Curtain Call: A Final Bow for the Traditional Arts

Authors
Khew Carolyn Jin-Ny, Chen Shanshan & Valerie Koh Swee Fang

Supervisor
Ms Hedwig Alfred

Year
2013

Abstract

Curtain Call explores the challenges that today’s traditional artists face on a daily
basis, from making a living to finding a successor to hand over the ropes to. In recent
decades, the traditional arts scene in Singapore has been trailing behind the more
well-received contemporary arts industry. But with a $23 million kitty and a five-year
Traditional Arts Plan proposed by the National Arts Council, the languishing state of
the industry looks set to change. In the face of these challenges, many have taken to
modernising their art forms, to the dismay of traditional arts purists. From Peranakan
raps to Heng Hwa string puppetry, Curtain Call takes a closer look at Singapore’s
traditional arts.

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