Vlog #10 – Ask Nat
January 26, 2012
A few days ago on Twitter I said I'd be doing another cover for my YouTube Channel after Chinese New Year. So while I'm working on that, do take a look at the previous Vlog if you haven't.
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January 25, 2012
Chair
I remember when we were little, my brother and I used to fight over who could sit on this swivel chair at Kai Por's place.
That chair is still around today.
Acting 101
January 19, 2012
What is Acting? How do you be an Actor? These are questions commonly-asked by people trying to make sense of the Mysteries of Film, TV and Theatre.
Sir Ian McKellen, one of the greatest Actors, tells it like it is:
Sir Ian McKellen, one of the greatest Actors, tells it like it is:
World Hug Day
January 11, 2012
Have you ever felt like you just needed a hug? Some days, it gets so overwhelming - you had a bad day at work, fighting battles at work meetings, the kids are screaming when you come home, you dropped your phone on the bus, etc. Wouldn't it be nice to be hugged or have someone to hug?
Vue Privée presents World Hug Day - a public performance initiated by world-renowned Chinese artists, the Gao Brothers, in an attempt to bring strangers closer together in a country and culture where hugging is far from being best practice. It started in China in 2000, in the Shandong province, in various public locations all across the country, which later spread to other parts of the world including China, USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan and now Singapore.
The idea of "World Hug Day" public performances is to gather a big group of people together, strangers to each other, and to choose one person at random to hug for a total of 15 minutes. The group then all joins together to form a giant hugging cluster for an additional 5 minutes.
Now, lest you think this is merely some Hippie World Peace movement, I assure you it's not.
The birth of this symbolic performance piece started back in 1999 when the Gao brothers were invited to participate in a performance festival in Beijing and the theme was that they had to use animals. Back in the late 90s, there was no Chinese contemporary art market, hence there was absolutely no commercial aspect to it. They used bodies as a way to express themselves - which was a most raw and genuine form of expression.
As there was a lot of pain and disillusionment from Tiananmen and the government policies that followed, most performance art at that time was violent and filled with hate. It reflected the times and the disgust the artists had with new China. The artist before them slaughtered a lamb, so the Gao brothers filled water guns with the blood and shot themselves with it, and used the blood to write on the other brother's body and head. At the end, all covered in blood, they embraced. That was the first time the brothers had ever hugged each other, and it was the beginnings of the performance known as "Embrace".
The purpose of the performance was to convey the powerful message that violence cannot be washed away - it stains your mind and your heart. Embracing was the only way to combat the violence and hatred in the world.
If you would like to be part of this meaningful movement, come join us at World Hug Day this Saturday, with Charmaine Harn and myself as your hosts.
World Hug Day
Date: 14th January 2012
Venue: Event Plaza at Marina Bay Sands (in front of The Shoppes)
Time: Registration at 9:00am sharp
All Huggers will be eligible for a 20% discount off their Art Stage tickets.
To RSVP to this event, visit http://facebook.com/vueprivee/events
P.S. Feel free to bring your friends to hug!
Vue Privée presents World Hug Day - a public performance initiated by world-renowned Chinese artists, the Gao Brothers, in an attempt to bring strangers closer together in a country and culture where hugging is far from being best practice. It started in China in 2000, in the Shandong province, in various public locations all across the country, which later spread to other parts of the world including China, USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan and now Singapore.
The idea of "World Hug Day" public performances is to gather a big group of people together, strangers to each other, and to choose one person at random to hug for a total of 15 minutes. The group then all joins together to form a giant hugging cluster for an additional 5 minutes.
Now, lest you think this is merely some Hippie World Peace movement, I assure you it's not.
The birth of this symbolic performance piece started back in 1999 when the Gao brothers were invited to participate in a performance festival in Beijing and the theme was that they had to use animals. Back in the late 90s, there was no Chinese contemporary art market, hence there was absolutely no commercial aspect to it. They used bodies as a way to express themselves - which was a most raw and genuine form of expression.
As there was a lot of pain and disillusionment from Tiananmen and the government policies that followed, most performance art at that time was violent and filled with hate. It reflected the times and the disgust the artists had with new China. The artist before them slaughtered a lamb, so the Gao brothers filled water guns with the blood and shot themselves with it, and used the blood to write on the other brother's body and head. At the end, all covered in blood, they embraced. That was the first time the brothers had ever hugged each other, and it was the beginnings of the performance known as "Embrace".
The purpose of the performance was to convey the powerful message that violence cannot be washed away - it stains your mind and your heart. Embracing was the only way to combat the violence and hatred in the world.
If you would like to be part of this meaningful movement, come join us at World Hug Day this Saturday, with Charmaine Harn and myself as your hosts.
World Hug Day
Date: 14th January 2012
Venue: Event Plaza at Marina Bay Sands (in front of The Shoppes)
Time: Registration at 9:00am sharp
All Huggers will be eligible for a 20% discount off their Art Stage tickets.
To RSVP to this event, visit http://facebook.com/vueprivee/events
P.S. Feel free to bring your friends to hug!