[25] UNESCO Heritage Kebaya Tour with Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips

Across cultures, the kebaya has been worn by Peranakans, Malays, Javanese, Eurasians, and beyond. With its UNESCO recognition, we now celebrate this cherished attire as a living, evolving tradition. On this Kampong Glam walking tour, step beyond the museum displays and into the real world of those who wear and craft the kebaya today. Guided by Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips, also known as the passionate “Kebaya Girl,” visit family-run shops, engage in heartfelt conversations with kebaya makers, and see how traditions are passed down through stories, stitches, and love.

Biography:
Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips is a writer, performer and Associate Artist with Checkpoint Theatre. She was also conferred as a Young ASEAN Storyteller in 2022. Cheyenne’s writing revolves around the environment, culture and identity. Her writing and performance credits include Playing With Fire (2024), A Literary Trail of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (2022), Vulnerable (2021), an eight-part podcast, and A Grand Design (2020), an audio experience with Checkpoint Theatre, as well as In The Twine: A Tapestry of Stories (Singapore Writer’s Festival 2018) and For The Record (Centre 42’s Basement Workshop Residency 2017).

Cheyenne is also a licensed Tourist Guide and has hosted eco-literary walks around MacRitchie Reservoir in collaboration with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) as part of Singapore Water Month 2018.

Cheyenne was the Editor of singpowrimo.com, an online literary journal by SingLit Station. Her other writings can be found in the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore (QLRS), Contour: A Lyrical Cartography of Singapore (Poetry Festival Singapore, 2019) and Who Are You My Country? Writing about Identity, Past and Present (Landmark Books, 2018). She writes a weekly newsletter: Field Notes From The Poetic Scientist and runs a bi-monthly spoken word competition called Outspoken.

Terms & Conditions:
– 2-hour walking tour
– For up to 8 pax
– Light snacks and drinks provided
– Tour may be rescheduled in the event of lightning and heavy rain at the guide’s discretion
– To be redeemed within 12 months from 01 Dec 2025
– Auction winner will receive a physical certificate of confirmation. To arrange your experience, please contact [email protected]