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Do You Dream? Runway RPROJ Showcase 2026
Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Tang Ziya Rena (27A01B) and Tu Meiyi Mary (27S06O)

All photos courtesy of Skyler Chen Yuanzhe (27S03A), Esther Ho Yee Yeow (27S03B), Ayyaatharan Srinivasan (26S06D), Zhu Taiwu (26S06K),  Kylie Chong (26S03E), Kaylea Tan Kai Xuan (26A01E)

If you had been anywhere near the Multi-Purpose Hall (MPH) on the 25th of May, you may have spotted crowds of students (and even a few teachers) milling about the entrance of the hall with bouquets of fresh flowers in tow. 

While this sight is indeed not out of the ordinary, but rather, highly characteristic of most in-school performance events, you, the ever-observant onlooker, might have noticed something that sets this one apart from the others.

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Arts, CCA Events, School Life

Alpenglow: The Road to the Summit
Reading Time: 9 minutes

By Dara Tan (27A01A) and Sophie Sim (27S05A)

All photos courtesy of Ma Qihang Jackie (27S03H) 

“May tonight’s performance leave us all in the glow of music and shared wonder,” Principle Aaron Loh mentioned in his foreword. And indeed, the band enthralled us, completely immersing us in their world for a short 2 hours and leaving us in awe. 

10 minutes before the concert, the audience was slowly filing in and there was a low buzzing hum of chatter and anticipation. As the band stepped neatly into the SOTA concert hall, exuberant cheers and shouting erupted, with friends and family gathered in full support of the members. 

Concert A Tempo is the band’s annual concert, a particularly momentous one for the seniors as their last performance with Raffles Symphonic Band. The concert was themed “Alpenglow”, illustrating an arduous journey up the Alpine peaks. This reflected (many of) the senior batch’s six long years of dedication to the band, and the “glow” signalled the bright new era for the juniors as they stepped up in the band. 

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Arts, CCA Events, Commentary, Multimedia, Student Features, Videos

The Invite: Raffles Modern Dance Showcase ’26
Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A) and Lerraine Neo (26A01A)

To many, pulling off a full dance showcase would be unthinkable for a batch of four Year 6s. The reality is, it still is. Behind our batch of Y6 Modern Dance members is a team of supportive Y5s, teachers, instructors and alumni, united in facing the odds together. United in facing the odds together, The Invite took to the night and showcased the heart of their small, yet larger-than-life CCA. Watch on to hear the stories behind their miracle!

Arts, CCA Events, Student Features

A House, Full: The Odyssey 2026
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Lerraine Neo (26A01A) and Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A)

The Singapore Chinese Orchestra concert hall, RICO’s chosen venue for this year’s ArtSeason concert, has a maximum capacity of 750 people. That’s by no means a small number; 750 hours is about a month’s time, $750 can buy 150 McDonald’s value meals, and 750 metres is only 78 metres short of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. 

It takes a certain confidence to book such a large external venue. To believe in the support of your friends, the effectiveness of your publicity materials, your own ability to draw crowds and sell tickets. RICO’s confidence did not stop at the size of their concert hall—their setlist, consisting of duets, solo concertos, medleys and ensembles on top of the usual orchestral pieces, posed challenges in both logistics and performers’ skill. 

All this from an orchestra which—until as late as March—was struggling to recruit enough members to pad out their ranks. Where, then, had they gotten the confidence to plan such an ambitious concert? 

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Arts, CCA Events, School Life

CLDCS Production 2026: 寻 (Seek)
Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Gao Yuanji (27S06M) and Tan Yun Jun (27S03M)

All photographs courtesy of Xu Fengxuan (27S03M) from Raffles Art and Photographic Society

On the evening of 28 May 2026, the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) was bathed in a warm, contemplative glow for the Chinese Literary, Drama and Debate Society’s (CLDCS) annual production, this year titled Cui Gu Hui Xiang: Seek (翠谷回响: 寻). Confronting themes of memory, emotional entrapment, and bittersweet reconciliation, this year’s presentation featured a fully original dual-format lineup of eight songs and a play. For a comparatively small CCA whose student members play overlapping roles as writers, performers, and technical crew behind the scenes, the showcase stood as a quiet testament to a year of persistence and artistic experimentation.

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