The Art Of Facing Fear: An interview with actress Victoria Chen

In the wake of the global pandemic that’s wreaked havoc over the last year, a wave of fear and uncertainty has spread across the entire planet, with the disaster that disrupted everything we knew, and put the already vulnerable in an even more dire situation. At the height of fear in June last year, Brazilian theatre company Os Satyros presented their digital play The Art … Continue reading The Art Of Facing Fear: An interview with actress Victoria Chen

Art What!: Soul of Ink – Lim Tze Peng at 100 at The Arts House

It’s not every day you hear of artists celebrating their 100th birthday. And even rarer than that is an artist still actively working at that age, constantly pushing at their artistry, innovating new styles and spending hours in their studio. That’s something certainly worth celebrating, and encapsulated in centenarian Singaporean artist Lim Tze Peng, whose new exhibition Soul of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100, … Continue reading Art What!: Soul of Ink – Lim Tze Peng at 100 at The Arts House

Preview: Dancing with Fish in the Midnight Zone by ARTivate

The third graduating batch of ARTivate, the youth wing of local socially-engaged theatre group Drama Box, is tackling the difficult subject of grief and healing with their graduation performance.  Under the mentorship of Drama Box’s co-artistic director Kok Heng Leun and resident artist Chng Yi Kai, besides training in areas such as body movement and forum theatre, these young theatre practitioners-to-be have also been taught … Continue reading Preview: Dancing with Fish in the Midnight Zone by ARTivate

Review: The Bride Always Knocks Twice – Killer Secrets by The Theatre Practice

Justice always catches up. In James M. Cain’s hard-boiled novel The Postman Always Rings Twice, the title acts as a metaphor for how perpetrators will eventually answer the call to justice. With a title like The Bride Always Knocks Twice – Killer Secrets, The Theatre Practice’s (Practice) latest production similarly deals with issues of justice, where all truth eventually comes to light, no matter how … Continue reading Review: The Bride Always Knocks Twice – Killer Secrets by The Theatre Practice

SGIFF appoints Thong Kay Wee as new Programme Director

The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has appointed Singapore film programmer, Thong Kay Wee as its new Programme Director to lead the artistic elements of the Festival alongside Executive Director, Emily J. Hoe. Kay Wee takes over from Kuo Ming-Jung, to deliver the Festival’s film curation and programming strategy. Chairperson of SGIFF, Boo Junfeng commented: “Through the years, SGIFF has championed and celebrated independent Southeast … Continue reading SGIFF appoints Thong Kay Wee as new Programme Director

Preview: Storyfest 2021

As 2020 has shown, even a pandemic can’t keep a good storyteller down. Now in its 5th edition, StoryFest returns this year once again as a virtual festival, with a series of evocative talks and performances hosted across Zoom, VOD and the StoryFest YouTube channel. Co-presented by The Storytelling Centre Limited and The Arts House, the festival will take place across three weeks from 20th … Continue reading Preview: Storyfest 2021

Music Is: Gareth Fernandez releases new single ‘Could Have Been Us’

Gareth Fernandez returns with the spiritual successor to his 2019 hit, “Achilles,” and 2020’s heart-wrenching ballad, “Put You Through.” His latest single “Could Have Been Us” is a soulful ballad that soars with sublime arrangements and emotionally resonant songwriting. The inimitable indie darling Linying (Sticky Leaves, Paris 12) co-wrote the song with Fernandez, and also lends her hauntingly beautiful vocals to the track.  With Shaykhandbake … Continue reading Music Is: Gareth Fernandez releases new single ‘Could Have Been Us’

Music Is: Electrico release first new single in 13 years, and announce a new EP

One of Singapore’s best known rock bands has something for the fans – a brand new four-track EP set for release this year, kicking off with lead single Fire In The Sky, their first new release in 13 years. Left of the Century is the trio’s first batch of fresh compositions since their 2008 studio album We Satellites. So named as it tips its hat at the … Continue reading Music Is: Electrico release first new single in 13 years, and announce a new EP

Music Is: Yeo releases new single ‘TIRED’

Put down your bags and stay for a while for Yeo’s new single TIRED. Employing minimal, intimate production, the Asian-Australian producer keeps us in anticipation as he waxes lyrical about love giving him the tenacity to overcome all obstacles. His most raw and exposed single yet, Yeo channels Moses Sumney, Brittany Howard and Blake Mills on this emotional ballad, letting down his walls and getting … Continue reading Music Is: Yeo releases new single ‘TIRED’

Music Is: Austrian synth-pop band Lucy Dreams releases single ‘Dreamland’

Vienna-based Dream Pop trio Lucy Dreams unveil their new single and music video “Dreamland”, the first taste of their upcoming debut album Götterfunken. Consisting of David Reiterer, Philipp Prückl and an independent system of digital and analogue effects, Lucy. An A.I. born out of David and Philipp’s time in the studio tinkering away with music recording software, the group’s relationship with one another has grown … Continue reading Music Is: Austrian synth-pop band Lucy Dreams releases single ‘Dreamland’