Preview: Seeing ______ Through the Eyes of Impermanence by T.H.E Dance Company

In their final year-end production of 2021, The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company examines ideas of change by asking a critical question about these extraordinary times: how do we embrace impermanence with bravery and compassion? Seeing ______Through The Eyes of Impermanence surfaces hidden stories and perspectives in our struggle with change, and brings together acclaimed choreographer Albert Tiong and up-and-coming choreographer Anthea Seah in this … Continue reading Preview: Seeing ______ Through the Eyes of Impermanence by T.H.E Dance Company

Arts of Hong Kong: City Contemporary Dance Festival 2021 – Danzcation

City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) is partnering with Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District to co-present the City Contemporary Dance Festival 2021 (the Festival) as part of the CCDC in Residence programme. Under the leadership of CCDC’s newly-appointed Artistic Director Yuri Ng, the Festival presents an extraordinary array of programmes under the theme of “Danzcation”. Although social restriction measures have confined Hong Kongers to the city, … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: City Contemporary Dance Festival 2021 – Danzcation

Art What!: Prix Pictet tours ‘Hope’ exhibition to Today Art Museum in Beijing

Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize for photography and sustainability, will present an exhibition in Beijing for the first time, featuring 12 leading photographers from eight nations shortlisted for the Prix Pictet’s eighth theme of ‘Hope’. The exhibition will run from 15 November – 12 December 2021 at Today Art Museum. The Prix Pictet aims to harness the power of photography – all genres of photography – … Continue reading Art What!: Prix Pictet tours ‘Hope’ exhibition to Today Art Museum in Beijing

Murder at Old Changi Hospital: An Interview with star Munah Bagharib and producer Derrick Chew

Over the last year, Sight Lines Entertainment has been making the most of a bad situation, and finding the silver lining in the pandemic. With live theatre shows taking a severe hit, whether cancelled, postponed or limited audience numbers, the arts company has instead opted to go full speed ahead into the digital realm. The results have been varied, but one thing’s for certain – … Continue reading Murder at Old Changi Hospital: An Interview with star Munah Bagharib and producer Derrick Chew

Art What!: “Super Fusion 2021” Chengdu Biennale to Open on November 6, 2021

“Super Fusion 2021” Chengdu Biennale will take place from November 6th 2021 to April 6th 2022 at two new world-class museums in Chengdu’s Tianfu Art Park, the Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art and Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum.  Curated by Fan Di’an, Chairman of Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts, the Biennale will present over 500 pieces from 272 top Chinese and international artists across eight … Continue reading Art What!: “Super Fusion 2021” Chengdu Biennale to Open on November 6, 2021

vOilah! 2021: The Little Prince – A Musical Journey by Double Confirm Productions & Sight Lines Entertainment

As one of the most renowned and beloved pieces of French literature, it was only a matter of time before Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince would take centrestage at the annual voiLah! France Singapore Festival. This year, with the 75th anniversary of the text’s publication, the festival opens in November with a brand new interpretation of the text, as music and theatre come together … Continue reading vOilah! 2021: The Little Prince – A Musical Journey by Double Confirm Productions & Sight Lines Entertainment

vOilah! 2021: Love Etc. by Wisdom of Monkeys Productions

Playing as part of the 2021 voiLah! France Singapore Festival, Wisdom of Monkeys Productions presents Ahmad Castaignede’s play Love Etc. this November, at the Goodman Arts Centre Black Box. Directed by Hemang Yadev, Love Etc. features a colourful cast of characters living in Singapore. There’s Laurent, an aspiring French playwright living in Singapore, who is developing an auto fictional play about love in the Lion … Continue reading vOilah! 2021: Love Etc. by Wisdom of Monkeys Productions

Can We Change?: An Interview with Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma on restaging ‘________ Can Change’

Change is never easy, especially when forced. Sure, change is possible, but whether people should change for the sake of conforming is a whole other matter altogether. Luckily, local theatre company The Necessary Stage is here to tackle that issue head on, with a restaging of their play ______ Can Change at the Esplanade Recital Studio this November. Comprising of three playlets – the cheekily … Continue reading Can We Change?: An Interview with Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma on restaging ‘________ Can Change’

Review: Pancha – Less and Lesser by Maya Dance Theatre

Life goes on if you want it to. When there’s a will, there’s a way, a saying that’s exemplified in Maya Dance Theatre’s 2021 edition of their Pancha series. Titled Less and Lesser, the production tackles the age-old issue of well, growing old, and shows that age is no barrier to self-expression with the power of the performing arts. Not only that, but due to … Continue reading Review: Pancha – Less and Lesser by Maya Dance Theatre

Preview: Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts has been one of the longest running cultural festivals at the Esplanade, being the first to one after the centre’s Opening Festival back in 2002. Celebrating its 20th edition this November, it’s time to gather friends and family, and settle in for a wave of Indian performing arts. This year, look out … Continue reading Preview: Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay