Tuesday 30 August 2011
Swan Lake on Ice takes flight at MBS
Swan Lake on Ice takes flight at MBS Grand Theatre
Swan Lake on Ice returns to Singapore after four years and this time, the ice dance will be performed at the Marina Bay Sands Grand Theatre from Tuesday, where a special rink is constructed.
Swan Lake takes flight on the frozen stage from August 30 to September 2.
Graceful, elegant and almost beautifully tragic, Swan Lake is a well-loved fairy tale accompanied by a magnificent score by 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
But before the show can be performed on ice, the stage needs a complete "freeze-over".
Paul Mansfield, the Production Manager of "Swan Lake on Ice", said: "We brought everything with us here from the UK, and we installed a full ice rink...We start by putting down five tonnes of crushed ice, which has been supplied locally.
"Then we have a person stay here overnight, all night, and every 15 minutes, they'll spray the ice rink again so that each time, it slowly builds up a layer of ice, getting thicker and thicker, until it's about 20cm thick. And then after that, it just needs to be maintained."
Normally it takes three days to build a rink but here, the crew only has about 14 hours to do so in the lead up to the show. And when that is done, the 26 skaters are ready to wow the audience.
Mansfield said: "Many of the elements that they are performing would normally be done on a normal ice rink that's 60m by 60m. This one behind me is only 14m wide. So you'll see some incredible feats - they can get up to speeds of 30 miles an hour as they're going around the ice."
Mansfield said compared with its first run in Singapore, this version will feature new moves, new scenes and most of all, a surprise at the end.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Swan Lake on Ice returns to Singapore after four years and this time, the ice dance will be performed at the Marina Bay Sands Grand Theatre from Tuesday, where a special rink is constructed.
Swan Lake takes flight on the frozen stage from August 30 to September 2.
Graceful, elegant and almost beautifully tragic, Swan Lake is a well-loved fairy tale accompanied by a magnificent score by 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
But before the show can be performed on ice, the stage needs a complete "freeze-over".
Paul Mansfield, the Production Manager of "Swan Lake on Ice", said: "We brought everything with us here from the UK, and we installed a full ice rink...We start by putting down five tonnes of crushed ice, which has been supplied locally.
"Then we have a person stay here overnight, all night, and every 15 minutes, they'll spray the ice rink again so that each time, it slowly builds up a layer of ice, getting thicker and thicker, until it's about 20cm thick. And then after that, it just needs to be maintained."
Normally it takes three days to build a rink but here, the crew only has about 14 hours to do so in the lead up to the show. And when that is done, the 26 skaters are ready to wow the audience.
Mansfield said: "Many of the elements that they are performing would normally be done on a normal ice rink that's 60m by 60m. This one behind me is only 14m wide. So you'll see some incredible feats - they can get up to speeds of 30 miles an hour as they're going around the ice."
Mansfield said compared with its first run in Singapore, this version will feature new moves, new scenes and most of all, a surprise at the end.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Sunday 28 August 2011
Istana to open on Tuesday
Istana to open on Tuesday
The Istana grounds will be open to the public from 8.30am to 6pm on Tuesday to celebrate Hari Raya Puasa.
The bands from Zhonghua Secondary School and Poi Ching School will be performing at the Open House.
There will also be a Malay dance performance by the People's Association, as well as an exhibit of Falabella miniature horses by the Singapore Zoo.
Visitors can also get their face painted by makeup artists from Cosmoprof Academy.
Admission to the Istana grounds is free for Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents.
Other visitors will have to pay an entrance fee of S$1 per person.
For an entrance fee of $2, visitors can tour selected function rooms in the Istana building and view the gifts presented to the president and the prime minister by foreign dignitaries.
Istana souvenirs will be sold during the open house.
Proceeds from the sale and entrance fees will be donated to the Community Chest.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The Istana grounds will be open to the public from 8.30am to 6pm on Tuesday to celebrate Hari Raya Puasa.
The bands from Zhonghua Secondary School and Poi Ching School will be performing at the Open House.
There will also be a Malay dance performance by the People's Association, as well as an exhibit of Falabella miniature horses by the Singapore Zoo.
