★★★★★ Review: The Death of Singapore Theatre as Scripted by The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore by Wild Rice

Restaging of experimental, genre-bending script plays with the meta and makes a plea for less censorship. When it was first staged in 2022 as part of The Substation’s SeptFest, we declared Alfian Sa’at’s The Death of Singapore Theatre as Scripted by The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (The Death of Singapore Theatre) as the production of the year, mostly owing to its sincerity in … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Death of Singapore Theatre as Scripted by The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore by Wild Rice

bakchormeeboyApril 5, 2024Leave a comment

Arts, Review, Singapore, SRT, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Taha by Singapore Theatre Company

Monologue on Palestinian poet’s life nimbly sidesteps overt politics to encourage hope and empathy in shared humanity. 8,000 kilometres away in the Gaza Strip, a terrible war rages on. It is the culmination of decades of conflict, where countless innocent lives have been lost, key infrastructure and history are stripped away by bombs, and the world watches on, helplessly bearing witness to the loss as … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Taha by Singapore Theatre Company

bakchormeeboyApril 4, 2024April 4, 2024Leave a comment

Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Traversing by Ding Yi Music Company

Resounding start to their season in Ding Yi’s diverse exploration of modern Chinese music. In Ding Yi’s opening concert of 2024, the Chinese chamber music ensemble starts off by fusing both East and West with Traversing, uniting international musicians, composers, and conductors to present a new side to Chinese music that goes beyond time and cultural boundaries. Conducted by Resident Conductor Wong De Li, Dedric, … Continue reading Review: Traversing by Ding Yi Music Company

bakchormeeboyMarch 25, 2024March 26, 2024Leave a comment

Arts, musical, Review, Sands Theatre, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: Matilda The Musical by Base Entertainment Asia and GWB Entertainment

Touring production of the West End smash hit is a showcase of immense talent across the board. Matilda The Musical is one of the best modern musicals to have come out of the West End. Sweeping awards when it first premiered, the musical, based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel of the same name, was a smash hit that has enamoured audiences around the world with … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Matilda The Musical by Base Entertainment Asia and GWB Entertainment

bakchormeeboyMarch 18, 2024April 3, 2024Leave a comment

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★★★★★ Review: Falling by Pangdemonium!

Stunning revival shines spotlight on the difficulty of caregiving. It is the natural tendency of every parent to shower their own child with unconditional love. But there are times that love is tested and pushed to its limits, when faced with nigh impossible circumstances facing a family. One example might be bringing up a child on the autism spectrum, often requiring additional care, attention and … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Falling by Pangdemonium!

bakchormeeboyMarch 15, 20242 Comments

Arts, Review, Singapore, SRT, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: Grounded by Singapore Theatre Company

Pride comes before a fall. Among the many male-dominated industries that exist in the world, the military may be among the most skewed, with a much smaller minority of female professionals who exist within the field. In that sense, the women who do find success in the military often seem to have to shelve their femininity, to become ‘one of the boys’ to fit in … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Grounded by Singapore Theatre Company

bakchormeeboyMarch 14, 20242 Comments

Arts, Review, Singapore, The Arts House

★★★★☆ Review: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Flower power by way of storytelling via plants. While often known more for their installations and collaborations in retail, botanical design studio This Humid House presented their first ever public event on Wednesday, with a botanical installation created live with renowned florist and educator Wagner Kreusch. Held at the Arts House Chamber, Soft Power is described as ‘part performance, part demonstration, and part conversation’, while … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

bakchormeeboyMarch 9, 2024Leave a comment

Art What!, Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li

VR technology empowers grand ballroom dance scenes. Some people may doubt the old saying clothes make the man, but there’s a surprising degree of truth to the quote, as felt in Spanish choreographer Blanca Li’s award-winning LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li. Unlike many artists who have chosen to shy away from technology, Blanca Li has decided to fully embrace it instead, recognising the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li

bakchormeeboyMarch 8, 2024March 8, 2024Leave a comment

Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: Transplant 《移心》by The Finger Players and RUDRA

The family that sins together, stays together. In the Chinese classic anthology Liaozhai (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio), the short stories often focused on portraying the social norms of the time through a supernatural lens. Even in modern interpretations of the text, it remains a key source of inspiration for social commentary and what it means to live, resulting in director/playwright Oliver Chong’s continued … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Transplant 《移心》by The Finger Players and RUDRA

bakchormeeboyMarch 7, 2024Leave a comment

Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Dance a Dance from My Body by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying

The beauty of diversity in motion. There is always something exciting about an artistic collaboration between two distinct groups of people, be they from different companies, mediums or even places of origin, as they discover points of connection and difference. In the case of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying co-production Dance a Dance From My Body, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Dance a Dance from My Body by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying