Lolling and Rolling

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INTRODUCTION

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LOLLING & ROLLING

HOUSE PROGRAMME

by Jaha Koo (KR)

27 & 28 May
Sat & Sun, 6pm
Drama Centre Black Box

Photo Credit: Image by Bea Borgers

Message from Chairman

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) 2023. A festival is a space where some people gather to immerse and engage in works of creativity and imagination. It is in this spirit that SIFA 2023 presents a range of works that compel us to contemplate our diversity and uniqueness as people existing in common spaces together.

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Wilson Tan

MESSAGE FROM FD

MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

This edition’s title SIFA 2023 The Anatomy of Performance: Some People engages with the idea that the human experience exists on a spectrum. We are the sum of all the narratives that chapter and alter our lives; each trial and transformation, what our ancestors and communities have had to struggle through, our experiences as children and adults, things inherited and circumstances imposed on our lives shape how we move through life and experience the world.

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Natalie Hennedige

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

About the Production

Exploring English as the predominant language of political power, Lolling & Rolling is a powerful one-man show that traces the shadow of linguistic imperialism within Korean society, and questions its impact on the “inaudible voice” of the subaltern. Lolling & Rolling takes as a starting point the phenomenon of tongue-tie surgery, an operation performed in South Korea to pronounce the English-accented “r”. Through a blend of multimedia elements and performance, Jaha Koo unveils a practice which tries to silence minorities and deny their cultural agency.

Lolling & Rolling is part of Jaha Koo’s Hamartia Trilogy. SIFA 2023 presents two works from this trilogy: Lolling & Rolling and Cuckoo. The far-reaching imperialism of the past and present, and its sometimes-unexpected personal impact, are common threads. Jaha Koo intertwines personal stories with historical, political, and sociological facts, exploring the clash of Eastern and Western culture: from the cutting of tongue belts to succeed in the West, to the heavy personal toll of Western interference in global macroeconomics.

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A calm but fierce all-out strike against language colonization.

There are forms of linguistic beauty that only our own mother tongue(s) make accessible to us.

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights

Teaser: Lolling & Rolling by Jaha Koo

CREDITS

Credits

Creator & Performer:
Jaha Koo
Ilse Delmeire
Bart Huybrechts
Wim Clapdorp
Eunkyung Jeong

BIOGRAPHIES

Biographies

Jaha Koo

Creator, Performer

Jaha Koo is a South Korean theater/performance maker and music composer. His artistic practice oscillates between multimedia and performance, all of which include...

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CAMPO

Company

CAMPO is a Ghent (Belgium) based arts centre with a diverse programme, ranging from theatre, dance and performance to festivals...

ABOUT SIFA & AHL

About SIFA

As Singapore's annual pinnacle performing arts festival, the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) presents captivating and diverse works across theatre, music, dance, film and visual arts. First launched as the Singapore Festival of Arts in 1977, the festival has gone through several evolutions and inspired generations of arts lovers and practitioners. Today, the highly anticipated festival is a high point on Singapore's arts and cultural calendar. SIFA continues its festival mission to champion the creation and presentation of Singaporean and international works.

About Arts House Limited

Arts House Limited (AHL) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to enriching lives through the arts.

AHL manages six arts spaces that aim to support our arts sector and bring communities together. These include two national monuments - The Arts House, multidisciplinary arts centre, and Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall, a heritage building that is home to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

It also runs the performing arts space Drama Centre as well as three enclaves for arts groups and creative businesses - the Goodman Arts Centre, Aliwal Arts Centre and Stamford Arts Centre. It is the cultural place manager of Singapore's Civic District.

AHL organises two national pinnacle festivals – the Singapore International Festival of Arts focused on the performing arts, and the Singapore Writers Festival - a multi-lingual festival presenting the world's leading literary talents. In addition, it manages Our Cultural Medallion Story – the showcase on Singapore's Cultural Medallion recipients at The Arts House.

Arts House Limited is a public company limited by guarantee under the National Arts Council. First set up as The Old Parliament House Limited in 2002, it was renamed Arts House Limited in 2014. For more information, visit https://artshouselimited.sg/

Special Thanks To

Festival Supporters

Programme Partners

Official Logistics Partner

Official Outdoor Media Partner

Official Privilege Card

Catering Partner

Wine Sponsor For Opening Reception

FESTIVAL PARTNERS

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Commissioned By

Supported By

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Acknowledgements

SIFA Advisory Panel

Chairman
Lynette Pang

Members
Sushma Soma
Magdalene Ew
Nelson Chia
Norhaizad Adam

AHL Programming Committee

Chairman
Adrian Tan

Members
Zulkifli bin Mohamed Amin
Yasmin Hannah Ramle
Eugene Lim Yingjie
Kenneth Kwok

