AFTER 12

Our Ist ever midnight performance in celebration of Feet Haven 2nd year anniversary.

Do you have stories to share after 12?

Jan Open Rehearsal

Hi folks! Open Rehearsal is back on the 26th of January!! Click the graphic below for details!

We welcome one and all to join our little community in exploring playback theatre in an open, safe and informal space.

Come and be a storyteller, an actor or a musician! Or simply come and enjoy the games we play! But do book your slot fast, because as much as we hope to accommodate everyone, our space is limited!

Register now at tapestry.register@gmail.com! We hope you can also help support the practice of this community theatre with a small donation when you come!

Thanks and see you soon!

Are you ready for our first Open Rehearsal of 2013?

All of us started our playback journeys in different ways. Here's a video of our younger members in an Open Rehearsal in early 2010.  Are you ready for the first Open Rehearsal of 2013 in 3 weeks' time? Let's watch!

Photo Review of Tapestry in 2012 (8)

 Our photo review of 2012 continues with our last update! Here's wishing all our friends an awesome 2013! Do come back to this space for news of our events in 2013!

Oct 27th - Artistic Director Michael Cheng gave a demonstration cum lecture on Arts for the Community at the SOTA-REACH Youth Arts Forum 2012.

Participants included students from the 3 National Art Schools, Pre-U institutions and Tertiary institutions.

They watched a demonstration of playback theatre by SOTA students who had used the form in Cebu, the Philippines, on issues of domestic abuse.

Nov 11th - Tapestry was engaged to perform at a Singapore Kindness Movement event at JCube.

Tapestry performers testing their microphones.

 Waiting to go on stage! =P

Dec 8th - Tapestry was engaged to conduct a workshop for foster children and their foster parents. Sorry! No photos available!

Dec 13th- Tapestry held a workshop exploring leadership using drama techniques. We also performed for around 160 youth from Singapore, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and other Asian countries.

Photo Review of Tapestry in 2012 (7)

As the year is drawing to an end, we thought we'd look back and celebrate the many moments of our 10th year! A great big thank you to all who have connected with us in ways big and small. We look forward to meeting old friends and new in 2013! 

Here are pictures from our performance with Encounter Playback Theatre (HK) at The Arts House on Oct 7th. 

Oct 7th - A special performance by members from Tapestry Playback Theatre (SG) and Encounter Playback Theatre (HK) at the Arts House!

It was a privilege to practise with our playback friends from Hong Kong before the show!

We had loads of fun and it was a great experience! 

A big thank you to The Arts House as well for hosting us! 

Beautiful stories and beautiful moments! 

Eddie, Artistic Director of Encounter, saying a few words. =) We look forward to more of such opportuniites to learn from our overseas friends!

Photo Review of Tapestry in 2012 (6)

 As the year is drawing to an end, we thought we'd look back and celebrate the many moments of our 10th year! A great big thank you to all who have connected with us in ways big and small. We look forward to meeting old friends and new in 2013! 

Here are pictures from Centre for Playback Theatre School Asia 2012 - Singapore from 28th Sept to 7th Oct.

From 28 September to 11 October in 2012 the Centre for Playback Theatre hosted its first multi-course training in Singapore. 

Over these 12 days we had three 4 day/4 night courses – Social Awareness with Pamela Freeman, The Art & the Heart of the Story with Aviva Apel-Rosenthal, Active Conducting with Kayo Munakata; and two 3 day/3 night courses – Models of PT in Schools with Kao Yu-chen, and Multicultural Multilingual PT with Veronica Needa.

49 participants from Australia, Bali, Bangladesh, mainland China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan attended.

Here's Jerry Berry from Tapestry dancing with Aviva Apel-Rosenthal from Israel. 

We connected with friends new and old. Here's Michael with participants from Singapore, Taiwan and China.

“The flow of learning was so well paced and organic, blended experience with what came with the participants. Specific learning to embrace truth…stay with it…let it guide the choices, and the details take care of themselves.”Laura Lane Chirnside Schuster (The Art & Heart of the Story)

“It was like a dream. In playback, dreams come true! This was a changing event for me. Thank you all and thanks for everything.” Reza Aziz (Social Awareness, The Art & Heart of the Story, Models of PT in Schools)



Tapestry Playback Theatre also put on an internal performance in ser the participants. The theme was If I Could.

It was an honour to perform in front of our friends from the playback world. And it was especially nerve-racking in some ways too.

Blessed Christmas and 2013 Sneak Peak!

Dear friends of Tapestry, 

we wish you a Blessed Christmas and an Awesome New Year in 2013! 

Thank you for your support in 2012. We couldn't have made it to our 10th anniversary without you. 

If you haven't done so, head over to our blog or our Facebook now for our ongoing photo review of 2012!

And as we usher in 2013, look out for updates of our upcoming shows! 

Here's a sneak peak! 

Feb 22nd - After 12 ~ A special intimate performance held at 12 midnight!

March 9th - Just Another Day ~ A collaboration with Think Centre at the Substation to commemorate World Day of Social Justice.

March 16th - Free Outdoor Community Performance at Toa Payoh Central Community Club

May 18th & 19th - Ticketed performance at Toa Payoh Central Community Club Mini-theatre

With so much lined up, we hope you continue to support us in 2013!