Preview: IMAGINIQUE – Singapore Children’s Festival 2019

This December, the inaugural edition of IMAGINIQUE – Singapore Children’s Festival comes to town, bringing with it a series of world-class, award-winning non-verbal performances from overseas. Managed by the Singapore Street Festival, IMAGINIQUE promises to be a life-changing experience, with shows that have been specially curated through an extensive study period using various platforms of non-verbal performances, interactive responses and musical theatre with engagement through Arts, Culture and … Continue reading Preview: IMAGINIQUE – Singapore Children’s Festival 2019

Preview: Single Mothers by Dwayne Ng

Back at the tail end of 2017, we watched Patch and Punnet’s debut production 2042, which included a play titled A Mother’s Love by Dwayne Ng, and starring Ng and Alia Alkaff. Now, Dwayne is back with a brand new play, once again dealing with the topic of motherhood as Single Mothers premiere at The Arts House this December. Directed by Isaiah Christopher Lee, Single Mothers will once again star … Continue reading Preview: Single Mothers by Dwayne Ng

Review: Affections by The Assembly Point

★★☆☆☆ (Performance attended 5/12/19) New theatre collective shows potential, but lacks clear direction in this original triptych wandering and wondering about the nature of modern love.  It’s never too late in the year to make a debut, and for The Assembly Point, December is as good a time as any to make their start on the local theatre scene, with their brand new, original work Affections. … Continue reading Review: Affections by The Assembly Point

Music Is: Yeo Releases Debut Album ‘Recovery Channel’

Melbourne-based Malaysian-Australian musician and producer Yeo drops his awaited R&B-infused pop album Recovery Channel, taking his unique genre-bending sound and wry lyricism to a more personal space. Recovery Channel is a musical recollection of Yeo’s experience as a person of colour struggling to find confidence, a place to belong, and proof of his own humanity. The album explores themes of love, conflict and the rarity of hope. … Continue reading Music Is: Yeo Releases Debut Album ‘Recovery Channel’

Food For Thought: Brewerkz Crafts A Special Brew for Christmas Wonderland 2019, the Mistletoe Kiss White Beer

Brewerkz rings in the holiday season launching an event-exclusive bespoke craft brew this Christmas. The local craft brewery returns to the sixth edition of Singapore’s most popular year-end event, Christmas Wonderland, as its official beer partner, presenting the Brewerkz Mistletoe Kiss White Beer. The handcrafted wheat beer was created just for the occasion and is named after the age-old tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. … Continue reading Food For Thought: Brewerkz Crafts A Special Brew for Christmas Wonderland 2019, the Mistletoe Kiss White Beer

Food For Thought: Feast & Fireworks On The Hilltop at Faber Peak

There are far too many options to celebrate the end of the decade, but one that stands out has to be a celebration at Mount Faber, 100m above sea level! On 31st December 2019, the One Faber Group will be featuring exclusive one-night only New Year’s Eve (NYE) celebration menus across three venues – Arbora, Dusk Restaurant & Bar and Cable Car Sky Dining. All … Continue reading Food For Thought: Feast & Fireworks On The Hilltop at Faber Peak

Music Is: AirAsia Group and Universal Music Group Launch RedRecords

The AirAsia Group and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the launch of RedRecords, an innovative new label partnership focused on signing, developing and breaking new Asian artists and elevating ‘A-pop’ globally to new audiences throughout the region and around the world. The two companies announced the ground-breaking partnership at a press conference, held in Kuala Lumpur today. RedRecords will focus on discovering and developing talent … Continue reading Music Is: AirAsia Group and Universal Music Group Launch RedRecords

Review: Puffing Bodies by Maya Dance Theatre and IPTanz

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 4/12/19) A collection of choreographies wrestling with our complex relationship with our bodies and the societal expectations lumped upon them. No matter how unattainable perfection is, it’s curious how much we beat ourselves up for not achieving it. This is a phenomena that applies especially so to the concept of the physical body, the most immediate visual representation of us, bearing the … Continue reading Review: Puffing Bodies by Maya Dance Theatre and IPTanz

Arts in Malaysia 2019/20: ILHAM Gallery and Singapore Art Museum Present The Body Politic and The Body (Preview)

KUALA LUMPUR – ILHAM Gallery and Singapore Art Museum (SAM) present ILHAM x SAM Project: The Body Politic and the Body from 8th December 2019 to 12th April 2020 at ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur. The first collaboration between ILHAM Gallery and SAM, it explores the many facets of contemporary art and its genealogies in Malaysia. The Body Politic and the Body is conceived as a … Continue reading Arts in Malaysia 2019/20: ILHAM Gallery and Singapore Art Museum Present The Body Politic and The Body (Preview)

Exhibition Extravaganza: Rooted in Bali at the Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced Rooted in Bali, a group exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto, featuring three Indonesian artists: Budi Agung Kuswara, I Made Djirna, and Made Wianta. Rooted in Bali presents the works of three contemporary artists who were born, raised, and are now working in Bali. Coming from three different generations with different artistic approaches as well as techniques and media, Budi Agung Kuswara, … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Rooted in Bali at the Mizuma Gallery