Category: Singapore

Art What!, Arts, Interview, Preview, Review, Singapore

Challenging Beauty: Insights Into Italian Contemporary Art

The Parkview Museum challenges beauty and reality itself in a new exhibition that examines contemporary Italian art movements from the 1960s to now.  Less than a year old, the Parkview Museum seems to already have a real winner on their hands with an all new exhibition celebrating and questioning beauty in all its forms. Curated by acclaimed curator and art historian Dr Lorand Hegyi, Challenging Beauty traces … Continue reading Challenging Beauty: Insights Into Italian Contemporary Art

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Arts, Food, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

Preview: Adventures in Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth

After their previous, literal headtrip into the mind of 70s inspired Disco David, immersive dining company Andsoforth is back again this April with a trip down to the stuff of every child’s dreams – Grimmsneyland! In Adventures in Grimmsneyland, diners and audiences will be living out their greatest fantasies as they step into a fairy tale world unlike any you’ve ever seen. Happy endings? Think again, as … Continue reading Preview: Adventures in Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth

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Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatres

Review: Swan Lake by the American Ballet Theatre

Of the many ballets that’ve been created throughout history, Swan Lake is perhaps one of the most recognizable and well-loved ones, with its classic theme of love conquering all, set in a realm of magic and betrayal at every corner. And of the many versions, the American Ballet Theatre’s one remains one of the most definitive.   ABT is professional dance theatre in the highest degree, with … Continue reading Review: Swan Lake by the American Ballet Theatre

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Experimental, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Preview: Esplanade presents The Studios 2018 – Between Living and Dying

The Esplanade’s 15th Anniversary celebrations aren’t letting up anytime soon, and their annual The Studios season returns this March and April with four all new works and one reworked production by some of the brightest talents working in Singapore today. Themed Between Living and Dying, the works invite audience members to probe deeper about issues of life, death and everything in between. Opening the season on 29th March is … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade presents The Studios 2018 – Between Living and Dying

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Arts, Mastercard Theatres, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Preview: The Secret presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Perfect World Pictures

Jay Chou fans out there, you’re in for a treat next April. Coming to our shores for the very first time is the stage adaptation of Jay Chou’s critically and commercially acclaimed directorial debut Secret (2007), garnering awards for Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects at the 44th Golden Horse Awards, along with netting over 10 million USD to the … Continue reading Preview: The Secret presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Perfect World Pictures

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Arts, Checkpoint Theatre, Drama Centre Black Box, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Preview: Thick Beats for Good Girls by Checkpoint Theatre

What exactly makes a good girl? Is she religious and knows her prayers by heart? Can she ever let go and take a walk on the wild side and still be good? And above all – can good girls ever call the shots? All these questions and more just might be answered in Checkpoint Theatre’s newest production this April. Directed by Huzir Sulaiman, Checkpoint will be premiering an … Continue reading Preview: Thick Beats for Good Girls by Checkpoint Theatre

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Arts, Dance with Me, Preview, Singapore

True Colours Festival x Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Dancers Celebrate Unique Abilities in the Heartlands

As part of the National Arts Council’s Art In Your Neighborhood initiative, international dance groups ILL-Abilities from Canada and Epic Arts from Cambodia made their way down to Bedok Town Square and Admiralty Plaza this weekend to perform to members of the public. Both groups will be performing as part of the inaugural True Colours Festival happening at the Singapore Sports Hub the next weekend, … Continue reading True Colours Festival x Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Dancers Celebrate Unique Abilities in the Heartlands

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Arts, Experimental, Pink Gajah, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies

Review: Alter Egos by Pink Gajah

There’s very good reason why Sharda Harrison has named her incubation platform ‘Magic Laboratory’ – sitting in the Harrisons’ front yard, sipping on drinks and chatting with other attendees, there’s some kind of magic that’s coursing through the air as we wait for their latest showcase to begin. Utilising their home turned studio, Pink Gajah presented Alter Egos this weekend, the culmination of a sporadic nine month … Continue reading Review: Alter Egos by Pink Gajah

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Design Week

Urban Design Festival 2018: Changing the World One Design At A Time

The inaugural Singapore Design Festival concluded this week with a plethora of activities over the five day programme. Ogranised by LOPELAB as part of Singapore Design Week 2018, the festival was dedicated to promoting urban design and the new global movement of placemaking, transforming the Tanjong Pagar district into a hub for urban design thinking. Highlights of the festival included the Urban Design Summit at the … Continue reading Urban Design Festival 2018: Changing the World One Design At A Time

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Arts, Dramabox, Review, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Both Sides, Now: Exit by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Death is probably one of the most terrifying things a person can face, and it can be incredibly difficult to talk about due to its taboo nature. But as terrifying as it is, its inevitability cannot be ignored, and Drama Box and ArtsWork Collaborative have joined forces in an attempt to make it more accessible and open up the conversation on how to die with … Continue reading Both Sides, Now: Exit by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

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