2016 has been a monstrously strong year of theatre, and as always, the Life! Theatre Awards are back to highlight and honour the best of the year. This year’s awards took place on 10 April at the Esplanade Recital Studio, and here’s the full list of the 14 award winners! Best Supporting Actor: Lian Sutton (Electra by Cake) Best Supporting Actress: Sukania Venugopal (Ghost Writer … Continue reading Life! Theatre Awards 2017
In the second film in a week we’re covering about Russian art, we’re once again transported back in time to St Petersburg. This time around though, we’re focusing on the glory days of the imperial family, when jeweler Carl Fabergé created some of the most iconic, intricate pieces of art, still revered for their craftsmanship and value even today. Patrick Mark’s documentary examines the impact … Continue reading Review: Fabergé – A Life Of Its Own dir. Patrick Mark
Hope (Harap) boasts a stellar cast, from Sani Hussin, to YouTube celebrity Hirzi Zulkiflie, to Apprentice star and rising stage presence Fir Rahman, as well as Siti Hajar Abd Gani and Nur Zakiah Bte Mohd Fared. Originally written by Haresh Sharma and performed in English in 1994, this 2017 version sees it translated into Malay by Zulfadli Rashid, and directed by Mohd Fared Jainal. Primarily discussing the main theme … Continue reading Review: Hope (Harap) by Teater Ekamatra
Mega jazz festival Sing Jazz was back this year and bigger and better than ever, bringing together both old favourites and newer, modern singers shaking up the music scene. On Day 1 of the festival, Grammy Award-winning headline act Corinne Bailey Rae spent the afternoon sharing her experiences and thoughts on her monumental music career at Marina Bay Sands’ Artscience On Screen: In Conversation With. … Continue reading Review: Sing Jazz 2017
Houston, we have a problem. These lines have been echoed endlessly and we all know what happened to the astronauts on the Apollo missions through the power of Hollywood, but perhaps given less of a spotlight are the men who work tirelessly on the ground to guide Earth’s finest safely home. David Fairhead’s simple but effective documentary Mission Control is a chance for the men who worked … Continue reading Review: Mission Control – The Unsung Heroes of Apollo dir. David Fairhead
Written and directed by Adib Kosnan, a local theatre practitioner with over 10 years of experience in the arts scene, Teater Kami’s latest production 28.8 follows the tale of a young couple ready to start their life together, but come to a stumbling block when money and finances throw a wrench into their plans. Adib aims to use his play to engage with a very … Continue reading Preview: 28.8 by Teater Kami
Not all revolutions are won by violence and bloodshed. Director Margy Kinmouth takes us on a journey to the beginning of both the Russian Revolution and the relatively unknown art revolution that coincided with it, tracing their history and overlaps. Starting in 1917 at the storming of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg and the abdication of Czar Nicholas, it seems only appropriate that Revolution is being … Continue reading Review: Revolution – New Art For A New World dir. Margy Kinmouth
SFC returns this year with its fifth instalment, titled Combat Redefined on 8 April at the Singapore Foochow Association. Promising a bigger and better show, SFC 5 will see a total of 14 matches from multiple martial arts disciplines including professional boxing, both amateur and professional MMA, and K1 kickboxing with some of the best fighters from Southeast Asia and the world, including Singapore, Indonesia, … Continue reading Preview: SFC5 – Combat Redefined
Sydney based singer Jess Kent has hit Singapore shores to open for one of the biggest British acts playing at our National Stadium: the one and only Coldplay! Prior to the show, we managed to get a chance to talk to the 22-year old starlet, whose megahit Get Down has received plenty of airplay on Australian radio and even got featured on the 2016 film Nerve. Her wave … Continue reading Interview: Jess Kent
Set in industrial Thailand, Kirsten Tan’s debut feature film is a story about Bo (Penpak Sirikul), a disillusioned architect, and his elephant. An official selection for Sundance 2017, POP AYE has earned praise and marks the first time a Singaporean has won an award at the festival. POP AYE effectively captures the essence of ritual, and took us to the base of the story of how it … Continue reading Review: POP AYE dir. Kirsten Tan
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