Category: Singapore

Arts, Singapore

Archifest 2018 – In Conversation with Festival Director Yann Follain

This September, the Singapore Institute of Architects’ (SIA) annual Archifest returns for its 12th edition. Over the two week long festival, Singapore will become a hub for all things design and architecture, with a vibrant selection of programmes to educate and nurture visitors and attendees on urban design and living. This year’s edition will be led by Festival Director Yann Follain, Managing Director-Head of Design … Continue reading Archifest 2018 – In Conversation with Festival Director Yann Follain

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Arts, KC Arts Centre, Review, Singapore, SRT, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: The Fall by The Young Company

A number of potential stars emerge from the latest batch of SRT’s The Young Company. First performed by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain in 2016, the Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Young Company takes on James Fritz’s The Fall for their graduation showcase. Directed by Daniel Jenkins, The Fall follows the life of a man in three acts as he goes through young love, adulthood and old age, encountering … Continue reading Review: The Fall by The Young Company

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Arts, malaysia, Singapore

George Town Festival 2018 Week Three: Instant Theatre

GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA – The George Town Festival brings with it plenty of experimental art, including the unique Instant Theatre. Designed by Chinese performance artists group XiaoKe x ZiHan, this year’s edition was held at the Basketball Court at Lebuh Aceh, and saw a combination of Malaysian and Chinese performers put their creativity to the test as they figured out how to use the space given to them. With … Continue reading George Town Festival 2018 Week Three: Instant Theatre

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: From Across The Causeway by Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Hosted at the home of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at Victoria Concert Hall, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) crosses the causeway to present a special one night only concert on September 1st! Titled From Across The Causeway, the orchestra will be led by Japanese maestro Eiji Oue, who has conducted top orchestras from the New York Philharmonic to the Philadelphia Orchestra to the Munich Philharmonic. The concert will … Continue reading Preview: From Across The Causeway by Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Museums: ‘Japanese Connections – The Birth of Modern Décor’ at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, UAE – Curated by Musée d’Orsay General Curator Isabelle Cahn, the Louvre Abu Dhabi presents ‘Japanese Connections: The Birth of Modern Décor’ this September, assembled from the collections of Louvre Abu Dhabi, Musée d’Orsay, Musée national des Arts asiatiques – Guimet and Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD). Marking the first exhibition for the museum’s 2018 autumn season, the exhibition will display 19th and 20th century paintings, prints and screens that highlight cultural dialogues … Continue reading Museums: ‘Japanese Connections – The Birth of Modern Décor’ at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

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Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview Monday: Toy Toy Toy! by re:SOUND Collective

This September, Cultural Medallion winner and “Queen of the Toy Piano” Margaret Leng Tan joins the re:Sound Collective in an evening of intimate music centred around toys and the toy piano. Expect toy themed tunes throughout the night such as Haydn’s Toy Symphony to the world premiere of an all new arrangement of Stephen Montague’s ‘A Toy Symphony’, which will incorporate the toy piano. The world’s leading … Continue reading Preview Monday: Toy Toy Toy! by re:SOUND Collective

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Singapore

M1 Patch! 2018: Utopiazoo by Flying Group Theatre (Review)

Using a zoological lens to look at opening borders and the ongoing refugee crisis.  The ongoing refugee crisis can seem dark and daunting, but with Utopiazoo, Taiwanese theatre company Flying Group Theatre Group simplifies the topic, makeing it accessible to audiences of all ages. Directed by Shih Pei-Yu, we’re initially introduced to the eponymous Utopiazoo through a series of ‘televised’ news reports, where the animal inhabitants of this … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2018: Utopiazoo by Flying Group Theatre (Review)

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Review, Singapore, SRT, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Review: Cat In The Hat by SRT’s The Little Company

A fun romp through the illustrated world of Dr Seuss Based off the timeless children’s book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, the Singapore Repertory Theatre has brought back National Theatre’s stage adaptation of The Cat In The Hat, now faithfully reproduced by The Little Company and translated into Mandarin. Known as a witty haven of rhymes and wordplay, The Cat In The Hat follows Sally (Ann Lek) … Continue reading Review: Cat In The Hat by SRT’s The Little Company

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Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

Crazy Rich Asians Is A Glamorous Affair with Plenty of Heart (Review)

Pitch perfect casting, a whole lot of fun and a sincerity beneath the lux veneer makes this film a winner in our hearts. Some years ago, Crazy Rich Asians would have sounded like the product of a mad fever dream. Even with the announcement of the cast and knowledge that the film had begun shooting, it wasn’t until the release of the first trailer back in … Continue reading Crazy Rich Asians Is A Glamorous Affair with Plenty of Heart (Review)

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Arts, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore

Mamma Mia! Unveils Donna and the Dynamos (presented by BASE Entertainment Asia)

2018 is shaping up to become an ABBA-tastic year, what with ABBA announcing their comeback and the release of the critically and commercially acclaimed Mamma Mia 2 in cinemas. So after an absence of four years, it’s about high time Singapore welcomed back the original musical itself to our shores, with the international tour of Mamma Mia! coming to the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands this November! Set on … Continue reading Mamma Mia! Unveils Donna and the Dynamos (presented by BASE Entertainment Asia)

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