Heartfelt one woman show of a Hispanic family’s struggles as migrants in Canada. In Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Foreign, the Scottish poet invites readers to imagine themselves as a migrant in a strange country, where ‘You think/in a language of your own and talk in theirs’. Unless you’ve lived in a country with a vastly different culture from your own for an extended period of … Continue reading Review: I, Frida by Ay, Caramba! Theatre
Haunting, moving dance work embodying what it means to hold on when everything is falling apart. When a country has no contemporary arts scene to speak of, it would be easy for one of the only contemporary dancers to use it as an excuse to produce less than stellar work. But for the New Cambodian Artists, Snow Whitening Revisited is more than enough proof that … Continue reading Review: Snow Whitening Revisited by New Cambodian Artists
In celebration of Thaipusam on Thursday, 28th January 2021, The Arts House will be presenting a virtual edition of the festival’s pilgrimage route through a web app. Through an interactive audio-visual-text experience, audiences will be able to discover the cultural significance of this festival. “Throughout human history, art has provided for our needs, which at times include solace, ritual, and togetherness. With Thaipusam being substantially … Continue reading Preview: Vel Vel – A Sonic Walk by The Arts House
As a follow up to her recently-released 5-track EP, ‘Blooms’, Singaporean singer-songwriter Jean Tan will be releasing a remix of her spellbinding single, ‘Oak Cherry Wine’. Produced by Singaporean music producer, Feng Lee, the synth-pop-soul remix is a collaboration with Korean Youtube artist 양중은Yang Jung Eun and will be available on all music platforms on 29th January 2021. Written in her distinctive, bluesy vein, ‘Oak Cherry … Continue reading Music Is: Jean Tan releases remix of single ‘Oak Cherry Wine’
Singapore-based artist Naomi G has released her contemplative pop single “Prey” in an attempt to reclaim greater tenure as a woman knowing her worth in a relationship. The track, invocative of Banks’ chilling despair on some notes and The Weeknd’s midnight sentiments on others, resolves itself by criticizing structural behaviors that oppress women and upholding virtues that are necessary to curb patriarchal pressures. As Naomi … Continue reading Music Is: Naomi G releases new song “Prey”
Political problems abound in the animal kingdom. From ancient fables passed down from generation to generation, to modern day nature documentaries, there’s always been something about using the animal kingdom as a medium for telling stories about the human condition. And as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, director Saiful Amri and playwright Anwar Hadi Ramli are only adding to that canon, with the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: WAN BELANTARA – Enjet-Enjet Semut by Saiful Amri & Anwar Hadi Ramli
Liu Xiaoyi has always been a man determined to think out of the box. And as a theatremaker, perhaps one of the biggest boxes he finds himself in is literally the theatre itself, where we’ve often limited our perception of what theatre is. For a long time now, Xiaoyi has been chipping away at what it means to create theatre, from the Southernmost Festival’s prioritising … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2021: Liu Xiaoyi goes on the record about ‘Offstage 3.0’
Justin Timberlake may be best known as a former member of NSYNC, but in recent years, his acting career has really taken off. In his latest project, Timberlake stars as Eddie Palmer in Palmer, a former high-school football star who went from hometown hero to convicted felon, earning himself twelve years in a state penitentiary. Coming home, he goes to move back in with the grandmother who … Continue reading Television Time: Justin Timberlake stars in Apple TV+’s ‘Palmer’, plus other Apple TV+ news
Since their inception in 2012, Singapore’s Nine Years Theatre (NYT) has carved out a name for itself performing classic international works adapted in Mandarin. From Yeng Pway Ngon’s Art Studio (Singapore) to Shakespeare’s King Lear (UK), Nine Years Theatre has tackled works from one end of the world to another, often adding their own spin to each production, and well-supported by their core ensemble at the heart of … Continue reading Preview: 王命 Oedipus by Nine Years Theatre
The SSOPlayOn! digital season continues with a raft of concerts, announced today, taking place from February to May. Highlights include a performance of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto by young virtuoso Chloe Chua alongside SSO First Violinist Ye Lin. Cindy Lim, Head of Marketing Communications for SSG said: “With the gradual resumption of live performances, the SSO will be reducing the frequency of its online concerts … Continue reading Music Is: SSO reveals Feb-May 2021 Digital Season
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