Category: Singapore

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T:>Works’ Inaugural AGEncy Fest: An Interview with Dana Lam on her debut solo art exhibition, ageing and a lifetime of paying attention

For much of her career, Dana Lam has resisted easy categorisation. She has been a journalist, playwright, performer, feminist advocate, visual artist and author, moving fluidly between disciplines while remaining guided by the same quiet curiosity: how we live with one another. This month, that lifelong inquiry takes centre stage as T:>Works launches the inaugural edition of The AGEncy Fest, a new annual platform celebrating … Continue reading T:>Works’ Inaugural AGEncy Fest: An Interview with Dana Lam on her debut solo art exhibition, ageing and a lifetime of paying attention

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T:>Works launches inaugural AGEncy Fest to change the way we think about ageing through art

For decades, the arts have celebrated emerging voices, breakthrough talents and the next big thing. But what happens when the most radical work comes from artists who have already lived several lifetimes? This July, T:>Works launches The AGEncy Fest, a new annual festival dedicated to artists, cultural workers and changemakers aged 60 and above. More than simply showcasing senior practitioners, the festival asks a larger … Continue reading T:>Works launches inaugural AGEncy Fest to change the way we think about ageing through art

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★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Nether by HuM Theatre

Blurring the lines of reality, morality, and the limits of humane pleasure. Over the years, the internet has evolved into a sprawling virtual world of limitless possibility, offering both unprecedented connection and discovery alongside a seedy underbelly capable of accommodating humanity’s darkest impulses. Jennifer Haley’s The Nether imagines the natural endpoint of that evolution, asking what happens when virtual reality becomes so sophisticated that it … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Theatre Review: The Nether by HuM Theatre

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Pierre Png, Siti Khalijah and Nathan Hartono Join SRT’s All-Star Cast of ‘Legally Blonde’

Singapore Repertory Theatre has officially completed the principal cast for its upcoming production of Legally Blonde – The Musical, adding three of Singapore’s most recognisable performers to an already headline-making production. Joining West End star Nathania Ong, who was previously announced as Elle Woods, are Pierre Png, Siti Khalijah and Nathan Hartono — bringing together an unusually eclectic mix of screen, theatre and music talent … Continue reading Pierre Png, Siti Khalijah and Nathan Hartono Join SRT’s All-Star Cast of ‘Legally Blonde’

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Preview: The Nether by HuM Theatre

What happens when virtual reality blurs the line between fantasy and crime? This July, audiences are invited to step into a world where technology challenges our deepest moral instincts. The Nether, Jennifer Haley’s internationally acclaimed sci-fi thriller, makes its Singapore debut at the Esplanade Theatre Studio from 8 to 12 July 2026, offering an immersive theatrical experience that is as gripping as it is thought-provoking. … Continue reading Preview: The Nether by HuM Theatre

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This Humid House transforms Shanghai’s Rockbund Square into a dreamy floating summer garden with installation The Mirror

A slice of Singapore creativity has landed in the heart of Shanghai, this time in the form of a floating botanical maze that celebrates the sights, scents and rituals of summer. Until 5 July, visitors to Rockbund Square can wander through The Mirror, a large-scale public installation by Singapore botanical design studio This Humid House (THH), created for the launch of Chinese lifestyle brand BEAST’s … Continue reading This Humid House transforms Shanghai’s Rockbund Square into a dreamy floating summer garden with installation The Mirror

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Arts, Film, Singapore

Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》receives 70 more sessions in Teochew due to overwhelming demand

What began as a special celebration of Teochew heritage has quickly become one of Singapore’s most talked-about cinema events this year. Following overwhelming demand for the original Teochew-language screenings of Dear You, the Teochew Cultural Movie Showcase is expanding with 70 additional commercial screenings, giving even more audiences the opportunity to experience the acclaimed film in the dialect in which it was originally made. Running … Continue reading Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》receives 70 more sessions in Teochew due to overwhelming demand

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Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》 brings generations of Teochews together through cinema, as Ngee Ann Kongsi sponsors 900 tickets to the hit film

For 93-year-old Mdm Tan Gek Yong, watching Dear You will be more than a trip to the cinema; it will be a journey back through decades of family history. Born in Puning, China, Mdm Tan moved to Singapore with her parents as a young child before building a life here with her late husband, who was also Teochew. It has been four decades since she … Continue reading Film: DEAR YOU 《给阿嬷的情书》 brings generations of Teochews together through cinema, as Ngee Ann Kongsi sponsors 900 tickets to the hit film

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Visual Art: 15 Maldivian Artists Rewrite the Story of Paradise at Oaga Art Resort’s ‘The Shape of Return’

When most people picture the Maldives, they imagine turquoise lagoons, overwater villas and endless horizons. But beneath the postcard-perfect scenery lies another story—one shaped by memory, folklore, craftsmanship and the rhythms of island life. That is the story told by The Shape of Return, an exclusive Singapore exhibition presented by Suvāsthi by Oaga Art Resort in collaboration with Oevaali Art Gallery. Running from 21 June … Continue reading Visual Art: 15 Maldivian Artists Rewrite the Story of Paradise at Oaga Art Resort’s ‘The Shape of Return’

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★★★★★ Theatre Review: A Mirror by Pangdemonium

Tracie Pang deftly handles Sam Holcroft’s puzzle box of a play-within-a-play with confidence and a stellar team to produce the theatrical event of the year. There are theatre productions you admire and those you enjoy. And then there are productions that leave you walking out of the theatre almost hesitating to speak, not because you have nothing to say, but because you are still trying … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: A Mirror by Pangdemonium

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