Category: Review

Arts, Review, Sands Theatre, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Aladdin the Musical presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

It doesn’t matter how much you love the animated film – this staging of Aladdin is a whole new world in itself filled with theatrical magic of the best kind.   For all of Disney’s theatrical adaptations of their films, Aladdin certainly ranks among one of the best, effectively bringing out the colourful world of the film to the stage. Adapted from the 1992 animated film of the … Continue reading Review: Aladdin the Musical presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Arts, malaysia, Review, travel, travelXculture

George Town Festival 2019: The Strangers (Review)

Finding the connections between others who seem worlds apart. PENANG, MALAYSIA – Directed by Argentinian director Leandro Kees and dramaturged by Julia Hesse, The Strangers brings together 4 performers from 4 different Asian countries (Cheng Ying-Yun, Kanako Ihara, James Kan Che Wei and Sanghun Lee) as they gather onstage and learn about each other. Seemingly with little to nothing in common, be it food or language or history, … Continue reading George Town Festival 2019: The Strangers (Review)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Food, Review, Singapore

Singapore Food Festival 2019: The Mem’s Servants by Project Plait and Artistry (Review)

Site-specific multi-room food and dance experience that leaves us more than satiated. House 18 Temenggong Road is a typical black-&-white house from the old days, one filled with so much history that one would swear it’s imbued with countless ghosts of the pasts residing in its walls. Newly refurbished, it seems only appropriate then that it be the site of Project Plait’s newest production – The … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2019: The Mem’s Servants by Project Plait and Artistry (Review)

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George Town Festival 2019: An Interview with Lee Mok Yee, Creator of Superstition II

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Temples may be sacred ground, but for artist Lee Mok Yee, they also double as a gallery, specifically for his latest exhibition Superstition II. Inspired by their interiors and significance, the Malaysian artist has crafted installations in two beautiful temples in George Town as part of the 2019 George Town Festival, each one delving into concepts of religious symbolism, Taoist philosophy and managing to link … Continue reading George Town Festival 2019: An Interview with Lee Mok Yee, Creator of Superstition II

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Esplanade Theatre, musical, Review, Singapore

Review: Love Ya Mom! by (爱呀，我的妈!) by Godot Theatre Company

Heartwarming tale that’ll bring anyone closer to their mom. There’s just some nights you need nothing more than a simple and clean musical to reassure and make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Most recently, that musical happens to be Taiwanese theatre company Godot Theatre’s Love Ya Mom!, which played at the Esplanade Theatre in its overseas debut. Directed by Liang Chi-Ming, with music by acclaimed … Continue reading Review: Love Ya Mom! by (爱呀，我的妈!) by Godot Theatre Company

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: M1 Open Stage – Programme B (Review)

Four thought-provoking works from female choreographers and dancers.  The M1 Contact Dance Festival’s Open Stage programme remains one of the most exciting parts of the festival each year, gathering international dance talents to perform alongside local ones to showcase a range of the very best contemporary choreographies of today, from the playful to the profound. With Programme B, we caught four very different works from female … Continue reading M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: M1 Open Stage – Programme B (Review)

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M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: Mr Sign by T.H.E Dance Company (Review)

  Absurd, dystopian world where thoughts and language are thrown into disarray.  First performed in 2013, the 2019 M1 Contact Festival brings back Kim Jae Duk’s first full-length production for T.H.E Dance Company, the endlessly fascinating Mr Sign for a single public performance. Composed and choreographed by Kim, Mr Sign is set in an absurd, dystopian-like society, as members of T.H.E (Anthea Seah, Brandon Khoo, Lynette Lim, Ng Zu You, … Continue reading M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: Mr Sign by T.H.E Dance Company (Review)

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George Town Festival 2019: Kampong Chempedak by The Glowers Drama Group (Review)

Change is the only constant. PENANG, MALAYSIA – While most modern city-dwellers have long gotten used to the constant march of progress as our cityscape moves forth, there remain those that find it difficult to impossible to adapt to the way the world has changed. Performed by Singapore senior theatre group The Glowers, our story then focuses on the villagers of Kampong Chempedak, once a thriving and … Continue reading George Town Festival 2019: Kampong Chempedak by The Glowers Drama Group (Review)

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Nine Years Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Review: First Fleet (第一舰队) by Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Steering audiences to believe in the redemptive power of art. Written and directed by Nelson Chia, First Fleet marks a bold move for the Nine Years Theatre artistic director, clearly differentiating them from the rest of the companies producing works relating to Singapore’ colonial history this year. Taking inspiration from both historical figures and Thomas Keneally’s novel The Playmaker, First Fleet instead focuses on Australia’s colonial history. And more specifically, the … Continue reading Review: First Fleet (第一舰队) by Nine Years Theatre and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: Off Stage (Review)

Strong potential evident in each of these works-in-progress Created as a platform to showcase new works-in-progress from local and regional dance artists, the M1 Contact Dance Festival 2019’s Off Stage presented four draft pieces at T.H.E Dance Company’s studio at Goodman Arts Centre. Inviting both members of the public and local/international dancers and choreographers, Off Stage not only gave audience members a chance to preview … Continue reading M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: Off Stage (Review)

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