Following his debut play in 2021, former Resident Artist at Drama Box, Chng Yi Kai, returns with a brand new show – When cloud catches colours, playing at the Drama Centre Black Box this March. Marking Drama Box’s first production in the theatre in 2023, When cloud catches colours is based on true accounts collected from interviews, that highlights how the sense of safety changes … Continue reading Preview: When cloud catches colours by Drama Box
Following a successful 2022 edition of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), the annual international arts festival returns from 19th May to 4th June 2023, where a plethora of art takes over the city for three weekends. This year’s title is The Anatomy of Performance – Some People, and marks the second year of Natalie Hennedige’s three-year tenure as Festival Director. Across Hennedige’s tenure, … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2023, The Anatomy of Performance – Some People
If you’re looking for ways to feel better and improve your mood, there are some simple things you can do to help. Your body produces chemicals essential for good health and well-being, but sometimes everyone needs a little boost. Here are six ways to improve your body’s natural chemistry. Take supplements Believe it or not, taking natural supplements such as TUDCA, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, … Continue reading 6 Ways You Can Boost Your Natural Body Chemicals
In a rainbow landscape that’s constantly changing with the times, the speed at which we move forward and ideals evolve, it’s all too easy to forget the queer pioneers that were there from the very beginning, survivors and champions before some of us were even born. As we look towards a post-377A future and wonder what’s next, perhaps it’s time to turn our attention towards … Continue reading Old Gaze: An Interview with writer/director Haresh Sharma, and cast members Kumar and Hossan Leong
6 new monologues that explore and celebrate Indian identity, and relations. Now in its second instalment, the Singapore Indian Theatre and Film Explorers (SITFE) presented their new edition of their Solo/Oray Aal monologue series. Bringing together writers, directors and actors to create and perform six brand new monologues, Solo/Oray Aal 2023 reminded audience members of the power of joy, and how celebration marks the light at … Continue reading Review: Solo/Oray Aal 2023 by SITFE
The horror of isolation is brought to life, in a terrifying play about the loneliness of existence. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Moli Mohter) 9 Script (Moli Mohter) 9 Performance (Dalifah Shahril, Rusydina Afiqah, Mahyonis Mahfudz, Suhaila M Sanif) 9 Costume Design (Moli Mohter) 8 Lighting Design (Emanorwatty Saleh) 8 Sound Design (Tini Aliman) 10 Total 53/60 (88%) Final Score: ★★★★★ There’s a popular … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Kemas by Teater Kami
Craving for a different experience over the weekend? Save the date next Saturday for a chance to experience Natasha, the Singapore Biennale 2022 (SB2022) on the Southern Islands, with a series of programmes and activities that shed light on the rich biodiversity and history that informed the artworks presented on St. John’s Island and Lazarus Island. Available in two sessions only on Saturday, 25th February, … Continue reading Art What!: Head out to the Southern Islands on 25 Feb and spend a day at the Singapore Biennale
HONG KONG – The 51st Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) officially opened (17 February) with the Ballet of Slovene National Theatre Maribor performing Radio and Juliet & Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring). The Festival’s opening ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre with The Honourable John KC Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Mr Victor Cha, Chairman of the Hong … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2023: The 51st Hong Kong Arts Festival opens with Ballet of Slovene National Theatre Maribor
Peranakan Museum reopens to the public this Friday on 17 February 2023, after nearly four years of renovations. The museum invites all to celebrate its reopening at a special edition of Armenian Street Party: Peranakan Museum Reopens!, a homecoming weekend of outdoor performances, workshops, food, and beverages – including free admission to the museum from 17 to 19 February 2023. Mr Kennie Ting, Director of … Continue reading Museum Musings: Peranakan Museum re-opens to public with an Armenian Street Party
Life can often get a little messy – that’s why every once in a while, we might need to perform an act of ‘kemas’, or ‘tidy’ in Malay. That’s what theatremaker Moli Mohter did in 2018, as a sudden thought gripped her – “what if I died, and somebody came by to clean my house, what would they find?” “I was staying by myself at … Continue reading Teater KAMi’s Kemas: An Interview with writer/director Moli Mohter
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