Category: Singapore

Arts, By The Book, Singapore

Tusitala ‘delivers’ food and poetry with Local Flavours

Feeling hungry for some poetry? Local digital storytelling studio Tusitala is here to satisfy your cravings, with their new website Local Flavours. Launched as part of Singapore HeritageFest 2021, the interactive site gathers 15 Singapore-based illustrators and 15 local poets, as they each contribute an illustration or poem inspired by some of our favourite hawker foods. Curated by poet and critic Daryl Lim, the inspiration … Continue reading Tusitala ‘delivers’ food and poetry with Local Flavours

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Arts, Review, SIFA 2021, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: Gardens Speak by Tania El Khoury (SIFA 2021)

Planting the seeds of hope in this unique sound installation highlighting the casualties of war. They say that a single death is a tragedy; a million deaths, a statistic. And for countries like Syria, where war has ravaged its citizens for years, the shadow of death is always looming, almost second nature at this point. For a Singaporean who has likely never witnessed or experienced … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Gardens Speak by Tania El Khoury (SIFA 2021)

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Arts, SIFA 2021, Singapore

SIFA Implements Pre-Event Testing for Live Performances

In line with the heightened measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) will be implementing additional safe management measures to the festival’s upcoming line-up. SIFA will be implementing PET for the following programmes, as well as capping capacity at 100 audience members per performance for the following productions: • Three Sisters • The Year of No Return • … Continue reading SIFA Implements Pre-Event Testing for Live Performances

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Arts, online, Review, Singapore

★★★☆☆ Review: The Curious Case of The Missing Peranakan Treasure by Sight Lines Entertainment, Double Confirm Productions, and Raffles Hotel

Maybe the real treasure was the friends we made along the way. When I was younger, I used to imagine that hotel stays would have been that much more exciting with a little mystery on our hands. After all, I grew up reading Agatha Christie and other mystery novels, priming my imagination with the idea that hotels make the perfect backdrop for a daring detective solving … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Curious Case of The Missing Peranakan Treasure by Sight Lines Entertainment, Double Confirm Productions, and Raffles Hotel

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Arts, Review, SIFA 2021, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: The Commission by Pangdemonium, Wild Rice and SRT (SIFA 2021)

Satirical yet vulnerable as three titans of local theatre take to the stage and get personal. In the immortal words of Macbeth’s three witches: When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain? Following their unprecedented collaboration on short film The Pitch during the sturm and drang of last year, local artistic directors Gaurav Kripalani (Singapore Repertory Theatre), Ivan Heng (Wild Rice) … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Commission by Pangdemonium, Wild Rice and SRT (SIFA 2021)

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Arts, Review, SIFA 2021, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: En Route by one step at a time like this (SIFA 2021)

Learn to see the city in a new light. With the lack of leisure travel or commercial flights, it’s little wonder that being cooped up has filled us with yearning for a change of scenery, and the far too common cry of “there’s nothing to do”. But perhaps rather than looking out, it’s more important to turn our gaze inwards, and change our perspective to … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: En Route by one step at a time like this (SIFA 2021)

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Arts, SIFA 2021, Singapore

Adjustments made to SIFA 2021 live performances over new COVID-19 rules

The Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) continues to prioritise the safety and well-being of artists, patrons and staff. In light of the latest Safe Management Measures (SMMs) advisories announced on 14 May, the following live performances will be cancelled: Be Comforted Now: Bach Cantatas (16th May, Sunday, 5pm, Victoria Concert Hall) Before Life and After part of Compassion: Chamber Music Series (21st May, Friday, … Continue reading Adjustments made to SIFA 2021 live performances over new COVID-19 rules

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Books, By The Book, literature, Singapore

By The Book: First hybrid edition of Asian Festival of Children’s Content to take place this May

AFCC 2021 key visual by Kampanart Sangsorn After a year of disruptions and social distancing, the annual Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) will be returning for its 12th edition from 27th to 30th May 2021 in a new hybrid format. The festival will roll out a blended format of online sessions and select in-person programmes, featuring more than 50 local and international speakers.  The … Continue reading By The Book: First hybrid edition of Asian Festival of Children’s Content to take place this May

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Arts, Comedy, Dream Academy, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: I Am Kumar by Dream Academy

Singapore’s drag queen of comedy still reigns supreme. Kumar is synonymous with the Singapore drag scene. There’s rarely been any doubt as to who Kumar is – raunchy, fabulous, and entertaining as heck. So it may come as a surprise that Singapore’s foremost and favourite drag queen’s new show is all about staking his claim and spelling out his identity in no uncertain terms, with … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: I Am Kumar by Dream Academy

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Comedy, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: The Rishi Report Live (April 2021)

The rare time more news is good news. Rishi Budhrani has established himself as a comedian with the Midas touch. But rather than turning objects into gold, he turns bad news into comedy. With the second live edition of The Rishi Report, we found ourselves back again at Gateway Theatre to witness his news coverage show, now armed with new reports and events from the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Rishi Report Live (April 2021)

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