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Singapore, Singapore Sports, Sports

Sports: SailGP’s Champions For Change sustainability programme promises “More Speed, Less Plastic”

As SailGP, the sailing world’s hottest global race series, arrives in Singapore for the first time this weekend, the competition organisers remain humble of their popularity, and are using the platform as a vital force for good. SailGP’s thought leadership program Champions For Change brought together like-minded individuals at the Adrenaline Lounge as the build up to the first Grand Prix of 2023 continues. The … Continue reading Sports: SailGP’s Champions For Change sustainability programme promises “More Speed, Less Plastic”

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Singapore, Singapore Sports, Sports

Sports: What’s SailGP and why is it Singapore’s next big sporting event?

Singapore may have made a name for itself with the first ever Formula 1 Night Race, still going strong since 2008. But now that they’ve torn up the asphalt track with race cars, it’s time to take to the seas, as world-renowned sailing tournament SailGP arrives in Singapore for the first time this weekend. Powered by Nature™, SailGP is adrenaline-fueled racing as rival teams go … Continue reading Sports: What’s SailGP and why is it Singapore’s next big sporting event?

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Arts, News, Singapore

Art What!: Funan’s “Creative Intersections” springs to life with interplay and collaborations this Year of the Rabbit

Funan’s third edition of its popular mall-wide art activation, titled Creative Intersections: In the Year of the Rabbit, continues its marriage of artists with brands to engage, inspire, provide access and treat both seasoned art lovers and mall goers alike. From 6 January to 5 February 2023, experience the duality when art meets retail, reality meets creativity, and art manifests itself in everyday objects and … Continue reading Art What!: Funan’s “Creative Intersections” springs to life with interplay and collaborations this Year of the Rabbit

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: Mother of Compost by Noémie Huttner-Koros

An invitation to ponder over the future of families in the anthropocene. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Andrew Sutherland) 7 Script (Noémie Huttner-Koros) 7 Performance (Noémie Huttner-Koros) 8 Audiovisual Design (Edwin Sitt) 6 Lighting Design (Jasmine Lifford) 7 Costume Design (Molly Werner) 7 Stage Design (Molly Werner) 6 Sound Design (Lyndon Blue) 8 Total 54/80 (68%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ Noémie Huttner-Koros loves babies. But … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Mother of Compost by Noémie Huttner-Koros

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Art What!, Arts, Preview

Art What!: The First Edition of ART SG Now Open

ART SG, the new international art fair for Southeast Asia, opens today with a VIP Preview at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. Presented by Founding and Lead Partner UBS and organised by The Art Assembly, ART SG opens to the public from 12 – 15 January 2023. The fair presents over 160 international galleries from 35 countries and territories around the … Continue reading Art What!: The First Edition of ART SG Now Open

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T:>Works’ #Metazomia Exhibition by Brian Gothong Tan explores realm of NFTs by dreaming up new worlds and futures

Following on from The Swimming Pool Library, multi-disciplinary artist Brian Gothong Tan has completed work on his second commission of T:>works’ Artistic Atelier, this time diving into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFT). In this exhibition, works are in part spawned from and inspired by T:>Works’ new T:>NFT, a dedicated digital platform for NFTs created by artists commissioned and presented by T:>Works, in a collection … Continue reading T:>Works’ #Metazomia Exhibition by Brian Gothong Tan explores realm of NFTs by dreaming up new worlds and futures

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Preview: Checkpoint Theatre 2023 Season

Come 2023, Checkpoint Theatre is introducing an exciting season ahead, with new work, a hot favourite, and a previously delayed staging, all coming to the Drama Centre Black Box across the year, as the company continues to present and develop important, original stories from Singapore. The season opens with Myle Yan Tay’s Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes. Directed by and with dramaturgy by Huzir Sulaiman, … Continue reading Preview: Checkpoint Theatre 2023 Season

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Growing Home: An Interactive Showcase on Highlights of Our SG Arts Plan (2023 – 2027)

The National Arts Council (NAC) launches a public roadshow, Growing Home: A showcase about The Arts Plan and You, inviting the public to embark on an interactive journey that explores the endless possibilities of the next five-year masterplan for Singapore’s arts, and to share their views. From live silkscreen printing sessions to becoming a curator for a day, visitors will see The Arts Plan (TAP) … Continue reading Growing Home: An Interactive Showcase on Highlights of Our SG Arts Plan (2023 – 2027)

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Art What!: Light to Night Festival 2023 – Here & Now

National Gallery Singapore’s Light to Night Festival – a marquee event of Singapore Art Week – makes its post-pandemic return to the Civic District from 6 – 26 January 2023. This edition of the festival features a myriad of art-meets-lifestyle activities, Singapore premiere of artworks by artists from around the world, as well as new immersive day-to-night installations. All happening on-site at the Civic District, … Continue reading Art What!: Light to Night Festival 2023 – Here & Now

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Arts, Comedy, Interview, Preview, Singapore

Performing Video Games: An Interview with award-winning ‘The Dark Room’ creator John Robertson

What if you could play a video game in real life, making decisions that have actual consequences on how you progress, and even stand to win an attractive reward at the end? That’s kind of what John Robertson does with his award-winning show The Dark Room. Originating as a YouTube series with over 4 million views and counting, and spawning a videogame, 250,000 viewer Twitch … Continue reading Performing Video Games: An Interview with award-winning ‘The Dark Room’ creator John Robertson

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