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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: German Film Festival 2020 (Preview)

The German Film Festival (GFF) is back this October, with a diverse range of German films tackling contemporary issues, each with their own gripping narratives and strong characters, who seek their places in an ever changing and complex world. Presented by the Goethe-Institut Singapore alongside The Projector and the Projector Plus, a total of eight films will be presented both live and online, ranging from … Continue reading Film Fanatic: German Film Festival 2020 (Preview)

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Preview, Singapore

AWARE announces five-day AWAREFest in November to celebrate 35th birthday

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of its founding in 1985, leading women’s rights and gender equality advocacy group AWARE is set to hold the five-day inaugural AWAREFest this November, featuring online panels, workshops and interactive/ programmes centred on the fight for gender equality in Singapore, coming in the wake of the government’s plan for a wide-ranging national review of gender equality. “AWAREFest is an occasion … Continue reading AWARE announces five-day AWAREFest in November to celebrate 35th birthday

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

★★★☆☆ Film Review: Repossession dir. Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard

It’s easy to summon your inner demons when your life is going to pieces. As many ghost stories as you’ve heard in your life, nothing supernatural ever quite comes as close to the existential terror of being retrenched in image-conscious Singapore. Coming on the heels of an all-time unemployment high thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic then, Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard’s upcoming screening of … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Film Review: Repossession dir. Goh Ming Siu and Scott C. Hillyard

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Arts, Preview, travel, travelXculture

Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival reaches international audience with new online talks series

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Contemporary artists and arts professionals from across Asia will share their stories with a worldwide audience for OzAsia Talks – a series of critical conversations presented by Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival. Programmed and hosted by recently appointed OzAsia Festival Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah, the innovative new online series will feature panel discussions, artist profiles and poetry performances. From 20th October to 3rd … Continue reading Art Down Under 2020: OzAsia Festival reaches international audience with new online talks series

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Food

Food For Thought: Get spooky with Sunbird Brewing Company’s ‘Halloween Party’ Blood Orange IPA

Feeling like introducing something a little ghostly to your Oktoberfest celebrations? Then look no further than Sunbird Brewing Company’s limited time ‘Halloween Party’ Blood Orange IPA, set to bewitch your tastebuds this spooktacular season. Complete the experience and fulfil your destiny with a private tarot card reading session by a renowned psychic. Like its name suggests, the ‘Halloween Party’ Blood Orange IPA is brewed with … Continue reading Food For Thought: Get spooky with Sunbird Brewing Company’s ‘Halloween Party’ Blood Orange IPA

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra announces newly recorded online concerts, with Chief Conductor Hans Graf

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s digital season SSOPlayOn! continues with a trio of online concerts led by its new Chief Conductor, Hans Graf, taking place in November, December and January and streamed on SISTIC Live. On Friday 6th November at 8pm, Hans Graf directs the SSO in a programme pairing Metamorphosen, Richard Strauss’s monumental work for strings, with Mozart’s “Gran Partita” Serenade. The following month, on Friday 4 December, Hans Graf conducts an … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra announces newly recorded online concerts, with Chief Conductor Hans Graf

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Art What!, Arts, Film, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: David Zwirner New York presents Liu Ye – The Book and The Flower

Liu Ye,​ Book Painting No. 21 (Karl Blossfeldt, The Complete Published Work, Taschen GMBH, 2017) , 2018. © Liu Ye. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner.   NEW YORK – David Zwirner has announced an exhibition of new work by Chinese artist Liu Ye, on view at the gallery’s 34 East 69th Street location, in New York. The show marks the artist’s debut solo presentation with the gallery. Liu … Continue reading Art What!: David Zwirner New York presents Liu Ye – The Book and The Flower

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: District Theatre take over London’s abandoned office spaces

LONDON – Revitalising disused office buildings across London and rebooting work morale for staff still at home, District Theatre have created some madcap digital hilarity for the new normal. Performed and streamed live from your company’s abandoned workspace, Murder on the 28th Floor is the fast-paced and hilarious reunion for teams stuck working from home. Bringing people together again, via Zoom, this interactive and uniquely immersive … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: District Theatre take over London’s abandoned office spaces

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Arts of the UK 2020: Blackeyed Theatre’s Jane Eyre returns for two performances at Bracknell’s Wilde Theatre

LONDON – Blackeyed Theatre have announced their acclaimed production of Jane Eyre, which was forced to close on 16th March 2020 as a result of COVID-19, returns to the stage for two public performances on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th November 2020 at the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell. The production will subsequently be available to stream on demand throughout the autumn. Seen by over 19,000 people … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Blackeyed Theatre’s Jane Eyre returns for two performances at Bracknell’s Wilde Theatre

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore

Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay turns 18 this October

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore’s national performing arts centre, turns 18 on 12th Oct 2020. Since its opening in 2002, the centre has presented more than 49,000 performances and activities, drawing an audience of 32 million patrons and 112 million visitors. Following the pilot trial performances with live audiences which took place at several arts venues in Singapore including Esplanade in September, the … Continue reading Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay turns 18 this October

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