★★★☆☆ Book Review: Just A Little Mynah – Makan Mischief by Evelyn Sue Wong and Dhanendra Poedjono

Multilingual adventures exploring Singapore’s multicultural cuisine. If she actually had opposable thumbs, Little Mynah could well be a food blogger, with her comprehensive knowledge of Singaporean culture and cuisine. Our fine-feathered friend returns for a second outing following her debut, this time introducing two of her human friends, Jay and Jen, to the seemingly endless varieties of food available at a hawker centre, when they … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: Just A Little Mynah – Makan Mischief by Evelyn Sue Wong and Dhanendra Poedjono

★★★★☆ Book Review: What If The Wind Tears My Kite? by Adia Tay

Learning to cope with letting go. Once there was a boy who lived all alone on a hill. Then one day, he found a kite, and everything changed.  As with most children’s books, Adia Tay’s What if the Wind Tears My Kite? is a metaphor for a much bigger message hidden behind the colourful illustrations and seemingly simple story. It’s quite clear from the beginning … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: What If The Wind Tears My Kite? by Adia Tay

Film Fanatic: NYFA 2021 winners announced

For the first time since its inception, animation films and filmmakers from the student category received the most awards from Best Art Direction to Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Original Music at the 7th National Youth Film Awards (NYFA). Live action films, on the other hand, won the most awards from Best Sound Design to Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Original … Continue reading Film Fanatic: NYFA 2021 winners announced

Art What!: The Voice of Things at West Bund Museum, Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA – After “The Shape of Time”, the inaugural exhibition of the collection, the Centre Pompidou × West Bund Museum Project is revealing the second chapter of its semi-permanent exhibition, “The Voice of Things”, on display from the summer of 2021 until the start of 2023. The new exhibition brings together a collection of emblematic works, ranging from the avant-gardes of the early 20th … Continue reading Art What!: The Voice of Things at West Bund Museum, Shanghai

Music Is: Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras reunite for a virtual concert this August

Despite the 6000km geographic barrier, Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras will unite for a second concert performance in their ongoing cross-cultural partnership. The virtual concert Musical Friendship will premiere on Friday 6th August 2021, heralding the National Day of Singapore (9th August), which commemorates Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965. The virtual performance demonstrates the two orchestras’ musical friendship. This will feature a performance of the Allegro Spiritoso from … Continue reading Music Is: Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras reunite for a virtual concert this August

Art What!: All is not as it was, nothing as it will be at Art Agenda

Art Agenda, S.E.A. (AASEA) has recently launched Art Agenda @ 63 Spottiswoode, a curatorial concept space centred on photography and art in the Singapore context. Complete with an omnichannel retail shopfront run by Art & Market, a collaborative display with neighbour Art Porters and a series of activations in the Blair Plain conservation area, the concept space is a focal point for all things photographic, … Continue reading Art What!: All is not as it was, nothing as it will be at Art Agenda

Review: Rasanai – An Invitation to Appreciate by T:>works

Remembering and celebrating the Singaporean Tamil woman. What does it mean to be a Tamil woman in Singapore, if you do not know your own history? Directed by Grace Kalaiselvi, and co-written by Grace, Rajkumar Thiagaras and Vithya Subamaniam, Rasanai: An Invitation to Appreciate is a call to discover the cultures and traditions of Tamil women, lest they be forgotten to the sands of time. … Continue reading Review: Rasanai – An Invitation to Appreciate by T:>works

Review: Not Grey – Intimacy, Ageing & Being by T:>works

Feel-good montage as older women learn to be comfortable with age. Money can be earned, love can be found, but time is the one thing we will never have enough of, with our mortality and ageing bodies becoming increasingly hard to ignore as the years go by. But as Salty Xi Jie Ng’s team of older women collaborators can attest to, life after 50 is … Continue reading Review: Not Grey – Intimacy, Ageing & Being by T:>works

5th Singapore Chinese Cultural Contribution Award open for nominations

Nominations are now open for the 5th Singapore Chinese Cultural Contribution Award. Conferred by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC), the Singapore Chinese Cultural Contribution Award (SCCCA) recognises individuals and organisations from various cultural fields, who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion, enrichment, and development of Chinese Singaporean culture. The SCCCA encompasses fields such as arts, heritage, popular culture and creative design. The SCCCA … Continue reading 5th Singapore Chinese Cultural Contribution Award open for nominations

The Substation is saved with Substation 2.0

The Substation was previously announced to be permanently closing in March. This was a decision that was made primarily due to The Substation’sfinancial sustainability as an independent arts centre, made worse by Covid-19, and the National Arts Council’s (NAC) decision to convert the space into a centrefor multiple arts groups. But hope springs anew, as it seems that it will not be closing after all, … Continue reading The Substation is saved with Substation 2.0