With the launch of the OSIM uLove2, OSIM Singapore decided to commission a sleep study with 300 respondents in a bid to find out the value that participants placed on sleep in relation to the impact that sleep (or the lack thereof) has on their quality of life. The value of sleep, as we all know, is paramount, and according to the survey’s findings, 87% … Continue reading OSIM Singapore: A Study In Sleep
Teater Ekamatra celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, and the number of productions they’re putting up just doesn’t seem to stop. This October, as part of Malay CultureFest 2018, they’ll be putting up a double bill of two of playwright Alfian Sa’at’s Malay plays, both of which have received rave reviews when they played across Singapore and Malaysia. Taking a word from the titles of … Continue reading Preview: Bulan Madu – A Double Bill by Teater Ekamatra
Eddie and Anthony Edwards are nothing short of a class double act. Born in 1965 in Burbank, California, the twins have been performing for 35 years now, and are without a doubt the best in the business at celebrity impersonation acts. Tackling just about every known celebrity regardless of race, gender or age, the twins’ acts are timeless, rollicking good fun whose impersonations are so … Continue reading A Class Double Act: An Interview with Celebrity Master Impersonators The Edwards Twins
RAW Moves embarks on a mission to find the connection between bodies. There’s a scene early on in Close Company where the audience hears the sound of a moving train, reminding audiences of the crowded MRTs we sit on everyday. Company dancers Matthew Goh and Stephanie Rae Yoong are encased in a cloth bag, each attempting to find comfort within the limited space they share with each … Continue reading Review: Close Company by RAW Moves
This November, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) welcomes Dutch conductor Kees Bakels as he leads the SSO and Taiwanese-American violinist Richard Lin in a special concert featuring six tales of love and loyalty. Held at the Esplanade Concert Hall for one night only, Familiar Favourites: Tales of Love presents pieces by Rossini, Korngold and Tchaikovsky, where each piece tells the tale of a familiar love story that’s … Continue reading Preview: Familiar Favourites – Tales of Love by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Are you a couch potato? Were you glued to your TV screen growing up as a kid? Then get yourself out of the house and over to the Esplanade Concert Hall this November to listen to all your favourite TV themes played LIVE! As part of their SSO Pops series, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) presents Happy Days – Favourite TV Themes this November. Conducted by award-winning … Continue reading Preview: Happy Days – Favourite TV Themes by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
This November, the biggest international stars of swimming will gather to compete at the 30th edition of the FINA Swimming World Cup. Presented by Yakult at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, this competition will mark Singapore’s 12th consecutive year hosting the highly competitive World Cup series. First launched in 1988, the FINA Swimming World Cup gathers world-class swimmers in a series of two-day or three-day meets organised between August and … Continue reading Joseph Schooling and Other Olympic Medallists To Gather In November for FINA Swimming World Cup in Singapore
Even kids can enjoy classical tunes as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents two concerts aimed at younger audiences this November and December. From 10th – 11th November, bring your young ones to Music Tells A Story at the Victoria Concert Hall and be soothed by conductor-arranger Gerard Salonga, who also happens to be the younger brother of award-winning singer Lea Salonga. Salonga will lead the SSO in this … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra Concerts for Children (Nov-Dec)
As part of the 75th Anniversary of wartime commando raid Operation Jaywick, the National Museum of Singapore has collaborated with the Australian National Maritime Museum to produce a brand new short film. Titled Dark Victory – Operation Jaywick: Singapore 1943, In the film, we watch a chronological overview of Operation Jaywick and its aftermath, reenacted through archival footage, news reports and computer-generated imagery. Operation Jaywick, which occurred on 26 … Continue reading Museum Musings: National Museum of Singapore Commemorates The 75th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick
Four works that showcase the vast talent and infinite imagination of NDT. Each time the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT) graces our shores ought to be considered a phenomenal event; the world renowned company is without a doubt one of the top contemporary dance theatres, with no shortage of slick, technically brilliant works that leave audiences slack-jawed and open-mouthed with awe at the dancers’ finesse and … Continue reading Review: Nederlands Dance Theater 1 (da:ns Festival 2018)
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