Category: Music

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Review: The Silence of All Things: Thus Have I Heard by Siong Leng Musical Association

Deconstructing the idea of Nanyin music to find relevance in today’s age. As important as traditional art forms are, many of them end up endangered with how niche the audience tends to be, and how newer generations may no longer be as aware or appreciative of them. To that end, the Siong Leng Musical Association has been consistently contributing impressive efforts towards the preservation and … Continue reading Review: The Silence of All Things: Thus Have I Heard by Siong Leng Musical Association

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Music, Singapore

Gigs & Sets: An Interview with rising pop sensation Lars Häggström AKA yaeow on making music and touring with lullaboy

There’s an air of excitement that surrounds Lars Häggström when we meet at Two Men Bagel House in Holland Village, a bright spark in his eyes that seems empowered by and enamoured with the world around him, perhaps life itself. Häggström, perhaps better known to fans by his moniker yaeow, is in Singapore for the week, where he will be performing as a special guest … Continue reading Gigs & Sets: An Interview with rising pop sensation Lars Häggström AKA yaeow on making music and touring with lullaboy

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Arts, Music, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: KAGAMI by Tin Drum and Ryuichi Sakamoto

A spiritual connection to the lingering ghost in the music and the machine. There has always been something immensely timeless about the compositions of the late Japanese pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto, with avant garde works that capture listeners from their opening notes filled with emotion, to more sparse, esoteric pieces that evoke entire landscapes in the journey they take us through, connecting the individual to the … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: KAGAMI by Tin Drum and Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Interview, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

The Feelings Farm: An Interview with Amanda Chong on connecting with children and managing emotions

“Like a Pixar film onstage.” That’s how writer Amanda Chong imagines any kind of Theatre For Young Audiences theatre should feel like, rather than talking down or infantilising it in any way, able to connect not just with children, but even with the adults accompanying them by speaking to some fundamental, universal, relatable truths. And in many ways, that is precisely what she’s achieved with … Continue reading The Feelings Farm: An Interview with Amanda Chong on connecting with children and managing emotions

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Staging Ryuichi Sakamoto: An Interview with Todd Eckert, founder of Tin Drum and co-creator of KAGAMI on technology and friendship in the arts

In March 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of Japan’s greatest contemporary composers and pianists, passed on after a long battle with cancer. Known for his ambient, sparse compositions that were capable of evoking powerful reactions and emotions from his listeners, his fans mourned him, while also knowing they would never get to see him perform live again. Yet, one of those fans, who also happened to … Continue reading Staging Ryuichi Sakamoto: An Interview with Todd Eckert, founder of Tin Drum and co-creator of KAGAMI on technology and friendship in the arts

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Preview: The Silence of All Things: Thus Have I Heard by Siong Leng Musical Association

In their latest concert, the Siong Leng Musical Association is collaborating with Liu Xiaoyi, the Artistic Director of Emergency Stairs, working alongside Siong Leng Artistic Director Lin Shao Ling. Together, they will serve as co-artistic directors for a new trilogy entitled “The Silence of All Things,” using Nanyin and its practitioners as a starting point to explore the deep connections between Eastern philosophy and contemporary … Continue reading Preview: The Silence of All Things: Thus Have I Heard by Siong Leng Musical Association

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Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Hua Mu Lan by Ding Yi Music Company

Blending theatre and music to tell the story of the legendary female warrior in anti-war concert. Thanks to the popular Disney film adaptations, the legend of Hua Mu Lan has gone far beyond the confines of Chinese culture, an internationally-renowned female warrior who save her father by taking his place in the army. Something about the story of courage and ferocious tenacity never gets old, … Continue reading Review: Hua Mu Lan by Ding Yi Music Company

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Review: Screen Play (SMU Arts Fest 2024)

Movie soundtracks go from screen to the stage in a feel-good end to SMU Arts Fest 2024. Ending off the 2024 SMU Arts Fest, student orchestra SMU Symphonia and SMU Chamber Choir came together to perform the soundtracks of some of cinema’s most popular and beloved films last Friday at the SOTA Concert Hall. Led by SMU Symphonia resident conductor Adrian Chiang, not only did … Continue reading Review: Screen Play (SMU Arts Fest 2024)

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Drop The Beat: Gigs & Sets: Legendary Sister Bliss of dance music act Faithless arrives at Zouk this September

Get ready for an incredible night as Faithless, one of the most influential dance music acts of all time, takes to the stage for a DJ set by Sister Bliss at Zouk in Singapore on Saturday 28th September. Faithless have crafted some of the most iconic tracks of the 90s and early 2000s. From the unforgettable synth riff of “Insomnia” to the anthems “God Is A DJ” … Continue reading Drop The Beat: Gigs & Sets: Legendary Sister Bliss of dance music act Faithless arrives at Zouk this September

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An Interview with SMU Arts Fest 2024 Festival Directors and producers on student development and the power of collaboration

While most students in Singapore are better known as hardcore bookworms constantly preparing for exams to hit their elusive 4.0 GPA, students at Singapore Management University (SMU) are able to do all that and more. Being management students specifically, there’s that careful balance of work and play, the latter of which takes centrestage at this year’s SMU Arts Fest, aptly dealing with the theme of, … Continue reading An Interview with SMU Arts Fest 2024 Festival Directors and producers on student development and the power of collaboration

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