ABOUT US
Tampines Arts Troupe
Tampines Arts Troupe (previously known as Lee Shu Fen & Dancers Society) is a non- profit Registered Society since June 1991 and had been registered as a Charity Organization since June 2000. We changed our name to “Tampines Arts Troupe” in 1997 to diversify the cultural scope of our Troupe to embrace dance, song and music as these are our precious cultural heritage.
Our objectives are to:
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Preserve and promote Chinese classical and ethnic, Ballet and Creative dance and provide a platform for their exhibition.
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Organize workshops to attract public interest and engage them through our dances.
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Organize courses to enhance performing skills.
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We have the mission to preserve and promote this inspiring culture.
We have been an active cultural group in Singapore particularly in Tampines, well known for Chinese dance activities. Our performance is also for cultural outreach to the community and Charity Organizations. Almost every year, we stage “Spring In Our Midst” concert series in our Resident Theatre, Tampines Cultural Centre. In 2002, 2006, 2008, 2017 & 2019, we staged major-scale dance performance “Dance Attraction” at the Victoria Theatre & Drama Centre.
Over the years, we have a collection of remarkable and commendable repertoire.
Classical : “Tang Scarf Dance”, “Goddess of Mercy”, “Blessings”, “Charming Grace”,
“Youthful Charisma”, “Sword Dance”, “Xishi”, “Dun Huang Art”,
“On Mongolian Plains”, etc
Ethnic & Folk : “Ethnic Spectrum”, “Village Maiden”, , “Yang Ge Bliss”, “Thye Tribe Dance”,
“Korean Fan Dance”, “Xinjiang Dance”, “Song of Heavenly Path”, “Peacock”,
“Moonlit Night”, “Racial Harmony”, “Joy of Spring”, “Jasmine”, “Korean Solo”,
“Glowing Crimson”, “Crescent Moon”, “Summer Rain” , “Mountain & Streams”, “Yearnings of Flying Geese” & “Tibetan Solo” etc.
Ballet: “White-Haired Girl”, “Little Swans”, “Rhythm of Spring”, “Retrospection”,
“Spanish Fantasy”, “Xi Hu Romance”, “Azalea Waltz”, “Slavonic Dance”,
“Moonlight Sonata”, “Where Memories Go”, “Flower Waltz” etc.
It is our dream to nurture our people in song and dance and to appreciate the finer aspect of life. It is like landscaping arts into a beautiful scenario and make Singapore a better place to live in. As “Ten minutes on stage is Ten years of off-stage perseverance”, we are confident that with our instructors’ and administrator’s effort, we can really train some interested members who can eventually give rise to a healthy cultural blossom.
PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Believing in the philosophy that, the best way to give back to the society is to provide a platform, where performers can turn their dreams into reality and bloom themselves into magnificent trees.The Tampines art troupe aims to bring up the confidence and self esteem through dance and performing art.
With the ever changing times, the art trope aims to bind the performances with its modern and forward thinking techniques, without loosing the value of its origins, thus safe guarding it, but at the same time celebrating the true form, and expressing it, to go with the times forward.
Looking ahead, the Tampines art troupe propose to engage the community with a wide variety of performances, irrespective of age, creed, or colour, and take them forward with good spirits.