The Arts Granary

The children performers of this year’s YPED performance went on a field trip to Chek Jawa and experience the seagrasses habitat with the help of TeamSeaGrass . Here you can also see how the dance teachers help them to translate site observations into creative movement.

THE GRASS THAT FLOWERS promises to present an imaginative production out of marine science and the creative arts. Stay with us for more interesting development towards the November show.

THE GRASS THAT FLOWERS
11-14 Nov 2026 — 11:00am & 2:00pm
Drama Centre Black Box, National Library Building
🚨 Early Bird tickets available until 30 Sept 2026!
Get tickets here: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/flowers1126
or click the link in bio.

YOUNG PEOPLE ENVIRONMENTAL DANCE-THEATRE PRODUCTION 2026

Discover a hidden world beneath the waves where seagrass meadows become enchanted kingdoms and sea creatures transform into magical guardians.

Part marine science, part dance theatre, this innovative performance brings the wonders of our coastal ecosystems to life through captivating storytelling, movement and imagination. Perfect for audiences young and old, it transforms complex environmental concepts into an engaging and enchanting family theatre experience.

THE GRASS THAT FLOWERS
11-14 Nov 2026 — 11:00am & 2:00pm
Drama Centre Black Box, National Library Building
🚨 Early Bird tickets available until 30 Sept 2026!
Get tickets here: https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/flowers1126
or click the link in bio.

Young People Environmental Dance Theatre Production 2026 theme reveal: SEAGRASS

To prepare for this, Rachel Lim from TeamSeaGrass brought the fascinating world of seagrass to the YFB kids.

She shared how seagrass is often mistaken for seaweeds. But like the coral reef colonies, seagrass meadows also provide their shallow water habitats of food and shelter indispensable for many marine life.

Kids were so inspired afterwards they couldn’t wait to try out creative moves of seagrasses swaying and gliding and floating in the “waters”.

A PEOPLE’S MARINE ART ASSEMBLAGE is officially open!

To celebrate the opening, provided a primer into the current challenges and efforts to protect Singapore’s waters. This was followed by creative movements inspired by maritime debris and pollution. The movements served as a reflection on how these items, while inherently useful, can significantly impact the environment depending on how we use and dispose of them.

Bring your children for a meaningful outing to the Singapore Maritime Gallery this festive season and explore the complexities of progress, protection, and conservation.

A PEOPLE’S MARINE ART ASSEMBLAGE
13 - 31 December 2025
Singapore Maritime Gallery (closed on Mondays)
FREE ADMISSION

AI Artist Joyce “Gups” Ng is in her element assembling the marine spare parts for the installation — A PEOPLE’S MARINE ART ASSEMBLAGE. Assisting her with the installation tasks are the multi-skilled Arts Fission dancers.

The final marine art installation reflects Singapore’s relationship with the ocean around us. There’s nothing romantic about an ocean streaming with plastic waste. All the child performers in our environmental dance-theatre production, as well as the young art-makers in the workshops, will tell you about the perils of ocean pollution!

1 DAY TO GO!

A PEOPLE’S MARINE ART ASSEMBLAGE OFFICIAL OPENING
13 Dec, 10:30am
Singapore Maritime Gallery
FREE ADMISSION
RSVP through the link in our bio
(https://apeoplesmarineartassemblage.peatix.com)

AN UNUSUAL GLIMPSE OF A LOCAL SHIPYARD!
As an island-state, our lives depend heavily on cargo deliveries from ships all over the world. With such high sea traffic, it’s no wonder that maintenance works on sea crafts are nonstop activities in our shipyards (often unbeknownst to us common folks).

To gather the broken parts and recycled materials of decommissioned vessels needed for our marine art installation, we were connected to Bee Sin Shipyard to source these materials.

The visit to the shipyard was a huge eye-opener for us! For the artists walking into the shipyard’s outdoor piles of metal junk in all shapes, sizes, and textures, it felt exhilarating—almost like “kids let loose in a candy store.”

We walked away with a ton of nautical pieces, and the kind folks at Bee Sin Shipyard were most generous and helpful in facilitating our requests.

Come join us for the installation art opening this Sat! The installation, A PEOPLE’S MARINE ART ASSEMBLAGE, will be on display until the end of Dec 2025. It’s worth your while to catch this poignant maritime profile of Singapore!

2 DAYS TO GO!

A PEOPLE’S MARINE ART ASSEMBLAGE OFFICIAL OPENING
13 Dec, 10:30am
Singapore Maritime Gallery
FREE ADMISSION
RSVP through the link in our bio
(https://apeoplesmarineartassemblage.peatix.com)