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A salesman is got to dream: Death of a Salesman by Raffles Players
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A)

All photographs provided by RIAC

“He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine… A salesman is got to dream, boy.”

Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller

This line came from Charley, played by Lu Xueqi (26S06I) in Raffles Players’ annual college production— Death of a Salesman. This quote encapsulated not just the hopes and aspirations of characters in the play by Arthur Miller, but also the team behind the show and their supporters. Students who took Literature in RI Y4 may recall this play as the set text we pored through relentlessly for our Final Examinations, and indeed amongst the audience were many excited Death of a Salesman students (even current Y4s!), eager to watch the play in action.

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Raffles Street Dance Showcase 2025: Animi Motus
Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Sonia Chang (26A01A) and Tara Sim (26A01C)

Photos courtesy of RIAC.

In Raffles Street Dance’s “Animi Motus”—Latin for “motion of the soul”—the dancers took us on a journey through the landscape of the human psyche. From the elation of euphoria to the crushing weight of melancholy, RSD’s showcase wasn’t just a performance. It was a lived experience—reminding us of how every raw emotion is exactly what makes us human and whole, leaving you feeling like you had lived every heartbeat with each dancer. 

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Ten Years In Waiting, Heroes In The Making: Rugby NSG 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Cherie Khoo (26S03B) and Tara Sim (26A01C)

Tensions ran high on the field and in the stands—the odds were against Raffles Institution’s (RI) Rugby team. The high-stakes match was the team’s tenth consecutive final against Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACSI), the defending champions. ACSI was looking to reclaim their title for the tenth year in a row but for RI, the “underdogs”, it would mean the world to achieve the elusive championship title.

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A Guide to Becoming Champions: Cricket Finals 2025
Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Lerraine Neo (26A01A) and Michelle Lee (26S07A)

All pictures by Sophia Loh (26S02B) unless stated otherwise. 

Victory. A dream that unites all athletes, a goal that spurs them to train harder, play better. For 8 long years, the final trophy has eluded RI’s cricket team. But this year, they’ve brought home the gold. This is how they did it.

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Against All Odds: Basketball Girls’ NSG 2025
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Tan Yan Qi (26S06M) and Tara Teo (26A01D)

All photographs provided by Sriram Tharaneetharan (25S06Q), Fang Rui Shan (26S06R) and Chew Rui-Yan (26S03N) from RIAC unless otherwise stated.

Sport is fair game. Luck isn’t. We all know that. Even so, athletes give all they have to training. They sacrifice time, slog under the hot sun, and sculpt their bodies into tools for victory, all for the hope of receiving back what they put into a sport. But despite all their efforts, it’s often that all they can do is flip the coin and see where it lands.  

This was no different for the Girls’ basketball team.

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