Category: Arts

Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: Burn Bright roars in the face of injustice with new creative opportunities

LONDON – Burn Bright have created and commissioned a unique live event to mark the anniversary of lockdown-living. Hear Me Roar is a new online experience that offers writers a chance to say the unsaid: it will showcase premiere performances alongside an interview with inspirational writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia, The Globe & West End). Hear Me Roar will be broadcast via Zoom on Monday … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Burn Bright roars in the face of injustice with new creative opportunities

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: Nevill Holt Opera moves outdoors this August with its largest and most inclusive opera festival

LONDON – While the country remains locked down, Nevill Holt Opera (NHO) is looking ahead and has made the bold decision to move its opera festival outdoors and stage it later than usual this summer. With dates now throughout August, NHO will build an outdoor stage and seating that will enable each performance to play to a socially distanced audience of up to 650 people. At … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Nevill Holt Opera moves outdoors this August with its largest and most inclusive opera festival

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: ‘Theatre Support Fund+ launches children’s t-shirts to raise more funds

LONDON – The creators of ‘The Show Must Go On!’ Campaign, the Theatre Support Fund+ (TSF+) are thrilled to launch products for children, the first of its kind in their range of merchandise.  The new items include Children’s T-Shirts, Draw String Sports Bags and Mobile Phone Cases. While theatres remain closed, TSF+ are continuing to come up with new initiatives to raise further monies for charities Acting … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: ‘Theatre Support Fund+ launches children’s t-shirts to raise more funds

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa’s third and fourth Tales from the Front Line to be released online

LONDON – The third and fourth films from Tales from the Front Line, Talawa Theatre Company’s challenging and vital online series, will be released on their website from 12pm on Thursday 11th February 2021. The six-episode series uses verbatim interviews with Black key workers to explore the complex impact of the Covid-19 crisis on those on the Front Line of the pandemic. The new films raise … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa’s third and fourth Tales from the Front Line to be released online

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Arts, Books, By The Book, literature, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Book Review: Children of the Ark by Teo Xue Shen

Asian-inspired teen sci-fi fantasy has Xue Shen finding his voice and in his element. In 2017, author Teo Xue Shen burst onto the literary scene with his debut novel 18 Walls, appearing on the longlist for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize and making him the youngest author to have been nominated for the prize. It was clear however, that the writing at the point … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: Children of the Ark by Teo Xue Shen

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Arts, Concert, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play 2021 by The Theatre Practice

With its most recent edition in 2020 wrapping up just last August, The Theatre Practice’s Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play is already back to entertain you from the comfort of home this March and April. Now in its 4th edition, Patch! brings together artists and audiences who love the often messy, sometimes raw, but always powerfully resonant nature of live theatre. Reimagined as an … Continue reading Preview: Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play 2021 by The Theatre Practice

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Arts, Books, By The Book, literature, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Book Review: Mr Tino (Volume 2) by Russell Molina and Mikey Marchan

A dramatic conclusion to a bold take on the superhero genre. Like any good comic series, volume 1 of Russell Molina’s Mr Tino left us on a cliffhanger, a shock death that leaves our titular hero devastated by loss. So of course, we were ready to dive right into volume 2, where we’d hurtle towards the end of Mr Tino’s series, and see if he finally … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: Mr Tino (Volume 2) by Russell Molina and Mikey Marchan

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Arts, Dramabox, Preview, The Banter, Theatre

The Banter: Koh Hui Ling shares more about the Mini-ICAF and Drama Box

This weekend, local theatre company Drama Box will make history as the first arts group outside of Rotterdam to host part of the International Community Arts Festival (ICAF)‘s Mini-ICAF. Focusing on community arts and community-based arts work, this year’s edition takes place across both Rotterdam and Singapore via livestream and Zoom, through in-depth conversations, dance and film workshops, and even a community arts performance fully created … Continue reading The Banter: Koh Hui Ling shares more about the Mini-ICAF and Drama Box

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Arts, Music

Music Is: HK singer Mr Nice Guy releases single ‘Leave This City’

Leading up to the release of his second EP, Hong Kong contemporary singer-songwriter, Mr Nice Guy, has announced his latest single, ‘Leave This City’, which will be made available on all major digital streaming platforms on 19th February 2021. An accompanying music video for the single will be made available the following week on 26th February 2021.  Marrying elements of 80s pop and soul, the … Continue reading Music Is: HK singer Mr Nice Guy releases single ‘Leave This City’

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: ANIMAL HACK and TAAR release song created entirely within Clubhouse App

The latest by invite-only drop-in conversation app, Clubhouse has been a hit in Japan where company head of managements, popular musicians and even politicians have embraced the latest social media phenomenon.  Japanese DJ and producer TAAR, alongside with MASAto from next-gen producer duo ANIMAL HACK, created a Clubhouse room at the end of January called “Who wants to make a song together? (Singers welcome)”, as … Continue reading Music Is: ANIMAL HACK and TAAR release song created entirely within Clubhouse App

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