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Arts For The Soul
Arts For The Soul
Lead: The disabled community danced and sang in an unusual arts performance organised by
Article: The performance event, named Ability. Redefining. The. Society. (ARTS), was held
at the Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre on May 20, to provide a platform to raise awareness for
Performers at the two-hour long event included the Singapore Association for the Deaf
The opening act of the event featured SADEAF performing Hokkien songs in sign language,
with the help of student volunteers from NTU’s Welfare Services Club (WSC).
Other event highlights include students from Grace Orchard School and Eden School
“Although they are children with disability, they can still do their part in community, so they
should not just be the receiver. That’s something that we want to teach our children, really
nobody owes them a living,” said X, Principal of X School, explaining the reason why the
Y, (Y position) of Jalan Besar GRC and VIP of the event, said in a Facebook message, “It
also helps to promote a more caring and inclusive society where we provide the opportunity
and platform for people with special needs to showcase their talents.”
Y added that citing the youths from Kreta Ayer and Kalom Ayer Youth Executive Committee
Z, 29, volunteer and (Z position) of Kalom Ayer YEC, said that although organising the event
was no easy feat, the event gave him “a sense of achievement” when he saw “how the events
are actually accomplished, how people are leaving with happy smiles”, adding that he finds
fulfilment in doing his part for the community and the marginalised.
Audience member, W, 54, said that the event was an important reminder that there are still
people who are “much weaker than us and needs help from us", and that she was very
However, K, Chairman of K and sponsor of the event, said that although this event has raised
awareness, it is merely “one small little step” and that “there is a lot more that needs to be
done”, to help bridge the gap between the less privileged and the disabled, highlighting the