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@musicmatterstome with @sonysingapore AC LABS: LIGHTS, MUSIC, MOMENTS WITH @vanessa.tvt & @little_piggyzx

For some reason, coming back to this after almost a mth makes me think "citypop".

The reach of the 100-400 f4.5 is truly astounding, and i can absolutely understand why ppl love this one. And it feels very light for some reason. Appreciate @vanessa.tvt and @little_piggyzx for leading the class! taken in Clark Quay, Singapore by @ael.lihtan

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@apsarasdancecompany reminding us that the singapore river had a more squalid history, and that we have came a lot way now.

Choreographer, director and storyteller-
@psoumeede @ethosodissi
River Dancers:
@gomathy_chandrasegaran @wenyiliz @_p.oornim.a_ sangeethadayani
Music by
@karthikravndrn
Poems by
@rogerstoryteller

@apsarasartsacademy
@apsarasdancecompany taken in Esplanade Concourse by @ael.lihtan

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2 months ago

Probably the part of the class that i enjoyed most, simple, yet with all the alignments of the architecture coming together to showcase the grace of @barrelina.cheryl and the power of @_ivankoh . Truly "where movement meets structure, and elegance meets design".

3rd lens of the day, the 50150GM, truly a beast of a lens. Well balanced, very convenient, and the f2 is insane. May thanks to @cathayphoto for organising it and letting me experience the 2 lenses!

Wesley Loh ( @karwaiwesley ) leads an immersive photography workshop exploring the harmony between ballet and architecture, where your background is as important as your subject.

This was taken with the new Sony 100-400 F4.5 GM. Amazingly light, responsive and well balanced. No issues on focusing during the jumps and movement, even at full zoom!

LINES OF GRACE with @karwaiwesley
Organised by: @cathayphoto & @sonysingapore
Featured Dancer: @barrelina.cheryl & @_ivankoh

#cathayphoto
#capturedwithcathayphoto #sonysingapore
#sonyalphasg
#model
#balletmodel
#danceportraits
#ballet
#balletmodel
#50150gm taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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Shot on my fav 85gmii, always very sharp rendition, as sharp as @_ivankoh silhouette, always look so put together, be he in the air or landing.

Where movement meets structure, and elegance meets design.

Wesley Loh ( @karwaiwesley ) leads an immersive photography workshop exploring the harmony between ballet and architecture, where your background is as important as your subject.

This was taken with the new Sony 100-400 F4.5 GM. Amazingly light, responsive and well balanced. No issues on focusing during the jumps and movement, even at full zoom!

LINES OF GRACE with @karwaiwesley
Organised by: @cathayphoto & @sonysingapore
Featured Dancer: @barrelina.cheryl & @_ivankoh

#cathayphoto
#capturedwithcathayphoto #sonysingapore
#sonyalphasg
#model
#balletmodel
#danceportraits
#ballet
#balletmodel taken in Esplanade Park by @ael.lihtan

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3 months ago

Spliting into 3 cause 3 spots, 3 lens, and too many photos.

Where movement meets structure, and elegance meets design.

Wesley Loh ( @karwaiwesley ) leads an immersive photography workshop exploring the harmony between ballet and architecture, where your background is as important as your subject.

This was taken with the new Sony 100-400 F4.5 GM. Amazingly light, responsive and well balanced. No issues on focusing during the jumps and movement, even at full zoom!

LINES OF GRACE with @karwaiwesley
Organised by: @cathayphoto & @sonysingapore
Featured Dancer: @barrelina.cheryl & @_ivankoh

#cathayphoto
#capturedwithcathayphoto #sonysingapore
#sonyalphasg
#model
#balletmodel
#danceportraits
#ballet
#balletmodel taken in Anderson Bridge by @ael.lihtan

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3 months ago

This year's ballet 101 is quite different from last year's, and equally as interesting. got a look at @etienneferrere working process for his choreo, and how the 2 dancers work out what works best!

#esplanadesg
#mydurian
#ballet
#dance
@esplanadesingapore
@chihiro.uchida_ taken in Esplanade Concourse by @ael.lihtan

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Last piece of the set, choreographed by Shirley Wong, and performed by Nicole, Sarah-J and Gregory Gan.

