This Is Your Body Without #Sleep.

So now, please make sure you go have enough sleep.

Alone or with someone.

LE NOIR- The Intimate Side of Cirque!

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE JAW-DROPPING
SPECTACLE of LE NOIR- The Intimate Side of Cirque

From a sold out season in Tokyo, a thrilling cirque style experience is now showing at Marina Bay Sands.

And i cant wait to watch it this week!!!!!

For the first time in Singapore, and direct from a sellout season in Tokyo comes LE NOIR, an extraordinary evening of intimate cirque style entertainment starring some of the most incredible acrobatic acts on earth and will open to a star studded affair in Singapore for the very first time tonight, 12 March 2013. Singapore is invited to enter the captivating world of LE NOIR – a custom-produced cirque show like no other.  Designed and built specifically for the MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands, audiences will be immersed in an extraordinary visual feast using metaphors of white, red and black to describe the diverse range of our personalities.

 

Carefully engineered with the deliberate intention of making the audience a part of the entertainment, the set designers from Kingsmen in Singapore, have been perfecting the blueprints for months now. With a carefully crafted stage set coupled with the talent of Creative Producer Simon Painter, LE NOIR explores emotions through colours as the cast transforms from beautiful and pure white, then explore the passion of red and culminating with the darkness of Le Noir.

 

Twenty of the very best cirque performers from all four corners of the globe, many of them formerly from Cirque du Soleil, are the centre piece of this production and will enthrall crowds in this spell-binding theatrical journey spanning the three key colour themes. LE NOIR accentuates the darker side of these colours using not only the acts on stage but of every audience member as well. The content is surreal, beautiful, seductive and at time hilariously risqué. The production is fast paced, extremely funny and above all entertaining.

Mr. Milan Rokic, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of BASE Entertainment Asia said, “Discovering Le Noir in Tokyo was like a gift. This beautiful show combines a visual spectacle via its unique set and lighting design, and performance dynamics via the amazing production. These artists blew my mind and I am sure they will do the same to our Singapore audiences.”

 

With months of planning, careful engineering and tireless attention to detail, The Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands will be fully transformed to seat audiences around a custom-built circular stage of about 2.5 meters in diameter giving a spectacular 360 degree view of the performance as it commences.  Audiences will be ‘enclosed’ within a canopy of curtains designed out of LED lights.  For the first time ever, seating at the Sands Theatre will be limited to a little over 1100 seats to create a unique and intimate experience.

 

Producer, Simon Painter said, “The original concept behind Le Noir was to take the very best of the best cirque performers in the world and rather than create a production in a huge auditorium or arena, produce an intimate style show where the audience is literally inches from the action on stage. Part of the concept is to make the audience experience the show rather than just watch it and a number of sophisticated special effects are employed through the production.”

 

Led by Creative Producer Simon Painter and Executive Producer Tim Lawson, the creative team behind LE NOIR has launched many large scale productions including Le Grand Cirque Adrenaline, which was to date the biggest and most ambitious thrill circus ever attempted in the Sydney Opera House. The show sold over 35,000 tickets in 10 days and opened to rave reviews.

 

With incredible displays of balance, contortion, stamina and aerial artistry, the skills exhibited by the cast of Le Noir is a show that you don’t want to miss. What is your darker side?  Tickets are priced from SGD$35 and are now on sale.

 

FOR TICKET BOOKINGS:

 

THROUGH INTERNET:

www.BASEentertainmentasia.com or www.MarinaBaySands.com/Ticketing

BY PHONE:                   +65 6688 8826

 

BOOK IN PERSON AT:

Marina Bay Sands Box Offices (Museum, Theaters, SkyPark, Retail Mall and Hotel Tower 1 and 3 Lobby). For more information please log onto – www.MarinaBaySands.com

For VIP, Hotel and Dining Packages visit www.showbizasia.com. Corporate and Group Bookings are available via Showbiz.  Email: corporate@showbizasia.com or call 6688 1029

 

More pictures coming up soon!

 

xoxo

What do we know? The State of America’s Visual IQ

What do we know? The State of America’s Visual IQ

Once upon a time, the role of the teacher in the classroom conjured up images and ideas of blackboards, rulers, chalk, and pencils. But now, technology is becoming more and more integrated into modern school systems—not just as an added bonus, but as a necessity to how students learn and how teachers teach. While at one point in time, adopting technology into the classroom may have been perceived as stressful and forced for teachers and students alike, as it stands now, students aren’t just excited about using technology, teachers are excited and highly capable of utilizing its presence in the classroom. From smartboards to class computers to e-readers and e-textbooks, each new technology presents new modes of both teaching and learning opportunities. Now, every day teachers with tech access are finding new ways to embrace technology and incorporate it into the classroom. As a result, teachers are more efficient than ever, and students are capable of learning faster and more efficiently. In fact, a majority of students say that technology has helped them to achieve their academic goals, while a majority of teachers say they would like to use even more technology in the classroom. The following infographic looks into the tech-teaching phenomenon, and why teachers love it so much.

