Review: ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one by Reut Shemesh (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 14/1/19) Finding the means to be who you are in a society that suppresses one’s identity. With some of her closest family members converting to Orthodox Hasidic Judaism 15 years ago, choreographer Reut Shemesh found herself suddenly embroiled in a world of new rules. Men were not allowed to express any physical affection to women with whom they are not married to, preventing … Continue reading Review: ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one by Reut Shemesh (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Soultari Amin Farid and Grace Lee-Khoo (Mak-Mak Menari)

Who exactly are the Mak-Mak Menari and why should we care about Bhumi Collective’s latest show of the same name? In short, the 23-member group of veteran Malay dancers have been around since the early 2010s, and by virtue of their very existence, are pushing boundaries and subverting expectations of the middle-aged Malay woman. Premiering at the 2020 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Mak-Mak Menari is … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Soultari Amin Farid and Grace Lee-Khoo (Mak-Mak Menari)

Food For Thought: Asian Night Market Brings Ningxia Night Market to Sentosa This January

For the first time ever, critically acclaimed touring Taiwan food exhibition, Taiwan Food Festival (士林嘉年华), featuring Ningxia Night Market (宁夏夜市), is coming to Singapore, and will make Sentosa home from 16th January to 9th February 2020. Organised by Apollo Entertainment Media and supported by Sentosa Development Corporation and Steward’s Solution, the first edition of Asian Night Market will bring authentic, traditional and mouth-watering Taiwanese cuisine, … Continue reading Food For Thought: Asian Night Market Brings Ningxia Night Market to Sentosa This January

Television Time: BBC Shows Chinese New Year 2020

This Lunar New Year, the BBC celebrates with a specially curated range of programme marathons and stunts just for your viewing pleasure. From programs such as Donal’s Asian Baking Adventure, to a special Chinese New Year episode of Go-Jetters, there’s sure to be something onscreen for the whole family! BBC EARTH Wild China With splendour, scale and romance, Wild China lifts the veil on the … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows Chinese New Year 2020

Television Time: BBC Shows February 2020

Next month on the BBC, get a glimpse of the efforts made by the International Animal Rescue team to save the beloved orangutans in Red Ape – Saving The Orangutan, have your tastebuds tantalised as Fred Sirieix takes you on a gastronomical journey to discover some of the best eateries in Extraordinary Places To Eat, and join Dr Nikki Alexander as she attempts to solve … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows February 2020

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Square One Collective (No Place)

In the not so distant future of 2075, the world is at its end. Three people – a political exile, a former radical and a climate refugee go in search of a virtual utopia, in the hopes that they find some form of shelter away from everything else. But what results is an absurd game, as Square One Collective’s No Place emerges as a social experiment that … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Square One Collective (No Place)

Review: Valhalla and the Chambers of Asgard by Andsoforth

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 28/12/19) The gods of Norse mythology come to life in Andsoforth’s fantastic new multi-room immersive dining experience.   Thanks to the film adaptations of Marvel’s Thor and Netflix’s Vikings, Norse mythology is no longer as foreign to Singaporeans as it once was, and gods from the one-eyed Odin to the trickster Loki can be recognised once introduced. But local immersive theatre company Andsoforth … Continue reading Review: Valhalla and the Chambers of Asgard by Andsoforth

Museum Musings: Sailing the South Seas in National Gallery Singapore’s Roof Garden with Cao Fei’s 浮槎 Fú Chá

National Gallery Singapore presents its fourth commission in the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series, 浮槎 Fú Chá, by one of China’s foremost contemporary artists, Cao Fei. On display from 17th January to 25th October 2020, this work marks the first kinetic sculpture to be installed at the Roof Garden, comprising a spectacular five-metre tall structure of a swinging wooden ship (that spits water), accompanied … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sailing the South Seas in National Gallery Singapore’s Roof Garden with Cao Fei’s 浮槎 Fú Chá

Singapore Biennale 2019 Artist Amanda Heng Wins 12th Benesse Prize

Last Saturday, at the 12th Benesse Prize Award Ceremony held at the National Gallery Singapore, local artist Amanda Heng was announced as the winner, making her the first Singaporean artist to have been conferred the award. Chosen from among fellow nominees and Singapore Biennale 2019 participants Dusadee Huntrakul (Thailand), Haifa Subay (Yemen), Hera Büyüktaşçıyan (Turkey) and Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore), as the winner of the … Continue reading Singapore Biennale 2019 Artist Amanda Heng Wins 12th Benesse Prize

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Reut Shemesh (ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one)

Female, Jewish and an Israeli living in Germany, Reut Shemesh’s background is certainly one that offers up a myriad of perspectives by which to see the world. At the 2020 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Reut will be bringing in her work ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one, investigating femininity, religion and personhood with a mixed cast of Orthodox and secular dancers. … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Reut Shemesh (ATARA – For you, who has not yet found the one)