Category: Experimental

Arts, Experimental, London, Singapore

In London’s West End 2019: King’s Head Theatre’s Coming Clean at Trafalgar Studios (Review)

The lines of desire are set ablaze with this 80s drama about fidelity and the rules of engagement within (and without) a queer relationship.  LONDON – After a well-received run at London’s King’s Head Theatre, late British playwright Kevin Elyot’s debut play has received a West End transfer. Coming Clean, which premiered at the Bush Theatre in 1982, was landmark for its time with its normalization of a … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: King’s Head Theatre’s Coming Clean at Trafalgar Studios (Review)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Experimental, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Alice, Bob & Eve by RAW Moves

Moving on from their 2018 theme of Competition, RAW Moves strides in 2019 with their first production of the year. Conceptualized by interdisciplinary artist Teow Yue Han in collaboration with RAW Moves Artistic Director Ricky Sim, Alice, Bob & Eve is a durational movement research ‘living laboratory’ hidden in a gallery space at School of the Arts, probing how digital technologies choreograph our movement in society. … Continue reading Preview: Alice, Bob & Eve by RAW Moves

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In London’s West End 2018: Young Vic’s The Inheritance at the Noel Coward Theatre (Review)

A moving portrayal of Howards End seen through the lens of a 21st century queer narrative. LONDON – For the generation of gay men who came after the AIDs crisis of the 1990s, how could they even begin to understand the horror of what those who came before them went through? Directed by Stephen Daldry, Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance opens on a similar note, asking not how to … Continue reading In London’s West End 2018: Young Vic’s The Inheritance at the Noel Coward Theatre (Review)

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In London’s West End 2018: National Theatre’s Nine Night at Trafalgar Studios (Review)

Family drama meets funeral tradition in this scintillating debut from Natasha Gordon. LONDON – The Caribbean funeral tradition of Nine-Nights is a fascinating one – unlike the idea of mourning in so many cultures, Nine-Nights instead is a ritual of celebration. Now, that tradition has finally been given a national platform to be presented to the world, as National Theatre presents Natasha Gordon’s Nine Night.  When matriarch … Continue reading In London’s West End 2018: National Theatre’s Nine Night at Trafalgar Studios (Review)

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In London’s West End 2018: Hole by the Royal Court Theatre (Review)

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. LONDON – Armed with six women, diverse in colour and shape making up the cast of Hole, Game of Thrones star Ellie Kendrick’s playwriting debut rolls out like a storm. Hole crackles with static energy and rumbles like the peal of thunder, gathering the rage of centuries of women before unleashing it in a fiery rain of flashing lights and sheer energy … Continue reading In London’s West End 2018: Hole by the Royal Court Theatre (Review)

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Review: Charlie by Bhumi Collective

A brief encounter with a true innocent. In the wake of politically-charged, tumultuous events such as the rise of Brexit and POTUS Trump, the world as we know it has changed irrevocably, a much more terrifying place to wake up in each morning. How does one stand to live everyday like this? In Bhumi Collective’s Charlie, actress Victoria Chen has imagined a hypothetical situation in which a … Continue reading Review: Charlie by Bhumi Collective

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Arts, Experimental, London, Singapore

Preview: Hole by the Royal Court Theatre

LONDON – “We’re harpies. We’re a three headed bitch. We’ve been guarding the gates.  Now we’re throwing them open.” There’s a strange hole in the ground, and three women are inside, forcing their way out. They’re singing. They’re moving. They’re taking up space. And they refuse to apologise. The Royal Court Theatre presents Ellie Kendrick’s debut play, presented as part of the Royal Court’s Jerwood New Playwrights programme … Continue reading Preview: Hole by the Royal Court Theatre

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Arts, Dance with Me, Experimental, Interview, Review, Singapore

Review: liTHE 2018 by T.H.E Second Company

Three works that showcase T.H.E Second Company’s progress. T.H.E Dance Company’s semi-professional wing, T.H.E Second Company, presented the 7th edition of liTHE last weekend, showcasing some of the brightest up and coming young talents from Singapore’s contemporary dance scene. In this edition,  liTHE 2018 featured three original creations by Anthea Seah, Goh Shou Yi, and Marcus Foo, performed by 11 dancers from T.H.E Second Company. liTHE … Continue reading Review: liTHE 2018 by T.H.E Second Company

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Preview: Charlie by Bhumi Collective

After not one but two successful runs overseas at the On the Rocks Festival and Edinburgh Student Arts Festival (winning the Best Performing Artist Award) in 2017, Bhumi Collective will finally present the Singapore premiere of Charlie, a unique, experimental performance by Victoria Chen. Charlie is unusual in that it takes the form of a 15-minute one-on-one experience in which the audience member enters a room and interacts with the titular … Continue reading Preview: Charlie by Bhumi Collective

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Preview: A Green Dot by A Little RAW (RAW Moves)

There’s a phenomenon known as guerilla gardening, where people begin gardening on patches of land they do not have the rights to cultivate. Even in a garden city like Singapore, there are times the grey cityscape gets to us, and it can be difficult to find a patch of green, and while guerilla gardening itself may not be necessary, it is the spirit and philosophy of … Continue reading Preview: A Green Dot by A Little RAW (RAW Moves)

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