Parenting on Purpose

You must not seek to add To what you have, what you once had; You have no right to share What you are with what you were. No one can have it all, This is forbidden. You must learn to choose between. One happy thing is every happy thing; Two, is as if they had never been. -The Narrator in "The Soldier's Tale" Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale  is a moralistic story of a soldier who trades away his violin to the devil for a book that promises him a limitless supply of wealth. Based on a Russian folk story, the libretto was set in a post-World War One world, one where consumerism was on the rise, and where Russia had just overthrown its czar in exchange for a Bolshevik government. The tone of the performance is understandably dark, and the central theme of the Faustian bargain undergirds the role of the key players, notably The Soldier, The Devil and The Narrator, as they dance the delicate balance between life and death. Throughout...

A feature story written for local family portal Little Day Out. Little Day Out chats with Ms Rosa Park, Senior Artist at the Singapore Dance Theatre,  to learn how to help children appreciate the dance; and how we as parents can empower our children to pursue their dreams. The soft classical music lingered in the background even as I made my way to the meeting  room of the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). Turning my attention away from the group of  young ballet dancers practising for their next performance, I smiled at the lovely lady I was  here to meet - Rosa Park, a renowned dancer with years of experience playing principal  or soloist positions in the various companies she has danced with. This has included full- length classicals such as Swan Lake , Sleeping Beauty and Romeo & Juliet . About the Dance Appreciation Series: Introduction to Ballet Classics The SDT will be reproducing excerpts of some of these famous performances in its  upco...