Singapore Writers Festival 2019: Bad Feminist Roxane Gay Speaks About Bodies, Pop Culture and the Importance of Media Literacy
Roxane Gay is an icon for our times. Big, black, queer and intellectual, Roxane rounded off the final weekend of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) with a number of talks […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: An Interview with Min Jin Lee, Author of Pachinko and Free Food For Millionaires
“I like writing because I don’t like talking very much,” says author Min Jin Lee. “I was really one of those quiet Asian kids as a child, and it was […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: Festival Debate – This House Believes That Men Are Ruining Feminism
In the grand tradition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), the ever-popular Festival Debate segment saw a full house at the Arts House Chamber, a historically appropriate venue (as a […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: On the Nature of Language with Marlon James’ SWF Prologue and Pico Iyer’s Beyond Borders, Beyond Words
Opening weekend of the 2019 Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) has kicked off to a great start – helmed by some key anchor events and highlights, it’s no surprise to see […]
Perusing Pages: An Interview with Akshita Nanda, Author of Beauty Queens of Bishan
Since the last time we spoke to author Akshita Nanda, her life has taken quite the turn. No longer an arts correspondent with The Straits Times, Akshita has gone back […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: The Festival Opens + A Bigger Party Than Expected (Review)
The 22nd edition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), was officially opened at the National Gallery Singapore earlier this evening by Guest of Honour, Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Bigger Party Than Expected (Preview)
In celebration of Eurasian literary pioneer Rex Shelley, the Singapore Writers Festival is once again collaborating with the Arts House in bringing festival goers a wild night of fun and […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: An Interview with Festival Director Pooja Nansi
Poet Pooja Nansi has some big shoes to fill after taking on the role as director of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF). Following Yeow Kai Chai’s departure, the fiesty, spoken […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Greater Focus on Language with A Language of Our Own (Preview)
The 22nd annual Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns this November with the theme “A Language of Our Own”. Now headed by new Festival Director Pooja Nansi, this edition seeks to […]
Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Language of Our Own (Preview)
The Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) is back this new November for its 22nd edition, welcoming on board poet Pooja Nansi as Festival Director, following Yeow Kai Chai’s exit. This year’s […]
A Boey and His Dog: In Conversation with Daniel Boey on Rescue Dogs, Pet Care and New Book ‘We Adopted!’
As the saying goes, a dog is a man’s best friend. But for Singapore’s ‘Godfather of Fashion’ Daniel Boey, Leia is more than that – she’s family. More importantly, Leia […]
Preview: Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF) 2019
This June, the Singapore Art Book Fair (SGBAF) returns for one weekend as art lovers and especially art book lovers head down to Gillman Barracks to stock up on their collection. The […]
Preview: The Inaugural Festival of Indian Arts and Ideas
For one weekend this April, get ready for the very first Festival of Indian Arts and Ideas. Taking place at both the Victoria Theatre and The Arts House, watch as […]
Textures 2019: A Night of Terrifying Tales by Moonshadow Stories (Review)
The Arts House plays host to Kamini Ramachandran’s troupe of storytellers in a supernatural-themed after dark special. Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? As a historic building, the Arts […]
Textures 2019: The Page on Stage – Samping by Spare Room Productions (Review)
Moving monodrama that will move even the hardest of hearts. Adapted from Cyril Wong’s short story The Mistake by M. Raihan Halim, who also directs, Samping’s simple premise gives way to an emotionally riveting […]
Textures 2019: Performing Malay Sketches by The Second Breakfast Company (Review)
Metatheatrical examination of Malay representation onstage brims with potential. Theatrical adaptations from one medium to another are tricky businesses, with the fear that the essence of the original is lost […]
