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As mentioned in a previous post, in January I was commissioned by SilkAir's inflight magazine Silkwinds to create a series of behind-the-scenes reportage at Resorts World Sentosa's (RWS) Voyage de la Vie theatrical circus in Singapore.

Accompanied by writer Lisa-Ann Lee, my assistant and I spent a few hours backstage with the actors, dancers, acrobats, singers, stylists, directors, technicians and stage managers in the show's custom-built theatre at RWS.  It was a fascinating glimpse into the last-minute rehearsals and frantic preparations that take place before the curtain goes up every night.

As Lisa writes, Voyage de la Vie "is just one example of how Singapore’s first ever theatrical circus is pushing the entertainment envelope.  Almost three years in the making, Voyage de la Vie has performed in front of more than 200,000 people since it premiered in July last year... The show is charting new boundaries by weaving theatre, dance, music, acrobatic feats and magic together" to tell a unique coming-of-age story.

Here are a few of my favourite images from backstage that evening; see more of my photography from backstage in the March/April 2010 Silkwinds magazine.  And visit here to browse more of my photo reportage.