Esplanade - The Lost and The Ecliptic

SYNOPSIS

"One morning while lying on her bed, she found herself transformed into an orchid mantis. She stops at an orchid; pretends to be an orchid; nobody notices, nobody discriminates. Every time she stops for a rest, she remains safe, out of human sight."

Using the metaphor of a camouflaging insect, this performance takes you beyond the daily appearances of individuals in the city and into their private lives.

You hear your neighbour sing prayers to her deity. When you hear her, do you pray along? You see a man dance alone in his box. When he dances with a girl, are they less alone? Their gates keep them safe inside, safe and alone in their disguises and dreams.

With the clever use of visual imagery and lighting, hauntingly hypnotic music, edgy contemporary dance segments and a cast and crew of award-winning artists, this multi-disciplinary production explores insights into our urban souls. In our quest for advancement, has our society and citizens progressed or actually regressed?

Director & Lighting Design	Loh Kok Man
Performers	Amelia Tan Shanthini Venugopal Steve Goh
Space Design	Caecar Chong
Music Composer	Ng Chor Guan
Video Artist	Au Sow Yee
Text Collaborator	Tan Yan Tee

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ADVISORY

General Late Seating Advisory

You are strongly advised to be seated 15 minutes before the performance start time.
No admission will be allowed into the venue once the performance has commenced.
Exceptions may be made at Esplanade's discretion depending on the nature of the performance.

Tickets sold through SISTIC Website, Hotline and Outlets.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
For the enjoyment of all audience members, all events start promptly at the time printed on the ticket. Please be seated 15 minutes before the performance start-time. Entry for latecomers and re-admission will not be permitted until the first appropriate pause in the programme or intermission, if any.
Patrons are advised that with effect from 12 March 2004, an administrative fee of $5 per ticket is payable for all Replacement Tickets issued.

Please note the following conditions:
- Replacement Tickets can only be issued for performances with reserved seating
- No Replacement Ticket will be issued for general admission or 'free seating' performances.
- Replacement Tickets are issued subject to verification of patron's details against our transaction records.
- Esplanade reserves the right to not issue a Replacement Ticket if we are not able to verify the claim.