Management

(Acting) Executive Director
Yeow Ju Li

Festival Director
Natalie Hennedige

Director, Venue Programmes / Covering Director, Programming and Producing
Sim Wan Hui

Director, Marketing and Communications
Jasmine Gan

Director, Placemaking and Partnership Development
Lee Mun Ping

Director, Human Resource and IT
Isniati Ali

Director, Asset Management and Leasing
Rachel Chu

Director, Finance
Wee Siok Hoong

Director, Corporate Facilities Management
Stephen Oh

Group Facilities Management

Security Manager
Shri Ram

Assistant Manager
Ahmad Adli

Finance

Senior Manager
Lim Si Wei

Manager
Samantha Chua

Assistant Manager
Amanda Koh

Senior Executive
Jill Lau

Executives
Chris Tay
Lyn Yeoh
Nurulhuda Najib
Siti Nur Jazeerah

Programming and Producing

Deputy Director, Festivals
Ye JunMin

Assistant Director
Lisa Marie Lip

Senior Producers
Christie Chua
Mervyn Quek

Producer
Fezhah Maznan

Intern
Ong Xinchen

Education

Assistant Director
Geraldine Cheang

Production and Technical [SIFA]

Senior Manager, Production [Festival]
Victoria Lim

Festival Production Coordinator
Cristabel Ng

Festival Technical Manager
Kailash

Festival Senior Production Assistant
Wee Nee

Festival Technical Coordinators
Melvin Lee
Xiangbin

Executive, Administration [Technical Production]
Izyan Nooraini Binte Ramlee

Festival Production Managers
Celestine Wong
Melissa Chin

Marketing and Communications

Deputy Director
Elizabeth Wong

Assistant Director
Valerie Koh

Project Manager
Aimee Karman

Senior Executive
Megan Lee

Executive
Kimberly Kou

Senior Designer
Mohammad Firdaus Bin Wari

Festival Designer
Mylin Soh

Copywriter and Social Media Specialist
Akanksha Raja

Ticketing Specialist
Jayden Tan
Lia Tan

Video Editor
Amelia Su

Interns
Celestine Tay
Yeo Wei Jiang

Event Operations Management

Assistant Director
Emma Tagoe

Front Of House Management
Jess Chiang
Mufidah Sapari
Sandhya Silva
Vaishnavi Pumynathan

Artist Logistics and Hospitality
Luc Toh
Natalie Wong
Sharon Wang

Secretariat and Manpower Management
Sarina Sahari

Placemaking and Partnership Development

Assistant Director
Emmanuel Paul Ng

Senior Executive
Michelle Choy

Production and Technical [Venue]

Assistant Director, Production and Technical
Mohamad Fazil Bin Sulaiman

Assistant Manager, Production and Technical (System Specialist)
Muhammad Hannan Bin Mohd Khusni

Assistant Managers, Production and Technical
Hisyamnudin Bin Shariffudin
Muhammad Asraf Bin Kadir Sharip

Production Co-ordinators, Production and Technical
Alexandra Chan
Haironissa Karim
Lee Kong Shen
Muhammad Noh Bin Sapari
Nur Hidayah Binte Esa
Riley Tan

Senior Technicians, Production and Technical
Abdul Rashid Bin Abdul Rahman
Anwar Bin Razi
Joanne Ng
Muhammad Nurhaizad Bin Johari
Muhammad Ilyas Bin Anhar
Muhammad Isyaffi Bin Mohd Isah
Mohammad Razali Bin Abdul Rahman
Muhammad Ridzwan Bin Sekimin
Muhammad Sufian Bin Mohamed Ishak
Salim Bin Sairi

Asset Management and Leasing

CENTRE MANAGEMENT

Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall / The Arts House

Centre Manager
Sophie Sham

Senior Operations Support (Tech)
Asokkumar Kannan
Muhamad Asri Bin Abdul Rahman
Muhammad Zulhilmi Bin Abas
Sharohan Bin Othman
Syafiq Bin Mohamed Yatim

Senior Manager, Facilities Management
Muhammad Farid Bin Abdul Rahim

Technicians, Facilities Management
Mohamed Adiyat
Mohammad Helmi Bin Sajat

Operations Executive (Tech)
Muhammad Sufri Bin Azman

Stamford Arts Centre

Centre Manager
Rina Chan

Senior Manager, Facilities Management
Cindy Liew

LEASING

Manager
Racel Yee

Assistant Managers
Razak Bin Hussein

Human Resource

Senior Manager
Regina Hong

Senior Executives
Andrea Wong
Jeffrey Yeo