Air
(2024)Verbatim Theatre; 90 minutes
Air is a verbatim play, intimately sharing the authentic voices of the Orang Seletar, an indigenous coastal community that once lived in Singapore. Through interviews and conversations, the play unfolds their stories, struggles, and resilience as they compromise with the encroaching changes to ensure the survival of not only their people, but more importantly, their identity. As the community strives to preserve its heritage, the verbatim captures the raw emotions, dilemmas, and unique perspectives of the Orang Seletar.
First staged in 2019 as part of the well-received double bill, Tanah•Air, this new iteration of Air is a further development of the threads presented in the play’s original staging. In the careful hands of acclaimed playwright Zulfadli Rashid, materials new and old are woven into a tapestry of stories, resulting in an emotionally potent play that resonates now more than ever, confronting the issues of land, dispossession and community.
Presented at:
The Studios 2024, Esplanade Waterfront Theatre, Esplanade
Links
Online exhibition
Features
2021 — Preview: Festival of Women, N.O.W. 2021 by T:>Works
Reviews
2021 — Bangkok Post “Bonds that can't be broken”
2021 — Eksentrika "REVIEW | (un)becoming by T:>Works”
2021 — Sinema “Review: ‘(un)becoming’ Presents an Impassioned and Arresting Examination of Mother-Daughter Bonds”
Credits
Playwright – Zulfadli Rashid
Co-directors – Adib Kosnan & Kok Heng Leun
Dramaturg – Charlene Rajendran
Performers – Dalifah Shahril, Rizman Putra, Saiful Amri & Suhaili Safari
Producer – Jo Lim
Set Designer – Mohd Fared Jainal
Lighting Designer – Emanorwatty Saleh
Sound Designer & Live Performer – Tini Aliman
Multimedia Designer – Jevon Chandra
Costume Designer – Max Tan
Researcher – Ilya Katrinnada
