SmartyPants is a charming piece of inclusive theatre
March 22, 2024, Straits Times
Featuring a cast of six puppeteers with disabilities who perform alongside six mainstream actors, SmartyPants And The Swordfish is an inclusive and engaging theatre experience for children that explores the art of empathy. The famed legend of a precocious boy who saves Temasek, now Singapore, from a swordfish attack is…
Inclusive theatre empowers children to embrace difference
March 5, 2024, Press Release
SmartyPants and the Swordfish is more than just a play – it employs the history of Redhill to sensitively unpack issues such as name-calling, peer pressure, ostracisation, trolling and gaslighting. Featuring six intellectually disabled puppeteers performing alongside six mainstream actors, this theatre piece provides a platform for meaningful dialogue, empowering…
Artist finds inspiration in a garden
February 29, 2024, Lianhe Zaobao
Gardens by the Bay may be just a tourist landmark for many people, but to autistic artist Nicole Koo, it is a source of inspiration for her paintings. She visits the garden two or three times a week to capture the beauty of her favourite flowers on canvas. “Art is…
Artist with Down Syndrome creates art from heart
February 10, 2024, Channel News Asia
Her favourite YouTube show is playing on a tablet placed right in front of her, but Fern Wong hardly pays any attention to it. With a penknife in hand, she makes small slits on a piece of paper before carefully removing a tiny cut-out that measures barely 1cm. There are…