Visitors can also get their face painted by makeup artists from Cosmoprof Academy.
Admission to the Istana grounds is free for Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents.
Other visitors will have to pay an entrance fee of S$1 per person.
For an entrance fee of $2, visitors can tour selected function rooms in the Istana building and view the gifts presented to the president and the prime minister by foreign dignitaries.
Istana souvenirs will be sold during the open house.
Proceeds from the sale and entrance fees will be donated to the Community Chest.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Friday 5 August 2011
Heavy rain warning
Heavy rain warning
Heavy thundery showers with gusty winds are expected over many areas of Singapore between 9.10am and 10.10am Thursday.
National water agency, PUB, said flash floods may occur in low-lying areas.
PUB said it has an ongoing drainage improvement programme in flood-prone areas.
It has also enhanced its flood-monitoring system by increasing the number of water level sensors in key canals and drains from 32 to 90 in end-2010.
This will be further increased to 150 by end-2011.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Heavy thundery showers with gusty winds are expected over many areas of Singapore between 9.10am and 10.10am Thursday.
National water agency, PUB, said flash floods may occur in low-lying areas.
PUB said it has an ongoing drainage improvement programme in flood-prone areas.
It has also enhanced its flood-monitoring system by increasing the number of water level sensors in key canals and drains from 32 to 90 in end-2010.
This will be further increased to 150 by end-2011.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Tuesday 2 August 2011
9.2m visitors to Sentosa in first half of 2011
9.2m visitors to Sentosa in first half of 2011
The number of people visiting Sentosa rose to some 9.2 million in the first half of this year.
Sentosa Leisure Group said that represented an 18 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
CEO of Sentosa Development Corporation, Mike Barclay, said this puts the island on track to register 20 million visitors for the whole year.
Outside of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), locals made up 49 per cent of visitors to the island, while four-in-10 leisure and business tourists who visited Singapore also visited Sentosa.
Asian countries - in particular Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia - remain big growth markets for Sentosa.
The Sentosa Leisure Group said more options will be added to the island's range of leisure and lifestyle offerings in the coming months to position the island as a compelling leisure and lifestyle destination.
As part of its masterplan to enhance offerings along the beach, a series of developments have been planned for Palawan Beach.
The Palawan Walk will feature an 800-metre landscaped walkway that connects restaurants and the food court along the Beach Station and Palawan Beach, and is scheduled to open in 2012.
The centerpiece of the Palawan Walk is a water-play area built around a replica of a giant pirate ship, which also houses a kids club and a family restaurant.
A Family Entertainment Centre will also be built on Palawan Beach to offer more family-themed activities in the area.
Meanwhile, plans for Sentosa's intra-island cableway, which will enhance connectivity between the different clusters of attractions on the island, are on track for completion in 2014.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The number of people visiting Sentosa rose to some 9.2 million in the first half of this year.
Sentosa Leisure Group said that represented an 18 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.
CEO of Sentosa Development Corporation, Mike Barclay, said this puts the island on track to register 20 million visitors for the whole year.
Outside of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), locals made up 49 per cent of visitors to the island, while four-in-10 leisure and business tourists who visited Singapore also visited Sentosa.
Asian countries - in particular Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia - remain big growth markets for Sentosa.
The Sentosa Leisure Group said more options will be added to the island's range of leisure and lifestyle offerings in the coming months to position the island as a compelling leisure and lifestyle destination.
As part of its masterplan to enhance offerings along the beach, a series of developments have been planned for Palawan Beach.
The Palawan Walk will feature an 800-metre landscaped walkway that connects restaurants and the food court along the Beach Station and Palawan Beach, and is scheduled to open in 2012.
The centerpiece of the Palawan Walk is a water-play area built around a replica of a giant pirate ship, which also houses a kids club and a family restaurant.
A Family Entertainment Centre will also be built on Palawan Beach to offer more family-themed activities in the area.
Meanwhile, plans for Sentosa's intra-island cableway, which will enhance connectivity between the different clusters of attractions on the island, are on track for completion in 2014.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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