103683 Opening the festival with light and fire, France’s Compagnie Carabosse is one group to watch out for.
103684 Their installations will give the historic, whitewashed colonial buildings in the vicinity a seductive red glow, making it a stunning and utterly unique eye catching spectacle that you just have to see to truly appreciate.
103685 Go early and line the banks of Boat Quay and Empress Place for great photo-taking opportunities.
103686 The historic Cavenagh Bridge is also another good vantage point for this breathtaking event.
103687 With modern and historic skylines forming a historic backdrop, this opening takes place in the very heart of modern day Singapore.
103688 This is as spectacular as anything you would have seen for a long time, with music, dance, street performances and audience participation.
103689 This highly visual, interactive, thought-provoking and fun production is the perfect way to set the tone for the festival over the next 30 days.
103690 This opening extravaganza is both free and accessible to the public, being held on the historic grounds of Empress Place – a stone’s throw away from the Raffles Place MRT station by the Singapore River.
103691 As the festival theme is titled “Between You and Me,” this opening production is apt for audiences to get close to the heart of the 2010 edition.
103692 Visit www.singaporeartsfest.com for more details and information.
103693 Group’s Biography: At Invitation to Dream – A Fire Garden Installation, the firestarters showcasing their works of art are none other than France’s Compagnie Carabosse, a group who’s been illuminating public spaces all over Europe and North America with their enchanting installations of fire, ember, sound and light since 1988.
103694 Each project is unique as it adapts to the space around it with intricate patterns of flame interspersed with haunting musical accompaniment, inviting onlookers to wander slowly, reflecting in the tranquillity of the flame and the beauty of the art.
103695 More than an artistic endeavour, Compagnie Carabosse uses its towering sculptures of metal, clay pots and flame to invest in the public space they inhabit, creating intimate urban landscapes bathed in warmth and ambience.