by Melissa Choi (16S06B)
ERRATA (Updated 3 May): Dancefeste was not discontinued due to budget cuts, as previously implied. Rather, it will now take place once every two years, due to a multitude of constraints. These corrections have been reflected in the caption of the Dramafeste photo below. We apologize for the error.
The writer is a member of the 35th Students’ Council and co-organizer of the recent Principals’ Dialogue. The views expressed in this article are her own.
By Catherine Zou (17A01B) and Sabariesh Ilankathir (17A13A)
The Goodman stage lights open to the image of a life concluded: a man, crushed under the weight of a collapsed car; spinning lights; horrified onlookers. Yet, Raffles Players’ Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) play “The Coffin Is Still Too Big For the Hole” (written by Lucas Ho and Cheryl Lee) unravels a life from its tail end. It starts with a conclusion: the coffin is still too big – but rather than being literally, physically too big for the hole (as in Kuo Pau Kun’s beloved 1984 play), it is, figuratively, too big for a life that has been confined and diminished by boundaries and restrictions.
Continue reading “The Play Was Not (at all) Too Bad: Raffles Players SYF 2016”
By Kaushik Rangaraj (17S06P) and Sabariesh Ilankathir (17A13A)
Photos by Lau Yunxi (17S03E) and Liu Yanru (17S05A)
Additional reporting by Lee Yun Ning (17A01E)
“It was a night of great fun and infectious music that really made it a perfect way to end off a week – not just for the audience, but also the performers,” said Yujun (17S03A), in an apt summation of the entire Uprising gig.
On 22 April, The Theatre Studies Room was bursting with energy from 6–8pm, with Raffles Rock experiencing an unforgettable time that they promised to share with us. Of course, Uprising was intended more as a snippet of Raffles Rock’s real full-length performance on 27th May, “Rock Out”. Nonetheless, Uprising was a night of earnest, energetic rock music that had the entire audience on their feet raving and cheering for their favourite bands.
Continue reading “Against the Current: Raffles Rock Uprising 2016”
By Deborah Lee (17A01D), Carman Chew (17A01D) and Lee Yun Ning (17A01E)
Photos courtesy of Adriel Tan (17S06C)
Tears were shed, hugs were exchanged and vigorous calculations were being made in the nerve-wracking thirty-minute wait for the release of the bowling ‘A division championship results. Over the past week, RI had fought hard, with the girls maintaining just a 6 points difference between their closest competitors, ACJC, and the boys coming in close for third place. The alley, flooded full with avid school supporters and even more avid parents, held their breaths with the bowlers, each wondering: was the performance on the last day good enough?
Continue reading “Spare No Mercy: National Bowling Championship 2016”
By Clarence Lee (17S06D), Ivin Lee (17S06F), Chen Beijia (17S06F), Yong Duan Kai (16S06P), Lim Tian Yi (16S06S)
Recently, Club Automatica participated in RoboCup Singapore Open 2016 – one of the two major competitions our club takes part in annually – between 31 March and 2 April.
Continue reading “Not-So-Artificial Intelligence: RoboCup Singapore Open 2016”
