Storyfest 2018: A Treasury of Transformative Tales

When I think of stories, one of the first things I immediately associate them with is Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Besides being a collection of stories of the Greek gods and goddesses, I also think about the title itself, and how the act of storytelling is one that allows for metamorphosis. Deceptively simple, storytelling requires the storyteller to weave and transform their words, their body, their voice … Continue reading Storyfest 2018: A Treasury of Transformative Tales

[Editor’s Pick] Highlights of Storyfest 2018 – #BeLegendary

The second edition of the Storytelling Centre’s Storyfest returns this weekend, with 17 programmes, 21 storytellers and countless stories to be told at the Arts House. Storytelling is no easy business, and as an ancient oral tradition, it gives power to the spoken word and draws strength from the human voice, something we clearly experienced as we watched Storyfest creative producer Kamini Ramachandran herself perform … Continue reading [Editor’s Pick] Highlights of Storyfest 2018 – #BeLegendary

Discover Europe at Changi Airport with Friends from Sesame Street this June Holidays!

Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away…can you tell me how to get to Changi Airport? Sesame Street flies into Changi Airport Terminal 3 this June Holidays with all of your favourite characters – Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count and Abby Cadabby as they touchdown to present an all new show! There’s fun for the whole family as the gang comes bounding … Continue reading Discover Europe at Changi Airport with Friends from Sesame Street this June Holidays!

100 and 100 More Festival: Into The Blue Forest (Review)

An immersive, interactive meditation on solitude and friendship opens the inaugural 100 and 100 More Festival Jeffrey Tan’s Into The Blue Forest charts a day in the life of an ordinary, old tree (Beatrice Chien) as she encounters flora and fauna living in the forest as they interact with her, from to a wisecracking spider all the way to a sly snake. Midway through, she chances … Continue reading 100 and 100 More Festival: Into The Blue Forest (Review)

Animate Your Life with Cartoon Network This June Holiday

Hearing the name Cartoon Network brings to mind Saturday mornings as a child, seated in front of the television, munching away on breakfast cereal with eyes glued to a marathon of cartoons, one after another. Dexter’s Lab, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls. These are shows we’ll always look back on with fondness and nostalgia. But that’s not to say the animated life is over; if anything, even if … Continue reading Animate Your Life with Cartoon Network This June Holiday

Resorts World Sentosa Celebrates the 2018 June Holidays with a Plethora of Fun Activities

June is here, and that means the school holidays along with it! As part of the celebrations, Resorts World Sentosa has an exciting lineup of special events at each and every one of their venues specially for the whole family to come down and enjoy! Over at the Maritime Experiential Musuem and S.E.A. Aquarium, learn what it means to be a great explorer with the National … Continue reading Resorts World Sentosa Celebrates the 2018 June Holidays with a Plethora of Fun Activities

100 and 100 More Festival: An Interview with Jeffrey Tan (Into The Blue Forest)

For the opening show of the Artground’s inaugural 100 and 100 More Festival, local theatre practitioner Jeffrey Tan has been commissioned to produce an all new work. Based off illustrated children’s book The Blue Forest, which Jeffrey wrote around 6 years ago with illustrations by Italian theatre director illustrator Dario Moretti, Into The Blue Forest promises an immersive experience for audiences aged 4 – 8 as they explore the … Continue reading 100 and 100 More Festival: An Interview with Jeffrey Tan (Into The Blue Forest)

Preview: StoryFest 2018 – #BeLegendary

Fantastic tales from the Norse, African, Scottish canon and beyond take the spotlight at this year’s StoryFest.  “When I talk to young people today about Norse gods, the only ones they know are Thor and Loki from the Avengers. A lot of adults these days only know the myths that have entered popular culture,” says storyteller Kamini Ramachandran. It stands to reason then, that for … Continue reading Preview: StoryFest 2018 – #BeLegendary

Preview: 100 and 100 More Festival at the Artground

“The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages a hundred hands a hundred thoughts a hundred ways of thinking of playing, of speaking.” With a title inspired by Loris Malaguzzi’s poem The Hundred Languages of Children, Artground is proud to present the inaugural 100 and 100 More Festival For Young Audiences, presenting a series of the best international children’s productions … Continue reading Preview: 100 and 100 More Festival at the Artground

Can’t Stop The Feeling: RWS Brings Nonstop Joy With Their New Programmes This March/April

The March holidays may be over, but sometimes, you just can’t afford to stop that feeling. Resorts World Sentosa’s new programmes at Universal Studios Singapore, the S.E.A. Aquarium and the Maritime Experiential Museum will keep you entertained every day of the week. Over at the revamped Maritime Experiential Museum, kids can embark on an adventure along the Maritime Silk Route through 15 immersive new galleries, meeting  … Continue reading Can’t Stop The Feeling: RWS Brings Nonstop Joy With Their New Programmes This March/April