Category: Arts

Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore

Award-winning musical Kinky Boots flies in straight from Broadway this week for its Singapore debut, and before it opens, they want you to know this: “just be who you want to be”. Fronted by international superstars such as Kelly Osbourne, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, James Earl Jones and Martina Navratilova, the campaign spreads Kinky Boots’ central message of loving and accepting one’s self, as each of these representatives pose … Continue reading Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Olli Mustonen – Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra brings you a high-intensity concert experience this October with the arrival of two of the great Finns of today – conductor Hannu Lintu with a powerful and commanding stage presence, and acclaimed pianist Olli Mustonen. Together, the pair will perform Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2, a complete cycle of Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos which the two have also recently released on record. Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos are … Continue reading Preview: Olli Mustonen – Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Concert, Kids, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Lars Vogt

This October, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra welcomes German pianist-conductor Lars Vogt as he leads the orchestra in a programme lineup inspired by Europe’s musical capital – Vienna. Vogt will act as both conductor and piano soloist in Mozart’s joyous Piano Concerto No. 21, nicknamed “Elvira Madigan” after the 1967 Swedish classic film of the same name as it features the concerto’s elegant slow movement — music … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Lars Vogt

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post dir. Desiree Akhavan (Love and Pride Film Festival 2018)

Gay conversion independent drama leaves audiences on a hopeful note Based off Emily M. Danforth’s novel of the same name, which in turn was based off the 2005 Zach Stark ‘de-gaying’ controversy, The Miseducation of Cameron Post ditches the modernities of the original source to set its tale in 1993, where teenagers lived in a simpler time, devoid of Instagram, blogs and mobile phones, and fully decked … Continue reading Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post dir. Desiree Akhavan (Love and Pride Film Festival 2018)

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Arts, Experimental, London, Singapore

Preview: Like Lions by Pregnant Fish Theatre (Clapham Fringe 2018)

LONDON – As part of the Clapham Fringe 2018, Pregnant Fish Theatre premieres Like Lions, a brand new play about the everyday struggles of UK millennials this October. Over the last year, Pregnant Fish Theatre conducted a series of workshops with 25 – 34 year-olds around the UK, giving participants opportunities to discuss their hopes, fears and thoughts about their own futures. With the input gathered, director of Pregnant Fish Theatre and … Continue reading Preview: Like Lions by Pregnant Fish Theatre (Clapham Fringe 2018)

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Music, musical, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Toy Factory, Victoria Theatre

Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright/Director Stanley Seah and Actor Jon Cancio of Watching

  As part of the 2018 edition of the Lab Projects, Toy Factory presents Watching, the second new play to be staged in their home in Chinatown at NOWPlaying@17. Written and directed by Toy Factoy associate artistic director Stanley Seah, Watching follows Tony, a boy still waiting to enlist for the dreaded National Service. But instead of making ‘the most of his time’ doing part time work or learning … Continue reading Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright/Director Stanley Seah and Actor Jon Cancio of Watching

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2018

The Perspectives Film Festival, Singapore’s first and longest student-run film festival, returns for its 11th edition from 25th – 28th October 2018! Taking place at the National Museum of Singapore and Alliance Francaise, this year’s festival takes on the theme of ‘Instituitions’, examining stories in which individuals tackle the the limits of their institutions head on. A total of seven films will be presented at this year’s … Continue reading Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2018

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Arts, Circus, Mastercard Theatres, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Preview: The Great Moscow Circus presented by Sliding Doors Entertainment

The circus is back in town, as the world-famous Great Moscow Circus returns to Singapore for the first time in over ten years! Taking place in a specially set up red and white Big Top Tent beside Marina Bay Sands, expect to see an entire troupe of 45 circus superstars come together to present a show to remember for the entire family. Bringing with them … Continue reading Preview: The Great Moscow Circus presented by Sliding Doors Entertainment

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Arts, Concert, Esplanade Concert Hall, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Southern Charms – An Evening of Cantonese Classics by Ding Yi Music Company

Ding Yi Music Company returns this November with Southern Charms: An Evening of Cantonese Classics. Playing for one night only at the Esplanade Recital Studio, Southern Charms will feature Ding Yi Music Company’s concert master Chin Yen Choong and huqin musician Fred Chan, in an evening of traditional Cantonese music. They will be joined by qin qin musician Chua Yew Kok, dizi musician Ng Hsien Han and yangqin musician Yick Jue Ru, performing their rendition of classic Cantonese … Continue reading Preview: Southern Charms – An Evening of Cantonese Classics by Ding Yi Music Company

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Art What!, Arts, party, Preview, Singapore

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf Presents Ramesh Mario Nithyendran’s R@MESH: Volume II

Sullivan + Strumpf Singapore will be presenting works by Sri Lankan-born Sydney-based artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran this October. Nitiyendran’s R@MESH: Volume II will showcase iconoclastic clay sculptures that explore gender, religion, popular culture, exoticism and outsider aesthetics, received with critical acclaim as these odd figures have made their way across Asia. Known as an unorthodox clay artist, Nithiyendran has developed a unique sculptural language which has … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf Presents Ramesh Mario Nithyendran’s R@MESH: Volume II

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