centre Black Box

Tickets: $35 from SISTIC. Call 63485555 or visit http://www.sistic.com.sg. Discounts available for early birds, students, package bookings and senior citizens.

• Literati 2008

Come celebrate the power of meaningful words at Literati!!! A showcase of poetry, prose and music delivered by talented local writers, storytellers and musicians. Featuring  Kamini Ramachandran, Cyril Wong and Jon Chan of Plain Sunset. Organized by Platform (The Label). For more info, please contact plasticblackspecs@gmail.com. This year's Literati is part of The Substation's SeptFest Celebration.

Date/Time: Fri 29 Aug 2008,  8pm

Venue: The Substation Theatre, 45 Armenian Street

Admission: Entry by donation

About the Performers:

* Kamini Ramachandran: Kamini is a professional storyteller residing in Singapore for the past 7 years. She is one of the founders of the Moon Shadow Stories Sessions, and pioneers in introducing storytelling for adults in Singapore. Her repertoire of stories covers many themes suitable for adults as well as children. She is passionate about re-introducing the art of the oral narrative tradition and believes in the magic and power of stories to enrich our lives. She is also the founder of the Storytelling Association (Singapore) as well as its current President.

* Cyril Wong: Cyril is the author of Tilting Our Plates To Catch The Light (Firstfruits Publications), listed by The Straits Times as among the five best books of 2007. He received the Singapore Literature Prize in 2006. He will embark on a Ph.D. Research Scholarship programme in English Literature (National University of Singapore) in 2009.

* Jonathan Chan: Jonathan has been actively making music since 1990, and is best known as being the main voice of Singaporean punk-rock legends Plainsunset. He is also the principal songwriter for the cutting-edge Christian worship artiste the Sonic Edge Band. Currently, Jonathan is working on his debut solo release, and if his performances are any indication as to how good his material is, this will be a release worth waiting for.

• Asian Storytellers Concert

Verena Tay will be telling stories for the Asian Storytellers Concert that is part of the Singapore International Storytelling Festival 2008.