GOH Lay Kuan 吴丽娟
Performing Arts in Singapore (Dance),
Accession Number 002410
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 43
Total Reels
- Tan Beng Luan
Interviewer
- 22:22:26
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 43
Metadata
- 19 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:21
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Background of maternal grandparents. Educational background of parents. Father took up principalship in Malaya. Family evacuated to Malacca during the Japanese Occupation. Impression of the Japanese Occupation. Father was killed together with others after the Japanese military surrendered in 1945. Relationship with father. How father's death affected her views on children's education later. Influence of music in family.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 43
Metadata
- 19 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:32
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Importance of music in family life. Childhood life in Chinatown after the war. Memory of the Indian community in Little India. Moved to Balestier Road, later to Alexandra Road. Learnt to do housework and cook. How study life in Primary school affected her views on human beings. Her explosive temper was shaped by her experience in primary school. Her love for sport helped in learning dancing.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 43
Metadata
- 19 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:07
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Analysed her character. Favorite subject was sport and its relationship with dance. Impression of school's funfair and sports day. First stage experience. Learnt Chinese Dance by watching related movies and read dance publication. How she developed interest in various arts forms. Her passion for dance and mother's reaction. How such passion gave her strength.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 43
Metadata
- 19 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:16
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Ballet was an expensive dance form. Where she got the funds to go Australia to study dance. Teaching experience before leaving Singapore. Development of her music ability. Taught preschoolers. Study life in Victoria Ballet Guild and teachers' influence. Encountered language difficulty. Ballet curriculum covered.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 43
Metadata
- 19 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:40
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Learning ballet. The impact of Russian ballet troupe visiting Australia. Offered scholarship to go to Russia but Singapore government did not allow. Reasons for also learning other schools of ballet. Her strength in dance. Her graduation work. Reasons for practicing dance for long hours. Her scope of dance learning. Also learnt music in Melbourne Memorial Conservatory. Reasons for taking up dance scholarship instead of music scholarship.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 43
Metadata
- 19 Aug 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:20
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Roles performed in the dance tour. The influence of created dance work. How her music ability helped in dance. Learnt dance teaching make-up. Challenge of creating graduation work. Being exposed to the combination of dance performance and training. Dance work after graduation. Racial discrimination in Australia. Choices of dance career. Reasons for coming home.
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