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

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore brings art to the void decks with The People’s Gallery

National Gallery Singapore aims to bring art closer to people’s hearts and everyday lives by turning void decks into a gateway to art. The People’s Gallery, which rolls out island-wide today, transforms more than 25 such open spaces into galleries for the public to discover 50 surprising artworks by Singapore and Southeast Asian artists, using QR codes and Augmented Reality (AR) technology. This exciting new … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore brings art to the void decks with The People’s Gallery

★★★☆☆ Review: An Audience With No One by Bored Whale Theatre

Existential take on vampirism and what it means to truly live. Throughout history, vampires have often been known as brooding, lonely creatures, with the traditional, Dracula-archetype living in solitude in massive castles, awakening from daylight slumber only to feed and create more vampiric creatures. And through the eyes of writer-director Wisely Chow, this is a prime opportunity to explore how vampires are to be pitied … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: An Audience With No One by Bored Whale Theatre

Film Fanatic: New local horror film Late Night Ride《开夜车》to open this October

Upcoming local horror movie Late Night Ride is set for release this October, just in time for Halloween. Late Night Ride is the debut feature of filmmaker Koh Chong Wu 高崇悟. Chong Wu wanted to create a relatable and uniquely Singaporean movie of paranormal encounters on various means of transport in the dead of the night. The idea which started out as a short film came to fruition … Continue reading Film Fanatic: New local horror film Late Night Ride《开夜车》to open this October

Preview: ________ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

Humans are adaptable creatures, so is it really too much to ask Indians, homosexuals and Marxists to change? Thats the question at the heart of The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) restaging of their work ________ Can Change (pronounced ‘blank’ can change), which plays at the Esplanade Recital Studio this November. Last staged in 2010 as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2010: Art & Law, the work … Continue reading Preview: ________ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

Music Is: MJ Kuok releases new single ‘Infinity’, from forthcoming album ‘Atlas’

Singapore-born, Hong Kong-based DJ and producer MJ KUOK is poised to announce a brand new release with the arrival of ‘Infinity’, lifted from the forthcoming album ‘ATLAS’ due this September. Fusing elements of ambient soundscapes, deep-house melodies over an uplifting, silky production, MJ Kuok says: “I wrote ‘Infinity’ during an early morning studio session in Hong Kong, where I’m currently based in. I was filled with a … Continue reading Music Is: MJ Kuok releases new single ‘Infinity’, from forthcoming album ‘Atlas’