Category: Singapore

Arts, Dance with Me, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with bluemouth inc. (Café Sarajevo)

Part of the magic of theatre is the ability to create entire worlds within simple black box spaces. With the advent of technology such as virtual reality, the distance between us and the world has been collapsed further still. In bluemouth inc.’s Café Sarajevo, audience members can expect to have an immersive theatrical experience that will bring them from Berlin to Sarajevo to Mostar as they … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with bluemouth inc. (Café Sarajevo)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma (Kebaya Homies)

Aidli ‘Alin’ Mosbit and Siti Khalijah are two of Singapore’s most renowned Malay actresses. With both of them having worked extensively with The Necessary Stage, and even on a couple of productions together, The Necessary Stage’s first original show for the fringe in years, Kebaya Homies, is set to be one heck of an event. Directed by Alvin Tan, Kebaya Homies brings audience members to a club, featuring perempuan-perempuan joget (dancing … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020: An Interview with Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma (Kebaya Homies)

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Arts, Books, Singapore

Preview: Prologue 2020 – Invisible Cities at the Arts House

The Arts House, Singapore’s home for the literary arts, will be lit from both within and without this January. Taking place in conjunction with the National Gallery Singapore’s Light to Night Festival (as part of Singapore Art Week), Prologue marks the start of the Arts House’s 2020 season, presenting a ‘sample platter’ of activities and programmes to look out for in the year to come. … Continue reading Preview: Prologue 2020 – Invisible Cities at the Arts House

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: The 13th Doctor, Her Companions and Doctor Who Head Writer Chris Chibnall Share What To Expect From Series 12

Since her introduction as the thirteenth incarnation of the titular Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker has charmed longtime fans and newcomers to one of the world’s favourite sci-fi television shows. As the first female Doctor, Whittaker’s performance and the hijinks showrunner Chris Chibnall had in store for her proved that the show remains as thrilling as ever regardless of the Doctor’s gender. Promising even more interplanetary … Continue reading Television Time: The 13th Doctor, Her Companions and Doctor Who Head Writer Chris Chibnall Share What To Expect From Series 12

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Arts, London, Review, Singapore, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s West End 2019: Death of A Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre (Review)

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 4/12/19) Arthur Miller’s classic play of the collapse of the American Dream feels urgent and racially charged in this new version by the Young Vic. LONDON – For anyone who’s ever studied Death of a Salesman in school, Arthur Miller’s classic play is iconic as a symbol of the American Dream crashing down, with the titular death representing everything wrong with the relentless, … Continue reading In London’s West End 2019: Death of A Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre (Review)

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Arts, Singapore, travel, travelXculture

travelXculture: Staying Connected to the World with Changi Recommends (An Italian Travelogue)

LONDON/ITALY – Italy is one of those countries that’s so diverse in its landscape and subcultures, that a single trip cannot possibly encompass all it has to offer. That’s why while we’ve previously travelled to Italy, covering the usual tourist hotspots from Venice to Florence, Pisa to Rome, and heck, even Cinque Terre, we decided to return to the fascinating place to pick up where … Continue reading travelXculture: Staying Connected to the World with Changi Recommends (An Italian Travelogue)

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Lacuna Coil For Singapore Rockfest II Afterparty in March 2020 (Preview)

In the world of rock, the party never ends. And for Singapore Rockfest II, Italian alt-metal outfit Lacuna Coil are stepping up to the task, as they play at The Afterfest Party on 27th March 2020 at the Esplanade Annexe Studio! Formed in 1994, Lacuna Coil quickly became one of Century Media’s biggest selling bands. From Comalies (2002) and Karmacode (2004) to Shallow Life (2009) … Continue reading Music Is: Lacuna Coil For Singapore Rockfest II Afterparty in March 2020 (Preview)

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Singapore

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Celebrates Chinese New Year with Huat Huat Land, AR Red Packets and More

Huat with large and lustrous pineapples, bags of gold and supersized mahjong tiles as the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre transforms its Roof Garden into a festive wonderland to usher in a prosperous Chinese New Year (CNY). A highlight of the celebrations is the Cultural Centre’s highly anticipated red packets which places a spotlight on works by local artists each year. This year, award-winning illustrator Lee Xin Li will present a refreshing … Continue reading Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Celebrates Chinese New Year with Huat Huat Land, AR Red Packets and More

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: Ian Woo’s Joy of a preverbal dispenser at FOST Gallery

Ian Woo (b. 1967, Singapore) is an artist influenced by forms of modernism, perceptual abstraction and the sound structures of music improvisation. His paintings, painted objects and drawings are characterised by a sense of gravitational and representational change. For his latest exhibition, presented by FOST Gallery, Joy of a preverbal dispenser sees Woo employing painting as a ‘mental’ device where forms modulate between crevices and haptic … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Ian Woo’s Joy of a preverbal dispenser at FOST Gallery

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Best Of 2019: The 2nd Bakchormeeboy Theatre Awards (2019)

As 2019 draws to a close, it’s time for us to once again look back on the last 12 months of local theatre and pick out the works we thought most stood out and remained steadfast productions in our memories. 2019 marks a year of reflection, with the decade drawing to a close and prime time to think back on all that’s happened. And we … Continue reading Best Of 2019: The 2nd Bakchormeeboy Theatre Awards (2019)

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