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A mass of people decked out in red and black were marching down the
streets of Orchard last Saturday morning in fits of excitement and
synchronized cheers no, it was not a postcelebration for SG50 it was
Republic Polytechnics IGNITE! Takes on Town. The tradition of conquering
thestreetsbystormtogeneratehypefortheschoolsannualIGNITE!Music
Festivalwasignited2yearsago(backin2013)whenithaditsfirstrunand
hasbeenburningasbrightaseversince.
IGNITE! Takes on Town is one of the many fringe events that fall under
IGNITE! Music Festival. IGNITE! Music Festival is a student driven annual
musicfestival,organisedbyandheldinRepublicPolytechnicanditaimsto
providethemuchneededplatformforrisingandestablishedhomebrewed
acts to showcase their passion for music. This years Take on Town which
fell on the 15th of August conquered the route of ION Orchard all the way
toMarinaBaySands,havingstartedfromasearlyas10amand lasting all
thewaytill4.30pm.
The 100 over people strong student body was made up of members and
crew under IGNITE! Music Festival along with the participation of various
Interest Groups (IGs). This year saw both fresh and familiar faces from
last year, with the return of Jammers Arena, Beats Encore, Rhapsody,
Replug, Drama, Capoeira and the Student Council, followed by new turn
upssuchasCampusArtsProductionandGamelanNagaKencana.
It was tiring! But despite having to walk from Orchard all the way to
Marina Bay Sands, it was fun as we made new friends and promoted
IGNITE!MusicFestivalbydoingsomethingwedontgettoseeeveryday,
exclaimed Neng Fadhilah Bte Zulkarnaen, a second year School of
TechnologyfortheArts(STA)studentfromGamelanNagaKencana.
Amidstallthecheering,theactivitiesofthisyearsIGNITE!TakesonTown
were the honk if you want us to dance segment carried down from last
year. Students held up boards at traffic lights in hopes that drivers were
game enough to join in on the fun, the free hugs segments where warm
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the motion where the students froze in the middle of town. The highlight
however, was drop the bass, where the whole 100 over strong student
bodyliterallydroppedonthegroundwhichgrantedcuriousstaresandeven
cameraopportunitiesfromonlookers.
Drop the bass really caught the attention of the people around us, and it
felt really special to be seen doing something different like this in public,
Said Nicole Ho Mei En, a third year Centre for Enterprise and
Communication (CEC) student from the IGNITE! Music Festival Marketing
Team.
Despitethefastpacednatureoftheeventandthescorchingsun,itdidnot
stop some of the students from showing passion and compassion, one of
the values of IGNITE! Music Festival, by purchasing tissues from an old
uncleonthestreets.
The idea of strutting down the streets and cheering your heart out might
sound like a simple enough thing to accomplish, but behind the scenes
preparation for this large scale event started back as early as 4 months
before.
Itwasinsanelybusyforushavingtomanageourstudiesandpreparefor
IGNITE! Takes on Town at the same time. We faced many obstacles
planning out the route along the way but despite all that, we were proud
that we managed to push through by not giving up till the very end, said
Amelia Wong Lee Teng, a second year Centre for Enterprise and
Communication (CEC) student from the IGNITE! Takes on Town Campaigns
Team.
Despite the difficulty of pulling such an event off, IGNITE! Music Festival
hopestocontinuekeepingthetraditionoftaking over town by storm alive
inthenextfewyearstocome.
IGNITE! Music Festival would take place on the 21st and 22nd of August
startingfrom4PMatRepublicPolytechnicsLawn.

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