Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved

  HONG KONG – A few years ago, you may or may not have seen the viral photos going around of a giant KAWS Companion floating about in the waters of Seoul, Taipei, Japan and Hong Kong. If you loved it, then you’ll love everything else conceptualised by AllRightsReserved (ARR), a Hong Kong-based creative studio. Founded by SK Lam, ARR’s aim is to seeks collaborators with different creative … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved

Preview: SCENES – Participatory Practices by Drama Box

  Drama Box is celebrating its 30th year in Singapore arts with SCENES: Participatory Practices, a virtual gathering of artists from the Asia Pacific region with socially-engaged artistic practice. SCENES first took place in 2010 with a celebration of Chinese language theatre in Singapore, and has since been programmed every 5 years as Drama Box’s way of consolidating its practice. The second edition in 2015 … Continue reading Preview: SCENES – Participatory Practices by Drama Box

MASKquerade!: Annual W!ld Rice Ball goes virtual for 2020

Leading theatre company W!ld Rice’s annual Rice Ball is back for its 19th edition, only this time, instead of staging it at the Shangri-La Hotel’s Island Ballroom, the fundraising gala will be hosted online. Often touted as one of the year’s most anticipated social events, the Rice Ball has distinguished itself as one of Singapore’s most entertaining and creative fundraising events. “COVID-19 has challenged us to … Continue reading MASKquerade!: Annual W!ld Rice Ball goes virtual for 2020

Fashion Forward: Up close and personal at The Front Row

If there’s one industry that’s been hit hard during the pandemic, it’s the fashion industry. Unable to present live runways, faced with the difficulty of organising photoshoots with limited crew, and the drop in sales, the fashion industry has been learning just as much as anyone else how to adapt to the crisis. Over summer, we’ve seen countless fashion shows and launches being cancelled or … Continue reading Fashion Forward: Up close and personal at The Front Row

Hong Kong 2020: KAWS goes to space for COMPANION’s 20th anniversary

Since 2018, KAWS’ KAWS:HOLIDAY project has landed in Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Japan (you may remember the giant floating KAWS sculpture in Hong Kong Harbour), and has catapulted the renowned Brooklyn-based designer to fame. Now, get ready as he takes on the next frontier – space. Working again with longtime collaborator AllRightsReserved, KAWS:HOLIDAY is now taking off. Audiences from around the world can escape … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: KAWS goes to space for COMPANION’s 20th anniversary

Art What!: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore launches Online Benefit Art Auction 2020

Over the past seven years, the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA) has been commended as a unique institution in Southeast Asia for its dynamic and academically rigorous programme. From featuring leading contemporary artists in exhibitions to engaging with contemporary art embedded in social-political spheres, the NTU CCA has always been at the forefront of art research and the up and coming. As … Continue reading Art What!: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore launches Online Benefit Art Auction 2020

Music Is: re:Sound is LIVE this August

Music, like great food, wine and the other pleasures of life, needs to be savoured live! In the first live orchestral concert in Singapore since Singapore’s Covid-19 Circuit Breaker. re:Sound invites you to a live-streamed after-dinner treat of Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite and Mozart’s Symphony no. 40. Safety is paramount, so the musicians will perform with the aid of microphones and headphones, while maintaining approved … Continue reading Music Is: re:Sound is LIVE this August

Touring The UK 2021/22: Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! by New Adventures Postponed Till 2021/22

LONDON – New Adventures announced that the forthcoming 2020/2021 National tour and the 2020/2021 Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! has been postponed until 2021/2022. Recent events and the inevitable knock-on effect these have had to the production’s schedule, coupled with the fact that the industry continues to wait for confirmation as to when theatres can reopen without social distancing has now made it impossible to mount … Continue reading Touring The UK 2021/22: Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! by New Adventures Postponed Till 2021/22

Arts of the UK 2020: Broadway Records and Ginger Quiff Media release ‘Beautiful City’ to mark Godspell 50th Anniversary

LONDON – Acclaimed West End star Jodie Steele (SIX; Heathers; Wicked) will lend her flawless vocals to a female-led recording of Godspell’s ‘Beautiful City’, to be released as a single ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary. Producers Ginger Quiff Media have teamed up with premiere industry record label, Broadway Records, to make this a reality. Renowned for immortalising major Broadway shows with outstanding cast recordings, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Broadway Records and Ginger Quiff Media release ‘Beautiful City’ to mark Godspell 50th Anniversary

Arts of the UK 2020: An Interview with Kaneka Subberwal, founder of Indigo Advisory

LONDON – Kaneka Subberwal, the powerhouse behind one of the Middle East’s biggest art fairs, ArtBAB, has launched a new company, Indigo Advisory. Indigo will provide art learning, collector advice, art and luxury auctions and a platform to shop and purchase artisanal items. Indigo Learning will give artists and art entrepreneurs access to affordable virtual and online educational courses. Indigo Collectible will see three online … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: An Interview with Kaneka Subberwal, founder of Indigo Advisory