Special thanks to: http://www.onlineclasses.org/2013/03/18/what-do-we-know/

I am in search of a Sweet Death…

N.E.mation! 7 videos are finally out! Time to Watch, Vote & stand to Win attractive prizes!

N.E.mation! 7 clips are now ready for you to view and vote!

After months and weeks of hard work missing out on their December holidays, the final animation clips are ready for your viewing pleasure!!!

Based on the theme, “Together We Overcome”, 10 teams of students worked through the December holidays to bring their stories to life! Simply visit www.nemation.sg on your PC or mobile devices and watch all 10 clips.

See, you can vote for your three favourite clips, and stand to win attractive prizes like the iPad (with Retina Display, WiFi + Cellular), Xbox 360 Kinect, iPad mini, Canon products, Universal Studios Singapore passes and more!

Remember, voting ends 7 February 2013.

But most of all, vote for my wonderful (award winning -hopefully!) teams!

Remember team All These Ships and SARScastic? Its a shame if you don’t! But if you seriously don’t know them, go on read my previous posts! I have all their juicy gossips about them!

Anyway, let me present to you their final animation clips. This animation clips are made up of creativity and super hardwork hand-made artwork that sometimes put professional artist at shame!

Team All These Ships:

Superheroes Amongst Us
by All These Ships, Methodists Girls’ School (Secondary)

This clip shows that through teamwork, Singaporeans can be just as powerful as superheroes. The words on the animation clip is written by the whole team! Super cool eh?

N.E.mation7- Team SARScastic reveals all! And they need your help! #NE7C06

And peeps, presenting my 2nd team in the top 10 finalist for the N.E.mation 7,

Team SARSCASTIC!

From left: Deanna, Shi En, Karen & Jia Min

These super super hyper-active funny girls never failed to make me laugh every time I meet them up.

Studying diligently from Mayflower Secondary, these bunch of creative girls are the most up-to-date with the latest pop-culture, and music. And yes, they are super competitive and always love to jabs sarcasm at me.

And Dee (the one in the red Griffindor pullover) is the most funniest one of all, and yes she loves to munch!

Ok, time for the insider’s details:

Starting with Deanna of course!

Dee:

• Hails from the Philippines! Ko musta!
• Have been in Singapore since the age of… well she cant remember…
• Is the most musical one in the group (she also composed the song for their project!
• Dee sang for me 2 of her original composed music (and i like it)
• Dee made me stuck with the melody of Taylor Swift “We are never ever getting back together” until now
• She love to munch, almost everything!
• And she loves to make funny faces at me!

And that’s Dee, on my guitar! I totally love this girl!!!

Next up, Karen.

• Karen is like so camera shy, but once she hear the shutter snaps, she is always in a big smile!
• A total Singaporean, Karen is super competitive
• She is the most artistic one in the group
• She is very good with creating things with her hands and she is super sharp to details
• She likes … many things, and she is very secretive about it. (which means more digging needed!)

Next up, Shi En!

• Shi En, is actually a very graceful girl
• Well, because she is the dancer in the group (she can apparently do a split!!!)
• She is the fierce one also, the leader of the pack
• She is also surprisingly a very quiet girl (you have no idea how much i tried to get more info out of this lady)
• But despite her quietness, she actually has a lot of “admirers” aka boys who likes her
• She is also super meticulous with her work, driving her team mates to move ahead in this competition

And the last one, Jia Min.

 

• Jia Min comes from Malaysia since she was very young
• She still has her “kampung” in Malacca (i had an aunt who lives there too)
• Unfortunately, she cannot understand Malay any more since Mandarin is her new mother tongue
• Jia Min is the most sane one in the group, also the no-nonsense kind of girl
• Super motivated and focused, she always pushes her team mate to stop goofing around and start working
• And among all the 4 girls, she has the most “boy admirers” in the group (yes, she is Miss Popular!)

 

And there you go, the #talentedgirls #notsoMEANgirls of SARScastic.

Their group name  SARScastic is a self-explanatory and you could have guess what they are working on…

In any case, #SARScastic needs you help! They need your likes on Facebook. And how can you do that?

 

Just go to https://www.facebook.com/nemation and go to “SARScastic” and like them! Or just click HERE to like them!

The more likes they have, the higher their chances of winning!

So, please help me rally votes for these girls, and i promise to dig out their juicy scoops about them for you, and also their progress on their animation.

