Synopsis:

The Community Theatre will be celebrating its 5th anniversary from 22nd to 28th August 2020 with digital programmes consisting of screenings, panel discussions, script reads and a "Human Library". For those interested to attend, all details can be found at www.beyond.org.sg/tct/ or https://facebook.com/beyondsocialservices.

Below are the details for each activity:

(A) The Block Party Screening, 22-28 Aug

A docu-performance by youths and volunteers of Beyond which unravel issues that are often hidden and misrepresented. The screening will be done via The Projector at https://theprojector.sg/films-and-events/the-block-party-online-screening/. The stream can be watched at any time.

(B) Giving Ground to Voices: A Human Library Experience, 25 Aug, 7.30pm

Giving Ground to Voices is an intimate Human Library Experience that allows you to hear the strengths, vulnerability and rare encounters of individuals involved in The Community Theatre.

In this session, you will hear voices of community artists, youth volunteers, social workers, community workers as they share their personal reflection; friendships that have been built; their mindset shift of the arts and social issues that surround them.

The audience is invited to share their voice in this session and be part of the conversation.

For this particular event, registration is required for the book selection. Please visit https://bit.ly/TCTHumanLibrary to do so.

Duration: 2 Hours

(C) Giving Ground for Friendship: Something In The Air Scriptread, 27 Aug, 7.30pm

Giving Ground for Friendship is a scriptread followed by a panel discussion that explores the importance of Friendship and Art towards tackling social issues.

As part of this session, TCT youth volunteer artists will be reading an abstract of a devised original script titled "Something In the Air". It was produced as part of an intergenerational project between The Community Theatre and Theatre for Seniors that touches on the intersection of Health and Poverty in Singapore. It is then followed with a panel discussion of our lead volunteer artists Cheri Hu and Syania Sharuddin and our collaborators Alvin Tan, Founder & Artistic Director from The Necessary Stage and Evon Chua, Senior Manager from Yishun Health. It will be a chance to discuss how friendships, building allies and creating an inclusive space of diverse voices are essentials to tackle social issues.

The audience is invited to ask the panel questions with regards to the topic at hand.

This will be hosted through https://facebook.com/beyondsocialservices.

Duration: 2 Hours

(D) Giving More Grounds: The Block Party Panel Discussion, 28 Aug, 7.30pm

A panel discussion of The Block Party facilitated by Assoc Prof Teo You Yenn. The panel will discuss topics such as art as a platform for marginalized voices, the ideologies and praxis of TCT and more. Discussions may get deeper in this one as we evaluate the value and accessibility of art for marginalized communities.

Panelists include Rizman Putra (Director, The Block Party), Ngiam Su-lin (Producer, The Block Party and Executive Director, ArtsWok) and Izzaty Ishak (Lead Artist, TCT and Community Worker, Beyond Social Services.

This panel discussion concludes The Block Party Screening as part of our 5th Anniversary celebrations.

The audience is invited to ask the panel questions with regards to the topic at hand.

This will be hosted through https://facebook.com/beyondsocialservices.

Duration: 2 Hours