Cultural Medallion recipient Osman Abdul Hamid choreographs for The Sisters' Islands, composed by Young Artist Award winner Wang Chenwei.
The 35-year-old wrote the work at his music teacher’s prompting for his twin classmates Clara and Sophy Tan, who both played the zhongruan, a Chinese four-stringed instrument. The gala night kicks off the SCO’s 2024/2025 season. It is the second in a trilogy of seasons planned by SCO principal conductor Quek Ling Kiong, 57, since he took the position in January 2023.
Wang Chenwei with ruan players and twins Clara and Sophy Tan in 2007. PHOTO: COURTESY OF WANG CHENWEI Legend has it that orphaned twin sisters Minah and Linah were forcefully separated when a pirate chief demanded to marry Linah. He took Linah away at dawn but a storm broke. Minah swam towards the pirate ship but drowned, and Linah joined her sister. The two islands where the sisters were said to have drowned were subsequently named Pulau Subar Laut and Pulau Subar Darat .
Besides incorporating the Malay martial art form of silat into his choreography in his signature style, Osman hopes to include some stunt work involving dancers standing on one another’s shoulders and jumping off.
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