M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2018: EARTH and Filled with sadness, the old body attacks by T.H.E Dance Company (Review)
A double-bill of movement heavy pieces open the 2018 M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival. T.H.E Dance Company opened the 2018 M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival with a double bill of […]
Review: My Grandfather’s Road by Neo Kim Seng (English version, performed by Karen Tan)
Put on your nostalgia goggles for this monologue about people and places past, laced with a pinch of death and loss. To call a stretch of land your grandfather’s road […]
SAM Late Nights 2018 @ Imaginarium + An Interview with Falling Feathers
After a successful first edition, Singapore Art Museum’s late night museum programme SAM Late Nights returns from June to August 2018! The programme kicked off on 8th June 2018 at […]
25th Singapore International Piano Festival: Dang Thai Son (Review)
The Vietnamese pianist’s performance is a masterclass brought to life onstage. Dang Thai Son first came to fame as the first prize winner at the 10th International Chopin Piano Competition […]
M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2018: An Interview with Festival Director Kuik Swee Boon and Festival Manager Athelyna Swee
Often assumed to be esoteric, avant garde or incomprehensible, reserved only for the educated, upper echelons of society, contemporary dance can be a daunting art form to come face to […]
25th Singapore International Piano Festival: Jeremy Denk (Review)
Jeremy Denk guides lost audiences home in a series of three works by master composers Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. American pianist Jeremy Denk is an intelligent man. The winner […]
25th Singapore International Piano Festival: Seong-Jin Cho (Review)
The Korean boy genius and Chopin/Debussy expert opens the 25th Singapore International Piano Festival. Maintaining a festival for 25 years is no mean feat, signifying how far the Singapore Symphony […]
Singapore International Piano Festival: An Interview with Pianist Seong-Jin Cho
Presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the 25th Singapore International Piano Festival begins this week, where several acclaimed pianists will be making their Singapore debuts, from the likes of the […]
Taking Back Chinatown: An Interview with Koh Hui Ling and Jean Tay of Drama Box’s Chinatown Crossings
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 […]
Preview: Komedi Raya – An Interview with Mo Sidik
This Hari Raya, get ready as we welcome the first ever Malay standup comedy show in Singapore! Presented by DMR Productions, Indonesian comedian Mo Sidik and Kuala Lumpur based JD […]
An Interview with the Cast and Creatives of My Grandfather’s Road
“Eh, you think this one your grandfather’s road ah?” Is a common retort to careless drivers or pedestrians acting as if they own the roads. But in the case of […]
Macao Arts Festival 2018: An Interview with Choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung (Cloud Gate 2)
Closing off the 29th edition of the annual Macao Arts Festival is Taiwanese dance company Cloud Gate 2 with their performance 13 Tongues. First commissioned for the Taiwan International Festival of Arts […]
And Suddenly I Disappear: An Interview with Director Phillip Zarrilli and Writer Kaite O’Reilly
For years, Singaporeans have considered disability arts on a different scale from regular performing arts, often relegating it to the point of charity or pity, and considering its performers ‘second […]
Pangdemonium’s Dragonflies: An Interview with Cast Members Adrian Pang, Elizabeth Morse and Jamil Schulze
In a little over a week, Pangdemonium returns with their second production of the year, following the incredible production of The Father in March. This time, they’ll be restaging their multiple Life! […]
EUFF 2018: A Meeting with Paavo Westerberg, Director of The Violin Player (Finland)
It’s not everyday one gets invited to Finnish Ambassador Paula Parviainen’s own residence for lunch. Arriving at the brightly lit apartment in the afternoon, we were impressed by the gorgeous view […]
Preview: Pissed Julie (茱莉小解) by Nine Years Theatre
Fresh from a successful premiere at the 2018 Macau Arts Festival, Nine Years Theatre (NYT) is flying back to Singapore to present their newest production Pissed Julie. Initially proposed by artistic […]
