The First Ever Peranakan Festival at Claymore Connect in Orchard
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The First Ever Peranakan Festival at Claymore Connect in Orchard
Dance performances, cooking classes, arts and culture exhibitions and workshops accompanied by a social-giving element for the less fortunate.
5 May 2017, Singapore — The month-long Peranakan Festival (www.theperanakanfestival.com) from 27 May to 17 June, running daily over four weekends (27-28 May, 3-4 June, 10-11 June, 17 June) from 11am to 6pm will sweep visitors into an enriching immersion experience of the fascinating Straits Chinese community. Performances, art and craft workshops, exhibitions, cooking classes, tastings and a sumptuous high tea will entertain visitors at Claymore Connect and The Peranakan Restaurant at 442 Orchard Road. “We hope to further promote the rich and colourful Peranakan culture while giving back meaningfully to society,” says organiser Raymond Khoo from Solutions 17 Pte Ltd.
Enjoy Dondang Sayang, a love ballad performance, a traditional form of entertainment during which Baba and Nonya singers engage in a witty, humorous exchange of Malay pantun (poetry). Joget Joget weekends highlight the Peranakan love for dancing.
A showcase of traditional desserts and cookies plus sireh or betel nut, will be accompanied by free tastings while a cooking workshop at $50 comes with a personalised certificate and a recipe card. Cooking classes reveal the secrets behind the hard-to-find Nasi Ulam, a delectable rice salad of raw herbs and vegetables, fried fish and salted fish, that have to be finely julienned and minced and takes hours to prepare.
A likely sell out event is the weekend Peranakan Joget Joget High Tea at The Peranakan Restaurant (www.theperanakan.com), where favourites like mee siam, kueh pi tee and nasi ulam accompanied by Malacca kopi-o and Malacca milk tea will be served.
Kids can get into the Peranakan art and craft workshops like stamp carving, silk screen printing and book cover art, where they will be guided to create a Peranakan-inspired composition.
There will also be a demonstration on how to make Bunga Rampai, a potpourri of fresh pandan leaves and flowers, traditionally used on special occasions.
Exhibitions on Peranakan culture and art highlight the community’s heritage, such as a showcase on the game of cherki, played by Nyonyas in the past. This popular card game, which originated from Malacca, was usually accompanied by
The First Ever Peranakan Festival at Claymore Connect in Orchard
Dance performances, cooking classes, arts and culture exhibitions and workshops accompanied by a social-giving element for the less fortunate.
5 May 2017, Singapore — The month-long Peranakan Festival (www.theperanakanfestival.com) from 27 May to 17 June, running daily over four weekends (27-28 May, 3-4 June, 10-11 June, 17 June) from 11am to 6pm will sweep visitors into an enriching immersion experience of the fascinating Straits Chinese community. Performances, art and craft workshops, exhibitions, cooking classes, tastings and a sumptuous high tea will entertain visitors at Claymore Connect and The Peranakan Restaurant at 442 Orchard Road. “We hope to further promote the rich and colourful Peranakan culture while giving back meaningfully to society,” says organiser Raymond Khoo from Solutions 17 Pte Ltd.
Enjoy Dondang Sayang, a love ballad performance, a traditional form of entertainment during which Baba and Nonya singers engage in a witty, humorous exchange of Malay pantun (poetry). Joget Joget weekends highlight the Peranakan love for dancing.
A showcase of traditional desserts and cookies plus sireh or betel nut, will be accompanied by free tastings while a cooking workshop at $50 comes with a personalised certificate and a recipe card. Cooking classes reveal the secrets behind the hard-to-find Nasi Ulam, a delectable rice salad of raw herbs and vegetables, fried fish and salted fish, that have to be finely julienned and minced and takes hours to prepare.
A likely sell out event is the weekend Peranakan Joget Joget High Tea at The Peranakan Restaurant (www.theperanakan.com), where favourites like mee siam, kueh pi tee and nasi ulam accompanied by Malacca kopi-o and Malacca milk tea will be served.
Kids can get into the Peranakan art and craft workshops like stamp carving, silk screen printing and book cover art, where they will be guided to create a Peranakan-inspired composition.
There will also be a demonstration on how to make Bunga Rampai, a potpourri of fresh pandan leaves and flowers, traditionally used on special occasions.
Exhibitions on Peranakan culture and art highlight the community’s heritage, such as a showcase on the game of cherki, played by Nyonyas in the past. This popular card game, which originated from Malacca, was usually accompanied by
gossip around the table, swapping recipes and chewing betel nut.
