The Singapore Arts Festival – a Tribute to Culture and Art

    Coordinated by the National Arts Council, the Singapore Arts Festival is an annual festival which is held in Singapore. The festival is normally held in the middle of a year and it runs for a month. Theater arts, dance, music and visual arts are the events of the festival. Around 70% of the events are done by participating international artists.

    This festival is among the biggest events in Singapore. Artists from more than 20 countries take part in the Singapore Arts Festival and together they put up around 500 events. Around 700,000 spectators attend the festival. The city, for four weeks, is full of activities and festivities.

    Just in order to commemorate the local arts of diverse communities in Singapore, this arts festival began in the year 1977. For the past 3 decades, the festival was responsible for the dependent and catalytic aspects for cultural development in Singapore. The festival has been a medium of developing the artistic and cultural life of Singapore. This festival has made Singapore into one of Asia’s chief cultural capitals. The Singapore Arts Festival has become the ground for new cultural events and helps develop cultural activities in Singapore. The festival has transformed Singapore to what it is now, with a whole range of new museums, art galleries and cultural theaters open to the public.

    Water shows entered the festival in the year 2008 when both the opening and closing events were performed in water. The inaugural show was performed by French group Ilotopieat Boat Quay from 23-25 May. The concluding performance was conducted by the Lunatics from Netherlands from 20-22 June at Bedok Reservoir. The Singapore Arts Festival is not to be missed if you travel to the city during May-June.

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