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20 August 2022
Lepaskan Sesalan
1 October 2021
Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show
7 June 2019
Closing a chapter & celebrating living with a public arts installation and and a carnival in Telok Blangah
19 September 2018
Getting CLOSER to thinking about life and death through arts engagement festival in Chong Pang
19 September 2014
Talking about death is a community and family affair
18 November 2013
Contemplating life’s exit with new meaning
In the News
03 April 2024 | AHA Magazine
Embracing End-Of-Life Conversations through Arts and Active Ageing
21 March 2024 | Shin Min Daily News
义顺社区办临终艺术展 八旬 长者: 不避忌谈死亡为自己准备后事
19 March 2024 | Zao Bao
年长者创作短片 对话身后事
18 March 2024 | Today Online
‘Living well, leaving well’: Yishun end-of-life art exhibition allows seniors to demystify death, document life
14 March 2024 | Plural Art Mag
Tiding Over Conversations About Death: Salty Xi Jie Ng’s Approach to Socially Engaged Art
06 March 2024 | Straits Times
Meet a 77-year-old cosmic philosopher from Yishun in community art show on end-of-life matters
28 October 2022 | Bakchormeeboy
Review: Both Sides, Now – Lepaskan Sesalan by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative
22 September 2022 | The Straits Times
Art in odd places and the artists who are breaking urban boundaries
17 September 2022 | Berita Harian
‘Lepaskan Sesalan’ teroka isu akhir hayat
11 December 2021 | RICE Media
Live Well, Leave Well: On Death and Dying in the Malay Muslim Community
14 November 2021 | Berita Harian
KOMENTAR: Jagaan akhir hayat yang bermakna, sedang penduduk S’pura semakin menua
05 November 2021 | Berita Harian
Sejuk hati bincang isu akhir hayat dalam ‘Kata-Kata Kita’
16 October 2021 | Today
Arts group to engage Malay community in talking about death via upcoming stage production
13 July 2019 | The Straits Times
Kick-starting talk on death and dying early
03 July 2019 | The Straits Times
Sharing about the art of living well and leaving well
29 June 2019 | Bakchormeeboy
Both Sides, Now: EXIT by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative
29 June 2019 | Lianhe Zaobao
戏剧盒“两面之间”先活在当下再好好走
08 October 2018 | The Straits Times
Arts take on science of big data
02 November 2017 | The Straits Times
Art, drama make discussions on death come alive
21 October 2017 | The Straits Times
Puppets add light touch to heavy topics
21 October 2017 | Lianhe Zaobao
戏剧盒人偶剧《风回家了》引导居民思考临终议题
20 September 2014 | Today Online
Exhibition dealing with death goes to the heartlands
19 September 2014 | Today Online
Event aims to encourage ‘die-logues’ within family
19 November 2013 | Today Online
Art exhibition aims to spur reflection on death
19 November 2013 | The Straits Times
Dealing with death through art project
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Community Voices
“The fact that grief is such a powerful emotion yet it is possible for us to unite together across culture and religion. … it was eye-opening to see and learn about how the Malays and Muslims grieve in their unique ways, it was parallel to my own experiences (and) of others’ grief in other cultures and religions.”
