Places to go in Singapore this week, Sep 3-4 Kite Festival Singapore 2011.
Location:
The Promontory @ Marina Bay
11 Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018940
Date:
3 and 4 September
Time:
4.00pm to 8.00pm.
Admission:
Free
Kite Festival Singapore 2011, which is in its third year running, the
Indoor Kite Fiesta aimed to showcase the gravity-defying wonders of
windless kite-flying, a trend that is fast picking up interest in cities
where open space is scarce and the weather unpredictable. The technique
of flying and the type of kite is what defines indoor kite-flying,
which can be practiced inside buildings and in almost any windless
environment.Indoor Kite Fiesta is a run-up to September’s Kite Flying Days at The Promontory @ Marina Bay. Jointly organized by NTUC Income and children’s theater company, Act 3 International, the week-long event featured a star-studded line-up of international indoor kite-flying experts such as John Barresi (pictured), an award-winning American kite-flyer, Qian Jian Guo from China and Singapore’s Cheong Chun Ti.
Indoor kite-flying is already a popular sport in Europe and the USA.
Compared to conventional kite-flying, it is a more demanding sport requiring precise techniques and body movements to compensate for the windless environment. Indoor kites are made with super-strong, lightweight fabric as well as composite carbon rods, and can range from one to five meters in size.
Kite Festival 2011 Singapore | Kite Singapore 2011
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