2024
RAW Moves Artistic Director, Ricky Sim was invited to conduct a workshop for the Arts Leaders’ Retreat (ALR), organised by NUS Centre for the Arts (CFA). The annual camp is aimed at equipping the next generation of arts leaders with the tools and fundamentals necessary to effectively captain their groups.
Held over two days, ALR comprises a series of workshops, talks by industry leaders and practitioners, and interactive activities, all of which are designed to sharpen leadership skills, challenge perceptions, and inspire creative problem-solving.
The students attending ALR are typically second or third-year students of NUS, who have been selected by their peers and CFA on the basis of proven artistic and administrative abilities.
2024
Developed from our A Little RAW (ALR) Company’s interactive performance Curious Steps, Curious Games took inspiration from the traditional games of our younger days.
Our ALR company dancer, Shawn Tan, and instructor, Matthew Goh, performed at SG Enable’s “Kopi, Ai Mai? (Want a Coffee?)”. It was a fun-filled afternoon with a diverse audience exploring movement to express their personal stories and memories through these games.
2023
RAW Moves Ltd conducted a dance programme for Secondary 2 students, to cultivate an interest in K-pop dance as a form of performing art amongst the students. The programme also empowered students with self-confidence by using dance as a mean to express themselves. Students also understood the importance of teamwork in the process of putting up a performance.
2023
RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim was invited to share his artistic practice with honours students from NUS Theatre Studies. This was an effort to give the students an opportunity to learn directly from industry professionals, thus enhancing their knowledge in areas such as professional ethics, practical skills, roles and responsibilities and artistic movement in practice.
2023
RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim was invited to share his artistic practice with honours students from NUS Theatre Studies. This was an effort to give the students an opportunity to learn directly from industry professionals, thus enhancing their knowledge in areas such as professional ethics, practical skills, roles and responsibilities and artistic movement in practice.
2023
As part of Goodman Open House, RAW Moves offered inclusive workshops for children of different abilities to come together to explore their creativity and imagination through Creative Movement. Our holistic teaching methodology encourages learning of contemporary dance techniques and dance composition through structured play. The inclusive dance classes by RAW Moves cultivate a safe space for participants of all ages with Diverse Abilities and enable them the same access to learning opportunities.
We also presented a film titled A Green Dot, which examined the conflict between people and their environment, and how that influenced the contentions that often arise between our public and private spaces. An interactive family activity was also conducted during the film screening.
2023
This specially curated holiday camp devised by DesignTinkers x RAW Moves, introduces children to understand body awareness and spatial concepts through Creative Movement in an interdisciplinary approach. The workshop aims to empower children to express themselves freely through movements and nurture their confidence to articulate ideas effectively through story-telling and designed creations. Children will be encouraged to interpret with open-ended materials to design and build their ideas from 2D to 3D prototypes.
2023
RAW Moves Company Dancer, Matthew Goh, was invited to be a part of the *SCAPE Dance Residency Series Workshop to allow participants to expand their choreographic vocabulary and explore different perspectives in creating and expressing movement. During the workshop, Matthew presented his films Depart and Arrive, followed by a Movement workshop where he shared his own creative processes.
2023
RAW Moves brought a snippet of our RawGround 2023 production to Chung Cheng High School (Main). RAW Moves’ Company Dancer Matthew Goh facilitated a screening and sharing session of his short films Depart & Arrive.
In a second session with Dance and Drama students, Matthew conducted a workshop exploring the creative process of movement-making through the exploration of the relationship between text and movement.
2023
RAW Moves was invited by Cake Theatre to present a 30-minute showcase at Explore Jurong Lake Gardens 2023, organized by NParks and the National Arts Council. Company Dancers Matthew Goh, Natasha Fawzi, together with A Little RAW Company’s Shawn Tan and Isabella Wilfred, performed to students from APSN Chaoyang School, Lighthouse School, Rainbow Centre, and elderly from NTUC Health, Pertapis Senior Citizens Fellowship Home and Kaki Kampong Seniors Wellness Centre. The choreography explored the movement of space, and engaged audience members with interactive elements.
2023
ART:DIS invited RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim and Company Dancer Matthew Goh to join as workshop facilitators for the Arts and Disability Forum (ADF) co-organised with NAC. The 5th edition of the Arts and Disability Forum (ADF) brings together international and local speakers across the arts and disability sector to share their diverse experiences, providing a space for learning and reflection on best practices in the field of disability arts and access.
2023
RAW Moves supported a Movement workshop conducted by Theatre Practitioner and Mental Wellness Researcher Lim Ci Xuan. Ci Xuan is a co-founder of an interdisciplinary arts collective Matter.Less and an associate artist of Split Theatre. This workshop brought Independent artists together to explore and share basic and essential knowledge, skills and understanding of body movement application.
2023
RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim was invited to be a mentor/choreographer to the *SCAPE dance residents as part of their programme for aspiring youth dancers. This programme aims to help them grow as artists and bridges them to a series of mentorship, masterclasses, opportunities to apprenticeships and showcases.
The showcase by the youths was presented at comma, a Creative Arts Festival that aims to inspire, showcase, and celebrate youths in their artistic pursuits.
2022
Very Special Dance is a programme by ART:DIS in partnership with RAW Moves. This programme aims to pave the way for students who are interested in dance and aspire to be professional dancers. VS Dance programme comprises classes, workshops, excursions and performance opportunities to allow students to develop their artistic voice and life skills.
2022
A Little RAW invites children to extend their learning capability, offering Creative Movement Workshops to learn, connect and play!
Here at A Little RAW, we believe in the importance of artistic self-expression that helps your child to take the first step in increasing self-esteem, achieving insight and an inclusive spirit.
2022
RAW Moves was invited to be a part of Goodman Open House by organising workshops and performances on that day. Our focus of this programme is to introduce children to the basics of creative movement through fun and play, while helping them express their imagination.
2022
RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim was invited to share his personal and professional experience with LASALLE dance students. This was an effort to give LASALLE dance students the opportunity to learn directly from a practicing industry professional, thus enhancing their knowledge in areas such as professional ethics, practical skills, roles and responsibilities and other workplace competencies.
2022
RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim was invited to give a masterclass to the *SCAPE dance residents as part of their programme for aspiring youth dancers.
This programme aims to help them grow as artists and bridges them to a series of mentorship, masterclasses, opportunities to apprenticeships and showcases.
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