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In London’s (Off) West End 2018: Chutney by Flux Theatre at The Bunker (Review)

The ennui of suburbia and a seemingly perfect life drives a couple towards bloody kinks. Admit it: we’ve all gone to some seriously dark parts of our psyche when we least expect it. Whether it’s wishing an anvil would drop on your most bitter rival’s head or just straight up committing bloody murder, the human brain can go from 0 to 100 in the blink … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2018: Chutney by Flux Theatre at The Bunker (Review)

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Review: A Requiem For Change by LaSalle College of the Arts

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust The ambitious A Requiem For Change takes inspiration from social activist Naomi Klein’s book This Changes Everything, tackling big, contemporary concepts of climate change, political upheaval and capitalism. A devised work by David Glass in collaboration with students from the East 15 Drama School and LASALLE College of the arts, A Requiem For Change goes surreal in order to fully expand on and explain … Continue reading Review: A Requiem For Change by LaSalle College of the Arts

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Arts, Film, Review, SGIFF 2017, Singapore

SGIFF 2018: Cannonball dir. Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen (Review)

Whimsical roadtrip to nowhere Experimental films are often a love/hate affair, leaving one either completely baffled, or bowled over by its form. Often, it leaves us reeling as the latter, but for road trip film Cannonball, we were left surprised by how it ended up more charming than it has any right to be. Cannonball follows partners and music duo Frank and Lily as they set off … Continue reading SGIFF 2018: Cannonball dir. Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen (Review)

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SGIFF 2018: Cities of Last Things dir. Ho Wai Ding + Kingdom dir. Tan Wei Keong (Review)

A heart wrenching film about the absurdity of life and an animated short about finding one’s place in the world opens the 29th SGIFF Last Wednesday, the 29th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) kicked off with animated short Kingdom by local filmmaker Tan Wei Keong, and Ho Wai Ding’s feature length film Cities of Last Things, which first premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival … Continue reading SGIFF 2018: Cities of Last Things dir. Ho Wai Ding + Kingdom dir. Tan Wei Keong (Review)

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Review: Marie & The Nutcracker by ANDSOFORTH

Intelligent toys, a mouse king and sexy candy make this version of The Nutcracker a fun Christmas romp. From the outside, one would never that there was an entire world of wonders hidden away at Andsoforth’s space on the top floor of a nondescript building. But as Andsoforth has proven time and time again, magic can happen if you just believe (and have the skills to put it … Continue reading Review: Marie & The Nutcracker by ANDSOFORTH

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Review: Bitten – Return To Our Roots by Thong Pei Qin and Dr Nidya Shanthini Manokara

Blood ties run deep as this production gets bitten by the history bug. Dengue fever may seem like an unexpected and morbid inspiration to create an entire show around, but for Bitten: Return to Our Roots creators Thong Pei Qin and Dr Nidya Shanthini Manokara, it’s an affliction that doubled as a metaphor and the beginnings of an ongoing exploration into their past, present and future. Inspired … Continue reading Review: Bitten – Return To Our Roots by Thong Pei Qin and Dr Nidya Shanthini Manokara

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Kalaa Utsavam 2018: Bali by Adishakti Theatre (Review)

Adishakti Theatre delivers both monkey business and human emotion in equal amounts in this surprisingly powerful fringe show. The Hindi epic The Ramayana is an account of the heroic deeds performed by the hero Rama, often considered a ‘champion of dharma’, or righteous deeds. But as we all know, morality exists in shades of grey, and when put to close examination, one comes to realise … Continue reading Kalaa Utsavam 2018: Bali by Adishakti Theatre (Review)

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Review: A $ingapore Carol by W!ld Rice

The Dickensian holiday classic gets a Singaporean twist There are few shows more quintessential to Christmas than Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, having received countless adaptations and stagings each holiday season. And here in sunny Singapore, while it may not be the most familiar tale to most, all that might just change with W!ld Rice’s Singaporean twist on the classic – A $ingapore Carol. Written … Continue reading Review: A $ingapore Carol by W!ld Rice

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Review: A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers by Nyoban Kan and KL Shakespeare Players

Romeo and Juliet, meet Rama and Shinta MALAYSIA – As part of the 2018 KL Butoh Fest, Nyoban Kan and KL Shakespeare Players collaborated on a brand new production that interweaves two of literature’s most famous star-crossed lovers into a single show. The Japanese art of butoh, by definition, resists definition, and in A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers, we see this on full display, as Shakespeare’s Romeo and … Continue reading Review: A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers by Nyoban Kan and KL Shakespeare Players

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Review: liTHE 2018 by T.H.E Second Company

Three works that showcase T.H.E Second Company’s progress. T.H.E Dance Company’s semi-professional wing, T.H.E Second Company, presented the 7th edition of liTHE last weekend, showcasing some of the brightest up and coming young talents from Singapore’s contemporary dance scene. In this edition,  liTHE 2018 featured three original creations by Anthea Seah, Goh Shou Yi, and Marcus Foo, performed by 11 dancers from T.H.E Second Company. liTHE … Continue reading Review: liTHE 2018 by T.H.E Second Company

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