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Music Is: An Interview with Singapore Symphony Group CEO Kenneth Kwok

Coming in as the newly minted CEO of the national orchestra was never going to be an easy task, especially when you’re taking over the reins from a predecessor who’s served in the role for eleven years. But for Kenneth Kwok, who became the CEO of the Singapore Symphony Group last December, he’s brought a can-do spirit, an ever-positive attitude, and put in the effort … Continue reading Music Is: An Interview with Singapore Symphony Group CEO Kenneth Kwok

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Museum Musings: Now Boarding: Experiencing Singapore through Travel, 1800s–2000s at the National Museum of Singapore

The National Museum of Singapore presents two of its newest showcases that will explore the development of Singapore’s identity through one of Singaporeans’ favourite pastimes, travelling, as well as our passion for food! Visitors can look forward to the special exhibition Now Boarding: Experiencing Singapore through Travel, 1800s–2000s, and the annual family favourite, Children’s Season at the National Museum, as it returns this year with … Continue reading Museum Musings: Now Boarding: Experiencing Singapore through Travel, 1800s–2000s at the National Museum of Singapore

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Museum Musings: Andrew Gn – Fashioning Singapore and the World at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) presents Andrew Gn: Fashioning Singapore and the World, an exhibition that traces the fashion journey of one of Singapore’s most prolific designers and celebrates his major gift to the nation. This is ACM’s largest exhibition celebrating a contemporary Singapore fashion designer. Through five sections and over 100 representative works, it explores Gn’s roots in Asia, cross-cultural expressions of Asian and Western … Continue reading Museum Musings: Andrew Gn – Fashioning Singapore and the World at the Asian Civilisations Museum

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SIFA 2023: An Interview with SUKKI, Daniel Kok and Luke George, co-creators of ‘LOVE DIVINE’

Ever imagined an arts event taking place at an elite club? This May, as part of the 2023 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Singapore’s Queen of Burlesque, SUKKI joins forces with performance artists Daniel Kok and Luke George to present LOVE DIVINE, a truly unique performance taking place at the lush CÉ LA VI at Marina Bay Sands. Over the course of the evening, as … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with SUKKI, Daniel Kok and Luke George, co-creators of ‘LOVE DIVINE’

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SIFA 2023: An Interview with ‘BLKDOG’ director/choreographer Botis Seva

The black dog of depression very rarely leaves. And for today’s youth, it seems to follow them everywhere, what with having to cope in a world that’s constantly at war, a place that’s seemingly not built for them. Addressing this issue is Botis Seva’s BLKDOG, a hip hop theatre performance that asks us – How do we fight through our vices and inner demons to … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with ‘BLKDOG’ director/choreographer Botis Seva

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Doubt – A Parable: An Interview with director Timothy Koh and the cast of Pangdemonium’s newest show

Is the strength of one’s faith reliant on the absence of doubt? In their second production of 2023, local theatre company Pangdemonium will be staging American playwright John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable, following a stunning production of People, Places and Things in March. Directed by Timothy Koh (Muswell Hill), the award-winning play examines a small religious community in The Bronx in 1964, where the … Continue reading Doubt – A Parable: An Interview with director Timothy Koh and the cast of Pangdemonium’s newest show

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Flipside 2023: An Interview with Pityu Kenderes, co-artistic director of The Old Trout Puppet Workshop and co-creator of ‘Famous Puppet Death Scenes’

Everyone knows the best part of tragedies are the epic, bloody, melodramatic death scenes. So why not craft an entire show that gives you the best of the best, with an entire series of death scenes one after another? Enter Famous Puppet Death Scenes, where puppets will do just that for you, showcasing gruesome, shocking, silly, and ultimately, cathartic deaths of puppets. Created by Canada’s … Continue reading Flipside 2023: An Interview with Pityu Kenderes, co-artistic director of The Old Trout Puppet Workshop and co-creator of ‘Famous Puppet Death Scenes’

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Esplanade’s Flipside 2023: An Interview with Nick Lehane, creator of ‘Chimpanzee’

Award-winning puppeteer and theatremaker Nick Lehane is a sensitive man, who feels for the world and its inhabitants, and wants you to think about them too. In his critically-acclaimed puppet play Chimpanzee, Nick invites audiences to consider the plight of a primate whose DNA is surprisingly close to ours, yet is put through the wringer and subject to cruelties such as being locked in a … Continue reading Esplanade’s Flipside 2023: An Interview with Nick Lehane, creator of ‘Chimpanzee’

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SIFA 2023: An Interview with Samir Veen of Ontroerend Goed, on interactive theatre piece ‘£¥€$ (LIES)’

For the ordinary person going about our lives, it’s already enough of a headache just keeping our finances in order. But if you were suddenly given a chance to join the super-rich and mess around with the world economy, wouldn’t you leap at the opportunity? At this year’s Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Belgian theatre collective Ontroerend Goed arrives on our shores to present … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with Samir Veen of Ontroerend Goed, on interactive theatre piece ‘£¥€$ (LIES)’

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SIFA 2023: An Interview with Joanna Dudley, creator of art installation ‘We Will Slam You With Our Wings’

Artist Joanna Dudley primarily specialises in the medium of performance, singing and music theatre. So it might be somewhat surprising that the 2023 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) is presenting an installation work from her, rather than a full-blown performance. But if you take a look at We Will Slam You With Our Wings, the performance and performative aspect of it comes through quite … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with Joanna Dudley, creator of art installation ‘We Will Slam You With Our Wings’

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