The Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) presents Little Adventurers for the year-end holidays! Themed Get Moving, we invite you and your children to join us at our interactive play space to be introduced to the concept of ‘Sound, Movement and Performance’. Children will get to mimic the movements of a classical Indian dancer, learn about rhythm, and have fun recreating scenes from two stories from Indian folklore! Sign-up for our interactive performances and workshops, pick up a dancing puppet craft activity kit, and more! Make a date with us at IHC for the holidays. Check out the list of programmes below!

Interactive Play Space

19 Nov – 25 Dec | 10am – 6pm (Closed on Mondays)

Indian Heritage Centre, Level 2

Admission fee to Interactive Play Space: Free

(Admission charges to galleries may apply, click this link for more info)

Join us as we bring you on a cultural journey through traditional Indian dance, music and storytelling. Recommended for the whole family for the year-end holiday.

Be greeted by Navarasa, the nine emotions that are commonly used during Indian dance, music and theatre performances. Put on your best expression and take a picture reflecting the emotions!

Explore three traditional Indian dance forms – Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi – through a series of videos. Follow the movements of the on-screen dancers and watch your shadows come to life inside our colourful dance pods!

Learn about ‘ta ka di mi’, a traditional way of expressing rhythm used in classical Indian music. Played on a mridangam, a traditional South Indian instrument, the beats turn on the colourful lights on the circular structure. Mimic the rhythm by tapping your hands and stomping our feet as you try to “catch the lights” on the structure.

Be a part of stories from Indian folklore "Krishna and the Fruit Seller" and "Hanuman and the Sun". Perform scenes with the  props and magnetic backdrop provided or create your own story!  

Let's Dance at Indian Heritage Centre & Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Saturday, 10 Dec | 12.30pm - 4pm

Admission fee: $20 for a pair 

Register on https://letsdanceihcehg.peatix.com/

• 12.30pm - 1pm: Tour at Indian Heritage Centre

Go on a guided tour of the Indian Heritage Centre's permanent galleries which traces the history of the Indian and South Asian communities in Southeast Asia. Learn more about the distinctiveness of Singaporean Indian cultures in our multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society and gain appreciation of the diversity of local Indian identity and social norms in Singapore. 

• 1pm - 1.45pm: Odissi performance at Indian Heritage Centre

The tour is followed by a traditional Indian dance performance with an interactive segment, after which you can explore IHC's one-of-a-kind experiential play space dedicated to performing arts for the young and the young at heart.

• 1.45pm - 2pm: Free-and-easy of IHC's Interactive Play Space
  
  
• 2pm - 2.30pm: Transport to Eurasian Heritage Gallery
  
  
• 2.30pm - 3.30pm: Tour at Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Next stop is the Eurasian Heritage Gallery. First is an informative guided tour highlighting the history and traditions of the Eurasian community during Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year. 

• 3.30pm - 4pm: Eurasian folk performance at Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Later immerse in the culture by participating in an Eurasian folk dance, ending off with a slice of sugee cake and a cup of tea.

Tickets: $20 for a pair - one child (5 years & above) and one adult.

Limited to 30 pax. Ticket price will cover transportation to Eurasian Heritage Gallery.

Tickets can be purchased on peatix here.

For enquiries, contact: gallery@eurasians.org.

Soul Letters by Rolypoly Family

Sunday, 20 Nov, 2pm | Activity Room, Level 2

Admission fee: $10

Soul Letters Asaivugal (அசைவுகள்) is a bilingual English-Tamil performance by Rolypoly Family’s Aishwariyah Shanmuganathan. In this whimsical and expressive dance theatre performance, Tamil vowels are brought to life by playing with their shapes and sounds. Through wordplay and creative movement, children can clap, sing along, and act out the shapes of the letters during the performance.

Baby Beat by Kulcha Pop

Saturday, 26 Nov | 10am | Activity Room, Level 2

Admission fee: $10

Join this cozy performance of classical music favourites performed with traditional Indian instruments for the youngest of audiences. The session features a keyboardist with soloists playing the Indian flute and tabla.

Chakkar by Bhaskar’s Arts Academy

Saturday, 26 Nov | 2pm | Activity Room, Level 2

Admission fee: $10

Register on https://ihc-programmes.peatix.com

Be enthralled by the rapid spins and dramatic poses of the Kathak dance form. Presented by dancers from the Bhaskar’s Arts Academy, join us for a performance and interactive workshop session!

Discovering Odissi by Temple of Fine Arts

Sunday, 27 Nov | 11am | Activity Room, Level 2

Admission fee: $10

Register on https://ihc-programmes.peatix.com

Explore the intricate dance form Odissi through stories, workshops and an interactive performance by dancers from the Temple of Fine Arts. Get a deeper appreciation of this expressive art form through its unique movements and basic stances.

Discover the Beauty of Indian Dance by Maya Dance Theatre

Sunday, 27 Nov | 2pm | Activity Room, Level 2

Admission fee: $10

Register on https://ihc-programmes.peatix.com

Delve into the world of traditional Indian dance from the classical Bharatanatyam to folk and contemporary styles. Along with an introduction to the essential components of Bharathanatyam, Participants will learn how to express themselves through the rhythmic leg patterns, hand gestures, graceful body movements, and facial expressions.