GEORGE TOWN, PENANG – Taking place over 10 days from 19th to 28th July 2024, the 15th iteration of George Town Festival (GTF) is set to take the iconic festival in a brand new direction. Organised by Kerson Media Global Sdn Bhd, GTF 2024 takes on the theme ‘Here & Now’, and invites all to embark on a journey of reflection and reimagination into George … Continue reading Preview: George Town Festival 2024 – Here & Now
This June, Onfinitive Project proudly announces their return pop-up “Spherical Moments” in Singapore after its successful debut exhibition “Neo Japan: Pop Art Explored” last July at Artspace@ Helutrans. This exhibition will showcase over 10 new works by Beijing-born artist Liu Bin and Chicago-born artist Jordan Kasey, where this project is considered to be their debut exhibition in Singapore. Elvina Chan, curator for the exhibition explains, … Continue reading Art What!: Spherical Moments at Artspace @ Helutrans
Bringing this year’s cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival to a close is Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company. Playing at the DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre, the work comprises two brand new choreographies from acclaimed international artists. The first of these is Chorales by Kim Jae Duk (South Korea), who is also T.H.E’s Resident Choreographer. Chorales focuses on Kim’s perspective of the body and its beauty, while … Continue reading Preview: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company
Following the pandemic, the importance of mental health became the talking point on the tip of everyone’s tongues, where it became paramount and all-important to include in our daily lives. That of course, includes those in the arts. During the pandemic itself, a group of arts workers came together to discuss and expand on conversations around the conditions of working in the arts today. This … Continue reading Preview: CITRUS fest by CITRUS practices
Dream Academy’s evergreen Happy Ever Laughter lineup of stand-up comedians are back to tickle your funny bone this June, each with a short set of laugh out loud jokes to bring a smile and more to your face. This time around, a grand total of twelve comedians, from both Singapore AND Malaysia, will grace the Capitol Theatre, including veterans Fakkah Fuzz and Dr. Jason Leong, … Continue reading Happy Ever Laughter 2024: An Interview with comedians Dr Jason Leong and Noah Yap
Back in 2018, new theatre company Autopoetics, founded by Chelsea Crothers, Laura Hayes and Maiya Murphy, made their professional stage debut as a company with original script Provenance, showing off core tents of what the company stood for – rich visuals, a tight script, and powerful physical theatre. Six years on, and the company are back with another new work, this time focusing on the … Continue reading Preview: no there there by Autopoetics
Multisensory journey transporting audiences to Perak’s Lenggong Valley, in all its natural and mystical beauty. Modern Singapore rarely leaves much space or opportunity for truly connecting with nature. As much as we tout ourselves as a garden city, green spaces are often integrated into the urban landscape, rather than allowed to simply grow amok, or we lack older geological formations teeming with life. So if … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: REFUGE by The Observatory
Local movie I NOT STUPID 3 《小孩不笨3》, helmed by Singapore’s most commercially successful director Jack Neo, scores the 2nd highest opening day for Asian films this year! The third instalment from the renowned franchise I NOT STUPID 《小孩不笨》 collected S$56,000 on its first day, the only film that ranked behind Chinese New Year movie MONEY NO ENOUGH 3 《钱不够用3：全部够用》, a drama-comedy also by Neo. I NOT STUPID 3 was released on 6 June. OPENING DAY BOX OFFICE CHART FOR ASIAN FILMS IN 2024 English … Continue reading Film Fanatic: I NOT STUPID 3 scores 2nd highest opening day for an Asian film in 2024
‘Toxic’ may be one of the many buzzwords of this generation, but it’s certainly not a new concept, one that can apply to relationships and people dating back decades and beyond. One of the most significant examples of that in theatre is none other than Edward Albee’s 1962 play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which examines the interactions and exchanges between two couples over a … Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: An Interview with star Pinky Amador and director Timothy Koh on staging Edward Albee’s magnum opus
The world today is a fractured, volatile place, with rising tension, isolationism and unrest all about, whether it’s in terms of wars, the climate crisis, or simply the growing stresses of everyday living. One could even say it’s the emergence of new fault lines that seem to be increasingly determining the way we live and interact with each other – why then do we continue … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s The Studios 2024 – Fault Lines
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