Arts of the UK 2020: Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! for Bloomsbury Festival 2020

LONDON – More than a dozen visually impaired comedians are coming together this October to create a spectacle for Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! Offering 20/20 insights on their diverse experiences living in the capital, the covert congregation will be livestreamed on Zoom as part of the Bloomsbury Festival. Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! from Extant is a night of gut-achingly funny comedy … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! for Bloomsbury Festival 2020

Arts of the UK 2020: All-star cast unite for digital revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s Little Wars

LONDON – Multi award-winning stage and screen actress Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply; The Doctor, Almeida; Blindness, Donmar Warehouse) leads an all-star female cast in the online revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s dinner party drama, Little Wars. Joining Stevenson will be Linda Bassett (Call The Midwife; East is East), Debbie Chazen (The Smoking Room; The Girls, West End), Natasha Karp (Rags, Park Theatre; The Kite … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: All-star cast unite for digital revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s Little Wars

Arts of the UK 2021: Rocks of Ages opens at Portsmouth Kings Theatre in May 2021

Photo Credit: Richard Davenport LONDON – Following a sell-out tour in 2018/19, Dan Looney, Adam Paulden, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Richard Klin for DLAP Entertainment are delighted to announce that the award-winning smash-hit musical Rock of Ages will return to tour the UK opening at Portsmouth Kings Theatre on 2nd May 2021. Rock of Ages is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Rocks of Ages opens at Portsmouth Kings Theatre in May 2021

Music Is: Singer-songwriter Annette Lee releases sophomore EP ‘Song For The Underdog’

Singaporean singer-songwriter Annette Lee has announced the release of her highly anticipated second EP ‘Song For The Underdog’. The EP is available on all digital streaming platforms on 2nd October 2020, Friday.  A storyteller at heart, Annette Lee sees her work in film, comedy and music as ways of creating joy and impacting lives. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Filmmaking in Nanyang Technological … Continue reading Music Is: Singer-songwriter Annette Lee releases sophomore EP ‘Song For The Underdog’

Arts of Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with the choreographers of CCDC’s Project NEXT Wave

HONG KONG – Playing as part of their 2020 Digital Dance Season, City Contemporary Dance Company’s Project NEXT Wave brings to the stage new works by three promising young choreographers: Felix Ke, Christy Poinsettia Ma, and KT Yau, as they show off their artistic vision using dance to explore concepts of existence, society, and value. With Project NEXT Wave, CCDC has given audiences option to either enjoy a … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with the choreographers of CCDC’s Project NEXT Wave

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Painting With Light Film Festival goes digital for 2020

National Gallery Singapore is back with the third edition of Painting with Light, the Gallery’s annual festival of international films on art. For the first time ever, the festival will be fully online and free, offering Singapore-based viewers unlimited access to a selection of new and award-winning Southeast Asian stories at home and on the go. Tenebrae Running from 2nd to 25th October 2020, audiences … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Painting With Light Film Festival goes digital for 2020

Arts of the UK 2020: Bush Theatre celebrates Black History Month 2020

LONDON – The Bush Theatre celebrates Black History Month 2020 with new programmes honouring and showcasing black artists, including a series of videos titled Advice to my Younger Self, an online interview with Julie Spencer, Director of the School of Acting at Arts Ed, and an online and in-person Q&A with Mika Johnson, writer of Pink Lemonade. “For generations, countless people from the African diaspora have … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Bush Theatre celebrates Black History Month 2020

Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company’s records authentic Chinese instrument sounds for Orchestral Tools’ Phoenix Orchestra

In collaboration with renowned international film composers Harry Gregson Williams and Richard Harvey, Orchestral Tools’ “Phoenix Orchestra” (凤凰)is the first advanced software library featuring a full array of authentic Chinese instruments recorded by Ding Yi Music Company (鼎艺团). With a total of 21 instruments, the software is capable to reproduce dynamic articulations, swells and ornaments unique to each instrument. “Phoenix Orchestra” gives access to music … Continue reading Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company’s records authentic Chinese instrument sounds for Orchestral Tools’ Phoenix Orchestra

Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum and Shanghai Museum jointly present The Baoli Era – Treasures from the Tang Shipwreck

SHANGHAI, CHINA – To commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Singapore, China’s Shanghai Museum and Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum have launched a new joint exhibition, The Baoli Era: Treasures from the Tang Shipwreck Collection, on 14th September 2020. Held at the Shanghai Museum, a total of 248 artefacts are on display, including 168 treasures from the Asian Civilisations Museum’s Tang Shipwreck exhibition, … Continue reading Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum and Shanghai Museum jointly present The Baoli Era – Treasures from the Tang Shipwreck

M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: If These Wheels Could Speak and The Other People – Dramatised Readings (Review)

Secondary school students tackle disabilities through Zoom-mediated drama. It’s not often that secondary school students take centrestage and get a chance to perform as part of a national festival. But that is precisely why ArtsWork Collaborative’s focus on giving students a chance to work with arts professionals and devise their own show as part of the annual M1 Peer Pleasure Youth Theatre Festival is so … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: If These Wheels Could Speak and The Other People – Dramatised Readings (Review)