Preview: SCENES – Participatory Practices by Drama Box

  Drama Box is celebrating its 30th year in Singapore arts with SCENES: Participatory Practices, a virtual gathering of artists from the Asia Pacific region with socially-engaged artistic practice. SCENES first took place in 2010 with a celebration of Chinese language theatre in Singapore, and has since been programmed every 5 years as Drama Box’s way of consolidating its practice. The second edition in 2015 … Continue reading Preview: SCENES – Participatory Practices by Drama Box

M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Power (Review)

  The future of Singapore lies in your hands. Co-organised and developed by The Theatre Practice (TTP) and Accommodate, the last of the 2020 M1 Patch! workshops ends with Play with…Power. In the online land-use simulation game, players roleplay as various civil servants, as they work together with their respective parent ministry to bid for land in order to decide how to develop it for the … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Power (Review)

M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Flavours (Review)

Anything goes in the world of cocktails. The art of mixology may come across as a craft reserved for those with exquisite taste buds and superior skills, but if it’s one thing bartender Johnny Rosle (who mixes drinks at bespoke cocktail bar Oriental Elixirs) has taught us, it’s that anyone can make a good drink, as long as you’re willing to play. Playing as part … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Flavours (Review)

M1 Patch! 2020: Playwrights’ Bootcamp (Review)

Bringing out unexpected creativity under immense time pressure. If anyone was asked to write, conceptualise and stage a play in under 3 days, most people would balk and respond that it’s an insane task. But for the participants of The Theatre Practice’s Playwrights’ Bootcamp, it’s an activity they’ve willingly taken upon themselves to see through once again, as they create and perform a whopping nine plays … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Playwrights’ Bootcamp (Review)

Music Is: re:Sound is LIVE this August

Music, like great food, wine and the other pleasures of life, needs to be savoured live! In the first live orchestral concert in Singapore since Singapore’s Covid-19 Circuit Breaker. re:Sound invites you to a live-streamed after-dinner treat of Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite and Mozart’s Symphony no. 40. Safety is paramount, so the musicians will perform with the aid of microphones and headphones, while maintaining approved … Continue reading Music Is: re:Sound is LIVE this August

Preview: BODY X – The Culprit

The last time we watched a BODY X production was back in 2016, where we praised the immersive theatre production for its intrigue and compelling mystery set in The Arts House. This year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re back with a brand new production, as BODY X: The Culprit hits computer screens this September. In the same vein as their previous productions, BODY X: The Culprit takes the … Continue reading Preview: BODY X – The Culprit

Hong Kong 2020: HKIFF44 cancelled due to spike in COVID-19 cases

  The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) was cancelled last month following the recent spike in COVID-19 infected cases in Hong Kong.  The 14-day cinephile extravaganza was due to start from 18th August. According to HKIFFS Executive Director Albert Lee, more than 185 titles from 55 countries and regions were selected originally for HKIFF44, including 53 world, international, and Asian premieres.  “While we are … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: HKIFF44 cancelled due to spike in COVID-19 cases

we are not going back, we are coming around: Straits Records sets up pop-up store at The Substation

For longtime supporters and lovers of local indie music, the name Straits Records is likely to ring a bell. A distributor of local and regional music since 1995, it was perhaps at its peak while it was operating as a brick-and-mortar store along Bali Lane. But since then, with rising rent, it’s lost its shop front, with owner/founder Ridhwan Ghany aka ‘Wan Vegan’ operating it out … Continue reading we are not going back, we are coming around: Straits Records sets up pop-up store at The Substation

M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: Riley’s Rain (Review)

Short but entertaining performance for kids from Republic Polytechnic.  With the ever-present restrictions on social gatherings and dissuasion from staying out, it can be hard to stay engaged and stimulated during the COVID-19 period. And especially for kids, this can be especially daunting, and would probably get increasingly restless at home. So it’s always welcome when a new theatre production comes online, ready to keep … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: Riley’s Rain (Review)

Hong Kong 2020: Knowledge of Design Week goes digital

HONG KONG – With the COVID-19 pandemic having catalysed the rapid adoption of digital technologies to keep businesses going, information flowing and peoples connected. As life returns to normal and economies begin to slowly revive, technologies must be interweaved with human-centred design to reimagine and reinvent a better future and society. Hong Kong Design Centre’s (HKDC) major annual event, Knowledge of Design Week (KODW), will … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: Knowledge of Design Week goes digital