SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2015: Versus
PUBLISHED April 20th, 2015 03:32 pm | UPDATED June 9th, 2020 08:47 pm
Born from the desire to chart humanity’s passage from the beginning to its present state, Versus is a ferocious performance about our existence amidst all the wars we wage.
This allegorical journey takes place through the most contentious zones of conflict we know – the world’s innumerable battlefields, the volatile intersections of faith, the deep trenches of the heart – spinning it all like some renegade turntable, ricocheting from flesh domain to spirit state, meshing personal psalm and public rave, capering over gaping wounds in the soul’s landscape.
If it is written / set in stone / marrow in bone
can Despot Mother Patriot Child / carve out a home
while an Angel sees / the rise fall rise fall of a People
raging blood pulsing flesh
/ reaching for something beyond the beyond
all comprehension / suspended
With its distinct blend of stirring music, composite stage imagery and searing text, Versus continues Cake’s tradition of constructing clarity from the overwhelmingly irrational. The result is a work rooted in history while urgently reaching into the now.
Based on a new text by Michelle Tan, Versus is directed in the inimitable style of Natalie Hennedige.
Versus is taking place from Thursday, 20 August to Saturday, 22 August at 8pm at the SOTA Drama Theatre.
To purchase tickets, please click [here](http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/sifa2015d).
