# SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS 2026 SETS THE STAGE FOR "LET'S PLAY!"

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- Published: 2026-05-04T08:54:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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SINGAPORE, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Organised by Arts House Group, **Singapore
International Festival of Arts (SIFA)** returns from 15 to 30 May 2026 with the 
tagline "Let’s Play!", inviting audiences to explore, experiment and connect through
the arts. Led by Festival Director Chong Tze Chien, the Festival enters a new three-
year curatorial arc tracing Singapore’s performing arts landscape – honouring the
past, examining the present and imagining the future.

 
SIFA returns from 15 to 30 May 2026 with the tagline “
Let’s Play!”.

SIFA 2026’s five programming pillars offer diverse ways to experience the arts: **
_Festival Stage_** for large-scale productions, **_Festival Village_** at the historic
Empress Lawn for open-access performances against the city’s National Monuments,**
_Festival Play!Ground _**for interactive works and parades, **_Festival House_**
for family-friendly experiences, and **_Festival Late Nites _**for night-time programming.
Offerings span the Civic District to Singapore’s newest digital district, bringing
the Festival into the heartlands.

SIFA 2026 brings together powerful artistic voices from Singapore and around the
world:

 ◦ **_Last Rites _**by **Liu Xiaoyi** (Singapore) features theatre veterans from
   different cultures exploring themes of endings and legacy
 ◦ **_Salesman之死 _**by playwright **Jeremy Tiang **and director **Danny Yeo** (
   Singapore) reimagines Arthur Miller’s 1983 Beijing production of _Death of a 
   Salesman_, questioning cultural ownership in an interconnected world
 ◦ **_Strangely Familiar《熟悉的陌生》_**by **T.H.E Dance Company** (Singapore) 
   features performers from the region exploring how culture, digital identities,
   and everyday norms intertwine in contemporary lives
 ◦ **_Noli Timere _**by **Rebecca Lazier** (Canada) with **Janet Echelman** (United
   States) combines contemporary dance and avant-garde circus in an aerial performance
 ◦ **_LACRIMA_** by **Caroline Guiela Nguyen** (France) explores the human world
   behind a fictional Parisian haute couture royal wedding commission
 ◦ **_Hedda Gabler_** stars **Lee Hye-young** (South Korea) in a contemporary reimagining
   of Ibsen’s classic, exploring desire, frustration, and societal constraints
 ◦ **_Hamlet_** by **Teatro La Plaza** (Peru) features actors with Down syndrome,
   sharing their desires and frustrations through Shakespeare’s tragedy
 ◦ **_The Lighthouse_** by **Patch Theatre** (Australia) beckons families to an 
   immersive performance that is part installation, part scientific quest, part 
   rave
 ◦ **_AUTOMATA_**, a late-night series curated by **Hothouse **(Singapore) explores
   ritual and machine bodies, featuring artists such as music producer Guzz (China)

For the full festival lineup and ticket sales, visit [sifa.sg](https://sifa.sg/).

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