Speed Hating, Singapore Crime Tours and other guilty pleasures at Singapore Writers Festival 2021

As the 2021 Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) draws ever closer, they’re certainly whetting our appetites as they tease even more programmes set to awaken our inner cravings and indulge in our guilty pleasures – literarily, of course. Over 140 programmes will be featured at this year’s festival, both in person and online. Following news of international headliners such as Ocean Vuong, R.L. Stine, Tan France, … Continue reading Speed Hating, Singapore Crime Tours and other guilty pleasures at Singapore Writers Festival 2021

Preview: The Unknown Woman by Wayfarer Sinfonietta

This September, a new chamber orchestra makes its debut in Singapore. Made of current students, faculty, and alumni of the Yong Siew Toh conservatory of music, Wayfarer Sinfonietta was formed in 2021 to present works from the repertoire in chamber arrangements, as a way of responding to the current climate which prevents the coming together of large orchestral forces. “The pandemic has really put a … Continue reading Preview: The Unknown Woman by Wayfarer Sinfonietta

Music Is: SSO debuts new streaming platform SSOLOUNGE

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has debuted its new streaming platform SSOLOUNGE, allowing audiences to watch live and pre-recorded masterworks of great composers, as well as premieres of classical performances from the comfort of their own screens. From reliving the best of Mozart’s concertos to revelling in the passages of lyrical grace from Romantic works, SSO fans and concertgoers can enjoy access to a repository of digital premieres … Continue reading Music Is: SSO debuts new streaming platform SSOLOUNGE

Music Is: An Interview with Jeremy Zucker on upcoming sophomore album ‘CRUSHER’

Jeremy Zucker is the melancholic musical artist for a new generation. It’s no surprise why his Spotify streams reach the hundreds of millions with each single he releases – there is a wild, raw emotion that aches behind the otherwise lo-fi, minimalist production in his critically-acclaimed debut album love is not dying (2020), hitting unexpectedly hard And considering how he’s just released the brent ii … Continue reading Music Is: An Interview with Jeremy Zucker on upcoming sophomore album ‘CRUSHER’

Singapore-France Malraux Seminar 2021

The Embassy of France has announced the Malraux Seminar 2021, taking place virtually on 30th September 2021 from 3pm to 4.15pm. Jointly organised by The Culture Academy Singapore, Singapore Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, the French Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of France in Singapore, the Singapore-France Malraux Seminar will explore opportunities on how to better engage our creative and cultural communities on … Continue reading Singapore-France Malraux Seminar 2021

Television Time: BBC Shows – October 2021

Airing this October on BBC Earth is Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time, following the beloved physicist as he tackles some of the most challenging and intriguing questions facing science today – how far can we go and are we alone? – by using his best material from past programmes and the latest scientific research. For homeowners looking for fresh ideas to renovate their home, take inspiration from George … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – October 2021

Art What!: Asian Civilisations Museum launches tactile museum experience ‘Up Close With ACM’

From 25th September 2021, the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) will launch Up Close with ACM, a free public programme, supported by Keppel Corporation, that aims to bring its participants closer to museum objects through sensory experiences conducted by facilitators with Visual Impairment (VI) from Dialogue in the Dark Singapore (DiDsg). Operating under Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), DiDsg curates and runs programmes that aim to develop … Continue reading Art What!: Asian Civilisations Museum launches tactile museum experience ‘Up Close With ACM’

National Arts Council commemorates 30 years of arts and culture at the Patron of the Arts Awards 2021

As the National Arts Council (NAC) commemorates three decades of Singapore’s arts and culture, it pays tribute to patrons who gave close to $40 million to the arts amidst a challenging 2020. The total cash donations from the private sector, coupled with the dollar for dollar matching of the Cultural Matching Fund (CMF) between 2014 to 2020, supported the arts and heritage sector with close … Continue reading National Arts Council commemorates 30 years of arts and culture at the Patron of the Arts Awards 2021

Fashion Forward: Nandita Banna is Miss Universe Singapore 2021

Third year Business undergraduate Nandita Banna, 21, has been crowned Miss Universe Singapore 2021, following the first ever digital Miss Universe Singapore finals on Friday, 17th September. Nandita came out tops, beating seven other hopefuls, including 1st runner-up Kalynskye Adrian, 2nd runner-up Lila Tan, and 3rd runner-up Mardhiah Azizan, to represent Singapore at the 70th Miss Universe International competition to be held in Eilat, Israel, … Continue reading Fashion Forward: Nandita Banna is Miss Universe Singapore 2021

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore to host blockbuster exhibition on ‘father of video art’ Nam June Paik this December

National Gallery Singapore is set to host blockbuster exhibition Nam June Paik: The Future is Now this December. Known as the  “father of video art”, futurist and internationally renowned artist Nam June Paik’s work transports visitors into an immersive and multisensory world of videos, in the monumental artist’s first major retrospective in Southeast Asia.  Prior to arriving in Singapore, the exhibition has toured from London’s Tate Modern, to … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore to host blockbuster exhibition on ‘father of video art’ Nam June Paik this December