Catch this larger-than-life-sized, roving puppet as it makes its appearance around Esplanade.
Brought to you by Frankie Malachi Yeo, artistic director, designer and fabricator, and Bright Ong, co-artistic director and puppeteer.
About Frankie Malachi Yeo
Frankie Malachi Yeo is a professional puppeteer and director of Mascots and Puppets Specialists, a company that has created and choreographed puppets for television, theatre, media, government bodies, and many other institutions. Malachi’s puppet creations have been featured in various productions, like Dream Academy’s Broadway Beng 3 and SRT’s The Little Shop of Horrors, in which his giant puppet Audrey II was later nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the Life! Theatre Awards 2006—the first time a puppet was nominated in an acting category. A sought-after international performer, Malachi received the Silver Award for Best Artist (Group) and the Special Prize for the Preservation of National Art at the First International Marionette Festival 2008 in Vietnam.
About Bright Ong
An actor/puppeteer, Bright Ong is a Malaysian-born artist who practises his craft in Singapore. As Associate Artist with Mascots and Puppets Specialists, he works closely with artistic director Frankie Yeo on creating various forms of invoking puppet theatre. He is also the resident director for Ninjago: The Realm of Shadows in Legoland Malaysia, a bunraku inspired puppet show, and has been with the show since its conceptualisation. The show was admirably awarded the IAAPA (The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) award for Best Theatrical Production 2016.
There will be no appearances on 30 & 31 May, Wed & Thu.
Credit: image of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Age
6+
Price
Free
Telephone number
+65 6828 8377
Links
Address
SingaporeVarious Locations