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Jalan Besar after dark: A night walk and immersive art experience
Kiran is a young and idealistic cinema projectionist who works at the New World Amusement Park in the 1960s. He falls in love with the spirited Rosa, a dance hostess at the Cabaret. But fate conspires against them in this story of longing and desire set against the backdrop of the New World Amusement Park and the disaster of Hotel New World.
Relive Kiran and Rosa’s romance, as they guide you through the streets of Jalan Besar, down back alleys into hidden rooms and fantasy spaces.
Blurring history and fiction, imagination and reality, New World’s End is Old Singapore brought to life by some of Singapore’s best artists working across film, music, theatre and the visual arts:
Kaylene Tan, Director and Writer | Janice Koh, Dramaturg | Brian Gothong Tan, Film | NADA, Music | Alan Oei, Set Design | Moira Loh, Actress | Salif Hardie, Actor | Lim Kay Siu, Actor.
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Duration: 1 hour
Starts: Singapore, Singapore
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Jalan Besar after dark: A night walk and immersive art experience
Kiran is a young and idealistic cinema projectionist who works at the New World Amusement Park in the 1960s. He falls in love with the spirited Rosa, a dance hostess at the Cabaret. But fate conspires against them in this story of longing and desire set against the backdrop of the New World Amusement Park and the disaster of Hotel New World.
Relive Kiran and Rosa’s romance, as they guide you through the streets of Jalan Besar, down back alleys into hidden rooms and fantasy spaces.
Blurring history and fiction, imagination and reality, New World’s End is Old Singapore brought to life by some of Singapore’s best artists working across film, music, theatre and the visual arts:
Kaylene Tan, Director and Writer | Janice Koh, Dramaturg | Brian Gothong Tan, Film | NADA, Music | Alan Oei, Set Design | Moira Loh, Actress | Salif Hardie, Actor | Lim Kay Siu, Actor.
Itinerary
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Stop At: 85 Desker Rd, Singapore 209646
You will enter a shophouse transformed into an immersive cabaret set, where you will start your journey in reliving Kiran and Rosa’s romance, set in the time of the New World Amusement Park.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Jalan Besar, Jalan Besar, Singapore
One of Jalan Besar’s iconic landmarks was New World Amusement Park, which opened in 1932. It was the first public entertainment space that opened to people of all social classes. Through the audio guide, you will be led through the streets and back alleys, accompanied by sounds and music of the past.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: 92 Syed Alwi Rd, Singapore 207668
You will be led by the audio guide into this secret space, transformed into 6 immersive rooms – inspired by the lives of Kiran and Rosa, the main characters of this ill-fated love story.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jalan Besar, Jalan Besar, Singapore
After exiting the immersive rooms of 92 Syed Alwi, you will once again be led to journey around the streets, led by the voices of the characters you have gotten to know on this experience.
Duration: 15 minutes
