Fellow resident, Wai Kin, caught these performers of an ancient art at last month's birthday of the Monkey God on Eng Hoon Street.
As Wai Kin says: A pity that they are not getting much audience these days - wonder how long more can these troupes keep going ...
Singapore would be a quieter and sadder place when the day comes when there is no more wayang on our streets to mark the temple festivals that, along with all our other vernacular festivals of the various ethnic and religious communities, punctuate the year....
Any ideas from anyone on how to keep this artform alive? Perhaps we can gather the ideas and send them to the National Arts Council....
If you are keen to 'chase' Chinese Temple festivals, here is a useful blog to follow - Chinese Temple Events - very useful for those who want to shoot pictures of the colourful happenings....
Many thanks to Wai Kin for sharing his photos with the blog!
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