It was June 2021. I was in a boardroom in Westgate, having a very intense meeting with my business partner, Sugiman, and our two pioneer instructors, Naquiah and Aricia. Before the meeting, I drew out the above diagram. By 2022, there is something that we need to be ready for. In 2020, we faced
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SYF, short for Singapore Youth Festival, is a bi-annual event that provides students of Performing Arts the opportunity to perform before a panel of adjudicators, with the aim of securing recognition. There are 3 levels of recognition; Distinction, Accomplishment, Commendation. One of the most common questions we get is ‘how can we (school) get a
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The trophies have arrived. We’re less than a month away from the submission date. We’re about a month to the Digital Drama Challenge. Our students are being tested beyond this production. They have to work within the ever-changing Covid-19 restrictions It is during such challenges, such hardship, that these students will learn more about themselves,
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Transcript Good day to teachers, students, and competitors of the Digital drama Challenge 2021. This is Faizal, and I am the lead organizer for this event and I will be sharing with you some updates as we move closer towards November. Due to the overwhelming response, the Challenge Committee have decided to make some changes
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One of the most prominent filmaker of the 1930s, Frank Capra once said, “Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket… the least understood and the least noticed” Director, Producer, and Screenwriter Sir Alfred Hitchcock said “To make a great film, you need three things: the script, the script and the script.” Scriptwriting is
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I said this before and I will say this again; Being an educator is not an easy feat. In 2006 since the day I was ‘thrown’ by my manager to conduct safety training for the company’s engineering staff, I have been conducting staff training across all levels. In 2009, I started conducting mobilization workshops for
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The first quarter of 2021 has been very challenging, especially when SYF (Singapore Youth Festival) is concerned. Challenging for all instructors, for the teachers, for the students and I am very sure that the organizing committee has the biggest challenge of all since they oversee all performing arts. So I think a big thank you
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For over 20 years I have dedicated my life to teaching the art of Drama to youths. Personally, I found fulfillment from watching these youths grow to learn and becoming a performer themselves or use the tool of drama in their endeavors and careers. I always believe theatre is not just a space of learning
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Making Improvements, Not Perfection. This is the motto by Thespian Lab in all areas of our training programme and that all our Thespian Trainers live by. How do we make progress? For any type of progress to yield visible results, we need just 2 words – Consistent, Effort. The same can be said in all
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Can we fix a bad posture? In most cases, posture is a matter of habit and conditioning. There are some with bone-related issues, specifically the spline, which requires the consultation of a chiropractor but in general, it’s a habit issue that can be rectified with proper conditioning. Is it too late to fix
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