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Review: a line could be crossed and you would cease to be by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Gorgeous, intimate play examining climate change. In the Intercultural Theatre Institute’s (ITI) new production, the latest batch of graduating students tackle the ever-looming issue of climate change with Australian playwright Andrew Sutherland’s a line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be. Directed by Koh Wan Ching (known for arresting, colourful visuals), the oblique, wandering text is given gorgeous form as the play … Continue reading Review: a line could be crossed and you would cease to be by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Arts, London, Review, Singapore, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Touring the UK 2019: Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s Nativity! The Musical (Preview)

LONDON – What’s a Christmas without a Christmas musical? Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s highly acclaimed Nativity! The Musical is back for a third year as it tours the UK this October to December, ready to shower all Brits with Christmas cheer, fun and joy. Every child in every school has one Christmas wish, to star in a Nativity, and at St Bernadette’s School they’ve decided to mount a musical … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s Nativity! The Musical (Preview)

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Arts, Comedy, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: RuPaul’s Werq the World Tour 2020 – Singapore

Mother of drag queens and superstar RuPaul is back for a brand new Werq the World tour come 2020, and she’s bringing all your favourite queens for a one night only extravaganza. Organised by Voss Events, and produced by Drag Race producers World of Wonder and VH1, the Werq the World Tour has added dates for the Asian leg of their tour, with the queens … Continue reading Preview: RuPaul’s Werq the World Tour 2020 – Singapore

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Young Talent Programme by Affordable Art Fair and ION Art returns for its 7th Edition This November

Continuing its quest to cultivate talented young artists from Singapore and around the region, the seventh edition of the Young Talent Programme Winners’ Solo Exhibitions 2018/19 presents new and distinctive bodies of work by three winners of the 2018 Programme at the ION Art Gallery from 30th August to 15th September 2019. The Young Talent Programme (YTP) is a joint initiative by Affordable Art Fair Singapore and ION … Continue reading Young Talent Programme by Affordable Art Fair and ION Art returns for its 7th Edition This November

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Arts, Food, Singapore

Winners All Around: National Youth Film Awards 2019 Winners Announced

The National Youth Film Awards (NYFA), jointly organised by *SCAPE and the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) have announced the 2019 line-up of winners in a ceremony held at *SCAPE’s The Ground Theatre. The award-winning films all had in common a search for identity, an exploration that encompassed both personal and national identity. This year, 38 nominees were shortlisted from the 446 submissions received by … Continue reading Winners All Around: National Youth Film Awards 2019 Winners Announced

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Arts, Film, Museums, National Gallery, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: I am, but also at UltraSuperNew Gallery

This September, discover the ideas of labels and segregation as UltraSuperNew Gallery presents a group show by Anna Chan, Dipali Gupta, Fazleen Karlan and Maisarah Kamal. To make sense of the world, we label and are labelled. To connect with others and form bonds, we live within the labels that are given to us, be it by ourselves or by others. A cycle forms where … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: I am, but also at UltraSuperNew Gallery

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Arts, Film, Museums, National Gallery, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: Zhao Zhao’s Control at the Mizuma Gallery

This September, Mizuma Gallery Singapore presents Control, a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Zhao Zhao – his first in Southeast Asia. Featuring new sculpture and embroidery works, the exhibition will showcase two of Zhao Zhao’s iconic series: his Control series and Constellations series. Manifest in the works of Zhao Zhao is a persistent interest in Chinese history, tradition, craft, culture and a keen observation of life. … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Zhao Zhao’s Control at the Mizuma Gallery

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Arts, London, Review, Singapore, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s West End 2020: Pretty Woman – The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Paula Wagner, Nice Productions and LPO have announced that the smash hit  Pretty Woman: The Musical will preview from Valentine’s Day 2020 at the Piccadilly Theatre where it will play for a strictly limited engagement of 46 weeks. Based off 1990 smash hit film of the same name starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Pretty Woman – The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Concerts for Children – Emily Saves the Orchestra by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

A clever 10-year-old needs the audience to help outsmart the horrible monster, Cacopholous, who is scheming to silence music forever. In this mesmerising children’s concert, drama, dance, dazzling masks and costumes are woven together with orchestral music in a story about bravery and hope. Audiences across the globe have fallen in love with this production which features excerpts from some of history’s most beloved pieces, … Continue reading Preview: Concerts for Children – Emily Saves the Orchestra by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Edinburgh 2019: Pleasance completes its autumn season with Best of Edinburgh programme

EDINBURGH – Running as part of the already announced exciting autumn season Pleasance now announces their Best of Edinburgh Season with true crime sensations, award nominated shows, original musicals for children and frenzied cabarets. Pleasance’s 2019 Edinburgh programme saw over 560,000 festival goers enjoying 5,534 performances of 277 productions and this Best of Edinburgh season offers London audiences a slice of some of the action. True … Continue reading Edinburgh 2019: Pleasance completes its autumn season with Best of Edinburgh programme

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