《招》When The Cold Wind Blows by Neo Hai Bin & Chong Woon Yong

By Phil42, 18 November, 2021
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《招》When The Cold Wind Blows is a new work exploration that came out of a collaboration between two independent artists Neo Hai Bin and Chong Woon Yong. This work explores the Singaporean male identity, using the National Service as a premise, and discover how we deal with the many possibilities (good and bad) that the human nature encompass inherently.

《招》When The Cold Wind Blows was developed under Centre 42's Basement Workshop (now known as the Creation Residency). Read about Basement Workshop here.

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January - September 2016
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by Centre 42
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《招》 When The Cold Wind Blows was developed in residence at Centre 42’s Basement Workshop from January to September 2016.

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May 2016
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10-11 September 2016
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During the development process, they will explore a series of questions: What makes us the way we are? What determines how we behave? Why do we become who we are? Where do our set of beliefs and value systems come from? Why do we sometimes act against our beliefs and value systems? How do we reconcile with the many faces in our very beings?

The project will undergo an incubation period from January to September 2016, which will comprise of research, writing and works-in-progress showcases at each milestone to collect critique and feedback. The duo aim to have a ready play-reading shown in August before deciding on the production direction.

In May, the duo held their first closed-door sharing session with invited audience from the theatre community. They presented a read of their draft script, followed by a detailed discussion with the audience on the writing, the frame of the narrative, the devices used and the development of the characters in the play. Thereafter, the duo will embark on the next phase of rewrites and performance-rehearsals.

 

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Interview #1 (12 Apr 2016)
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This interview documents Hai Bin’s and Woon Yong’s collective research journey in Phase 1 which concluded as a dramatised reading of the first draft of the script.

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Interview #2 (1 Jun 2016)
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This interview documents Hai Bin’s and Woon Yong’s responses to their work and feedback received in Phase 1. They embark on Phase 2 focusing on refining the script and workshopping in the capacity of performers towards a work-in-progress showing in September.

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Interview #3 (11 Sep 2016)
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This interview rounds up Hai Bin’s and Woon Yong’s Basement Workshop journey at Centre 42. The pair discuss refining their script, which is now titled 《招》”When the Cold Wind Blows”, and preparing for the showcases. They also reflect on their eight months at Centre 42 creating the play from scratch, and the plans they have after the showcases.

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Neo Hai Bin’s reflections early on in the journey of starting this creation

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Programme booklet for the dramatised reading

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One table on each side, the speaker on the right is standing while reading off a script, while on the left, a figured is seated down behind the table. Three audience members are seen.
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Liu Yong Huay
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