Review: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 1/2/20) New quartet on the scene leaves a splash with their debut concert.  Over the last weekend, brand new string quartet the Concordia Quartet officially launched with their debut concert. Making history as only the second full-time professional string quartet formed in Singapore, the Concordia quartet comprises musicians Edward Tan (violin lead), Kim Kyu Ri (violin 2), Matthias Östringer (viola) and Theophilus … Continue reading Review: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet

Review: Firebird – Piano Sensation Tony Yike Yang Solo Recital (Huayi 2020)

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 2/2/20) Piano prodigy’s plays like a majestic phoenix rising from the flames.  Playing as part of the Esplanade’s 2020 Huayi – Chinese Festival of the Arts, award-winning piano prodigy Tony Yike Yang made his Southeast Asian debut at the Esplanade Recital Studio last weekend. With expectations running high for the youngest-ever laureate at the Chopin International Piano Competition, the 21-year old made it … Continue reading Review: Firebird – Piano Sensation Tony Yike Yang Solo Recital (Huayi 2020)

Art in Indonesia 2020: Art Moments Jakarta 2020 Returns This April With All-New 7 “Moments” Programmes

  JAKARTA – With the ever-growing number of art fairs available throughout the year, it’s hard not to be spoilt for choice when it comes to the sheer amount of works available to collectors to purchase. And even for the non-collectors, art fairs often offer a chance to see rare pieces gathered all in one place. With the return of premium Indonesian art fair Art Moments Jakarta … Continue reading Art in Indonesia 2020: Art Moments Jakarta 2020 Returns This April With All-New 7 “Moments” Programmes

travelXculture: NYC & Company Invites You To Book 2-For-1 Theatre Tickets For NYC Off-Broadway Week

New York – NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organization, in partnership with Mastercard, today announced that NYC Off-Broadway Week 2-for-1 tickets are on sale to the public at nycgo.com/off-broadway-week. Participating shows are offering 2-for-1 tickets beginning February 10 and continuing for nearly two weeks through February 23. Locals and travelers are encouraged to see any of 33 intimate Off-Broadway productions, more than … Continue reading travelXculture: NYC & Company Invites You To Book 2-For-1 Theatre Tickets For NYC Off-Broadway Week

Arts News: National Arts Council Launches Two Co-Working Spaces As Part of Arts Resource Hub Initiative; Third To Open Later In 2020

Two co-working spaces at Goodman Arts Centre (GAC) and Stamford Arts Centre (SAC) have opened as part of the National Arts Council’s (NAC) Arts Resource Hub (ARH) initiative. The dedicated spaces provide arts freelancers with enhanced access to shared services, as well as facilitate collaborations and networking among the freelance arts community. This complements the full suite of offerings on the ARH website, first introduced … Continue reading Arts News: National Arts Council Launches Two Co-Working Spaces As Part of Arts Resource Hub Initiative; Third To Open Later In 2020

Art What!: If Walls Could Speak: – An Exhibition of 30 Award Winning Artists From Asia at the Ion Art Gallery (Preview)

This February, MAYINART presents If Walls Could Speak, an exhibition showcasing works of South East Asian artists. The exhibition focuses predominantly on the work of Indonesian artists from Java island, as well as Indian and leading Singapore artists of the modern era, and is held at Ion Art Gallery. Of the 30 featured artists, works that will be displayed will include those from the likes … Continue reading Art What!: If Walls Could Speak: – An Exhibition of 30 Award Winning Artists From Asia at the Ion Art Gallery (Preview)

In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Takeover Festival by The Upsetters and Bunker Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – This February, The Upsetters are taking over the Bunker Theatre for one week to present a festival dedicated to celebrating artists of colour. This festival will mark the first ever Takeover Festival, an annual week-long touring festival which takes over a new theatre venue each year around the country with the aim of presenting new work by artists of colour while engaging with the next … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: The Takeover Festival by The Upsetters and Bunker Theatre (Preview)

Review: 7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove 竹林七贤 by Toy Factory (Huayi 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 31/1/20) Allegorical tale of a dystopian surveillance state preaches the value of the arts, but loses itself in a myriad of subplots along the way. During the rule of the Three Kingdoms, the seven sages of the bamboo grove were a group of scholars and artists who chose to counter the bureaucracies and corruption of the time in the only way they knew … Continue reading Review: 7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove 竹林七贤 by Toy Factory (Huayi 2020)

Review: Prism of Truth 眾相 by Ground Z-0 (Huayi 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 31/1/20) Modern rework of Rashomon allows audience to play jury in a multimedia social experiment.  In the field of conspiracy theory, so long as a claim cannot be disproven, the possibility of it being true exists, allowing the idea of multiple relative ‘truths’ to exist simultaneously without conforming to an absolute. Perhaps one of the earliest versions of this comes in the form … Continue reading Review: Prism of Truth 眾相 by Ground Z-0 (Huayi 2020)

Music Is: SSO Babies’ Proms by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Join presenter William Ledbetter and conductor Tianyi Lu for the annual SSO Babies’ Proms. Over four performances on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May (2pm & 4pm), William, Tianyi and the SSO will take the audience on a fun and fantastical journey of discovery for parents and children. The hour-long concert is aimed at children aged 6 and below and will include classical works by … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Babies’ Proms by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)