Singapore Arts Festival From May 18–June 2; Tickets on Sale

Singapore Arts Festival — scheduled to be held from May 18 to June 2, 2012 — will celebrate its 35th year. Over 500 local and international artists are expected to take part during the 16-day arts festival.

Singapore Arts Festival will present 14 ticketed and 66 non-ticketed productions. The city will come alive with an infusion of performances of theater, dance, film and multidisciplinary works at the Festival's hub — the Festival Village at Esplanade Park and other key venues.

The Festival will showcase local and international acts, collaborations and projects that take audiences into exciting new venues, pushing the boundaries of traditional performance. This year's festival completes a trilogy with the theme "Our Lost Poems," which began two years ago with "Between You and Me" in 2010 and "I Want to Remember" in 2011.

The Festival Village at Esplanade Park is a key emphasis of the festival this year. It will feature eight performance spaces and play host to more than 300 free performances. Audiences will enjoy free performances from a wide range of artists and arts groups, ranging from the T'ang Quartet and Budak Pantai, to special showcases by professional traditional arts groups as well as children.

Highlights such as Bridge Cafe Project by Japanese artist, Kim Itoh, and Dream Country by Marion d'Cruz will bring a strong local community participation component to its program, which audiences will enjoy.

The village will open daily during the festival from 4 pm to midnight on weekdays and till 1 am on weekends.

Tickets go on sale from March 15.