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Arts, Museums, National Museum, Preview

Museum Musings: Peranakan Museum re-opens to public with an Armenian Street Party

Peranakan Museum reopens to the public this Friday on 17 February 2023, after nearly four years of renovations. The museum invites all to celebrate its reopening at a special edition of Armenian Street Party: Peranakan Museum Reopens!, a homecoming weekend of outdoor performances, workshops, food, and beverages – including free admission to the museum from 17 to 19 February 2023. Mr Kennie Ting, Director of … Continue reading Museum Musings: Peranakan Museum re-opens to public with an Armenian Street Party

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Theatre

Teater KAMi’s Kemas: An Interview with writer/director Moli Mohter

Life can often get a little messy – that’s why every once in a while, we might need to perform an act of ‘kemas’, or ‘tidy’ in Malay. That’s what theatremaker Moli Mohter did in 2018, as a sudden thought gripped her – “what if I died, and somebody came by to clean my house, what would they find?” “I was staying by myself at … Continue reading Teater KAMi’s Kemas: An Interview with writer/director Moli Mohter

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Arts, Interview, musical, Preview, Theatre

Across The Causeway: An Interview with Liver & Lung’s Shafeeq Shajahan, writer and director of Melur The Musical

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Theatremaker Shafeeq Shajahan has a dream: to be there when Malaysia becomes a creative hub within Asia, and to be a key driving force towards that. “Back when I was studying in London, I kept trying to play their games, and directed cabarets and other shows the Western audience would respond to,” says Shafeeq. “But when I went into various youth … Continue reading Across The Causeway: An Interview with Liver & Lung’s Shafeeq Shajahan, writer and director of Melur The Musical

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Arts, musical, Preview

Across The Causeway: Melur The Musical by Liver and Lung

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Following hit productions such as Sepet The Musical, award-winning musical theatre company Liver & Lung are presenting a brand new show this week: Melur The Musical, featuring seasoned actors Tria Aziz and Kai Chalmers and up-and-coming musical theatre stars Mila Mohsin and Anwar Rusdini. In 2022, Liver & Lung was one of twenty companies to receive the BOH Cameronian Grant for New … Continue reading Across The Causeway: Melur The Musical by Liver and Lung

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Dance with Me, Preview

★★★★★ Review: 13 Tongues by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre

Capturing and celebrating the rich sights, sounds and memories of Taiwan’s Bangka district through dance. Before he became artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Cheng Tsung-lung was helping his father sell slippers on the streets of Taiwan’s Bangka district to help support his family in the ’80s. Recalling how as a child, his mother would tell him about legendary 1960s street artist and storyteller known … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: 13 Tongues by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre

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Review: The Drought Goddess · Dream of the World by La Cie MaxMind

A sacred myth and traditional music is brought into the present for new audiences. The Chinese legend of Hanba is a tragic one, where the central drought goddess, after helping her celestial father win an epic war, loses her divinity and is banished to Earth. Forced to wander from village to village, she is shunned wherever she goes as she dries out the land with … Continue reading Review: The Drought Goddess · Dream of the World by La Cie MaxMind

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Disney’s Frozen the Musical, presented by Base Entertainment Asia

Soaring voices, sparkling talent and technical brilliance make Frozen the coolest musical this season. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Benjamin Osbourne) 10 Book (Jennifer Lee) 8 Music and Lyrics (Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) 9 Cast (Sarah O’Connor, Jemma Rix, Matt Lee, Thomas McGuane, Brendan Xavier, Doron Chester, Yvan Karlsson, Evan Strand and ensemble) 10 Music Performance and Orchestra (David Young – Music Director) … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Disney’s Frozen the Musical, presented by Base Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Disney’s Frozen the Musical brings a touch of winter to Singapore

One of the most hotly-anticipated musical events of the year has finally arrived on our sunny shores – Disney’s Frozen the Musical has come to Singapore in a flurry of snow, and promises a spellbinding adventure of sisterhood, magic, and letting it go. Playing for only 50 shows, Frozen the Musical marks multiple milestones, being one of the very first shows to open in the … Continue reading Disney’s Frozen the Musical brings a touch of winter to Singapore

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Arts, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Kemas by Teater KAMi

This February, Teater KAMi presents new play Kemas. Translating to ‘tidy’ or ‘neat’ in Malay, Kemas explores the myriad meanings of kemas through the stories of three women: Salma, Arah and Juminah.  Written and directed by  Moli Mohter , as inspired  by  her  experience  and  interactions  with neighbours of her estate, Kemas takes place in a housing estate. Salma is the new neighbour, who lives with a husband that’s … Continue reading Preview: Kemas by Teater KAMi

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Preview: Solo/Oray Aal 2023 by SITFE

This weekend, SITFE invites audiences to catch six monologues about stories of celebration. In this second instalment of their Solo/Oray Aal monologue series, SITFE gathers a team of writers, directors and actors to perform these celebrations, which see no need for confetti, champagne or parties at expensive restaurants, for they are deep, personal, soulful, silent and even life changing. No matter how hard life might hit … Continue reading Preview: Solo/Oray Aal 2023 by SITFE

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