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一提起新谣，总会勾起一些朦胧的回忆。原以为这一股二十年前的本土创作音乐潮流，早被人们置之九霄云外了。可是凭着梁文福朗朗上口的歌曲所造就的音乐剧《天冷就回来》又刚创了一连26场爆满的新记录，这是否意味了新谣的影响力仍不减当年？这出戏的报捷，代表了新谣的成功吗?

T.H.E Company made history last night. Variance, their latest and largest production to-date, was a full-length contemporary spectacle of virtuosic choreography and performance. There is simply nothing quite like it thus far that is made-in-Singapore and I applaud the company for their vision and dedication.

Amid the hype in The Necessary Stage’s M1 Fringe Festival- an annual festival showcasing cutting-edge works from different countries- where many local artists soar in great numbers to see the latest and newest in theatre-making, Raka Maitra, a local contemporary Indian dance choreographer and dancer, was having a silent revolution of her own.

Frozen Angels – a play by The Necessary Stage for M1 Fringe 2009 – is all about imaginations. I am not referring to the common understanding of the act of imagination as a form of “make believe” in play – although that serves as the bedrock for all artistic creations – I am specifically referring to imaginations in discovering life.

人舞团－新加坡中生代舞者郭瑞文所创办－是新加坡舞蹈界的新生命。虽然目前只有六名全职舞者，舞团已呈献好几个优质作品，可是新加坡舞蹈界一股新势力。日前，该舞团在本地剧团必要剧场所举办的M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2009（译为M1新加坡艺穗节2009）里呈现了另一支以家庭作为主题的优良舞作，名为Within.Without。