Category: Arts

Arts, Review, Singapore

SIFA v2.020: More programmes announced as 2020 comes to a close

Following the successful launch of SIFA v2.020 in June, Singapore’s pinnacle arts festival announces an exciting lineup of programmes to wrap up 2020. Presented by Arts House Limited (AHL), this next wave of shows, workshops, talks and podcasts programmed between October and December showcases the resilience and resourcefulness of artists in the face of once unimaginable challenges wrought by the pandemic. Adapting swiftly to new techniques and … Continue reading SIFA v2.020: More programmes announced as 2020 comes to a close

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview

Art What!: Search and Discover – The Joy of Collecting at The Private Museum

The Private Museum (TPM) Singapore will be presenting Search and Discover: The Joy of Collecting – Selections from the Yeap Lam Yang Collection. TPM revisits its foundation of bridging the private and the public in this year’s final and largest exhibition that forms part of the museum’s 10th anniversary programming, featuring an array of private collections in Singapore. Michael Lee, God’s Villa (2011) Co-curated by … Continue reading Art What!: Search and Discover – The Joy of Collecting at The Private Museum

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic Board appoints four new Trustees

LONDON – The Young Vic has announced the appointment of four new trustees to the Board. These appointments come at a significant time for the Young Vic, as the theatre celebrates its landmark 50th birthday year and looks ahead to its recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Actor Kobna Holdbrook-Smith MBE and Facebook’s Public Policy Director for Africa, the Middle East & Turkey Ebele Okobi join this month … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic Board appoints four new Trustees

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Brian Conley stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Dominion Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

LONDON – Brian Conley will star as Ebenezer Scrooge this Christmas, as an exciting new, musical staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent’s A Christmas Carol will play a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performances run from Monday 7th December 2020 to Saturday 2nd January 2021. The musical brings Dickens’ timeless fable to glorious life: Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Brian Conley stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Dominion Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett revive the golden era in Falling Stars

LONDON – Stars of stage and screen Peter Polycarpou (Man of La Mancha, London Coliseum; City of Angels; Donmar Warehouse; Birds of a Feather) and Sally Ann Triplett (Finding Neverland, Broadway; Viva Forever, Piccadilly Theatre; EastEnders) unite in the new musical Falling Stars. Conceived and written by Polycarpou, the song cycle is an homage to the composers, collaborators, and publishers of the 1920s, who created some … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett revive the golden era in Falling Stars

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: JAWN ends 5-year hiatus with new single ‘Feel Too Much’

Following a 5-year hiatus and a recent collaborative release of ‘Simple’ with fellow artist lewloh, Singaporean singer-songwriter JAWN is back with his latest single, ‘Feel Too Much’, a revelry celebrating the setbacks of a boisterous mind, and as per the track title — feeling too much.  This brand new single is a feel-good foot-stomper made for the road trip we couldn’t afford to take in … Continue reading Music Is: JAWN ends 5-year hiatus with new single ‘Feel Too Much’

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Arts, Singapore, The Banter

The Banter: Tracie and Adrian Pang talk about Pangdemonium in a pandemic

With the work from home and circuit breaker measures in place over the last few months, most of us are already familiar with dragging ourselves out of bed to attend the next Zoom meeting, only to find ourselves ‘waiting for the host’, bemoaning how we could have slept in just a little more. It’s no wonder then that it’s already the subject (and title) of … Continue reading The Banter: Tracie and Adrian Pang talk about Pangdemonium in a pandemic

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

★★★★☆ Book Review: A Fickle and Restless Weapon by Jason Erik Lundberg

Well-crafted fantasy version of Singapore brings the satire and drama in full force. Singapore is a country that’s often touted as so modern, it belongs in a science fiction film. Heck, even HBO’s Westworld filmed here on location for its third season. So it’s little wonder that with a little imagination, our island home serves as the perfect base for a refreshingly original science fiction story, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: A Fickle and Restless Weapon by Jason Erik Lundberg

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

★★★☆☆ Book Review: My BFF Is An Alien – Sabotage by Vivian Teo

Feisty schoolgirls return to battle mean classmates and the perils of social media. When the first book in Vivian Teo’s My BFF Is An Alien series ended, Bukit Timah Girls’ School student Abriana was left forlorn when best friend (and alien royalty) Octavia returned to her home planet, not knowing exactly when she’d be back to visit. As it turns out, it wouldn’t be too long, as … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: My BFF Is An Alien – Sabotage by Vivian Teo

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

★★★★☆ Book Review: The Marvellous Sugee Cake by Quek Hong Shin

Lush, colourful illustrations introduces younger readers to the iconic sugee cake and Eurasian culture.  If there’s one quintessentially Eurasian cuisine we will always say yes to, it’s sugee cake. Unique in its use of semolina and rich almond taste, a sugee cake is the perfect dessert to enjoy at the end of a meal, or as a snack for afternoon tea, sure to lift your … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: The Marvellous Sugee Cake by Quek Hong Shin

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