If you want to see more pictures, you gotta like me on Facebook,https://www.facebook.com/MforMusxzart  and you can see more funny behind the scene shots of them. Also, don’t forget to follow on me twitter so follow on their progress. My twitter handle is @musxzart.

Till then, please go like them. Now, i gotta scoop some more juicy bits and see how their progress is for their project.

 

xoxo

The award winning Jersey Boys, The Musical – is a Must watch for everyone!

IT’S JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

SMASH HIT MUSICAL, JERSEY BOYS MAKES ITS SINGAPORE DEBUT AT MARINA BAY SANDS!

Wait no more, Singapore. The runaway worldwide smash hit musical, JERSEY BOYS currently playing in major cities worldwide including New York, Las Vegas, London, Auckland, Brisbane and across USA, makes its Singapore premiere at the Sands Theater, Mastercard Theaters at Marina Bay Sands for a 14-week season.

This multi-award winning musical tells the true real-life story of how four poverty-line kids from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records globally – all before they were thirty!

 

The Four Seasons? Frankie Valli? These names may not be instantly recognisable but for generations since the early ‘60’s to modern day the unique sounds of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons are often echoed with responses such as “I know that number!” when familiarity and recognition of the band’s hit songs such as Sherry, Walk like a Man, Rag Doll, Oh What a Night and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, kicks in. These and numerous other Four Seasons songs have been covered by many of today’s pop artists, proving the diverse appeal and appreciation of this music as it lives on through the generations.

Milan Rokic, Managing Director of BASE Entertainment Asia said, “Singapore will be the first Asian city to experience this powerful piece of International theater with extraordinary music and a real life story line. We are extremely excited to be involved in producing this Broadway version of JERSEY BOYS for Asia. It runs at breath-taking pace and audiences will be left wanting to come back for more. This is an evening of exceptional entertainment.”

JERSEY BOYS opened to critical and popular acclaim on Broadway on 6 November 2005 only to break this theatre’s box office record 30 times! The production has since been seen by over 13 million people across the globe. Critics the world over are saying: “Too good to be true!” raves New York Post, “The Crowd Goes Wild” explains the New York Times, “Best Broadway Musical in Years” says BBC Radio2, “Mesmerising – a Seismic Sensation” from the Los Angeles Times, “the wait has definitely been worthwhile … Jersey Boys promises a good night and it delivers … you will regret missing out!” urges Courier Mail, Brisbane.

Mr. George Tanasijevich, President & Chief Executive Officer of Marina Bay Sands said, “We are delighted that Jersey Boys, one of the most exciting musicals of all time, will make its debut at Marina Bay Sands. Jersey Boys complements the many other successful Broadway style shows we have brought to Singapore as part of our ongoing commitment to making Marina Bay Sands Asia’s best destination for business, leisure and entertainment.”

Jersey Boys is also the first show to premiere at the newly renamed MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands, which has just been included within the Mastercard Priceless Cities program, further elevating Singapore and the integrated resort in the world of entertainment. Under the program, the Mastercard Theatres will provide cardholders exclusive experiences and privileged access to the best shows and Broadway productions showcased at Marina Bay Sands.

JERSEY BOYS is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe and is directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo with music direction, vocal arrangements and incidental music by Ron Melrose. The production design team is Klara Zieglerova, Scenic Designer; Jess Goldstein, Costume Designer; Howell Binkley, Lighting Designer and Michael Clark, Projection Designer.

The remarkable aspect about this company is they begin rehearsing in Johannesburg and then finalise on-stage preparations in Singapore where the show first opens internationally at Marina Bay Sands today for a 14 week season before returning to South Africa to premier in April 2013, followed by a season in Cape Town and future Asian territories.

 

JERSEY BOYS is presented by Dodger Theatricals, Base Entertainment, Showtime Management, Joseph J. Grano Tamara and Kevin Kinsella Pelican Group in association with Latitude Link Rick Steiner.

Don’t miss the international phenomenon that’s Jersey Boys. Experience electrifying performances of the golden greats that took these guys all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! It’s the hottest ticket in town for 2012 so hurry and book now!

 

For further information visit http://www.jerseyboys.com.sg

FOR TICKET BOOKINGS:

 

THROUGH INTERNET:

www.BASEentertainmentasia.comor www.MarinaBaySands.com/Ticketing

BY PHONE:                   +65 6688 8826

BOOK IN PERSON AT:

Marina Bay Sands Box Offices (Museum, Theaters, SkyPark, Retail Mall and Hotel Tower 1 and 3 Lobby). For more information please log onto – www.MarinaBaySands.com

For VIP, Hotel and Dining Packages visit www.showbizasia.com. Corporate and Group Bookings are available via Showbiz.  Email: corporate@showbizasia.com or call 6688 1029

See you at the theatres!

xoxo