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RUPTURE

28 – 30 May 2026 



RUPTURE is a performance rooted in volcanic activity and seismic research. The project experiments with translating the Earth's deep, invisible processes into sound.

Volcanoes embody a duality: creation and destruction folded into a single act. The work unfolds as a slow shift from darkness to light. Field recordings from volcanic sites and seismic data are transformed into sonic textures that mirror the cycles of rupture and renewal. As night fractures into dawn, sound structures rise and collapse, tracing the tension between chaos and form.

This is a second iteration that continues an ongoing body of work investigating volcanic activity, seismic research and geologics through sound, narrative and embodied experimentation.

RUPTURE

Commissioned by Arts House Group for the Singapore International Festival of Arts
First Performed at the Singapore International of Arts 2026

28 - 31 May 2026
Thursday to Saturday, 6:30AM to 7:30AM
at Wayang Stage @ Festival Village, Empress Lawn.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Concept and Music: The Observatory

Producer: Deanna Dzulkifli
Dramaturg: Tang Fu Kuen
Editor: Daniel Hui
Cinematographer: Looi Wan Ping
Drone Cinematographer: Brahmantyo Putra
Video Operator: Lynette Quek
Set Design: Irfan Kasban
Sound Engineer: rongzhao

Set Assistants:
Aida Sa'ad
Dianna Sa'ad
Eric Lee
Qalisha Fariq

Voice:
Zarina Muhammad
Asnida Daud
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Production Assistants:
Clement Ng
Bernice Lee

Special Thanks:
Anak Krakatau
Anna Lovecchio
ArtFactory
Benoit Taisne
Carlos Casas
EcoLodge
Eunice Lacaste
Evelyn Chia
Felia Salim
Ferti Febrianti
Hedi Rohaedy
Hothouse
Ines Somellera
Lauriane Chardot
Marilyn Ang
Marlon Ingle
Natalie Khoo
Ng Hui Hsien
NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
NTU Earth Observatory of Singapore
Ong Jing Ting
Riani Singgih
Riar Rizaldi
Samsul Hidayat
Sertung Island
Siin
Sana
Ute Meta Bauer
Xena Giam
Yan Jun
Zasha Zahri




Image Credit: Brahmantyo Putra

Image Credit: Looi Wan Ping



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