Red Dot Photo - Counting Down to Chingay 2011

Chingay 2011, the annual dazzling extravaganza of colours and cultural diversity is just 1 day away from us! With parades happening on 11th and 12th February, viewers would be treated to a thrilling feast of performances and presentations that would not fail to impress.
Below are highlights of the parade's key elements:

When and where is the parade happening?

Parade Day One: 11 Feruary 2011, Friday, 8.30PM at Pit Building (Guest of Honor: PM Lee Hsien Loong)
Parade Day Two: 12 February 2011, Saturday, 8.00PM at Pit Building (Guest of Honor: President S R Nathan)
Chingay at Heartlands
- Chingay @ Aljunied GRC, 13 February 2011, Sunday, 6.00PM to 10.30PM
- Chingay @ North 2011, 19 February, Saturday, 6.00PM to 10.30PM
- Chingay @ Bishan - Toa Patoh Heartland, 20 February 2011, 7.00PM to 10.00PM

How do I get to Chingay 2011?

The Pit Building (venue of the parade) is next to Singapore Flyer. The nearest MRT stations from the parade are Cityhall/Esplanade and Promenade. Walking directions from both MRT stations can be found by clicking on the respective images below:

What are the highlights for Chingay this year?

This year�s parade consists of 7 segments, with an impressive presentation of dances, performances and costumes in each. Brief highlights of the each of the segments is as follows:

Segment One: 88 metre long dragons in the sky from China and firecracker dragons with firecrackers entwined on their bodies
Segment Two: Singapore�s first Indian Flower Towers and presentation of Chinese Cultures
Segment Three: Imaginative Animal Kingdom
Segment Four: Exotic Performances from China, Denmark, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Taiwan
Segment Five: National Travelling Dance Competition
Segment Six: Biggest Presentation of Malay Cultural Contingent
Segment Seven: Hip Hop Dance performance by 2000 youths, Passing on the Lamp ceremony and the release of 4,000 sky lanterns

What are the things that photographers can look out for?

Chingay 2011 will be bursting of opportunities for photographers to take advantage of. In particular, photographers can take note of the following:

Segment presentations, floats, contingents, and performances
88m long flying dragons from China (will rise 40m above ground)
Spreading of Red Cloth across performing grounds during grand finale
Hoisting of Gaint Scroll of Calligraphy bearing words "传灯� (passing on the light), written by President Nathan behind spectator stand
Releasing of sky lanterns during grand finale
Arts and Cultural Carnival at Arts Street, with exhibitions, art installations, cosplayers, magicians, balloonists, roving performances and percussionists

Chingay 2011 will definitely be a blast that will delight the hearts of all its audiences!

3 Comments

happysushi - 11th February 2011

interesting article. I've never been to Chingay before. I checked that it is not free admission for the seating area and probably sold out by now.. So I think I will just go to the pit building area there to check out e parade. Would be cool if can photograph and get nice shots. Is Red Dot reviewing the event?

MJ - 11th February 2011

Originally Posted by happysushi

interesting article. I've never been to Chingay before. I checked that it is not free admission for the seating area and probably sold out by now.. So I think I will just go to the pit building area there to check out e parade. Would be cool if can photograph and get nice shots. Is Red Dot reviewing the event?

Hi happysushi Yes, tickets must be purchased from Sistic if you want to be a seated audience. RDP will be covering the event, so do stay tuned for that!