Preview: Dongpo – Life in Poems 现代舞诗剧《诗忆东坡》by Castiglione Arts and Culture Pty Ltd
What does the soul of a poet who lived nearly a thousand years ago look like in motion? This December, the Esplanade Theatre will offer an answer with Dongpo: Life in Poems, an operatic contemporary dance drama that brings the world of Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo vividly into the present. Directed and choreographed by internationally acclaimed artist Shen Wei, the production is less a … Continue reading Preview: Dongpo – Life in Poems 现代舞诗剧《诗忆东坡》by Castiglione Arts and Culture Pty Ltd
Film: Director/Writer Ervin Han on ‘The Violinist’, Singapore’s past and the long road to the Annecy win
For Ervin Han, The Violinist was never intended to be simply a film about Singapore. It was, more specifically, an attempt to tell a story that could travel beyond Singapore without losing the place that gave it meaning. That balance was something Han was conscious of from the beginning. The Singapore-Spain-Italy co-production, which he co-directed with Spanish animation veteran Raúl García, had to work for … Continue reading Film: Director/Writer Ervin Han on ‘The Violinist’, Singapore’s past and the long road to the Annecy win
Preview: Playwrights’ Cove 2026 – From Page To Stage by The Necessary Stage
What happens when a writer accustomed to the intimacy of the page has to make a story live, breathe and speak in front of an audience? That question is what sits in the centre of Playwrights’ Cove 2026: From Page to Stage, The Necessary Stage’s annual playwriting programme, which this year brings four literary artists into the theatre-making process. Ahmad Syarif, Daryl Qilin Yam, Noonherd … Continue reading Preview: Playwrights’ Cove 2026 – From Page To Stage by The Necessary Stage
Maybank and Stellar Ace turn a Circle Line train into a musical singalong journey about growing up
Have you ever stepped onto an MRT train to go on a journey of adulthood? On 3 October, more than 200 young Singaporeans gathered inside a stationary Circle Line carriage at Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station for Adulting Journey. Served Your Way, a new collaboration between Maybank Singapore and Stellar Ace that transformed one of the city’s most familiar spaces into a temporary stage. The idea … Continue reading Maybank and Stellar Ace turn a Circle Line train into a musical singalong journey about growing up
Art: UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize winner – Christian Tan Finds Art in the Everyday in His First Solo Exhibition, ‘Held in the Middle’
A broom, a chair, a cleaning station, a pop star. In the hands of Singaporean artist and printmaker Christian Tan, the familiar becomes something worth pausing over. The autistic artist, overall winner of the UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize 2025, is presenting his first solo exhibition, Held in the Middle, at Objectifs from 1 to 11 October 2026. Bringing together about 30 linocut prints, the … Continue reading Art: UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize winner – Christian Tan Finds Art in the Everyday in His First Solo Exhibition, ‘Held in the Middle’
Music: Milky Chance talk about their first Asian show at F1 Singapore, ‘Stolen Dance’ and discovering magic in the unknown
There is something incredibly poetic about discovering a band for the first time through a song that has already been around for more than a decade. For German indie-pop duo Milky Chance, whose 2013 breakout single “Stolen Dance” has surpassed two billion Spotify streams, music has always had a way of transcending generations and borders. Now, childhood friends Clemens Rehbein and Phillipp Dausch are embarking … Continue reading Music: Milky Chance talk about their first Asian show at F1 Singapore, ‘Stolen Dance’ and discovering magic in the unknown
Art: SAMCollection – The Present is Unstable at Singapore Art Museum
What happens when artworks are allowed to move in and out of a museum gallery, their meanings shifting with every new arrangement? At Singapore Art Museum’s latest collection exhibition, the act of looking becomes a journey through identity, memory, history and the unstable conditions of contemporary life. A museum collection is usually understood as something to be preserved: a gathering of artworks, carefully acquired and … Continue reading Art: SAMCollection – The Present is Unstable at Singapore Art Museum
Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 earns three Golden Horse nominations after Annecy triumph
From Annecy to Toronto, Busan and now Taipei, Singapore-led animated feature The Violinist is continuing its international journey with three nominations at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards. The film has been nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Film Score, adding another milestone to a landmark year that began with its historic double win at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. … Continue reading Film: ‘The Violinist’ 沧海琴声 earns three Golden Horse nominations after Annecy triumph
Film: Anthony Chen’s ‘We Are All Strangers’ scores seven Golden Horse nominations
Anthony Chen’s We Are All Strangers (我们不是陌生人) has earned seven nominations at the 63rd Golden Horse Awards, giving the Singaporean filmmaker’s Growing Up trilogy another major moment on the international film circuit. Announced in Taipei earlier this evening, the nominations include Best Narrative Feature Film and Best Director for Chen, alongside acting recognition for Yeo Yann Yann and Andi Lim WeiWen, who makes his big-screen … Continue reading Film: Anthony Chen’s ‘We Are All Strangers’ scores seven Golden Horse nominations
Preview: Dom Dolla brings his high-energy house sound to Pasir Panjang Power Station this November
Singapore is about to get its first taste of Dom Dolla in headline mode. The Grammy-nominated Australian DJ and producer will make his Singapore headline debut at Pasir Panjang Power Station on 27 November 2026, bringing his signature house sound and high-energy live production to one of the city’s most distinctive industrial spaces. The show marks the first time Dom Dolla will headline in Singapore, … Continue reading Preview: Dom Dolla brings his high-energy house sound to Pasir Panjang Power Station this November
