FUSE#1

Foreword
Since taking over the running of Dance Nucleus, Ezekiel
Oliveira, Dapheny Chen and I have had to push through a host
of initiatives as swiftly as we know how. As there are many
things that we need to achieve, and not a great deal of time or
resources, we’ve admittedly had to be quite kiasu*: In every
initiative that we undertake, we have had to kill not just one or
two, but several proverbial birds with each stone!
Hence within six months, I’m pleased to announce
that we have revamped our website, refurbished
our studio, set up an online booking system,
established an association of members and
projects, formed partnerships locally and regionally,
conducted residencies, mentoring programmes,
presentations, workshops and discussions, with
many more to come.
There were several moments when I felt rather
proud of what’s already beginning to happen in
Dance Nucleus. I felt a sense of significance, and
the charged atmosphere, like something special is
happening for independent dance in Singapore;
when deep, meaningful things were said by our
guests and our members alike on different
occasions. I appreciate the amount of hard work
our artists have put into their residencies, and the
seriousness many have shown towards their work.
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