da:ns festival 2019: Acosta Danza (Review)

Gravity defying, intricate choreography marrying the discipline of ballet with the richness of Cuban culture. Almost certainly one of the greatest dancers to have emerged from Cuba, Carlos Acosta is a modern legend in the world of ballet and contemporary dance. The first Cuban principal dancer of London’s Royal Ballet, Acosta’s meteoric rise is nothing short of spectacular, and as the opening show for this year’s … Continue reading da:ns festival 2019: Acosta Danza (Review)

Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020 – My Country and My People

What truly unites a people or a country, and how do we achieve this? Can union only come at the expense of excluding others? How much of it is embedded in shared trial and tragedy? As with every year, the Singapore arts calendar starts off on a high note with not one, not two, but an entire festival’s worth of works with each edition of … Continue reading Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020 – My Country and My People

Preview: MILIEU 2019 by Frontier Danceland

Frontier Danceland is back this November with a new edition of their annual MILIEU programme. Everybody loves a good story. Stories can be told in a myriad of ways: with the strokes of a brush, the rhythm of music, the movement of bodies. With MILIEU 2019, Frontier Danceland brings together two exciting choreographers – Marioenrico D’Angelo (Italy) and Sita Ostheimer (Germany), to share their new stories … Continue reading Preview: MILIEU 2019 by Frontier Danceland

Preview: Lim Boon Keng – The Musical by Musical Theatre Limited

“In a century torn by war, one man’s integrity burns like a flame.” This year, coinciding with the Bicentennial, Musical Theatre Limited presents a brand new musical – the first-ever musical about Dr Lim Boon Keng, one of Singapore’s most prominent public figures during the Colonial period. Dr Lim Boon Keng is considered one of Singapore’s most prominent historical figures, responsible for helping shape Singapore’s … Continue reading Preview: Lim Boon Keng – The Musical by Musical Theatre Limited

Preview: da:ns festival 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

In a world where our body no long feels like our own, it is perhaps most liberating of all to watch bodies move onstage, freed and performing that which cannot be expressed by words, breaking past our histories of culture informed by the social norms on race, gender, sexuality, type and age. For the 14th edition of the Esplanade’s da:ns festival then, the annual dance festival … Continue reading Preview: da:ns festival 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Preview: Roots of Flamenco presented by Admission Nation LLC

Focusing on showcasing world-class flamenco artists, Admission Nation LLC presents Selene Muñoz at the Esplanade this October, as she brings together a fascinating fusion of musicality, costume design, and artistic collaborations across cultures and styles. Selene Muñoz is a Danish/Spanish award-winning dancer and choreographer. Born in Spain, she started dance training when she was 4 years old.  Selene created her first dance production at 9 … Continue reading Preview: Roots of Flamenco presented by Admission Nation LLC

Got to Move 2019: A Longer Run Means More Dance Activities For All

Got to Move (GTM), Singapore’s nationwide dance movement, returns for its fifth edition this October, providing the public with more opportunities to come together to enjoy dance and appreciate the arts. For the first time, this annual initiative will feature almost four weeks of dance activities around the island, from 4th to 27th October 2019. The festival in October marks the high point of year-round … Continue reading Got to Move 2019: A Longer Run Means More Dance Activities For All

Touring The UK 2019: Full Casting and Tour Dates Announced For Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

LONDON – New Adventures is delighted to announce the full cast for the return of Matthew Bourne’s double Olivier award-winning, smash hit production of The Red Shoes. The tour opens on Monday 18th November at Theatre Royal Plymouth and runs until Saturday 23rd November, ahead of a seven-week Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells, London, from Tuesday 3rd December to Sunday 19th January 2020. The tour continues until June 2020. Says Matthew Bourne: … Continue reading Touring The UK 2019: Full Casting and Tour Dates Announced For Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Review: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

Striking a balance between humanity and technology in RAW Moves latest work. From a prosthetic limbs to a bio-printed heart, technology seems to be developing at increasingly unprecedented rates. And as we find new ways and means to replace our organic body parts with artificial ones, how much longer will it be before we can truly, fully call ourselves ‘human’? Such a conundrum forms the … Continue reading Review: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

Preview: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves

With emerging technologies, a bio-printed heart is now close to reality. With these artificial organs gaining increasingly similar structure and compatibility, a new relationship is generated between humans and their bodies. With Being, and Organs, conceptualiser Paul Gong and Movement mentor Ricky Sim, Artistic Director of RAW Moves unite to examine the topic of trans-humanism, bodily integrity and the social-ethical implications of artificial organs. Staying … Continue reading Preview: Being, and Organs by Paul Gong (Taiwan), presented by RAW Moves