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。

In the talk-back session held at the end of the opening run of the second group of short plays – Brunch and Teacher’s Day – director Tan Kheng Hua outlined her motivation and vision in directing the four plays. The other two were Duet and Real Actors. She wanted the plays to show the subtleties in human emotions, to be performed in a less naturalistic fashion and to show less of theatrics on stage. No doubt, her heart is in the right place – embracing humanity.