The Thinking Behind the Machine: Jensen Huang’s Shakespearean fall, according to Stephen Witt at Singapore Writers Festival 2026
The Singapore Writers Festival 2026 opening keynote features writer Stephen Witt on Jensen Huang, human hubris, and the ‘what were you thinking’ machine When the Singapore Writers Festival booked American journalist Stephen Witt to deliver its opening keynote, the subject was the extraordinary rise of Nvidia and its co-founder Jensen Huang, whom Witt had spent years researching for his biography, The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, … Continue reading The Thinking Behind the Machine: Jensen Huang’s Shakespearean fall, according to Stephen Witt at Singapore Writers Festival 2026
Interview: Who gets the final say? In conversation with director Daniel Jenkins and cast members Julie Wee and Munah Bagharib in SRT’s ‘Eureka Day’
Jonathan Spector’s sharp comedy about a school community divided by a mumps outbreak arrives in Singapore with questions that feel particularly familiar after the pandemic. Director Daniel Jenkins and cast members Julie Wee and Munah Bagharib discuss the play’s uneasy balance of humour and heart, the people behind its competing convictions, and why finding common ground can be harder than it sounds. What happens when … Continue reading Interview: Who gets the final say? In conversation with director Daniel Jenkins and cast members Julie Wee and Munah Bagharib in SRT’s ‘Eureka Day’
Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Aakash Odedra on dance, Sufism and the search for liberation in ‘Songs of the Bulbul’
Birdsong is fleeting, its beauty existing only in the moment before disappearing into silence. Yet, in Persian and Sufi traditions, the bulbul, or nightingale, carries a deeper significance: a symbol of the soul yearning for the divine, its song an expression of longing, devotion and the pursuit of spiritual liberation. It is this ancient symbolism that lies at the heart of Songs of the Bulbul, … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Aakash Odedra on dance, Sufism and the search for liberation in ‘Songs of the Bulbul’
★★★★☆ Dance Review: Pán《盤》 by T.H.E Dance Company
By D.Y. A plate; a platform; a being – of creation. The live Singaporean premiere of T.H.E’s award-winning production examines what it means to create and collaborate in a world fraught with seemingly irreconcilable differences. Pán《盤》carries a myriad of definitions: from the dinnerware we eat out of everyday to the mythic Pan Gu 《盤古》, who supposedly created our world from his own body millennia ago. … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Dance Review: Pán《盤》 by T.H.E Dance Company
Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Govin Ruben and Adriano Cortese discuss Nicole Kidman, Tamil cinema, and loving yourself in ‘The Failed Romances’
For performer Govin Ruben, a lifetime of romantic misadventures has become the unlikely material for a Tamil-cinema-inspired cabaret. Developed with director Adriano Cortese, காதல் தோல்விகள் (The Failed Romances) is a funny, music-filled and unexpectedly vulnerable exploration of heartbreak, cultural identity, and the exhausting business of trying to become someone worthy of love. In 2013, Govin Ruben was sitting on the rooftop of the Rex Hotel … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Govin Ruben and Adriano Cortese discuss Nicole Kidman, Tamil cinema, and loving yourself in ‘The Failed Romances’
Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Rishi Budhrani and K.P. Sandhu talk about friendship, the ‘impossible’ dream, and a lifetime in the making of ‘Bedok to Bollywood’
For Rishi Budhrani and K.P. Sandhu, the journey from Singapore to Bollywood has never been a straight line. Now, in a new theatrical collaboration built on decades of friendship, professional gambles and hard-won lessons, the two performers are telling a story about ambition, belonging and the courage to keep dreaming — even when the odds seem absurd. What does it mean to dream of becoming … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2026: Rishi Budhrani and K.P. Sandhu talk about friendship, the ‘impossible’ dream, and a lifetime in the making of ‘Bedok to Bollywood’
Kalaa Utsavam 2026: The cast of HuM Theatre’s ‘Rafta Rafta’ talk about intercultural theatre and taking it slow in a fast-paced modern life
Nearly twenty years on, HUM Theatre returns to a story about marriage, family and the delicate business of making room for one another. Through the comedy of everyday tensions, Rafta Rafta finds new resonance in a Singapore shaped by changing relationships, generational expectations and the pressures of modern life. There is a particular kind of chaos that comes with starting a marriage: the discovery that … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2026: The cast of HuM Theatre’s ‘Rafta Rafta’ talk about intercultural theatre and taking it slow in a fast-paced modern life
Art: When Angels Descend; inside the curatorial vision of Bangkok Art Biennale 2026
BANGKOK, THAILAND – An angel lies face-down on the floor of the National Museum Bangkok. Its wings are spread awkwardly behind it; its robe has ridden up, exposing a pair of thin, weathered legs. There is nothing particularly celestial about this figure. It looks old, exhausted and possibly rather worse for wear. A short journey away, at One Bangkok, a digital rainforest teems with human-animal … Continue reading Art: When Angels Descend; inside the curatorial vision of Bangkok Art Biennale 2026
Music: J-Pop Boyband PSYCHIC FEVER is Different by Design, and Ready To Take On The World
In a global pop landscape where groups are often expected to fit a recognisable mould, PSYCHIC FEVER’s strength may lie in their refusal to do so. The seven-member Japanese group brings together different personalities, backgrounds and musical instincts, moving between R&B, Afrobeats, UK garage, trap and pop without feeling bound to a single sound. On stage, they are just as willing to change things up, … Continue reading Music: J-Pop Boyband PSYCHIC FEVER is Different by Design, and Ready To Take On The World
Behind the Jellicle Ball: An Interview with the Cast and Creative Team of CATS The Musical
Few musicals occupy quite as peculiar a place in theatre history as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS. With its fantastical feline characters, distinctive choreography and enduring anthem ‘Memory’, the musical has captivated audiences for over four decades, becoming a theatrical phenomenon that continues to intrigue and delight generations of theatregoers. Yet beneath its elaborate costumes, larger-than-life junkyard setting and spectacular ensemble numbers lies a surprisingly human … Continue reading Behind the Jellicle Ball: An Interview with the Cast and Creative Team of CATS The Musical
