 |
 |
|
“In order to understand our world, to effect change, to respond to issues with compassion and integrity; our society must be able to see beyond the limitations and inevitable biases of our own perspectives. We need to imagine other possibilities. We need a larger vision. We need Art, because the vision to see other possibilities is the gift art gives to society. And live performance gives art a connecting energy parallel to none.” - Founding Artistic Director, Ivan Heng Our mission is to provide an open forum for the shared experience of theatre; celebrating our diversity, reflecting on the problems and possibilities of our times, and presenting productions that inspire, challenge and entertain. A commitment to the highest standards informs every aspect of W!LD RICE’s creative work which is first and foremost a celebration of Singapore theatrical talent. By producing and touring productions that are distinctively local in flavour and yet universal in vision and concerns, the company creates memorable experiences for audiences in Singapore and the World. The company’s exciting and varied programming for the main stage includes: •• New and original works. •• New productions of the Singapore repertoire. •• New interpretations of the World’s Classics. The company’s mission to build a theatre culture also extends to the wider community through the following divisions: •• CH!LL! PADI, our Education and Outreach division for schools and community audiences. •• FIRST STAGE!, a project which nurtures young talents from 4 - 12. •• young & W!LD which identifies and develops Singapore’s young theatre professionals. W!LD RICE is committed to touring its shows internationally to raise the profile of Singapore theatre, to create an international awareness of its unique productions, and to engage its artists and collaborators in creative dialogues with the international arts community. Its distinctively Singaporean productions have won great acclaim at major international arts festivals in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Russia. In August 2006, W!LD RICE presented the inaugural SINGAPORE THEATRE FESTIVAL, a biennial new writing festival committed to develop, present and promote Singapore Theatre. Renamed the OCBC SINGAPORE THEATRE FESTIVAL in 2008 and MAN SINGAPORE THEATRE FESTIVAL in 2011, this festival has to date produced 22 World Premieres of new Singapore writing, and has been hailed as “the main event in the world of the arts” (SPH The Straits Times, 2006), and the “Blockbuster Event of the Year” (TODAY, 2008). W!LD RICE is a Singapore Registered IPC (No. 000122) W!LD RICE BOARD & MANAGEMENT
|