Shows
Compagnia Zappalà Danza (Italy)
Wed 10 Jun | 8pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Adele Goh (Singapore) & Kwon Hyuk (South Korea)
Ruby Jayaseelan, Bani Haykal & Irfan Kasban (Singapore)
Syimah Sabtu (Singapore)
Fri 12 Jun | 8pm
Esplanade Annexe Studio
3 different programmes
12 short works
Artists from Singapore & various countries
Sun 14 Jun | 2pm
Sun 14 Jun | 7pm
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Chua Pei Yun & Maybelle Lek (Singapore)
Chloe Chua (Singapore)
Xenres Kirishima Chi Hong (Singapore)
Puri Senja (Indonesia)
Nah Jieying (Singapore)
Tue 16 Jun | 8pm
T.H.E Dance Company’s Studio
The Farm (Australia)
T.H.E Dance Company (Singapore)
Sat 27 Jun | 6:30pm & 8pm
Sun 28 Jun | 6:30pm & 8pm
Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
About the Festival
Fondly known as “CONTACT” to the local dance community, M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival began in 2010 to promote contemporary dance in Singapore. Since then, it has become a pillar event that brings growth to the local dance scene.
Helmed by T.H.E Dance Company’s Artistic Director, Kuik Swee Boon, this artist-led Festival pursues an attitude of openness where every individual’s point of view is valued. In recent years, it has gradually allowed different voices to enter and shape its programmes.
Artists and Guests


During her time in the company, Goh also choreographed many original works. Notably, she was commissioned by M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival in 2019 to create a solo in collaboration with Germaine Cheng, titled Disappearing Act, which has since been selected to be performed at Odoru Akita International Dance Festival in Japan and Internationale Tanzmesse NRW in Germany in 2020. Disappearing Act has also led to Seoul International Dance Festival’s pairing of her with award-winning Korean dance artist, Kwon Hyuk, for a co-creation that will premiere at this year’s M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival.

His first creation, Empty, is a solo dance performance of which he has since created a trilogy. In 2017, he presented a new dance piece, Cittaslow, as part of First Art Support Program that was very favourably reviewed by critics. Cittaslow exposed Hyuk’s style, that focuses on being interesting within a slow tempo. Company SIGA’s Rush also won the Best Choreography Work Award 2017 at Incheon International Contemporary Dance Festival. He now participates in various kinds of shows both as a dancer and choreographer.



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