{"id":34184,"date":"2015-10-01T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T08:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/?p=34184"},"modified":"2021-05-05T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:54:37","slug":"welcome-to-the-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/welcome-to-the-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the ’60s!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Have rickshaw, will travel! Bernard and Dolly Cheong head back to 1965!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As they walked into the foyer of the Shangri-La Hotel\u2019s Island Ballroom, the 668 guests for the night found themselves transported into 1960s Singapore \u2013 by way of a sleek, snappy Vespa or a traditional rickshaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Going nuts over\u00a0kacang putih<\/em>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While wandering through a different time, guests whetted their appetites with ice-cream sandwiches or\u00a0kacang putih<\/em>, ahead of an exquisite five-course dinner designed by internationally celebrated chef Violet Oon of Violet Oon Singapore in collaboration with Shangri-La Hotel\u2019s Executive Chef Maran Mariapin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ivan gets into the swing of things with Linda Soo Tan!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The CABARET SINGAPURA Concert challenged Singapore\u2019s best and brightest theatre talents to revive some of the hottest cabaret acts of the 1960s. Pam Oei, our hostess with the mostest, rose to the occasion with rocking renditions of \u201960s anthems\u00a0Dancing In The Street<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Proud Mary<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was followed on stage by Judee Tan, Siti Khalijah, Tony Eusoff, Benjamin Kheng, Sezairi and Rishi Budhrani, who sang, danced and joked their way into everyone\u2019s hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dancing In The Street<\/em>\u00a0with Pam Oei and the W!LD RICE Dancers!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Judee Tan channels sexy songstress Ge Lan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Siti Khalijah and Tony Eusoff pay tribute to P. Ramlee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beatlemania!
Benjamin Kheng and Sezairi perform a medley of Beatles tunes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our FIRST STAGE Kids having a BALL of a time!
Catch them in action in our year-end pantomime,\u00a0The Emperor\u2019s New Clothes<\/a><\/em>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rishi Budhrani stands up for Singapore
in his howlingly funny comedy routine!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Take a walk down Orchid Road!
Ivana and Glenda bring a little flower power to close the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Swinging, sexy and very Singaporean! See you next year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ivan Heng, Artistic Director of W!LD RICE, presented the company\u2019s report card for the year during the Ball. From Public Enemy<\/em> to Another Country<\/em>, from HOTEL<\/em> to a Brisbane tour for The Importance of Being Earnest<\/em>, it was W!LD RICE\u2019s most ambitious season yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you for empowering us to reflect on the problems, and also to imagine the possibilities, of our times,\u201d said Ivan. \u201cThank you for joining us in creating beautiful memories and, ultimately, a document of our history for the generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out more highlights from 1965: SWINGING SEXY SINGAPURA here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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