When I Giggle In My Sleep, Genesis Visual Poetry Collection, Rebel Rites
As a slam poet, she has won competitions in Singapore, Germany and Australia. She has performed at Singapore Repertory Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and acted in Okto’s kids show Zoom Zim Zam, and Disney’s comedy series, As the Bell Rings.[1] She also makes music with musicians and bands including Wobology, Mantravine, The Ditha Project and Kiat.[2]
Emmanuel holds a diploma in applied drama and psychology from Singapore Polytechnic and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in contemporary and applied theatre from Australia’s Griffith University.[1]
Literary careeredit
Emmanuel wrote her first poem at the age of 11, dedicated to her mother as a birthday gift.[1] While at Singapore Polytechnic, she attended a workshop with Chris Mooney-Singh and Savinder Kaur who ran Word Forward, and wrote a poem about prison.[3]
She has toured the world performing at National Arts Council Writers Fest 2015 in Singapore,[4] World Travel’s Story Fest 2018 in Australia,[5] Barcelona International Poetry Festival in 2018,[6] Concave Summit 2019 in London[7] and Superpowerpoetry 2020 in Berlin.[8] In September 2016 she toured 4 cities in Nepal with performance poet Sarah Kay.[9] She has published two books of poetry, When I Giggle In My Sleep (2015) and Genesis Visual Poetry Collection (2018), as well as the volume of prose Rebel Rites (2016).[10][11] Her poetry and prose has been published by The Straits Times, Math Paper Press, Ethos Books and Penguin Random House.
Emmanuel also performed Singapore Writers Festival’s commissioned song Ocean Free at the opening of the festival in November 2017[12] and performed Apostrophe at The Performance Theater in the same year.[13]
In 2019, Emmanuel hosted the documentary series Show Me The City on Channel News Asia.[14] An art installation, called Modern Resonance II, was depicted by her, visual artist Alecia Neo, sound artist Li-Chuan Chong at the BuySingLit movement, an annual industry-led movement to promote Singapore literature.[15] Emmanuel is a regular TEDx speaker in Singapore.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Emmanuel was imprisoned for a year for drug consumption.[16] Her mother died in 2013 of ovarian cancer.[17]
Referencesedit
^ abcChan, Charity (23 July 2015). "Chase the dream: Deborah Emmanuel". youthopia.sg.
^Paramasivam, Indran (3 September 2019). ""You can't go wrong if you try to give something good": An interview with Deborah Emmanuel and Kiat". Bandwagon Asia.
^ abSethi, Mrigaa (22 May 2015). "From prison to poetry: how one of Singapore's top spoken word artists got started". SG Magazine.
^Staff (16 November 2015). . www.nac.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^Greenaway, Judith (17 October 2018). "Interview with Singaporean performance poet Deborah Emmanuel". Sydney Arts Guide.
^Pujadas, Irene (11 May 2018). "A woman walks into a room". La llança - Catalan magazine.
^Ho Olivia (4 February 2020). "#BuySingLit movement powers up Pasir Panjang Power Station with ghost stories and a silent disco". The Straits Times.
^Journalist (20 December 2018). "Deborah Emmanuel: Finding Herself After Losing Her Mother and Serving Time in Prison". The Everyday People of Singapore.
^Hee, Jolene (8 May 2015). "5 Heartwarming Times Singaporeans Rallied Online To Do Good Through Crowdfunding". Vulcan Post.
