Review: Dance at Dusk (2024) by T.H.E Dance Company

Two excerpts that showcase the beauty of contemporary dance against the waterfront and Singapore skyline. T.H.E Dance Company’s Dance at Dusk series has long been a key component of their cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival, making contemporary dance feel accessible for first timers, complete with Grace Lee-Khoo and sign interpreter Shawn ensuring greater inclusivity, while also showing off the technical and creative elements honed to a … Continue reading Review: Dance at Dusk (2024) by T.H.E Dance Company

Preview: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company

Bringing this year’s cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival to a close is Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company. Playing at the DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre, the work comprises two brand new choreographies from acclaimed international artists. The first of these is Chorales by Kim Jae Duk (South Korea), who is also T.H.E’s Resident Choreographer. Chorales focuses on Kim’s perspective of the body and its beauty, while … Continue reading Preview: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company

Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 – On the Cusp by T.H.E Dance Company

The Human Express (T.H.E) Dance Company’s annual cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival returns for the month of June. Presented in collaboration with national performing arts centre Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, this year’s Festival offers 6 live performances, 26 classes, 4 workshops and a 3-day long intensive to immerse the country in contemporary dance once more. Now in its 14th edition, this year’s festival is … Continue reading Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 – On the Cusp by T.H.E Dance Company

Preview: da:ns focus – EveryBody 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Come April, get ready for the 2024 edition of the Esplanade’s da:ns focus – EveryBody, with an inclusive weekend of dance, challenging the conventional idea of a dancing body and redefining what is possible in dance and in life. Through EveryBody, come watch and join a diverse selection of artists and participants in showing how everyone and every body is capable of dance, with plenty … Continue reading Preview: da:ns focus – EveryBody 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

★★★★☆ Review: LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li

VR technology empowers grand ballroom dance scenes. Some people may doubt the old saying clothes make the man, but there’s a surprising degree of truth to the quote, as felt in Spanish choreographer Blanca Li’s award-winning LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li. Unlike many artists who have chosen to shy away from technology, Blanca Li has decided to fully embrace it instead, recognising the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li

★★★★☆ Review: Dance a Dance from My Body by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying

The beauty of diversity in motion. There is always something exciting about an artistic collaboration between two distinct groups of people, be they from different companies, mediums or even places of origin, as they discover points of connection and difference. In the case of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying co-production Dance a Dance From My Body, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Dance a Dance from My Body by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying

Masquerading in VR: An Interview with Blanca Li, creator of ‘LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li’ 

A bit of mystery, unforgettable dance sequences, and cutting-edge technology. That’s the promise that Spanish choreographer Blanca Li promises in her new show LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li, an award-winning immersive live show in virtual reality. Presented by Singapore Street Festival, LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li arrives in Singapore fresh from an acclaimed run in Taipei, following a world tour that … Continue reading Masquerading in VR: An Interview with Blanca Li, creator of ‘LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li’ 

Preview: da:ns focus – Ballet by the Bay 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

This March, fall in love with the art of ballet for a weekend of classics and neo-classical works, at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s da:ns focus – Ballet by the Bay programme. Set to take place annually, the arrival of Ballet by the Bay marks a welcome return for the art form to the Esplanade, where the last presentation of a live international … Continue reading Preview: da:ns focus – Ballet by the Bay 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Huayi 2024: An Interview with choreographer Chou Shu-yi on Taiwan-Singapore collaboration ‘Dance a Dance from My Body’

For a co-production that’s been engineered by two of the biggest arts centres in their respective cities, the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying, choreographer Chou Shu-yi has been given plenty of free rein to explore a rather unique collaborative style of work for his upcoming production Dance a Dance from My Body, which makes its premiere … Continue reading Huayi 2024: An Interview with choreographer Chou Shu-yi on Taiwan-Singapore collaboration ‘Dance a Dance from My Body’

Preview: Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

As 2024 comes around, so does Chinese New Year, as well as the Esplanade’s annual Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts. As a time of gathering for families and loved ones, Huayi has also been planned to achieve that and encapsulate those values, to share an arts experience with friends and family, as it returns this February. On the contemporary theatre front, look out for Hong … Continue reading Preview: Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay