Category: Arts

Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Frozen Light launches new podcast connecting with the community of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

LONDON – Nationally renowned theatre company, Frozen Light, has launched a podcast in response to the truly unprecedented challenges that people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are facing during the Covid-19 crisis. The podcast is an opportunity for people with PMLD, their carers and companions to share their experiences of shielding as well as highlighting the challenges of supporting individuals with complex needs … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Frozen Light launches new podcast connecting with the community of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel

Arts of the UK 2020: Summer fun at the Old Royal Naval College 2020

LONDON – This summer’s wonderful events will bring the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, to life with offerings for everyone. This London landmark has reopened in line with government guidance and is hosting events including The Luna Cinema and Greenwich+Docklands International Festival in its beautiful riverside grounds. The grounds, with incredible views of the river and London’s skyline, will welcome The Luna Cinema’s popular open-air event … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Summer fun at the Old Royal Naval College 2020

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Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, The Banter

Television Time: An Interview with Lennie James, creator and star of BBC’s Save Me Too

British actor Lennie James may be best known to the world as Morgan Jones on The Walking Dead, but some of Lennie’s most memorable roles have in fact been behind-the-camera: as a writer. “I wrote my first play when I was in my teens, and honestly, the reason I wrote it was because someone told me they didn’t think I could write it,” says Lennie, as … Continue reading Television Time: An Interview with Lennie James, creator and star of BBC’s Save Me Too

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Experimental, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatres

The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online

From start to finish, I spent a total of twelve years composing music for three wuxia (martial arts) films: Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, Zhang Yimou’s “Hero”, and Feng Xiaogang’s “The Banquet” – Tan Dun Performed in the Esplanade Concert Hall at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts in 2012, come experience Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy, available online for a limited time. Showcasing … Continue reading The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online

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Arts, Singapore

Dance With Me: Global Dance Collective premieres dance film ‘STATE’

As time goes by and the new normal becomes, well, normal, an increasing number of arts companies are tackling the restrictions on live performance by going digital. For Barcelona-based choreographer Daniel Navarro Lorenzo, he too has taken to the digital sphere, with the release of brand new dance film STATE. Gathering over a hundred dancers across 24 countries, from San Francisco to Sydney and from Paris … Continue reading Dance With Me: Global Dance Collective premieres dance film ‘STATE’

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Arts, Review, Singapore

SIFA v2.020: The Necessary Stage presents Digital Traces: The Year of No Return vodcasts

Following the successful wave of digital programmes featuring a strong music focus earlier in June and July, The Necessary Stage invites audiences into the world of The Year of No Return through Digital Traces: The Year of No Return beginning on 15 August 2020. Commissioned by Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), The Year of No Return by The Necessary Stage is slated for its world premiere at the festival in 2021 alongside three other Singaporean theatre companies. Written … Continue reading SIFA v2.020: The Necessary Stage presents Digital Traces: The Year of No Return vodcasts

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Arts of the UK 2020: An Interview with Theatres Trust Director Jon Morgan on saving the theatres of the UK

LONDON – Dedicated to saving the theatre spaces, Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres, has a role that’s more important than ever in times of crisis. With the news being published that a £1.57 billion rescue package will be used to help the arts, Theatres Trust is now able to put forth more help when it comes to advice, upskilling and giving grants to … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: An Interview with Theatres Trust Director Jon Morgan on saving the theatres of the UK

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview

Art What!: SAM commissions Heman Chong to bring art to the streets with new project

While Singapore Art Museum (SAM) undergoes a major building redevelopment, SAM continues to collaborate with Singapore artists to present contemporary artworks. The Walking in the City series presents specially commissioned artworks on the hoardings currently installed around the perimeter of the museum buildings along Bras Basah Road and Queen Street. Engaging with themes such as the history of the SAM buildings and the island, society, … Continue reading Art What!: SAM commissions Heman Chong to bring art to the streets with new project

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Live Stream: Singapore Symphony Orchestra streams one-woman opera La voix humaine this July

The SSO relaunches its online concert series with a programme of events in July, including a rarely performed one-act opera by Poulenc and a pair of specially curated playlists. La voix humaine is a one-woman tour-de-force written by the 20th-century composer Francis Poulenc to a text by Jean Cocteau. Elle, sung in this performance by soprano Jennifer Lien, is alone in her bedroom, clinging on to her ex-lover’s every … Continue reading Live Stream: Singapore Symphony Orchestra streams one-woman opera La voix humaine this July

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Jam with Discover by Circles.Life this July with local music performances + An Interview with Rao Zi Jie, Wei Lun and Wilson Wong

For the month of July, Discover by Circles.Life will be hosting two shows as part of the Jam with Discover series. Each show features a specially curated line-up of musicians with similar musical styles and sensibilities, aimed to created an evocative musical experience for audiences. Both shows will be performed live and audiences can access the stream through Zoom. The first show will feature Rao … Continue reading Music Is: Jam with Discover by Circles.Life this July with local music performances + An Interview with Rao Zi Jie, Wei Lun and Wilson Wong

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