Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013
Throughout Asia and also in Singapore, cities kick-start the Lunar New Year celebrations that will begin on 10 February 2013 and last for 15 days with much fanfare and celebration — this is especially true in Singapore’s most unique and historic precinct, Chinatown.
From 18 January to 11 March 2013, Chinatown will be enlivened and lit up by a host of Chinese New Year Celebrations events. Organized by Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee (KA-KS CCC), Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013 will showcase an exciting, colourful and vibrant programme centered on the theme, “Spring of Happiness” (金蛇迎新春 花开幸福年).
|||||Official Light-Up and Opening Ceremony
- Date: 19 January 2013
- Time: 6.00pm – 10.00pm
- Venue: New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street
Kicking off the Chinatown Chinese New Year 2013 celebrations is the Official Light-Up and Opening Ceremony. Against a dynamic and hi-tech stage, be entertained by the awe-inspiring staging visual effects and the spectacular live performances choreographed by multi award-winning Choreographer, Mr Zhao Bo Jun (赵柏钧). Vivid animations and special effects will complement the musical comprising skits, songs, dance, acrobatic performances and martial arts performed by over 300 performers from 10 Singapore and overseas performing troupes from Malaysia and China.
|||||Chinese New Year's Eve Party
- Date: 9 February 2013
- Time: 9.30pm – 12.30am
- Venue: New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street
Usher in the Year of Snake with live performances and a rousing countdown celebration with MediaCorp artistes in the heart of Chinatown. Be entertained by the lively performances from a medley of festive songs, skits to interactive games as the countdown party culminates with rousing firecrackers and a spectacular display of fireworks.
|||||Street Light-Up
- Date: 19 January – 11 March 2013
- Time: 7.00pm – 6.00am (9 & 10 February 2013) 7.00pm – 2.00am (Friday and Saturday) 7.00pm – 12.00mn (Sunday – Thursday)
- Venue: Eu Tong Sen Street, New Bridge Road, South Bridge Road, Garden Bridge and inner streets of Chinatown
Usher in the prosperous Year of the Snake with colourful illuminated lanterns forming motifs of snake and colourful fairy lights in Chinatown. Combining traditions with modern design, be enthralled by the creativity of the contemporary street light-up design. The light-up features a refreshing and innovative snake theme design conceptualised by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
Visitors to Chinatown will be enthralled by a 128-metre-long 3D snake sculpture made up of about 5,000 square lanterns near the main arch facing Chinatown Point and 88 cube lanterns featuring the 12 animal signs in the Chinese zodiac in the street decorations along Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road. Over at South Bridge Road, be fascinated by the snake design street light-up formed by over 1,200 sky lanterns.
|||||Nightly Stage Shows
- Date: 19 January – 9 February 2013
- Time: 8.00pm – 10.30pm
- Venue: Kreta Ayer Square
Catch nightly performances at Kreta Ayer Square during the Chinatown Chinese New Year celebrations. The popular gathering point for local Chinese communities during this time lives up to its deeply rooted affinity to Chinese culture and it is also the place where you can find the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum and take a pit-stop from your festive shopping. Be entertained by lively and vibrant Chinese cultural performances, festive songs, songs, music and dance performances by local entertainers and troupes from China.
|||||Festive Street Bazaar
- Date: 18 January – 9 February 2013
- Time: 6.00pm – 10.30pm (Daily) 6.00pm – 1.00am (Chinese New Year’s Eve)
- Venue: Pagoda Street, Smith Street, Sago Street, Temple Street and Trengganu Street
With over 500 stalls lining up the streets of Chinatown, visitors can feast on mouth-watering New Year delicacies, enjoy the brilliant lights and decorations of the stalls and shop for the many New Year traditional goodies from cookies, decorative items, waxed duck and preserved fruits to potted plants and clothings.
(The article is reprinted from website http://www.chinatownfestivals.sg/)
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People's Theatre CNY show
 The Kreta Ayer People's Theatre is situated in the heart of Chinatown and is an ideal venue for performances, concerts, seminars and conferences. As one of Singapore's most historic places, Kreta Ayer People's Theatre is credited with keeping the tradition of Chinese opera alive and thriving in Singapore for more than three decades.
The theatre traces its origins back to 1960 when it began as a makeshift stage at the Kreta Ayer Community Centre, a place where local Chinese cultural performances could be presented for the community's residents. In 1969, the theatre acquired its own site at 30A Kreta Ayer Road giving it a permanent stage and an open-air auditorium. Now it has recently been renovated and can comfortably seat more than 1,100 persons.
According to its constitution, Kreta Ayer People's Theatre is a non-profit organisation. Its main objective is to promote performing arts. It also promotes multi-racial cultural activities. The proceeds from the performances are also channelled to the needy.
Chinese Baijiu Association (Singapore) interviewed the actor Li Te who had performed several occasions in people's theatre. Li came from China and had graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Theatre in 2011. He has been active in the local theatre scene, “New 72 talents", as well as children's drama "quickly run, White Rabbit" in the people's theater performances. Talking about people's theatre, he claimed that the theatre has long history; main staged traditional opera as well as nostalgic concert, because the audience are mostly seniors.
|||||Upcoming performances
十全十美新春發發發演唱会
11 Feb 2013 3.30pm / 6.00pm / 8.30pm
Ticket Price: $28 $38 $48 $58
Enquiries: 62223972 / 65353849 / 81818619
哈哈大笑新春劲爆搞笑演唱会
12 Feb 2013 1pm/3.30pm/6pm/8.30pm
Ticket Price: $25 $35 $45 $55
Enquire:6223972/65353849 / 81818619
Address: 30A Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 088997
Tel: 6222-3972
Fax: 6222-3971
http://www.kapt.com.sg/
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