29
Jul
10

Frankie featured in ‘Beyond Gold: The Journey To The First Youth Olympic Games’ Captured Through The Eyes Of Young Athletes

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Hi friends,

Frankie will be featured in ‘Beyond Gold: The Journey to the first Youth Olympic Games’, a documentary on the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010) which will premiere on local free-to-air Channel 5 (English) on Saturday, 7 August, 5.30pm to 6.30pm. The second run will be on Saturday, 14 Aug, 6.45pm to 7.45pm, just before the start of the much anticipated Singapore 2010 Opening Ceremony at 8.10pm which will be telecast ‘live’ from The Float@Marina Bay.

As the maker of the SYOG mascots, Lyo and Merly, catch Frankie as he sheds light on the production process of the mascots in an exclusive interview in the documentary. This documentary also tracks the paths of three young Singaporean athletes as they seek to qualify for the Youth Olympics.

Once again, the telecast times on Channel 5 are:

7 August 2010 (Sat) – 5.30pm

14 August 2010 (Sat) – 6.45pm

You can read the press release HERE.

24
Jun
10

Night Festival 2010: It’s The Sayang Sixties, Baby!

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Frankie will be presenting a special puppetry performance, The New World Peranakan Show, at this year’s Singapore Night Festival 2010. This show is specially commissioned by the Peranakan Museum, and feature a variety of nostalgic characters with a unique local twist. Details are below:

16 Jul – 17 Jul 2010
Friday and Saturday | 6:00 p.m. to 2.00 a.m. |  @ Peranakan Museum, 39 Armenian Street
Be transported back to the 1960s at this year’s Night Festival. Come enjoy late night activities amid the Peranakan galleries and our special exhibition. These are nights at the Peranakan Museum you don’t want to miss!

FREE ADMISSION from 6pm until 2am for both evenings

Visit www.peranakanmuseum.sg for more information.
21
Jun
10

my paper features Frankie @ LIVE! Singapore 2010

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Frankie was featured in the Chinese version of mypaper on 9 June 2010 as part of LIVE! Singapore 2010, which was held at Resorts World Convention Centre from 8 to 13 June 2010. LIVE! Singapore 2010 is a new international trade show for the performing arts, and it  featured international delegates from all over the world.

You can download the article  here.

19
May
10

Upcoming Performance at the Singapore Philatelic Museum on 23 May 2010

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Hi friends,

just a quick heads-up that Frankie will be performing this weekend on 23 May at 2pm at the Singapore Philatelic Museum. This is part of the International Museum Day celebrations, and we are glad to present a special puppet show entitled ‘The Tiger, the Rabbit, and Farmer’,  as well as snippets of our signature string puppet show!

This is in line with the ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Danger’ stamp exhibition that is on display in the Singapore Philatelic Museum to commemorate the year of the Tiger.

Admission to the museum is free just for this Sunday, so do bring your friends and join us for a great show and a tour of the Philatelic Museum! You can find out more about the Singapore Philatelic Museum at www.spm.org.sg.

The Singapore Philatelic Museum is located at 23 B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807. (10 mins walk from City Hall or Clarke Quay MRT stations)

22
Mar
10

Frankie Supports Earth Hour 2010

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Hi folks,

Frankie will be supporting Earth Hour 2010 this year by performing his signature marionette show, String Fling!, at one of the Earth Hour community events at Damai Secondary School. Here are the details:

Date/Time: 27 March 2010, 8.30pm

Venue: Damai Secondary School (4800 Bedok Reservoir Road, S479229)

For more information on this event, please contact ECO-Singapore.

Do also find out more about Earth Hour and consider doing your part to protect our earth and environment. You can find out more about Earth Hour at earthhour.wwf.sg.

18
Feb
10

Frankie @2nd ASEAN Puppetry Festival in Philippines

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Hi folks,

Frankie and team will be in the Philippines from 23 to 28 Feb 2010 to participate in the 2nd ASEAN Puppetry Festival as well as the 3rd Meeting of the ASEAN Puppetry Association, which will be happening concurrently. The event will be held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

Frankie will be performing in the festival opening on the 24th, as well as on two other shows on 26th (10am and 2.30pm). He will also be meeting performers and puppeteers from different ASEAN nations there. Do join us if you are in the Philippines, drop by and say hi to Frankie!

Special thanks to the National Arts Council (Singapore) and the Lee Foundation for their support of this trip, and to the ASEAN Puppetry Association for their efforts in promoting the art of puppetry!

P.S. The pictures are from the 1st ASEAN Puppetry Festival in Palembang, Indonesia in 2007!

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12
Jan
10

Upcoming Shows in January

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Hi friends,

Frankie will be performing this month at the following locations:

16 Jan 2010, 8.30pm – Redhill Square (in between the food centre and wet market at  Blks 79 and 85. Five minutes walk from Redhill MRT)

17 Jan 2010, 5.15pm – Sun Plaza Central Atrium (opposite Sembawang MRT)

28 Jan 2010, 12.30pm – SMU Arts Fest @ Singapore Management University (Underground Atrium near Koufu foodcourt)

These shows are free of charge and open to the public, so do drop by and say hi!

14
Dec
09

Singapore 2010: First Youth Olympic Games Mascots – Lyo & Merly

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Frankie and Michael (our production manager) were recently featured in the news as the creators of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games mascots: Lyo and Merly. Although much of our production process was kept under wraps due to the nature of the project, the mascots were recently unveiled at a press conference at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games headquarters.

Amanda Zhang from youth-oriented WhyOhGee (pronounced Y-O-G) website interviewed Frankie and wrote a great article about the creation of the mascots. I’ve reproduced it here for your convenience, or you can also CLICK HERE to read the article on its actual website.

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The creators of Lyo & Merly

By Amanda Zhang

23 November 2009

It’s official, the mascots of the first Youth Olympic Games are here to take over the world.

Lyo the lion cub, and Merly the merlion cub, with their big, innocent eyes, funky hairdos and oh-so-huggable bodies are definite crowd pleasers. Continue reading ‘Singapore 2010: First Youth Olympic Games Mascots – Lyo & Merly’

11
Dec
09

Day Out at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009

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Over the weekend, Frankie performed his signature show, String Fling!, at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009, where some 50,000 runners took part. Here are some pictures that were captured at the event:

Continue reading ‘Day Out at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009′

09
Dec
09

Puppets Play Time @the Arts House: 20-22 Dec 2009

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Hi friends,

Mascots and Puppets Specialists and our friends at the Arts House have come up with an exciting children’s holiday programme from 20-22 December 2009 (1pm and 3.30pm daily). Do check out our e-flyer below and do bring your children, nephews, and nieces for our Puppets Play Time at the Arts House!

Frankie will be performing and teaching at this special year-end programme at the Arts House, so don’t miss this great opportunity to encounter the art of string puppetry!

For enquiries, please contact us at 68412260. See you there!

TICKETING

You can purchase your tickets at

Website: www.bytes.sg

Hotline: 63326919

In person: The Arts House Box Office (at 1 Old Parliament Lane Singapore 179429)

Click to Download Full-size E-Flyer (right-click and save)

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