Preview: George Town Festival 2021

GEORGE TOWN, PENANG – Even with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Penang’s annual George Town Festival has announced that the Festival is set to continue as scheduled, with a slew of online programmes from 10th to 18th July 2021. Physical events are tentatively postponed until further notice, due to the government’s announcement of a total nationwide lockdown, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The postponement of … Continue reading Preview: George Town Festival 2021

★★★★☆ Review: Lungs by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Conflating the miracle of life with the end of the world. From the pandemic to climate change, it seems inexplicable that anyone could imagine bringing a child into existence today. That’s precisely the dilemma a young couple faces as they consider having a child, in Singapore Repertory Theatre’s production of Lungs. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Daniel Jenkins, Lungs‘ young millennial couple are … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Lungs by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Open Call: Viddsee’s Fourth Juree Awards Singapore Now Open With New Award Category Added

The fourth Viddsee Juree Awards (Singapore Edition) is now open until midnight, 12th July. Juree Awards Singapore welcomes all genres of short films including documentary, animation, thriller or hybrid. Filmmakers, storytellers and content producers are invited to submit their short films completed after 1st January 2020. This year’s Juree Awards includes a new category, the LifeSG Award, created in partnership with the Government Technology Agency … Continue reading Open Call: Viddsee’s Fourth Juree Awards Singapore Now Open With New Award Category Added

Preview: Rootstock Music 2021 – where great music meets great wine

Rootstock Music is proud to reveal the six headliners confirmed to take part in the event’s fifth edition, which will take place online on Saturday, 10th July and Sunday, 11th July. The festival is also partnering with VIVANT, the world’s first wine experience platform, to offer attendees complimentary access to 48 hours of live Experiences. To enhance the experience, festival-goers can purchase a Tasting Kit … Continue reading Preview: Rootstock Music 2021 – where great music meets great wine

Preview: Festival of Women, N.O.W. 2021 by T:>works

From 13 to 31 July, T:>Works will power on with the final iteration of Festival of Women, N.O.W. (not ordinary work) as a completely digital experience for the second time. Helmed by theatre artist Noorlinah Mohamed, the 2021 edition will consolidate various digital platforms to engage new and existing audiences, a strategy that has proven successful in its first all-virtual edition1 in 2020. With 15 … Continue reading Preview: Festival of Women, N.O.W. 2021 by T:>works

Art What!: #SGFASHIONNOW at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Can contemporary fashion ever be held to the same standards as ancient artefacts and art? The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) certainly seems to think so, with #SGFASHIONNOW, their first ever display of contemporary Singapore fashion. Presented in collaboration with LASALLE College of the Arts’ School of Fashion and the Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF), #SGFASHIONNOW presents several showstopping outfits crafted by local designers, each modernising … Continue reading Art What!: #SGFASHIONNOW at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Preview: Faghag (2021) by Wild Rice

Pink Dot 2021 may be over, but being a faghag is an all-year affair. And for Pam Oei, dubbed ‘Singapore’s #1 Faghag’, she’s letting her rainbow flag fly high and declaring her love for the gays loud and proud for the whole of July, as Wild Rice’s Faghag returns to theatres from 1st July. After first premiering at the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, Pam Oei’s … Continue reading Preview: Faghag (2021) by Wild Rice

Art What!: 3+3+3 – On Condition at The Private Museum

In their final show at their space at 51 Waterloo Street, The Private Museum Singapore (TPM) is set to present 3+3+3: On Condition—a group exhibition curated by Andrea Fam. This marks the third edition of TPM’s Guest Curator Platform—collaborating with guest curators to support and experiment with independent curatorial practice through the presentation of different perspectives of our world. This interdisciplinary exhibition will feature both … Continue reading Art What!: 3+3+3 – On Condition at The Private Museum

Art What!: Cross-cultural art project Cyborg Thinks sees Singaporeans and South Korean artists collaborate

Cyborg Thinks is a collaborative art exchange project by Singaporean artists Jaxton Su and Lynette Quek, and South Korean artists Jieun Gu and Darae Baek, which examines the correlations between the cyber and physical world – their tools, contexts, and boundaries, in an attempt to form an archive of shared knowledge across Singapore and South Korea as the artists explore everyday human experiences and issues … Continue reading Art What!: Cross-cultural art project Cyborg Thinks sees Singaporeans and South Korean artists collaborate

Art What!: Woaw Gallery x Avant Arte Presents WoP

HONG KONG – From 18th June to 7th July 2021, WOAW Gallery will be collaborating with Avant Arte to stage an exhibition of original works on paper, WoP, at 9 Queen’s Road Central in Hong Kong. Avant Arte have rapidly established themselves as a dynamic, disruptive force in the art world. Beginning as a contemporary art blog and now collaborating with world-leading artists like Cai … Continue reading Art What!: Woaw Gallery x Avant Arte Presents WoP