#AerialOpenStage
#Flipside2026
#Aerial
#aerialhoop
#aerialrope
#esplanade
#wonderhere
#Singapore
@esplanadesingapore
@bornfiresingapore taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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It started small. A moment of stillness where she noticed the space beyond the rim and what the air just outside the circle could provide. What was out there? What would happen if she stopped clinging to the structure and started moving through the space instead of staying inside it? This was not about abandoning the structure. It was about expanding what the structure made possible. The circle still holds—but now it also releases.

The Spaces Between reflects the revelation that the lines of the hoop were never meant to keep Megan ( @megansophielauin ); they were meant to show her where she could go. It is about trusting the swing and leaning into the unknown—choosing exploration over certainty and discovering, mid-air, the relief of finally letting go. This piece is not about arriving anywhere perfect. It is about the courage to leave the circle, even without certainty of land. It is about the hope that the space between—the unknown, the unplanned, the messy middle—might actually be where one learns to fly.

#AerialOpenStage
#Flipside2026
#Aerial
#aerialhoop
#esplanade
#wonderhere
#Singapore
@esplanadesingapore
@bornfiresingapore taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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3 months ago

Love the use of the reds in the performance!

His performance, Becoming, explores a stage of life when identity begins to form through tension, desire and inner conflict. It reflects a moment of growing awareness—of the pressure, roles and gaze of society—yet without certainty about what to accept or resist. Becoming is not a destination, but a continuous negotiation between the inner self and the expectations of the world. The aerial silks become a space of aspiration. Climbing, wrapping and suspending the body reflect ambition and the pursuit of clarity. Yet moments of imbalance and hesitation reveal vulnerability beneath that confidence. Throughout the performance, movement shifts between strength and softness, ascent and suspension. Becoming does not resolve these contradictions; it allows them to coexist between control and surrender, certainty and doubt—marking the transition from unconscious growth toward self-awareness.

#AerialOpenStage
#Flipside2026
#Aerial
#aerialsilks
#esplanade
#wonderhere
#Singapore
@esplanadesingapore
@bornfiresingapore taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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Love how easy @cherylcharli made it look! the chains must have been painful!

Cheryl’s solo aerial chains act will interrogate the undercurrent of hope, juxtaposed with the unforgiving, industrial, cold, cruelty of the world and the attempt to endure it. This act explores what it means for grace to exist—not in opposition to pain, but alongside it. How it is practised, learned, refined and held deliberately in the body. Much like how one carry themselves in an ever-changing and metamodern world that is constantly being redefined.

#AerialOpenStage
#Flipside2026
#Aerial
#aerialchains
#esplanade
#wonderhere
#Singapore
@esplanadesingapore
@bornfiresingapore taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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Got there late so didn't manage to catch too much of her act. :( Love how serene she looks while inverted.

Debbie’s ( @debleo_bb ) aerial hammock piece explores life as a journey shaped not by circumstance, but by perspective. Her performance begins in a place of frustration and overwhelm, reflecting moments when life feels heavy, isolating and emotionally demanding. Judgement, exclusion and bullying become invisible weights, pressing the body inward and making each movement feel cautious and restrained.

Through aerial hammock, this act tells this story: life may be a journey filled with weight, but self-love and trust can reshape how that weight is borne.

#AerialOpenStage
#Flipside2026
#Aerial
#esplanade
#wonderhere
#Singapore
@esplanadesingapore
@bornfiresingapore taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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Hannah’s ( @hannah_cuddlepie ) performance captures a stage of life before it fully understands itself—where the body becomes a place of learning rather than achievement. Movements are approached just as life is: with curiosity and openness. In quiet moments, she reflects on the first recognition of self, guided by sensation rather than the outcome—a reminder of one’s self before the expectations and pressures of the world took hold.

#AerialOpenStage
#Flipside2026
#AerialHoop
#stilts
#esplanade
#wonderhere
#Singapore
@esplanadesingapore
@bornfiresingapore taken in Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by @ael.lihtan

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