{"id":40,"date":"2020-10-14T13:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2020-12-14T09:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T09:10:17","slug":"about-the-fringe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/festival-info\/about-the-fringe\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Fringe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>ABOUT THE<br \/>\nM1 SINGAPORE<br \/>\nFRINGE FESTIVAL<\/h1>\n<p>The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of live art created and presented by Singaporean and international artists. Themed differently each year, the Festival aims to bring the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially engaged works to the Singapore audience.<\/p>\n<p>The M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is set to be a creative centre, with the twin purpose of innovation and discussion, a platform for meaningful and provocative art to engage our increasingly connected and complex world.<\/p>\n<p>2021\u2019s edition of the Fringe sees the return of The Necessary Stage\u2019s (TNS) Artistic Director Alvin Tan at the helm. Since the inception of the Fringe in 2005 to 2014, Alvin, together with TNS Resident Playwright Haresh Sharma, were the co-Artistic Directors of the Fringe. From 2015 to 2020, Sean Tobin, former Head of Theatre at School of the Arts (SOTA) took over the mantle and brought a freshness to the programming of the Fringe as well as its engagement with emerging artists. With Alvin\u2019s renewed artistic directorship, the Fringe aims to strengthen its social engagement through the arts, in alignment with TNS\u2019 ethos and philosophy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@singaporefringe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@singaporefringe.com<\/a><br \/>\n(65) 6440 8115<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/singaporefringe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">singaporefringe.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" style=\"padding: 10px 0 15px;\">\r\n            <ul class=\"list-inline\">\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/m1sff\" title=\"Facebook\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/fbb.png\" alt=\"Facebook\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/m1sff\/\" title=\"Instagram\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/igb.png\" alt=\"Instagram\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/m1sff\/\" title=\"LinkedIn\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/inb.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m1sff\" title=\"Twitter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/twb.png\" alt=\"Twitter\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n             <\/ul>\r\n             \r\n        <\/div>\n<p>Join our online conversations about Fringe 2021: Quiet Riot with the hashtag\u00a0<strong>#M1SFF2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>FRINGE<br \/>\nTEAM<\/h2>\n<p>True to the spirit of creating challenging, indigenous and innovative theatre that touches the heart and mind, the team from The Necessary Stage is the organiser and curator of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.<\/p>\n<p>ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:<br \/>\nAlvin Tan<\/p>\n<p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:<br \/>\nMelissa Lim<\/p>\n<p>FESTIVAL MANAGER:<br \/>\nJezamine Tan<\/p>\n<p>PRODUCTION COORDINATORS:<br \/>\nKeira Lee<br \/>\nLam Dan Fong<\/p>\n<p>LIGHTING COORDINATOR:<br \/>\nTai Zi Feng<\/p>\n<p>PRODUCTION INTERN:<br \/>\nNurul Faezah<\/p>\n<p>FRONT-OF-HOUSE INTERN:<br \/>\nTiffany Tan<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT<br \/>\nTHE<br \/>\nNECESSARY<br \/>\nSTAGE<\/h2>\n<p>Established in 1987 by Artistic Director Alvin Tan, The Necessary Stage (TNS) is a non-profit theatre company with charity status. TNS\u2019 mission is to create challenging, indigenous and innovative theatre that touches the heart and mind.<\/p>\n<p>TNS is a recipient of the National Arts Council\u2019s Major Grant FY 2020-2022, and is also the organiser of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.<\/p>\n<p>TNS also has the honour of being the only arts company in Singapore helmed by two Cultural Medallion recipients: Artistic Director Alvin Tan and Resident Playwright Haresh Sharma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:admin@necessary.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admin@necessary.org<\/a><br \/>\n(65) 6440 8115<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/necessary.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">necessary.org<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tnsarchives.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tnsarchives.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" style=\"padding: 10px 0 15px;\">\r\n            <ul class=\"list-inline\">\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thenecessarystage\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/fbb.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenecessarystage\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/igb.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-necessary-stage\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/inb.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n                <li class=\"list-inline-item\"><a class=\"social-icon text-xs-center\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tns_sg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/singaporefringe.com\/fringe2021\/wp-content\/themes\/fringe\/img\/twb.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n             <\/ul>\r\n             \r\n        <\/div>\n<p>ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:<br \/>\nAlvin Tan<\/p>\n<p>RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT:<br \/>\nHaresh Sharma<\/p>\n<p>GENERAL MANAGER:<br \/>\nMelissa Lim<\/p>\n<p>FESTIVAL MANAGER:<br \/>\nJezamine Tan<\/p>\n<p>PROJECT MANAGERS:<br \/>\nNatasha Fathin<br \/>\nNicole Lim<\/p>\n<p>ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT:<br \/>\nChoo Kok Cheng<\/p>\n<p>ACCOUNTANT:<br \/>\nTwo Point Pte Ltd<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>SUPPORT OUR WORK<\/h6>\n<p>We are appealing for your support to fundraise for our future.<\/p>\n<p>All donations will qualify for a tax deduction as stipulated by IRAS.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more on how you can contribute, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/supportTNS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bit.ly\/supportTNS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Necessary Stage has made every effort to ensure that the contents of this website are correct and up to date. 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