Teochew Music: Stories Unveiled
Previous Next Teochew Music: Stories Unveiled Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre auditorium, Dec 2023 Set Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Nam Hwa Music Ensemble The set design brief called for a very minimalist and cost-efficient design, and the resultant stage visual consist of simply the Chinese characters of the concert title in […]
Legend of the White Snake
Previous Next Legend of the White Snake Drama Centre Theatre, Nov 2023 Playwright: Chen BaoliangDirector: Cai BixiaSet Designer: Liu ZhangliangLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Traditional Arts Centre (Singapore) Legend of the White Snake is an abridged and version of classic Chinese opera Madam White Snake, retaining only the essential scenes of the original […]
Singapore Youth Opera Showcase 2023
Previous Next Singapore Youth Opera Showcase 2023 Drama Centre Theatre, Aug 2023 Set Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Traditional Arts Centre (Singapore) Singapore Youth Opera Showcase is an annual production produced by Traditional Arts Centre (Singapore) for young Chinese opera performers to showcase their artistry. As this is an informal showcase platform, […]
Influencer
Previous Next Influencer Singapore China Cultural Centre, Apr 2023 Playwright: Lu Rong, Cao Yue, Yang Jingguan, Liang DehuiAdaptation: David TangDirector: David TangSet Designer: David TangLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Co-produced by Goh Van Pte Ltd. and 20 SIX Productions Influencer is an re-adaptation of a Chinese play by the same name, telling the story of […]
When the Narcissus begins to Bloom
Play Previous Next Production photos courtesy of Traditional Arts Centre (Singapore) When the Narcissus begins to Bloom Drama Centre Theatre, Mar 2023 Playwright: Geeles TeoDirector: Cai BixiaSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Traditional Arts Centre (Singapore) When the Narcissus begins to Bloom is an original Hokkien opera play telling the story […]
The White Rabbit
Previous Next The White Rabbit Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre auditorium, March 2023 Artistic Instructor: Li YanfangSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Nam Hwa Opera This production of The White Rabbit was an abridged version of the original classic Teochew opera of the same name, using only 2 of the most important scenes to tell the […]
Graduation Performance by Singapore Masterclass on Traditional Opera
Previous Next Graduation Performance by Singapore Masterclass on Traditional Opera (2022) Stamford Arts Centre Black Box, Dec. 2022 Director: Cai BixiaSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Traditional Arts Centre {Singapore) This is a performance showcase for the graduating cohort of the Singapore Masterclass on Traditional Opera for 2022. As a concert […]
Lin Da Qin
Play Previous Next Lin Da Qin Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre auditorium, Oct 2022 Playwright: Huang JianfengDirector: Guan YangSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron YapProjection Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Nam Hwa Opera Lin Da Qin pieces together stories and legends of famous Teochew figure Lin Daqin, retelling the life story of this child prodigy turned […]
I am your Father (2022)
Previous Next I am your Father (2022) Gateway Theatre, Sep 2022 Playwright: David Tang Director: David Tang Set Designer: Miles Lu Lighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by Singapore Focus Theatre I am your Father is an intimate and poetic Chinese play that talks about the relationship the female lead has with her father. Debuted […]
Into the Abyss
Previous Next Into the Abyss *SCAPE The Ground Theatre, Sep. 2022 Choreographers: Ng Jing Wen, Kow Xiao Jun, Ryssa Binti Rozalie Lighting Designer: Aaron Yap Produced by SCAPE Into the Abyss is a residency dance showcase by *SCAPE’s 2021 residents. Although staged in *SCAPE The Ground Theatre, the performance was brought down from […]