The Blog Site of Adrian and Jennifer: Dancing on Ropes

Was at the National Museum of Singapore recently, it was newly opened and vowed to woo new generations of Singaporeans to visit it.

We were tempted to skip the "trip" there but was heavily pursuaded by Ladybird to go for just a "short while". Which turned out, a choice that we both agreed was worth it!

As we entered the clean and cool atrium, greeted by some funky displays which we cannot make out (must be I not artistic enough, confirmed by my Fs in my Art & Craft classes hee hee)

There was a information & cashier booth by the right side which had a queue of people buying tickets and digging for more brouchures to bring along, but there was not gantry or big signages to tell us which are the exhibition halls that require tickets to enter. So we just bravely climbed the stairs up without any tickets. At the back of our heads, we were wondering if we'll have to make a trip back down to get the tickets ... you know, one of those things that happens at museums when they do not tell you anything, make you walk up in vain kind?

As we entered into the newly built up wing of the museum, there was a old to new transistion of the museum. Dome shaped roof has transitted into transparent glass, allowing maximum light into the corridor leading to the new wing. There was a crowd gathered at the new wing. And we wondered what was going on anxiously, like little children entering the museum for the first time.

We found alot of people gathered around the bridge overlooking the first level below and found that there was a dance performance on the first level platform. After like 20secs, with the thick crowd, we could hardly peep through to see the dance, we wandered around and found a great piece of art on the floor. It was by a famous street artist that does 3D chalk artwork that is so life-like that you think that there are things sticking out of the floor. Through enough, when we peered through a wide-angled lense, we saw that the figures in the artwork looked as if there were layers! Amazing!

There were some information around the artwork about the artist's work and his talks around the world. He happened to drop by Singapore, found out about the NM's openind decided to contribute something for us. In 3 days, he drew out this huge canvas of chalk-street-art (measuring approximately 5x5m). Its really worth a trip there to take a look and be awed by how beautiful art can be. (yes, it takes alot to wow me because I totally lack imagination and never thought of spending a cent on a piece of artwork)

What I marvelled about this piece of art is its creativity and the artist's ability to bring that creativity across to the masses. You will be amazed that you can transform creativity and art into $$, but designing beautiful architectures or homes. Its a great way to combine interest with livelihood.

Then the music started again. With the crowded thinned away at the bridge, we went back to peer downwards, to our surprise, there were alot more dancers on level one, all strapped up with a harnes onto a rope each and when the music started, they started to pull themselves up on the rope!

Two dancers were inter-linked via a roller, so when one dancer goes UP, the other dancer actually moves Down. So You can imagine how much effort it'll take for BOTH the dancers to be moving UP the rope..... it'll take ALOT of pulling... but they made it seem so effortless.

check it out!

After the first dance was over, there was two dancer that came down the sides of a wall..... my my, they were doing a couple dance! They made it seems so light and graceful! Yet they were dangling on the side! (I almost wanted to take up dancing IMMEDIATELY)

the picture is NOT tilted wan hor....

We thought wow... two wonderful dance, how great this experience is. Just then, a lady hopped off from the side of the bridge where we were standing and started to dance in mid air as well! ( I was too caught up in watching her with my mouth wide open to take pictures hee hee....)

here's some later shots...