Category: Arts

Arts, Centre 42, Dance with Me, Experimental, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Traditionally Speaking by Bhumi Collective

Get schooled with Bhumi Collective’s very first lecture-performance about traditional cultural dance forms.  In Bhumi Collective’s latest production, they’re breaking new ground as they deviate from plays to explore the medium of performance research lecture. Bringing together practitioners/researchers, the collective aims to use the series to question and critique performance practices of today, and present to the public the research process behind it, opening up new … Continue reading Review: Traditionally Speaking by Bhumi Collective

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Preview, Singapore

Preview: LOPELAB’s Nomadic Art Caravan

The main events of the Urban Design Festival may be over, but LOPELAB never seems to rest, continuing their mission to activate spaces and keep on placemaking with the Nomadic Art Caravan this weekend. Commissioned for this year’s edition of the National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood, the Nomadic Art Caravan will set up shop in the heart of Ang Mo Kio on Saturday and … Continue reading Preview: LOPELAB’s Nomadic Art Caravan

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Opera, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Nam Hwa Blazes by Nam Hwa Opera

Set up over 50 years ago as an amateur music and drama association, Nam Hwa Opera has grown to become one of the leading preservers and promoters of traditional Teochew opera, creating accessible public performances and continuing to enrich the local arts and culture scene. As part of their outreach programme, they’re bringing back their quarterly performance Nam Hwa Blazes at the Aliwal Arts Centre this April, … Continue reading Preview: Nam Hwa Blazes by Nam Hwa Opera

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Arts, Malay Theatre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Teater Ekamatra, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: Potong by Teater Ekamatra

Memory, mothers and manhood are placed on the chopping block in Teater Ekamatra’s first show of the season. In the absence of a father, what male figures does one have to turn to in order to find out what makes a man? That’s one of the central question at the heart of Teater Ekamatra’s first show of the season. Directed by Irfan Kasban and written … Continue reading Review: Potong by Teater Ekamatra

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Art What!, Arts, Interview, Preview, Review, Singapore

Challenging Beauty: Insights Into Italian Contemporary Art

The Parkview Museum challenges beauty and reality itself in a new exhibition that examines contemporary Italian art movements from the 1960s to now.  Less than a year old, the Parkview Museum seems to already have a real winner on their hands with an all new exhibition celebrating and questioning beauty in all its forms. Curated by acclaimed curator and art historian Dr Lorand Hegyi, Challenging Beauty traces … Continue reading Challenging Beauty: Insights Into Italian Contemporary Art

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Arts, Food, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

Preview: Adventures in Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth

After their previous, literal headtrip into the mind of 70s inspired Disco David, immersive dining company Andsoforth is back again this April with a trip down to the stuff of every child’s dreams – Grimmsneyland! In Adventures in Grimmsneyland, diners and audiences will be living out their greatest fantasies as they step into a fairy tale world unlike any you’ve ever seen. Happy endings? Think again, as … Continue reading Preview: Adventures in Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth

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Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatres

Review: Swan Lake by the American Ballet Theatre

Of the many ballets that’ve been created throughout history, Swan Lake is perhaps one of the most recognizable and well-loved ones, with its classic theme of love conquering all, set in a realm of magic and betrayal at every corner. And of the many versions, the American Ballet Theatre’s one remains one of the most definitive.   ABT is professional dance theatre in the highest degree, with … Continue reading Review: Swan Lake by the American Ballet Theatre

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Arts, Film, London, Review

Review: The Third Murder dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda is best known as a master of the intimate Japanese family drama, with slow burns of films like Nobody Knows and After The Storm. In his latest outing, The Third Murder changes up the formula a little, focusing instead on a legal thriller that has as many twists and turns as a typical film noir. Directed and written by Kore-eda himself, The Third Murder opens on a brief crime scene … Continue reading Review: The Third Murder dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

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

Preview: Esplanade presents The Studios 2018 – Between Living and Dying

The Esplanade’s 15th Anniversary celebrations aren’t letting up anytime soon, and their annual The Studios season returns this March and April with four all new works and one reworked production by some of the brightest talents working in Singapore today. Themed Between Living and Dying, the works invite audience members to probe deeper about issues of life, death and everything in between. Opening the season on 29th March is … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade presents The Studios 2018 – Between Living and Dying

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

Preview: The Secret presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Perfect World Pictures

Jay Chou fans out there, you’re in for a treat next April. Coming to our shores for the very first time is the stage adaptation of Jay Chou’s critically and commercially acclaimed directorial debut Secret (2007), garnering awards for Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects at the 44th Golden Horse Awards, along with netting over 10 million USD to the … Continue reading Preview: The Secret presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Perfect World Pictures

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