History comes alive in The Theatre Practice’s most ambitious project yet. Waterloo Street has become one of our most frequented areas in Singapore, serving as home to both The Theatre Practice and Centre 42. But in the rush of life we’re constantly caught up in, it’s very rare we get a chance to truly appreciate just how well preserved the buildings they’re housed in are, … Continue reading Review: 四马路 Four Horse Road by The Theatre Practice
It’s 630pm on a Saturday evening and I’m clad in the pristine white Illumi runners T-shirt I received as part of the sign up goody bag. As the sun sets on the Prudential Marina Bay Carnival, there’s a part of me that’s dreading what I’ve signed up for. I’m surrounded by countless kids at least 5 years younger than me, each of them bristling with … Continue reading Party On The Run: Illumi Run 2018
In taking on the mantle of the entire future of theatre from one’s predecessors, it is understandable that one would feel trepidation and anxiety at living up to the precedents set by them, or want to establish a new standard and stake one’s claim in the history of theatre. NUS’ latest batch of Theatre Studies students attempts to tackle just that issue in a project … Continue reading Review: Hana by NUS Theatre Studies Theatre Lab
Think you know your fairytales? Think again, as Andsoforth gives you a riotous twist on some classic characters in their latest immersive theatre/dining experience. Immersive theatre-dining company Andsoforth has a unique formula that works, and it’s only getting better each time. With their latest edition, they’re having audience members hit the books, as they whisk you off to childhood Disney fantasies in Adventures in Grimmsneyland. But … Continue reading Review: Adventures in Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth
The hard truths of Faith Ng’s latest play handles mortality firmly and frankly, while still ending on an emotional sting. As much as we all know that death will come for us one day, it remains an immensely difficult and taboo topic to talk about. Imagine going through that everyday, as a palliative care doctor delicately navigating both the emotional and practical aspects that a … Continue reading The Studios 2018: A Good Death (Review)
Located midway between Norway and Iceland, the Faroe Islands are a sight to behold, and home to a glorious history of folklore and hunting. Inhabited by only about 50,000 people, Mike Day’s documentary The Islands and the Whales takes a close look at how climate change has irrevocably changed the islanders’ lives, forcing them to abandon old habits and face new problems. The Faroe Islands are jawdroppingly … Continue reading Review: The Islands and the Whales dir. Mike Day
In the past week, the world lost one of its greatest minds with the death of Stephen Hawking. Beyond his sheer genius alone, perhaps one of the most significant things about the physicist was his motor neurone disease, which rendered him unable to speak and confined him to a wheelchair. But throughout his life, Hawking never let it define him, instead overcoming it with the … Continue reading Beautiful Like A Rainbow: True Colours Festival 2018
Get schooled with Bhumi Collective’s very first lecture-performance about traditional cultural dance forms. In Bhumi Collective’s latest production, they’re breaking new ground as they deviate from plays to explore the medium of performance research lecture. Bringing together practitioners/researchers, the collective aims to use the series to question and critique performance practices of today, and present to the public the research process behind it, opening up new … Continue reading Review: Traditionally Speaking by Bhumi Collective
Memory, mothers and manhood are placed on the chopping block in Teater Ekamatra’s first show of the season. In the absence of a father, what male figures does one have to turn to in order to find out what makes a man? That’s one of the central question at the heart of Teater Ekamatra’s first show of the season. Directed by Irfan Kasban and written … Continue reading Review: Potong by Teater Ekamatra
The Parkview Museum challenges beauty and reality itself in a new exhibition that examines contemporary Italian art movements from the 1960s to now. Less than a year old, the Parkview Museum seems to already have a real winner on their hands with an all new exhibition celebrating and questioning beauty in all its forms. Curated by acclaimed curator and art historian Dr Lorand Hegyi, Challenging Beauty traces … Continue reading Challenging Beauty: Insights Into Italian Contemporary Art
