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, […]

Just As I Am

Previous Next Just As I Am Esplanade Theatre Studio, Apr 2023   Choreographer: Melissa QuekSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Liu Yong Huay   Produced by The Esplanade Theatre Co Ltd Just Am I Am is an intimate dance piece targeted at young children, with the message of personal reflection and being yourself. Although the setting of […]

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 […]

A Night at the Opera: The Monkey King Subdues the White Bone Demon

Previous Next A Night at the Opera: The Monkey King Subdues the White Bone Demon Drama Theatre, School of the Arts, Singapore, June 2022   Project Director: Cao Ying Set Designer: Aaron Yap Lighting Designer: Aaron Yap   Produced by Re Huaxia Cultural Hub A Night at the Opera is an experimental fusion of Western […]

The Set-saving Hairpin

A Night at the Opera: The Monkey King Subdues the White Bone Demon opened yesterday, which meant my set and lighting design for this production is close to being finished. Speaking of the set design, most part of the plot took place on stage during a Chinese opera performance, so it is literally a play […]

My “Perfect” Match

Play Previous Next My “Perfect” Match Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre auditorium, March 2022   Director: Chen YuzhiSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Aaron Yap   Produced by Nam Hwa Opera My “Perfect” Bride is a traditional comical Teochew opera that is based on a popular folktale of how a materialistic woman forced her husband to divorce her so […]

Eat Duck

Previous Next Eat Duck Studio Theatre , School of the Arts, Singapore, August 2019   Director: Claire WongSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Liu Yong Huay   Produced by Checkpoint Thearte The plot of Eat Duck carries from the final moments of a grandmother on her deathbed all the way through to the 7th day of her […]

La Mariposa Borracha (The Drunken Butterfly)

Previous Next La Mariposa Borracha (The Drunken Butterfly) Gateway Theatre Black Box, Singapore, July 2019   Conception: Shanice StanislausDirector: Alvin ChiamSet Designer: Aaron YapLighting Designer: Liu Yong HuayCostume Designer: Aaron Yap   Produced by Creatives Inspirit La Mariposa Borracha is a theatrical production that deals with the theme of terminal illness, albeit in a relative […]

On the Shoulders of Giants

Previous Next Production photos courtesy of NUS Dance Synergy On the Shoulders of Giants UCC Hall, University Cultural Centre, June 2018   Choreographers: Yarra Ileto, Albert Tiong, Goh Shou YiSet Co-designers: Tommy Wong, Aaron YapLighting Co-designers: Tommy Wong, Aaron YapMedia Designer: Zhuo Zihao   Produced by NUS Dance Synergy On the Shoulders of Giants explores […]