Performance Ticket Prices
Standard: $42
Child (age 5 to 12): $35
Senior Citizen (age above 55 years old): $35
Local/Overseas Students: $35
National Servicemen NSF (Full time): $35
Workshop Ticket Prices
Standard: $35
Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. Booking Fee is as follows:
$6 booking fee per ticket for tickets above $50
$3 booking fee per ticket for tickets between $20.01 and $50
$1 booking fee per ticket for tickets priced up to $20
Dance Show Sessions:
11th December 2025 (7:30 PM)
12th December 2025 (7:30 PM)
13th December 2025 (7:30 PM)
Workshop Sessions:
13th December 2025 (10 AM to 12 PM)
13th December 2025 (2 PM to 4 PM)
Twelve White Chrysanthemums is a contemporary dance triple bill that brings together three distinct artistic voices from Belgium, Taiwan, and Singapore to explore the complex and multifaceted ways in which different cultures process grief and navigate the emotional aftermath of departures.
Through the universal lens of loss, each of the three works delves into themes of mourning, remembrance, and healing, inviting the audience to reflect on the often unspoken experiences of grief in the context of varied cultural practices and beliefs.
The title of the work symbolises purity, respect, and remembrance, echoing the significance of the chrysanthemum flower in many East Asian cultures, where it is traditionally associated with funerary rites and the honouring of ancestors. In this interdisciplinary presentation, dance becomes the medium through which personal and collective sorrow is expressed, shared, and understood, making space for introspection and emotional catharsis.
Three short works, from 3 different countries and cultures, create a dynamic and emotionally resonant experience that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries, offering a space for reflection on the impact of loss and the healing potential of artistic expression. By presenting these works within a singular framework, 12 White Chrysanthemums fosters cross-cultural dialogue and deepens the understanding of grief as a powerful, yet ultimately transformative force.
This triple bill aims to spark conversation, inspire empathy, and invite audiences to consider the personal and cultural narratives that shape our collective experiences of grief. Through contemporary dance, Twelve White Chrysanthemums honours the universal nature of sorrow while celebrating the resilience and strength that emerge in the face of life’s most difficult moments.
GUEST WORKSHOPS
1. Workshop by Fabio Cavaleri, Compagnie Irene K. (Belgium)
The workshop focuses on contemporary dance and floorwork. Fabio’s approach explores the use of body weight, awareness of the center, the mechanics of falling, spiral pathways, momentum, and the management of physical risk through suspension, rebound, and floor transitions. The work combines strengthening, alignment, and muscular release in order to deeply activate the center. Grounding, mobility, openness, and the connection between the spine, torso, and limbs are constantly engaged in a dynamic dance practice. Fabio merges virtuosity, technical precision, and movement fluidity to develop a rich, organic, and textured vocabulary, where silence, intensity, unpredictability, and inner musicality coexist.
Each session offers exploration sometimes through guided improvisations and choreographic material inviting dancers to navigate between structure and freedom, control and surrender.
Compagnie Irene K. is a contemporary dance company founded in 1978 in Eupen (Belgium) by its art director Irene Kalbusch. Choreographies don’t want to be narrative. The spaces open in all directions, always creating new constellations. The human being - his desires, his fears, his visions - underlies this work. From the very beginning, Irène Kalbusch has been working with professional dancers of many different nationalities. The Company has adopted an own style that can be attributed to contemporary dance theatre close to the “Tanztheater”. More than performances on stage - including for children, the Company offers performances in urban/ alternative landscapes and interesting architectures. Compagnie Irene K. regularly develops educational, creative and interdisciplinary projects.
2. Workshop by Chi-Cheng Chan, Hsu Chen Wei Dance Company (Taiwan)
The class begins by exploring the pull and balance between the joints, guiding participants to sense tension and release from within. Students will learn how different parts of the body interact to create both flow and stability. Through progressive movement exercises, the class explores where strength comes from and how to direct it, so that movement grows not only from muscle effort but from the body’s overall coordination and responsiveness. The practice encourages finding balance between motion and stillness, softness and strength, allowing the body to move with greater awareness, depth, and control.
Hsu Chen Wei Dance Company, led by choreographer Chen-Wei Hsu, places the body at the center of its artistic exploration, delving into the intersection of life and death. Through dance, the company portrays the weight of existence and the subtle nuances of human emotion. Blending contemporary movement vocabulary with theatrical storytelling, each work offers a uniquely poetic perspective, guiding audiences into profound physical experiences and philosophical contemplation.
*Level: For participants with at least two years of experience in contemporary dance.
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