PEEKABOO! Festival by Superhero Me
PEEKABOO! is an inclusive arts festival boldly reinventing classic hide-and-seek.
Its mission: Bring children alien to each other, together.Set in Rainbow Centre, a school that serves children with disabilities, this festival for all is a labour of love born from a five-month arts residency programme involving six artists, 20 arts facilitators and the community to explore themes of identity and place in the world.
Ee Ming was invited to come onboard as journalist-in-residence to work on an in-depth, longform journalism project on Rainbow Centre.
Separately, she also facilitated art workshops to produce projects like visual arts installation What I Really Want to Say with caregivers and domestic helpers, and the What Dreams May Come theatre performance with Rainbow Centre’s senior students. She was involved with creating advocacy content such as the Parents for Parents campaign, a community initiative to empower caregivers and push for progress on inclusion.
Find out more here:
https://www.superherome.sg/project/peekaboo-inclusive-arts-festival
Peekaboo - Journalist in Residence
This series of stories was produced as part of Superhero Me’s inclusive art residency at Rainbow Centre from Nov 2018 – Apr 2019 as we deep dived into its community to learn how it works and why it is on a drive to improve how it serves children with disabilities.
Read stories here:
https://www.superherome.sg/peekaboo/stories
What Dreams May Come
What happens when 18-year-olds with special needs leave school? Are their dreams any different? To be a baker. A bus driver. Attain a good life. This 30-min interactive experiential performance piece is built on the aspirations of a class of young adults from Rainbow Centre, Singapore who will graduate this year and supported by their peers from Superhero Me.
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What I Really Want to Say
Giving care for a child with special needs is a lifelong journey for parents. And for domestic helpers, it is often a weight greater than they can bear. WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SAY by Danielle Tay and a team of Superhero Me captains seeks to break down barriers between Rainbow Centre, Singapore 's community of caregivers and typical Singaporeans to encourage more understanding of their journey.
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PARENTS FOR PARENTS is a community initiative to empower caregivers of children with special needs and push for progress on inclusion. It aims to impart practical skills for parents, nurture self advocacy and build community resilience.
Read their stories here
Parents for Parents
