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Soaring and achieving dreams with Sky
June 25, 2024, CNA938
Singer-songwriter with muscular dystrophy Sky Shen wrote the official theme song for the Singapore Team participating in the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics Games. Titled March On he discussed the inspiration and process of conceiving it, alongside highlights of his music career (i.e. the launch of his debut EP Wheel You Love…
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Making the arts more inclusive
April 7, 2024, Straits Times
Mary Tan, 25, could not walk till she was 3½ years old because of her different foot structure and weak muscle tone due to global developmental delay. After graduating from Delta Senior School, she tried working as a packer in a bakery and as a cafe server but quit as…
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SmartyPants is a charming piece of inclusive theatre
March 22, 2024, Straits Times
Featuring a cast of six puppeteers with disabilities who perform alongside six mainstream actors, SmartyPants And The Swordfish is an inclusive and engaging theatre experience for children that explores the art of empathy. The famed legend of a precocious boy who saves Temasek, now Singapore, from a swordfish attack is…
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Artist finds inspiration in a garden
February 29, 2024, Lianhe Zaobao
Gardens by the Bay may be just a tourist landmark for many people, but to autistic artist Nicole Koo, it is a source of inspiration for her paintings. She visits the garden two or three times a week to capture the beauty of her favourite flowers on canvas. “Art is…