“The Horse in Motion”– A Time of Firsts
By Jayne Chan (14S03D) and Sushma Pai (14S03R) The first ever motion picture created was of a running horse. Looking back, the film industry has come a long way since then. From the insanity of Black...
View ArticleHighly Strung 2 – A Twang of T’ang
By Gao Wenxin (14A03A) and Nguyen Trung Huan (14S05A) Photos by Mathew Gan (14A01C) If one went into Highly Strung 2 expecting it to be an ordinary concert, he would have immediately dispelled that...
View Article“Like a Boss”– All Jazzed Up
by Alison Olivia Lewis (14S03S), with additional reporting by Muhammad Garda Ramadhito (14S05B) Photos by: Wang Ziren and Edwin Chow (Photographic Society) Widely regarded as one of the most prominent...
View ArticleSangamam 2013 – A Celebration of The Arts
By Vanathi Rajarajan (14S05B) and Lakshmanan Lakshmi (14S06B) Photographs by Chelsea Ng (Photographic Society) and Niranjana Krishna 4 months of meticulous planning. 2 months of dedicated practice. 1...
View ArticleSense of a Beginning: True Stories of Drug Addiction through Literary Lenses
By Law May Ning (14S03O) Photos by Aidan Mock “A biochemist will tell you that the ingestion of heroin provides an addict with a transcendent state of euphoria, which occurs because diacetylmorphine is...
View ArticleA Wilde Night of Puns, Laughs and Theatre: Lady Windermere’s Fan
By Austin Zheng (14A01B), Mindy Yeo (14S03R), Lee Yun Wen (14S03R) Photographs by Matthew Yeo ‘I love acting. It is so much more real than life.’ – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray As evening...
View ArticleRockout 2013: Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud
By Lim Shaomin (14S03K) and Kylie Wong (14A01B) Photos by Matthew Yeo (14SO3G) and Lim Shaomin (14SO3K) It could have been a sign of bad things to come. Even before the performance had begun, tensions...
View ArticleWitness the Power of the Mouth: Appena la Voce 2013
By Tyronne Toh (14A01A) Photographs courtesy of Chelsea Ng from the Photographic Society Appena La Voce was undoubtedly the most highly anticipated a capella event of the year, and quick glance around...
View ArticleRejoice! A Celebration of Great Guitar Music
Photographs by Natalia Chioang from the Photographic Society For any reviewer, the first step to objectivity is paying out of one’s own pocket for the concert ticket. The next is to go for said concert...
View ArticleHeating Up the Dance Floor – As Easy As ABCD
By Law May Ning (14SO3O) Additional Reporting by Nguyen Trung Huan (14S05A), Esabella Koh (14S03M) and Lu Jinyao (14AO1D) Photos by Teo Si Yan (Photographic Society) Managed to get a ticket for ABCD...
View ArticleIs Literature Dying?
By Chua Jun Yan (13A01A) According to statistics released in Parliament earlier this year, Literature is on its deathbed. Not so in RI – at least, not if the organizers of Words’ Worth Lit Week 2013...
View ArticleRaffles Voices, Raffles Chorale and Raffles Singers present: Vocal Exploits...
By Daniella Low (14A01B) Photos by Mathew Gan of the Photographic Society Rumour had it that the concert was half-sold out before tickets were even released to the school population. Much of the ticket...
View ArticleRaffles Players Presents: The Visit
By Austin Zheng 14A01B Additional Reporting by Gao Wenxin 14A03A ‘I know what the world’s like. Because I own it.’ – Claire Zachanassian Would you kill for a million pounds? Yes, you would. Such is the...
View ArticleGuitar Ensemble strikes a chord with Esperanza: The Light of Hope
by Tan Su (15S07A), Amanda Chang (15A03A), Qiu Jia Hui (15So3B) Photos by Yang Yang (15So6P), Amanda Chang (15A03A), Raffles Photographic Society As the curtains parted, “Esperanza” itself was quite...
View ArticleCultuR Shock!: Team Rocket
by Martin Lim (15A13A), Kang Yi Xi (15S03N), Chew Sher Mein (15S03H) Photos by Michelle Zhu (15A01B) A flurry of wildly moving, iridescent disco lights met our eyes as we entered the concert venue, LT2...
View ArticleTake Our Word For It: Raffles Jazz Blows Audiences Away
by Tan Yi Chern (15S03N), Katrina Jacinto (15A13A), Wahid Al Mamun (15A01A) Photos by Raffles Photographic Society: Rachel Tan (15S03N), Yany Chan (15S06E), Jessia Khalis Tanujaya (15S06N) Over two...
View ArticleCLDCS enthralls with its latest production
by Christopher Liew (15S06E) <且行且珍惜> (pronounced as qiě xíng qiě zhēn xī), meaning to appreciate as you walk on, was the theme of CLDCS’ latest stage production.This year’s installment of...
View Article《叙》: RICO presents a night of musical delights
by Wilson Chan and Lorraine Fong (15A01c) Photos by the Raffles Photographic Society On the 16th of May, Raffles Institution Chinese Orchestra (Year 5-6) (RICO) marked their return to the public...
View ArticleStep Up! Never Dance Alone.
Our writer at Raffles Press has written this review in response to the posting of a video by “The Mob” featuring “Step Up! 2014″ (a dance workshop which they organised). by Nicolas Baey (15S03F)...
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