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June 17, 2009
A friendly festival
By Adeline Chia
THIS was the year the Singapore Arts Festival turned a corner.

Dogged by criticisms that the programme was too avant garde and by lacklustre ticket sales last year, the annual event retooled itself.

The gamble paid off. Midway through the festival, 11 of the 25 core shows had sold out.

Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times, Life!.
 
 
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