This year’s Singapore International Festival of Arts includes a jam-packed lineup for art fans for all genres and of all ages. Nearly fifty separate events are on tap for 2018’s Sifa, meaning that there will very nearly be literally something for everyone. Sifa has grown in popularity ever since it was rebranded from the now defunct Singapore Festival of Arts.
One of the biggest and most interesting changes on tap for this year’s festival is the addition of student pricing and seating for a number of big shows. In the past, student-priced tickets came with some of the worst seats in the house. However, for this incarnation of Sifa, students have the opportunity to pay just $10 for front-row seats for everything from world renowned plays to dance performances. The idea, organizers said, was to help promote the love of art in future generations, particularly students, who might get the opportunity to explore art throughout their academic careers. And if they were particularly inspired by one of the shows they saw at an event like Sifa, where they got to sit in the front row of the theater without emptying their wallets, they just might become artists themselves, poised to shape and influence life and culture in Singapore and the world beyond.
That’s the idea, anyway — to position students in the best seats to let the excitement sort of ripple outward, organizers said.
A number of plays will be on tap for Sifa this year, along with dance performances, movie screenings, art exhibits, and free circus performances held outdoors for anyone to watch. Traditionally for Sifa, another few days of festivities generally precede it. Instead of having that separate festival, though, organizers folded it into Sifa’s many events. The events include the meeting of a book club, along with free talks and discussions with creative minds and workshops, where visitors can learn valuable artistic lessons from visiting and highlighted artists. A number of these events are affordably priced, meaning that they are accessible for everyone.
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To read more about the events that will be a part of the 2018 Singapore International Festival of Arts, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/bringing-back-the-buzz.