Category: Arts

Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Singapore International Piano Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Lim Yan

The 26th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival returns this May and brings together four of the world’s best virtuoso pianists, each performing solo at the Victoria Concert Hall over the four day festival. In the lead-up to the performances, we spoke to Singaporean pianist Lim Yan, the newly appointed Artistic Director of the festival and the first in SSO history to be an … Continue reading Singapore International Piano Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Lim Yan

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Arts, Film, Singapore

Television Time: Local Video Company The Hummingbird Co. Launches New Web Series ‘One Take’

  Local experimental video company The Hummingbird Co. has launched a brand new independent web series One Take, which, as its title suggests, comprises entirely of single-take episodes, with a narrative centred around a group of youths whose life-changing moments unravel in real time. The concept of One Take arose as the showrunners found a need to create honest conversations within the digital space, holding up a mirror … Continue reading Television Time: Local Video Company The Hummingbird Co. Launches New Web Series ‘One Take’

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72-13, Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatreworks

Preview: TheatreWorks Writers’ Lab – N.O.W. 2019

Theatreworks’ Writers’ Lab programme has been in place since the 1990s, continually encouraging and developing Singapore playwriting with its varied programmes. But this year, they’re changing up the formula a little, and integrating the brand new Not Ordinary Work (N.O.W.) into the programme, dedicating a three week programme to celebrating, as its title suggests, work that goes beyond the ordinary. Helmed by theatre practitioner Noorlinah Mohamed, N.O.W. is an interdiciplinary … Continue reading Preview: TheatreWorks Writers’ Lab – N.O.W. 2019

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Museum Musings: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat; Revising The Phenomenon of Printing at The Private Museum

The Private Museum presents a brand new group exhibition this May. Titled Repeat, Repeat, Repeat; revising the phenomenon of printing, the exhibition is curated by Zaki Razak and will run from 17th May to 7th July 2019, as the second second edition of the museum’s Guest Curator series. In the exhibition, Zaki Razak has brought together the print work of seven different artists, namely Miguel Chew, Weixin … Continue reading Museum Musings: Repeat, Repeat, Repeat; Revising The Phenomenon of Printing at The Private Museum

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatres

Preview: Esplanade Presents – The Far Side of the Moon by Ex Machina/Robert Lepage

The Esplanade is set for one of their biggest productions of the year, as they present visionary Canadian theatre director Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon this November. Touching on a narrative set against the backdrop of the race to the moon between the Americans and the Russians, our story instead centres on Philippe, a struggling introverted philosopher, and his younger brother Andre, a successful … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade Presents – The Far Side of the Moon by Ex Machina/Robert Lepage

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Papa directed by Sharul Channa

If you grew up with an Asian father, you might remember him as someone gruff, cold, and not at all that good at communicating his feelings. And therein lies the complicated relationship between Asian fathers and their kids, something stand-up comedian Sharul Channa has taken inspiration from in her brand new work Papa as it premieres this Father’s Day. On the inspiration behind the work, Sharul … Continue reading Preview: Papa directed by Sharul Channa

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

Review: SIDES 2019 by Frontier Danceland

A double bill of work to mark Frontier Danceland’s latest mid-year production. Once again presenting their annual mid-year production, Frontier Danceland’s latest edition of SIDES features a double bill of work, choreographed by renowned choreographers Edouard Hue and Shahar Binyamini for the company’s artists. SIDES began with Edouard Hue’s Into Outside, previously performed for the Ecole de Danse Contemporaine of Montreal in 2018. Exploring the concept of wanting … Continue reading Review: SIDES 2019 by Frontier Danceland

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Arts, festival, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Preview: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza 2019

  The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s annual Cultural Extravaganza is back for its 3rd edition this May! Celebrating all facets of Chinese culture over 3 weeks, come witness the centre come alive with an immersive line-up of programmes, inviting all to rediscover cultural influences intertwined in our everyday life. This year’s programme is set to be a treat for all the senses, with heart-stopping action to insightful exhibitions, … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s Cultural Extravaganza 2019

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: salt. at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – This May, the Royal Court presents Selina Thompson’s award-winning, internationally renowned play, salt. Charting her real journey across the Atlantic as she retraces one of the Transatlantic Slave routes, the one woman show stars Rochelle Rose, and is part of the writer’s wider body of work looking at Black British identity. In February 2016, two artists got on a cargo ship, and retraced one of the routes … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: salt. at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

LONDON – Making her international playwriting debut this May, the Royal Court Theatre presents New York-based writer Anchuli Felicia King’s White Pearl. Directed byNana Dakin, White Pearl is set in Singapore, where Clearday™ has developed from a small start-up company to a leading international cosmetic brand in less than a year. But when a draft of the company’s latest skin cream advert is leaked, the video goes viral globally for … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre (Preview)

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