Ascent to the Bamboo Forest – A Dance Travelogue
Ascent to the Bamboo Forest — A Dance Travelogue serves as a rare window into a hidden geography of Asia: the mystical highlands of Northern Vietnam. Following a 2025 performance-lecture, ARTS FISSION dancers Aisha Lozano, Marveen Lozano, Andine Elaina, and Ignatius Sim have since distilled their initial movement vocabulary into a triptych under the guidance of Angela Liong. The work is a deeply personal contemplation of the reverence for the land, the sincerity of communal rituals, and the Traditional Ecological Knowledge gleaned from their time among the mountain villagers. In a departure from traditional scoring, composer Chua Jon-Lin facilitates a kinetic soundscape where the dancers are also musicians. Utilizing bamboo culms, leaves, and organic materials, the dancers generate a live, rhythmic score that breathes with the movement. Step into this transformed clearing and witness a quiet beauty—a way of life and an ancestral wisdom standing on the brink of imminent loss.
- Dance
Showtimes
5 June 2026 — 3:00pm, 8:00pm
6 June 2026 — 3:00pm, 8:00pm
Detail Harga
Early Bird: $20 (20% off till 24 Apr 2026)
Standard: $25
Group Purchases, min. 10 tickets: $17
Parent-Child Bundle (x1 Adult and x1 Child between 7 to 21 years old): $35
Concession
- Child (7 - 12 years old): $15
- Local / Overseas Students: $20
- Senior Citizen (Above 55 years old): $20
- National Servicemen NSF (Full Time): $20
*Concession tickets are subjected to checks at the point of entry. Please bring verification documents along if you're holding a concession ticket.
School Booking Discounts & Perks
- Standard student ticket: $20
- School Group Booking, for 10 students or more: $17
- x1 Complimentary teacher ticket for every 10 student tickets purchased
- Complimentary pre-show learning experience for all school bookings on 5 June 2026, 3:00pm session
Educator's Kit containing Learning Objectives, RAMS Assessment, and Detailed Logistics is available from [email protected].
Ticket Pricing excludes Booking Fee. Booking Fee is as follows:
$3 booking fee per ticket for tickets between $20.01 and $40
$1 booking fee per ticket for tickets priced up to $20
Catatan penting
5 June 2026, 3:00pm show
There will be a pre-show sharing for schools from 2:15pm to 2:45pm. Public seating will begin at 2:45pm.
Pre-show Learning Experience: Research and Creation Sharing
Only available for 5 June 2026, 3:00pm session; applicable to school bookings only
This session enhances the educational value of the performance by making explicit connections between research, artistic creation, and curriculum learning. Led by the professional dancers, the sharing draws from their 2024 expedition to the bamboo forests of North Vietnam, and is structured around three core pillars: Cultural & Environmental Literacy, The Creative Process, and Regenerative Thinking.
For more information, please contact [email protected] or 6238 6469.
Post-show programme: The Art of Seeing
Only available on 6 June 2026, 3:00pm session; open to all ticket holders of the session
An experiential session exploring how everyday experiences or natural phenomena — such as swaying bamboo — can contain inspiration for dance and creative expression. Participants will be able to participate in creative movements as a group. This activity is suitable for all audiences, featuring gentle and seated creative movements.
Syarat dan Ketentuan
Terms of Ticket Sales
- Once sold, tickets are strictly non-refundable or exchangeable unless the Singapore government mandates the closure of events in Singapore. All information given is correct at the time of publishing, but is subject to change without prior notice. The Promoter reserves all rights to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice, and, in the event of any dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final.
Conditions of Entry
- Admission is subject to valid tickets produced at the entrance.
- Each ticket admits one person.
- Strictly no re-entry once a ticket has been admitted.
- Children aged below 5 years old will not be admitted.
General
- Attendees must follow all venue rules and safety guidelines, including any health protocols in place on the event day.
- Mobile phones must be switched off or switched to silent mode in the event venue.
- Patrons are required to follow all house rules and regulations set out by the venue. The House Rules are displayed within the venue premises.
- No food and drinks are allowed in the event venue.
Wheelchair-Accessible Seating
- For patrons who require wheelchair-accessible seats, please contact [email protected].
Photography / Videography Recording Rules
- Photography and videography are only allowed during pre-show, post-show, and curtain call.
All information is correct at time of publishing but may be subject to change without prior notice.
The Promoter reserves the right to amend the above without prior notice. In the event of any dispute, the Promoter’s decision is final.
About
As the longest-established professional contemporary dance company, ARTS FISSION not only excels in thoughtful and innovative dance creations, but the company also offers unique arts outreach programs that engage and enrich people’s daily living experience. ARTS FISSION reaches out to a diverse audience base from early childhood to the elderly in the communities.
ARTS FISSION has presented large-scale intergenerational performances at the Esplanade Concert Hall and Theatre since 2013 that involved the inclusive casts of children and senior performers together with professional dancers and musicians from the symphony orchestra.
ARTS FISSION is a registered charity organisation with IPC status for the period from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2025. (Co. Reg. No.: 199403833N, Charity Reg. No. 01353). The company’s IPC status is currently in the final stages of administrative review with the Commissioner of Charities.
ARTS FISSION is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.