M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: An Interview with Kenneth Chia and Mitchell Fang (One Thousand Millennials Crying)

Lazy. Entitled. Selfish. Shallow. Narcissistic. These are probably some of the most common generalizations about the millennial generation (loosely defined as those born between the late 80s and early 2000s). So what happens when you ask an actual millennial to respond to those accusations? You might just get something like One Thousand Millennials Crying, as co-creators and theatremakers Kenneth Chia and Mitchell Fang premiere this self-reflexive, comedic … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: An Interview with Kenneth Chia and Mitchell Fang (One Thousand Millennials Crying)

A Shelter For Art: Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter Houses 8 Artists (Singapore Art Week 2018):

In recent years, the number of artists has skyrocketed, and Singapore is fast running out of art spaces. Independent galleries are often pressured to present ‘marketable’ work, and conceptual, abstract artists are often up a creek. But like the age old saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Putting their creative skills to the test, eight young artists have come together to present an … Continue reading A Shelter For Art: Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter Houses 8 Artists (Singapore Art Week 2018):

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: An Interview with Rei Poh (Attempts: Singapore)

Rei Poh is a geek who likes video games. And being the innovative theatremaker he is, it makes complete sense that he’d apply it to his work as well. We decided to spontaneously meet up with Rei on bump in day to find out a little more about just what his mysterious new show, Attempts: Singapore is all about. “I used to work with Drama Box and we … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: An Interview with Rei Poh (Attempts: Singapore)

Preview: HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2018

This April, get ready for the return of one of the Best Sports Events of the Year (according to the 2016 Sport Singapore Awards), as the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens touches down at the National Stadium, bigger and better and ever! With attractive family weekend packages ranging from $120 (Category 2) to $320 (Category 1) for 2 adult and 2 youth tickets (4-18 years), you’ll … Continue reading Preview: HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2018

Singapore Art Week 2018: Progress – The Game of Leaders by Sam Lo

Sam Lo has long moved past her moniker of the ‘Sticker Lady’. The contemporary artist has been working incredibly hard over the last few years and gained recognition beyond her initial controversy, working on cheeky commissioned public art, products, projects such as INDIGOISM and even co-owns ice-cream shop Leng Leng Ice Cream. First shown in Melbourne, her latest piece Progress: The Game of Leaders amps up the … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2018: Progress – The Game of Leaders by Sam Lo

The Monday Interview: Ong Keng Sen on the Role of a Curator

It’s hard to miss Ong Keng Sen. Sporting his usual all black attire, complete with a snazzy pair of sunglasses, Theatreworks’ artistic director cuts an imposing figure as he strides across the lobby of the Intercontinental to meet us. But there’s honestly nothing to fear about Ong, who greets us with a smile and a cool demeanour. If anything, the most impressive thing about him … Continue reading The Monday Interview: Ong Keng Sen on the Role of a Curator

Preview: FEVER ROOM presented by Theatreworks

Filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is perhaps best known for his breakout work Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, the first Thai film and first Southeast Asian to ever win a Palme d’Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Now, to kickstart their 2018 season, TheatreWorks Curators Academy is proud to welcome Apichatpong onto our shores with his touring work FEVER ROOM.  Playing at the Victoria Theatre from 25th … Continue reading Preview: FEVER ROOM presented by Theatreworks

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: All In by ATRESBANDES (Review)

EDM, North Korea and storage space collapse into an absurdist reflection on the difficulty of remaining an individual in an already overcrowded world.  Two figures clad in black zentai suits discuss getting a self storage space in distorted voices. A man finds his opinions constantly silenced and quashed whenever he raises them to his ‘friends’. A ghostly figure meets a red suited, Japanese-speaking man in … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: All In by ATRESBANDES (Review)

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: If there’s not dancing at the revolution, I’m not coming by Julia Croft (Review)

An unusually moving neo-burlesque reflection on film and pop culture’s influence on women.  One of the key theories any film studies student learns early on is the concept of the male gaze and visual pleasure, coined by seminal film critic Laura Mulvey. In short, it’s a concept that discusses how Hollywood films are essentially born from an unconscious patriarchal desire to derive pleasure from voyeurism … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: If there’s not dancing at the revolution, I’m not coming by Julia Croft (Review)

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: Step Outta Line by Thong Pei Qin (Review)

Thong Pei Qin summons the old guard of feminist artists for a new generation. If Step Outta Line was anyone’s first introduction to playwright Ovidia Yu, they’d probably come away with the impression that this was one angry woman. And rightfully so. Yu was one of the most outspoken and prominent female local playwrights of the 90s, with seminal plays that dared rebel against the patriarchy, pushed … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2018: Step Outta Line by Thong Pei Qin (Review)