The Sixth Singapore Festival of Arts will have a greater number and variety of programmes in the visual, performing and literary arts. With a total of 28 productions and 88 indoor performances, there is something for everyone — from the ardent lovers of the arts to the uninitiated. Artistic excellence, however, will not be compromised.
Further, the Festival will be brought closer to the people in the open green, pedestrian malls and community centres. More people will then have the opportunity to participate in the Festival, thus helping to realise our vision of building a culturally vibrant Singapore.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to our foreign guest artistes and thank all local artistes and helpers for their assistance in organising the Festival.
I would also like to thank the many corporate and individual sponsors and supporters, without whom the Festival cannot be organised on such a grand scale.
– Wong Kan Seng (Acting Minister of Community Development)
(Source: Ministry of Community Development Programme)