Category: Interview

Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland: An Interview with director/choreographer Philippe Decouflé on adapting Haruki Murakami for the stage

Few literary worlds are as slippery, introspective and visually elusive as those of Haruki Murakami—which makes the stage adaptation of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World an especially intriguing proposition. Directed and choreographed by Philippe Decouflé, the production transforms Murakami’s dual narratives into a highly visual theatrical experience, where movement, colour and scenography take the place of interior monologue. Arriving in Singapore at … Continue reading End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland: An Interview with director/choreographer Philippe Decouflé on adapting Haruki Murakami for the stage

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Theatre

Infinite Possibilities: An Interview with director and actor Marwyn Ho of The Winter Players’ ‘Constellations’

Fresh off a string of sold-out productions, The Winter Players are charting new territory with Constellations, their first contemporary work and the opening production of their 2026 season. Known for staging classics like Hedda Gabler and Shakespearean comedies, the youth-led collective now turns to Constellations, a modern theatrical favourite that bends time, space, and emotion into a meditation on love’s infinite possibilities. At the helm … Continue reading Infinite Possibilities: An Interview with director and actor Marwyn Ho of The Winter Players’ ‘Constellations’

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Arts, Circus, Interview

Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA: An interview with Artistic Director Jamieson Lindenburg and Lushington Entertainments

Nine years after it last captivated Singapore audiences, KOOZA returns under the Big Top at Bayfront Event Space with all the spectacle, danger, and wonder that have long defined Cirque du Soleil at its very best. First seen here in 2017, the production arrives in 2026 as a reaffirmation and reminder that the simplest elements of circus, when executed at the highest level, remain the … Continue reading Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA: An interview with Artistic Director Jamieson Lindenburg and Lushington Entertainments

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

Film: An interview with ‘Amoeba’ director Tan Siyou about alienation, teen angst, and the shape of rebellion in Singapore

Amoeba’s title is one of the strangest choices in local cinema, considering an ‘amoeba’ doesn’t immediately bring to mind Singapore, teenage girls, or anything local. But perhaps that’s exactly the point. “Most of us know amoebas from biology lessons, and it’s kind of weird, kind of gross,” says filmmaker Tan Siyou. “It’s not a fluffy cloud or Hello Kitty, and I deliberately chose it as … Continue reading Film: An interview with ‘Amoeba’ director Tan Siyou about alienation, teen angst, and the shape of rebellion in Singapore

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Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre, Interview, Preview

A Dream of Red Mansions: An Interview with the dancers and choreographer of National Ballet of China’s acclaimed ballet adaptation of the classic tale 

When audiences step into A Dream of Red Mansions this March, they will be entering a world suspended somewhere between memory and dream. The ballet, performed by the National Ballet of China, transforms one of China’s most beloved literary works into a lyrical stage experience. Inspired by Cao Xueqin’s 18th-century novel, the production blends classical ballet vocabulary with Chinese movement aesthetics to evoke a fragile … Continue reading A Dream of Red Mansions: An Interview with the dancers and choreographer of National Ballet of China’s acclaimed ballet adaptation of the classic tale 

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Civility Falls Apart: An Interview with director Nelson Chia and the cast of Nine Years Theatre’s God of Carnage 《杀戮之神》

At the start of Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage, everything looks reasonable. Veronica has prepared food. Michael has arranged the living room. Annette arrives determined to be gracious. Alan, distracted by his phone, still shows up. Four adults sit down to discuss their sons’ playground conflict calmly, civilly, like responsible people should. That the evening collapses into chaos feels less like a shock than a … Continue reading Civility Falls Apart: An Interview with director Nelson Chia and the cast of Nine Years Theatre’s God of Carnage 《杀戮之神》

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An Interview with director Tracie Pang, and cast members Sharda Harrison and Benjamin Kheng on Pangdemonium’s ‘Force Majeure’

In its final season, Pangdemonium returns to a writer who has haunted stages for more than a century: Anton Chekhov. But this is not a museum piece, nor a reverent period revival. Force Majeure, written by Stephanie Street and adapted from Three Sisters, relocates the ache of Chekhov’s provincial dreamers into a contemporary landscape of global drift and fragile belonging. The soldiers and samovars are … Continue reading An Interview with director Tracie Pang, and cast members Sharda Harrison and Benjamin Kheng on Pangdemonium’s ‘Force Majeure’

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Arts, festival, Interview, Preview, Theatre, Theatres

★★★★☆ Dance Review: Diary VII ・ The Story Of…… by Mui Cheuk-yin

Mui Cheuk-yin transforms a chance encounter with a stray cat into a profound reflection on migration, memory and the circular nature of time. Diary entries often feel like streams of consciousness, a flow of thought. So for a dance piece to take inspiration from one, that results in a performance where there is no dramatic overture, no attempt to overwhelm. Instead, the theatre fills with … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Dance Review: Diary VII ・ The Story Of…… by Mui Cheuk-yin

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Huayi 2026: An Interview with Hong Kong dance icon Mui Cheuk-yin ‘Diary VII ・ The Story Of……’

For more than four decades, Mui Cheuk-yin has shaped the language of contemporary dance in Hong Kong through works that are deeply personal yet quietly expansive. Her long-running Diary series, begun in 1986, traces a life in motion: recording memories, migrations, encounters, and the passing of time through the body. With Diary VII・The Story Of……, which makes its Singapore premiere this February as part of … Continue reading Huayi 2026: An Interview with Hong Kong dance icon Mui Cheuk-yin ‘Diary VII ・ The Story Of……’

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Huayi 2026: An Interview with King Shih-chieh, star of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre’s ‘Le Père (The Father)’, and director David Jiang

Quick-witted and sharp-tongued, André is used to commanding every room he enters. But as small ruptures begin to surfac;a missing watch, rearranged furniture, unfamiliar faces at the dinner table, the boundary between memory and reality starts to dissolve. Le Père (The Father) draws audiences into the disintegrating inner life of an ageing man confronting Alzheimer’s, unfolding with unsettling intimacy and emotional precision. Presented as part … Continue reading Huayi 2026: An Interview with King Shih-chieh, star of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre’s ‘Le Père (The Father)’, and director David Jiang

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