External linksedit
Official website
February 13, 2024
deborah, emmanuel, september, 1988, known, performance, name, arunditha, slam, poet, multi, disciplinary, artist, from, singapore, borndeborah, arunditha, emmanuel, 1988, september, 1988, other, namesarundithaoccupation, slam, poet, multi, disciplinary, artist. Deborah Emmanuel 19 September 1988 known by her performance name ArunDitha is a slam poet and multi disciplinary artist from Singapore Deborah EmmanuelBornDeborah Arunditha Emmanuel 1988 09 19 19 September 1988 age 35 Other namesArunDithaOccupation s Slam poet and multi disciplinary artistNotable workWhen I Giggle In My Sleep Genesis Visual Poetry Collection Rebel RitesAs a slam poet she has won competitions in Singapore Germany and Australia She has performed at Singapore Repertory Theatre s A Midsummer Night s Dream and acted in Okto s kids show Zoom Zim Zam and Disney s comedy series As the Bell Rings 1 She also makes music with musicians and bands including Wobology Mantravine The Ditha Project and Kiat 2 Contents 1 Education 2 Literary career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEducation editEmmanuel holds a diploma in applied drama and psychology from Singapore Polytechnic and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in contemporary and applied theatre from Australia s Griffith University 1 Literary career editEmmanuel wrote her first poem at the age of 11 dedicated to her mother as a birthday gift 1 While at Singapore Polytechnic she attended a workshop with Chris Mooney Singh and Savinder Kaur who ran Word Forward and wrote a poem about prison 3 She has toured the world performing at National Arts Council Writers Fest 2015 in Singapore 4 World Travel s Story Fest 2018 in Australia 5 Barcelona International Poetry Festival in 2018 6 Concave Summit 2019 in London 7 and Superpowerpoetry 2020 in Berlin 8 In September 2016 she toured 4 cities in Nepal with performance poet Sarah Kay 9 She has published two books of poetry When I Giggle In My Sleep 2015 and Genesis Visual Poetry Collection 2018 as well as the volume of prose Rebel Rites 2016 10 11 Her poetry and prose has been published by The Straits Times Math Paper Press Ethos Books and Penguin Random House Emmanuel also performed Singapore Writers Festival s commissioned song Ocean Free at the opening of the festival in November 2017 12 and performed Apostrophe at The Performance Theater in the same year 13 In 2019 Emmanuel hosted the documentary series Show Me The City on Channel News Asia 14 An art installation called Modern Resonance II was depicted by her visual artist Alecia Neo sound artist Li Chuan Chong at the BuySingLit movement an annual industry led movement to promote Singapore literature 15 Emmanuel is a regular TEDx speaker in Singapore 3 Personal life editEmmanuel was imprisoned for a year for drug consumption 16 Her mother died in 2013 of ovarian cancer 17 References edit a b c Chan Charity 23 July 2015 Chase the dream Deborah Emmanuel youthopia sg Paramasivam Indran 3 September 2019 You can t go wrong if you try to give something good An interview with Deborah Emmanuel and Kiat Bandwagon Asia a b Sethi Mrigaa 22 May 2015 From prison to poetry how one of Singapore s top spoken word artists got started SG Magazine Staff 16 November 2015 NAC Singapore Writers Festival 2015 www nac gov sg Archived from the original on 5 December 2020 Retrieved 18 March 2021 Greenaway Judith 17 October 2018 Interview with Singaporean performance poet Deborah Emmanuel Sydney Arts Guide Pujadas Irene 11 May 2018 A woman walks into a room La llanca Catalan magazine Guest profiles CONCAVE LDN 2019 Staff writer 10 June 2020 Spoken Word meets Slam Poetry meets Hip Hop poesiefestival org Archived from the original on 22 April 2021 Retrieved 18 March 2021 Spoken word poetry festival travels four cities My Republica 20 September 2016 Deborah Emmanuel Literarisches Colloquium Berlin in German 23 October 2019 Tan Jo 20 May 2016 How a Singapore writer survived a year of imprisonment TODAYonline Ho Olivia 4 November 2017 Writers Fest features 300 events for goodness sake The Straits Times Apostrophe TPT 2017 Singapore The Performance Theatre Heritage Heroes CNA 18 November 2019 Ho Olivia 4 February 2020 BuySingLit movement powers up Pasir Panjang Power Station with ghost stories and a silent disco The Straits Times Journalist 20 December 2018 Deborah Emmanuel Finding Herself After Losing Her Mother and Serving Time in Prison The Everyday People of Singapore Hee Jolene 8 May 2015 5 Heartwarming Times Singaporeans Rallied Online To Do Good Through Crowdfunding Vulcan Post External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deborah Emmanuel amp oldid 1198140555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
