A melancholic trip down memory lane that effectively harnesses the history and geography of the place once known as Kreta Ayer. If you had a chance to look at photos of Chinatown in the 70s and 80s, it would virtually be unrecognizable from the same bustling tourist district of today. There are so many aspects of Chinatown that have changed over the years, and with Chinatown … Continue reading Review: Chinatown Crossings by Drama Box
We’re at Drama Box’s home on Trengganu Street in Chinatown, interviewing Drama Box artistic director Koh Hui Ling and writer Jean Tay, when Hui Ling suddenly recalls: “We were talking to the uncles and aunties living in the area, and a common thing we heard from them was how so many of them said ‘Chinatown doesn’t belong to us anymore; it belongs to the tourists.’” … Continue reading Taking Back Chinatown: An Interview with Koh Hui Ling and Jean Tay of Drama Box’s Chinatown Crossings
A visually spectacular journey into the world of Pandora. Director James Cameron’s sci-fi film Avatar was a hit when it first premiered in 2009, with a completely new world built around his vision, from an extraterrestrial environment all the way to an entire new language for these iconic, giant blue humanoids. The dedication to creation was as evident then as it is now in Cirque du Soleil’s … Continue reading Review: Toruk – The First Flight by Cirque du Soleil (presented by Mediacorp VizPro)
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