Title
Backstage of local opera (wayang) at Chinatown (牛车水地方戏的后台) (1) at open area beside Sago Lane
Creator
Year/Period
1997
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 80.0 x 54.0 cm,
Image size: 80.0 x 54.0 cm
Image size: 80.0 x 54.0 cm
Accession No.
2022-00114
Collection of
Credit Line
Photograph by Sha Ying, Collection of the National Museum of Singapore
This photograph shows the backstage of a local opera show (also known as wayang). Such forms of entertainment are now increasingly rare and this photograph serves almost as a form of documentation for a time in Singapore's history where such forms of entertainment were more commonly found.