Show reels of Peranakans of yesteryear form a visual backdrop to the event. Visitors can have fun dressing up in Nonya or Baba traditional costume and taking their photo in front of different photo walls around the mall. Visitors may dress up in traditional kebayas, rented at just $30, for the photo opportunity. There is also a set of spectacular traditional wedding garments for rental for photo-taking opportunities. For those who would like to own a piece of intricate Peranakan costume, specially designed kebayas, sarongs, kerosang (brooches) and kasut manek (beaded slippers) are available for sale during the festival.
Take home some Peranakan flavour by picking up nonya kueh chang, traditional cookies, furniture, porcelain and batik tablecloths. Visitors may also purchase crystal glassware, sarong kebayas and antique furniture originally used in Peranakan households in the 1920s.
The festival is committed to including those who are less privileged. On Saturday, 3 June, the second weekend of the festival, 100 elderly folks and 35 children from Redhill neighbourhood Lengkong Bahru will be invited to visit the festival and enjoy high tea at The Peranakan Restaurant. This effort is in conjunction with volunteer group saturdays@lengkongbahru (www.facebook.com/saturdaysatlengkokbahru). On Sunday, 4 June, 100 beneficiaries from Prison Fellowship Singapore (http://pfs.org.sg/) will also be hosted for high tea. The festival’s organisers strongly believe that these activities will help provide the platform for the less privileged to connect with society.
Details for The Peranakan Festival:
Show reels of Peranakans of yesteryear form a visual backdrop to the event. Visitors can have fun dressing up in Nonya or Baba traditional costume and taking their photo in front of different photo walls around the mall. Visitors may dress up in traditional kebayas, rented at just $30, for the photo opportunity. There is also a set of spectacular traditional wedding garments for rental for photo-taking opportunities. For those who would like to own a piece of intricate Peranakan costume, specially designed kebayas, sarongs, kerosang (brooches) and kasut manek (beaded slippers) are available for sale during the festival.
Take home some Peranakan flavour by picking up nonya kueh chang, traditional cookies, furniture, porcelain and batik tablecloths. Visitors may also purchase crystal glassware, sarong kebayas and antique furniture originally used in Peranakan households in the 1920s.
The festival is committed to including those who are less privileged. On Saturday, 3 June, the second weekend of the festival, 100 elderly folks and 35 children from Redhill neighbourhood Lengkong Bahru will be invited to visit the festival and enjoy high tea at The Peranakan Restaurant. This effort is in conjunction with volunteer group saturdays@lengkongbahru (www.facebook.com/saturdaysatlengkokbahru). On Sunday, 4 June, 100 beneficiaries from Prison Fellowship Singapore (http://pfs.org.sg/) will also be hosted for high tea. The festival’s organisers strongly believe that these activities will help provide the platform for the less privileged to connect with society.
Details for The Peranakan Festival:
Date: Time: Venue: Admission:
Date : Daily from 27 May to 17 JuneTime : From 11am to 6pm
Venue : Claymore Connect, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879 Free admission to exhibitions.
Workshops, high tea and Peranakan costume rental are chargeable. For more details, please refer to the festival programme.
Venue : Claymore Connect, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879 Free admission to exhibitions.
Workshops, high tea and Peranakan costume rental are chargeable. For more details, please refer to the festival programme.
Tickets for workshops from Peatix: http://tpfestival.peatix.comWebsite: www.theperanakanfestival.comFacebook: The Peranakan Festival https://www.facebook.com/The-Peranakan-Festival- Singapore-156102994924177/.Tel: +65 6262 4728
The Peranakan Festival is organised by Solutions 17 Pte Ltd and supported by The Peranakan Restaurant, The Peranakan Museum, Singapore Tourism Board, DBS, Singapore Airlines, Singtel, Claymore Connect, CDL Hospitality Trusts, Generasia Limited, Gunong Sayang Association, and Kim Choo Kueh Chang Pte Ltd.
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The Peranakan Festival is organised by Solutions 17 Pte Ltd and supported by The Peranakan Restaurant, The Peranakan Museum, Singapore Tourism Board, DBS, Singapore Airlines, Singtel, Claymore Connect, CDL Hospitality Trusts, Generasia Limited, Gunong Sayang Association, and Kim Choo Kueh Chang Pte Ltd.
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The Peranakan Festival Programme
Bunga Rampai
Nasi Ulam
Screen Printing
