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Scene and Heard: How to move a Hospital

by Singapore HeritageFest

Inspired by the relocation of a maternity ward from the junction of Stamford Canal and Victoria Street to the Kandang Kerbau area, artist Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips shares with us what it means to move a hospital in this spoken word performance.

How to move a Hospital

How has Singapore’s medical landscape changed over the decades? How to Move a Hospital, a spoken word piece performed by artist Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips, captures the Kandang Kerbau Hospital’s 1930s move from the junction of Stamford Canal and Victoria Street.  Her performance is inspired by the movements and relocations of Singapore’s various healthcare institutions from their colonial-era sites to the spaces we have grown familiar with today.

 

About Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips

Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips is a writer, performer, educator and Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre. She has written several plays and some of her work can be found in local anthologies. She is also a licensed tour guide.

 

Singapore HeritageFest

The Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) is the National Heritage Board’s signature annual outreach event that celebrates the many facets of Singapore’s diverse heritage and culture. SHF works with individuals, groups and communities to co-create programmes and offerings. This allows the festival to uncover lesser-known stories and narratives, engender a greater sense of ownership, and empower Singaporeans to safeguard and promote our shared heritage. The inaugural edition of SHF was staged in 2004, and since then, the festival has continued to provide on-site and online experiences with yearly themes that focus on different aspects of Singapore’s heritage.





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