Category: Arts

Arts, Concert, Music, Preview

Music Is: Singapore International Piano Festival 2020 [CANCELLED]

The 27th edition of the annual Singapore International Piano Festival will take place from 4th to 7th June 2020, featuring a stellar line-up of pianists, all making their Singapore Piano Festival debuts. Pianists Nelson Goerner, Mei Yi Foo, Leon McCawley and Christian Zacharias will each perform a solo recital at Victoria Concert Hall for the festival, with a broad line-up of music. With 2020 being … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore International Piano Festival 2020 [CANCELLED]

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: Rizman Putra’s From Gelam to Glam at the Malay Heritage Centre

Launched in January 2020 during Singapore Art Week, Art Encounters is a mobile artist’s studio and gallery housed in three repurposed shipping containers and designed to travel to unique sites around Singapore over three years. Following on from Lionel Sabatté’s Concrete Contemplations from the Past in the City of Tomorrow in January, the second edition of Art Encounters features multidisciplinary artist Rizman Putra as he presents From … Continue reading Art What!: Rizman Putra’s From Gelam to Glam at the Malay Heritage Centre

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: The Everlusting Tales at UltraSuperNew Gallery

Known for his sexualised renderings of familiar Disney princesses, the work of visual artist and printmaker, Djohan Hanapi will be presented in a solo exhibition at UltraSuperNew Gallery this March. Titled The Evelusting Stories, get ready to see Snow White, Ariel and all your favourite cartoon heroines like never before. Strictly not for children, watch as these toon girls bare it all and change your image of them … Continue reading Art What!: The Everlusting Tales at UltraSuperNew Gallery

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel

Touring The UK 2021: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical (Preview)

LONDON –  School of Rock – The Musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit, award-winning West End show, will go on a major UK Tour in 2021, opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on in February 2021. Based on the hilarious hit movie of the same name, this new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by … Continue reading Touring The UK 2021: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock – The Musical (Preview)

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In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Chiswick Playhouse name three exciting patrons and new producer

LONDON – Wayne Glover-Stuart has been named as the new producer at Chiswick Playhouse. Having trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he has since worked as a Creative Producer at the BBC, General Manager at Tramshed and the Artistic Lead at Shaw Theatre. He joins Chiswick Playhouse after its relaunch in late 2019 with the aim of fulfilling the big ambitions of this small … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Chiswick Playhouse name three exciting patrons and new producer

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Arts, Books, Singapore

Preview: Textures 2020 – These Storied Walls at the Arts House

  This March, get ready as The Arts House’s Textures: A Weekend with Words returns to breathe life into literature through a smorgasbord of arts events. Themed “These Storied Walls”, the third edition of the festival dives deep into the venue’s many identities and history. From a Scotsman’s planned estate to a courthouse, assembly house, our nation’s first parliament, and now Singapore’s literary arts centre, … Continue reading Preview: Textures 2020 – These Storied Walls at the Arts House

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: 4.48 Psychosis by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) is back with a new set of graduating students with their very first production of the year. This March, watch as they perform Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis, as directed by award-winning director and ITI alumnus Andy Ng Wai-shek. Combining lyricism with dark humour, 4.48 Psychosis is an unvarnished look at the difficulty of questioning and communicating with the outside world through the lens … Continue reading Preview: 4.48 Psychosis by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Arts, Interview, News, Singapore, The Banter

The Banter: An Interview with New Substation Artistic Co-Directors Raka Maitra and Woon Tien Wei

Taking over from previous Artistic Director Alan Oei, The Substation has now come under the joint leadership of Ms. Raka Maitra and Dr. Woon Tien Wei as Artistic Co-Directors of the venue. Says Chew Kheng Chuan, Chairman of The Substation: “While celebrating our 30th year as a small but significant national arts institution in Singapore, we are conscious that the future holds great challenges and … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with New Substation Artistic Co-Directors Raka Maitra and Woon Tien Wei

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview

Music Is: Truth by Jassy Husk: A Charity Gala for The Substation (Preview)

Multi-award winning music artist Jassy Husk is performing a charity gala Truth on 16th April 2020 in support of The Substation. All proceeds will be contributed to The Substation’s 30th anniversary celebration programming. Jassy Husk is an international award-winning, critically acclaimed artist who sings in both classical and popular genres. She has worked with the opera world luminaries like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Richard … Continue reading Music Is: Truth by Jassy Husk: A Charity Gala for The Substation (Preview)

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: JEW…ish at the King’s Head Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Returning to King’s Head Theatre by popular demand, JEW…ish is a romcom revolving around the tempestuous and obstacle-ridden relationship of Max, who is Jewish, and TJ, who isn’t. Continuing their situationship is not as easy as when they were part of the university’s Polyamory Society, alongside two millennia of inherited trauma on top of two decades of millennial stereotypes, maybe there’s too much … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: JEW…ish at the King’s Head Theatre (Preview)

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