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★★★★☆ Dance Review: BATU by Ayu Permata Sari and Hasyimah Harith

A multisensory fever dream that examines femininity in all its sorcery, esoterica, and erotica through the lens of the humble mortar and pestle, and the stories passed down from woman to woman in the kitchen. Duration: 75 minutes You can watch a dance, or you can feel it take hold of your body. BATU does both, pulling you into its strange, increasingly feverish world through … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Dance Review: BATU by Ayu Permata Sari and Hasyimah Harith

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★★★★☆ Film Review: The Sandbox dir. James Thoo

Charming mockumentary about the bitter realities of chasing your dreams in practical Singapore. Duration: 113 minutes It feels like something out of a comedy film: just before the film’s theatrical release, the real life Sandbox stunt school shuttered its doors in September. What’s left is The Sandbox, a local mockumentary about a somewhat fictitious version of that same struggling business, as written and directed by … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: The Sandbox dir. James Thoo

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Sounding Light 定光: An interview with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Artistic Director Cheng Tsung-lung on slowing down

It seems like an impossibility to ever ask people who live in bustling metropolitan cities like Taipei or Singapore to slow down. These are places built around movement: trains arriving and departing, traffic flowing through intersections, people crossing streets with somewhere to be, messages arriving before the previous ones have been answered. There is always another email, another meeting, another decision to make. Even our … Continue reading Sounding Light 定光: An interview with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Artistic Director Cheng Tsung-lung on slowing down

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Interview: Kuik Swee Boon and Kim Jae Duk on T.H.E Dance Company’s Pán《盤》

Five years after its digital premiere, the award-winning two-part dance work returns to Singapore for its long-awaited local live staging. Its choreographers reflect on cultural identity, artistic collaboration and why dance can express what words cannot. When Kuik Swee Boon watched rehearsals for Pán《盤》 ahead of its Singapore staging, there was a particular feeling of anticipation. For the founding artistic director of T.H.E Dance Company, … Continue reading Interview: Kuik Swee Boon and Kim Jae Duk on T.H.E Dance Company’s Pán《盤》

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Concert Review: Listening to Taiwan – NTSO 2026 Asia Tour Concert

An evening of cultural exchange through music that celebrates what happens when different voices come together as one. Some concerts impress with virtuosity; others leave you with a feeling that lingers long after the final applause. Listening to Taiwan, presented by the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO) at the Esplanade Concert Hall, manages both. Led by conductor Tung-Chieh Chuang, the evening brings together Taiwanese musical … Continue reading Concert Review: Listening to Taiwan – NTSO 2026 Asia Tour Concert

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Preview: CATS The Musical Returns to Singapore This October With a New Company of Jellicle Cats

The beloved Andrew Lloyd Webber musical returns to Sands Theatre from 29 October to 22 November, featuring a new cast, spectacular choreography and the timeless anthem “Memory”. The Jellicle Cats are coming back to Singapore. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS The Musical, one of the most celebrated productions in musical theatre history, will return to Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands from 29 October to 22 … Continue reading Preview: CATS The Musical Returns to Singapore This October With a New Company of Jellicle Cats

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Interview: NTSO’s Tung-Chieh Chuang and pianist Albert Tiu talk about how music connects Taiwan, Singapore and the human experience

From folk melodies that evoke memories of home to classical masterpieces that transcend generations, conductor Tung-Chieh Chuang and pianist Albert Tiu reflect on the power of music to express the human experience ahead of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra’s Singapore performance. What can music express that words cannot? For Taiwanese conductor Tung-Chieh Chuang, the answer lies in the subtle complexities of human emotion, and the … Continue reading Interview: NTSO’s Tung-Chieh Chuang and pianist Albert Tiu talk about how music connects Taiwan, Singapore and the human experience

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Preview: ATTACK on TITAN – The Musical [進撃の巨人] brings epic world tour to Singapore in April 2027

The original Japanese production makes its first Asian stop outside Japan at Sands Theatre, blending live vocals, high-impact action and cutting-edge stage technology. The walls are about to come down in Singapore. Based on Hajime Isayama’s globally acclaimed manga, ATTACK on TITAN: The Musical will make its way to Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands from 15 April to 2 May 2027, marking the production’s … Continue reading Preview: ATTACK on TITAN – The Musical [進撃の巨人] brings epic world tour to Singapore in April 2027

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Preview: Singapore Clay Festival returns with a celebration of craft, heritage and experimentation

Clay is a material that rewards patience. It can become a vessel shaped by centuries-old traditions, an abstract sculpture that captures the movement of a landscape, or an experimental form that pushes the boundaries of what ceramics can be. At the Singapore Clay Festival, these possibilities come together under one roof, bringing established masters, emerging artists, professional ceramists and enthusiastic hobbyists into conversation. Returning for … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Clay Festival returns with a celebration of craft, heritage and experimentation

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Interview: Drag queen Sammi Zhen talks 27 years in the industry, her first standup comedy show, and why ‘Love Cannot Wait’

For 27 years, Sammi Zhen has made a living knowing what to say. As a drag performer, comedian and host, she has spent much of her career in bars, at dinner-and-dance events, private functions and other spaces where audiences are rarely sitting quietly and waiting to hear a story. A typical performance might last 10 or 15 minutes, with people eating, drinking, talking, standing up … Continue reading Interview: Drag queen Sammi Zhen talks 27 years in the industry, her first standup comedy show, and why ‘Love Cannot Wait’

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