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Film, Singapore

SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Commissioned Directors Anucha Boonyawatana and Mouly Surya

Anniversaries are almost always cause for celebration, and the milestone 30th year of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) no different. Alongside local director Anthony Chen’s new film Wet Season opening the festival to much fanfare, the SGIFF also commissioned three of the most exciting regional directors to create three new short films, which made their world premiere on opening night itself. The three short films – Not … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Commissioned Directors Anucha Boonyawatana and Mouly Surya

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House

Preview: Affections by The Assembly Point

What’s a holiday without a little dose of love? This December, new ensemble theatre collective The Assembly Point makes their debut with a brand new work to make you fall in (and out) of love in all its forms. Starring and self-directed by The Assembly Point founders Tia Andrea Guttensohn, Fatin Syahirah, Jeramy Lim and Jelaine Ng Sha-Men, Affections takes inspiration from Charles Mee’s Big Love and … Continue reading Preview: Affections by The Assembly Point

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Arts, Music, musical, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: A Spoonful of Sherman by Sing’theatre

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 20/11/19) A simple, joyful family affair of a musical revue. You may know the songs, but do you know the people behind them? Best known for their work on soundtracks from Marry Poppins to Winnie the Pooh and The Jungle Book, Robert and Richard Sherman are undoubtedly two of America’s most well-known songwriters of the 20th century. But beyond them, even their father Al Sherman, and eventually, Robert’s son … Continue reading Review: A Spoonful of Sherman by Sing’theatre

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: André Hemer’s Images Cast by the Sun at Yavuz Gallery

Yavuz Gallery Singapore presents Images Cast by the Sun, a solo exhibition by New Zealand artist André Hemer this November. Hemer’s practice foregrounds the intersections between digital form and traditional painting. Central to his practice is an exploration of what it means to create paintings during a time in history in which the experience of an object is being continuously torn between states of physical … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: André Hemer’s Images Cast by the Sun at Yavuz Gallery

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: Melissa Tan’s Under The Arched Sky at Richard Koh Fine Art

Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) presents local artist Melissa Tan’s solo exhibition in Singapore, titled Under the Arched Sky. The artist will present 7 wall-bound mixed media pieces and an extensive installation work. A state of suspension is something that can be considered in several facets. While it suggests a withholding or removal, it can also be the means by which something is supported. There … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Melissa Tan’s Under The Arched Sky at Richard Koh Fine Art

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Arts, Interview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: Discrete Encoding at FOST Gallery

This November, FOST Gallery presents new group exhibition Discrete Encoding, curated by Khim Ong, featuring works by Bea Camacho, Donna Ong, Grace Tan and Savanhdary Vongpoothorn. Humans have pondered over questions of perception for as long as they are conscious of their ability to see and in attempting to make intelligible their visual experience. Thinkers have long argued ideas of perceptual experiences, the relation between appearance … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Discrete Encoding at FOST Gallery

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Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Launches RE•MIX Festival for youths

The new year is fast on its way, and the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre is here to give it a fresh start with the first ever RE•MIX festival for youths by youths. Taking over the Centre on the weekend of 10th to 12th January 2020, experience the transformation of our daily culture through a youthful line-up of programmes across music, dance, arts, technology and more. … Continue reading Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Launches RE•MIX Festival for youths

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Arts, Comedy, Music, Preview, Singapore

Laughter Is: Kunal Kamra – Fresher Thoughts (Preview)

Bombay-based stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra arrives at the Nexus Auditorium this February to deliver his signature brand of comic punches, insights, and truth bombs, with a re-run of his previous show Fresher Thoughts!  Known for being the host of the popular political-comedy podcast ‘Shut Up Ya Kunal’, after 8 years in advertising, Kamra started doing stand-up in 2013. He rose through the ranks at blistering pace and is … Continue reading Laughter Is: Kunal Kamra – Fresher Thoughts (Preview)

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: The Maltese Tenor – Joseph Calleja presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Superstar tenor Joseph Calleja joins the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a one-off concert, on 10th January 2020. Conducted by David Giménez Carreras, the concert will include arias from much-loved operas by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and many more. Among the programme’s highlights are “E lucevan le stelle” from Puccini’s Tosca and “Una furtiva lagrima” from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires … Continue reading Preview: The Maltese Tenor – Joseph Calleja presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Great Singaporean Podcasts You Should Check Out Immediately Long before iPhones existed, iPods were all the rage. Apple released the first version of the product in 2001 which paved the way for podcasting to take off. The word itself is a mix of “iPod” and “broadcast.” The concept of podcasting dated back about two decades before the iPod was released and was first dubbed audioblogging. … Continue reading

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