A call to reduce the distance technology has created. In the age of Tinder, WhatsApp, and other social media applications, the need to ever meet someone else in person for the sake of conversation has rapidly decreased. But is there still value in that face to face interaction that we’ve forgotten? That’s the crux of contemporary dance company RAW Moves’ latest production, as Ghost Call explores … Continue reading Review: Ghost Call by RAW Moves
A double bill of work to mark Frontier Danceland’s latest mid-year production. Once again presenting their annual mid-year production, Frontier Danceland’s latest edition of SIDES features a double bill of work, choreographed by renowned choreographers Edouard Hue and Shahar Binyamini for the company’s artists. SIDES began with Edouard Hue’s Into Outside, previously performed for the Ecole de Danse Contemporaine of Montreal in 2018. Exploring the concept of wanting … Continue reading Review: SIDES 2019 by Frontier Danceland
A call with no one on the other line. An accidental call you didn’t mean to make. Wrongly addressed letters. With the conclusion of their 2018/19 season themed around ‘Competition’, contemporary dance company RAW Moves breaks new ground for their 2019/20 season with a full year of artistic enquiry into the theme of ‘System’. For their latest production, they’ve teamed up with playwright Nabilah Said … Continue reading Preview: Ghost Call by RAW Moves
This weekend, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre returns to the Esplanade Theatre for a retrospective on decorated company founder Lin Hwai-min’s impressive body of work over the years. Often considered poetic, powerful and replete with philosophical beauty, Lin’s choreography has, over the years, cemented itself as a permanent part of the international dance community’s collective consciousness, a living legend and one of the very best among … Continue reading Preview: Cloud Gate 45th Anniversary Gala Programme – Lin Hwai-min – A Retrospective
Frontier Danceland returns with a new edition of annual mid-year production SIDES this May. Playing at the SOTA Studio Theatre, SIDES 2019 is set to feature a double-bill of new work by renowned choreographers Shahar Binyamini (Israel) and Neus Gil Cortés (Spain/UK), specially created for and performed by Frontier Danceland company artists. Returning for his third outing as choreographer-in-residence with Frontier Danceland, Shahar Binyamini is … Continue reading Preview: SIDES 2019 by Frontier Danceland
Singapore’s first ever international ballet competition glissades into town with the International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore (IBGPS) this June.Organised by non-profit organisation Singapore Dance Alliance, IBGPS is also the first and only ballet competition supported by the National Arts Council (NAC) and Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). Taking place from 12th to 16th June, the IBGPS is open to young ballet dancers aged between seven and 18 years old … Continue reading Preview: International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore
HONG KONG – French playwright Florian Zeller has certainly been experiencing some kind of vogue in recent years, with local companies Pangdemonium! and the Singapore Repertory Theatre both having staged productions of his work in 2018 and 2019. Now, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre is set to restage their sold-out, Hong Kong Drama Award-winning version of Le Père (The Father) from 2017. The Father follows André, an Alzheimer’s disease-ridden … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Le Père (The Father) by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre has launched its 2019–20 season, themed “Long Live the Classics!” The season focuses on both classic works that have stood the test of time, while also producing new work in the hopes of establishing brand new modern classics of the future. Season highlights include the contemporary Chinese masterpiece A Dream Like a Dream, the renowned Cantonese musical The Good Person of … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season – Long Live The Classics!
A 10th anniversary is always cause for celebration, and for T.H.E Dance Company, the 10th edition of the annual M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival marks a significant milestone in the company’s history, as it returns this year from 15th June to 21st July. Set to feature over 50 events, comprising shows, classes, workshops, talks and more, this special edition brings back artists featured in past editions, … Continue reading Preview: M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2019
The power and variation of classical music on show. Pianist Abigail Sin and violinist Loh Jun Hong come together for this musical showcase to open the 2019 NUS Festival of the Arts, performing chamber music pieces together to reveal the many variations and variables inherent in music. Oddly enough, this is similar to concepts in Mathematics, where there are endless varieties and variations in formulae … Continue reading NUS Arts Festival 2019: Variations and Variables (Review)
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