Programme
Festival Schedule
Common Ground Civic Centre · plan your day by time and venue — tap any session for details. Times below are confirmed; a few extra sessions (Immersive Experience and more) are still being finalised and will appear here once locked in.
Advance registration via BookMyShow (BMS) is required for every session — including the free ones — due to venue capacity limits. Unregistered attendees may be turned away once capacity is reached.
Good Grief: Theatre Performance
Upon the insistence of her closest friends, a woman visits a therapist for the first time. She’s there to deal with her grief from losing her father
Teatime Talk: Beyond the Bedside: What Does a Death Doula Really Do?
Most people picture a death doula at a bedside in someone’s final days. That’s one part of it. The work can start much earlier and continue
Lunch Talk: "After me, you come first."
This ticketed lunchtime session, led by death doula Angel Ng, offers a compassionate introduction to accompanying loved ones in their final stage of life. Drawing on key insights
Musica Intimae – The Anatomy of Goodbye
Musica Intimae: The Anatomy of Goodbye is a semi-staged choral and spoken-word performance by Vox Camerata. It weaves together choral repertoire, live spoken word, and an
Interactive Talk: The Weight of the Unspoken–Understanding Grief and Beyond
Contrary to popular belief, grief does not wait for death to arrive – it begins the moment we lose anything or anyone that is meaningful to you, and it
Talk+Art Therapy Experiential: "Well-Meaning But Hurtful" Rethinking How We Support Loss
"What do I say?", "Will I say the wrong thing?", "Am I making it worse?" — these are common questions many people ask
Conversation: Checking In
Small-group mediated conversations exploring participants' collective understanding of grief. Each group opens with personal stories, then moves together toward a shared question: how do we build
Grief Café
The Assisi Hospice Grief Café, led by the Grief and Bereavement Care Team, offers a gentle, welcoming space for those experiencing loss to come together in shared understanding.
Panel: Being There
A by-invitation moderated panel featuring voices from Singapore's faith communities, each speaking to what grief looks like in their religious tradition — the rituals, the language,
Talk: Helping Children Navigate Grief, Loss and Difficult Questions
A public talk exploring how children understand and express grief, the signs adults may overlook, and how parents and caregivers can respond with greater honesty and sensitivity. Book