Preview: Affordable Art Fair – Spring Edition

Grab the opportunity to take home some art that won’t break the bank this April, as the Affordable Art Fair returns once again for its fourth edition, and marking the eight year the AAF has been around in Singapore! Being the leading showcase for affordable contemporary art, the AAF will feature both local and international galleries, all of which will be offering a diverse range of contemporary … Continue reading Preview: Affordable Art Fair – Spring Edition

bakchormeeboyMarch 16, 2017March 17, 2017Leave a comment

Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Sing Jazz 2017 Day 1 (31 March)

Sing Jazz 2017 kicks off with a bang, with DJ acts, international jazz stars and local talent thrown into the mix. Check out the programme for the first day below: Main stage – MBS Event Plaza DJ Patrick Oliver – 430pm Locally based DJ Patrick Oliver starts off the events with an upbeat DJ setlist to get your blood pumping and excited for the rest … Continue reading Preview: Sing Jazz 2017 Day 1 (31 March)

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Food, Preview, Singapore

World Gourmet Summit 2017

The World Gourmet Summit (WGS) returns for its 21st edition, and this year revolves around the theme titled United Nations Gastronomic Assembly (UNGA), uniting the great chefs of the world from 16 countries over four weeks! WGS is organised by A La Carte Productions, a division of Peter Knipp Holdings, a company dedicated to becoming a one-stop solution centre for all F&B and hospitality needs, … Continue reading World Gourmet Summit 2017

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Arts, Local Event, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Part 1 – Preview: Tropicana The Musical

The 60s were a sexy, exciting time, as evidenced by Hairspray. But have you ever wondered just how fabulous things were in Singapore? In one of the biggest local productions since W!ld Rice’s Hotel, Tropicana brings together some of Singapore’s very best talent from the arts world to create a bang up period musical that’s bound to set hearts flutter and pine with nostalgia for the swingin’ 60s. … Continue reading Part 1 – Preview: Tropicana The Musical

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Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Sing Jazz 2017

The Singapore International Jazz Festival (Sing Jazz) returns to Marina Bay Sands for the fourth year running and is bigger and better than ever! For just one weekend, an all star lineup from Grammy Award winning artists to the hottest DJ acts will be in town to perform some seriously sizzling sets. Music lovers will be pleased to know that some of the biggest jazz … Continue reading Preview: Sing Jazz 2017

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

Review: Constellations by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Having received critical acclaim when it played on Broadway, we were very excited about the premiere of Constellations in Singapore. Written by Nick Payne in 2012, Constellations is a love story set across parallel worlds in a multiverse, where protagonists Roland and Marianne engage with a series of possibilities and alternate realities. Roland (Edward Harrison) is an inhibited and introverted beekeeper, surrounded by creatures with a singular purposes in … Continue reading Review: Constellations by Singapore Repertory Theatre

bakchormeeboyMarch 13, 2017March 13, 20171 Comment

Arts, London, Singapore

Review: I Light Marina Bay 2017

I Light Marina Bay returns for the 5th year, and the annual light festival is bigger and better than ever! Organized by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, this year’s edition follows the theme of nature and the city, and Asia’s leading sustainable light art festival also features a programme full of exciting workshops, flea markets, music and of course this being Singapore, tons of food! We … Continue reading Review: I Light Marina Bay 2017

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Arts, Drama Centre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Necessary Stage, Theatre

Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach by The Necessary Stage

Over the last 30 years, The Necessary Stage has established itself as one of the foremost Singaporean theatre companies, producing seminal works that send across a strong social message, thanks to the work of Alvin Tan and Haresh Sharma. Of their productions, Those Who Can’t, Teach stands out as one of their classics. Originally staged in 1990 before receiving a restaging in 2010, Those Who Can’t, Teach celebrates … Continue reading Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach by The Necessary Stage

bakchormeeboyMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017Leave a comment

Arts, Comedy, Review, Singapore

Review: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa

In her first solo outing, comedian Sharul Channa brings us a no holds barred show, rife with her signature brand of observational humour and sharp wit. Despite a rough last minute change of venue (which she roasted to a crisp during the show), the theatre was still packed. Although Sharul was somewhat nervous at first what with performing on unfamiliar terrain, her confidence grew as … Continue reading Review: Pottymouth by Sharul Channa

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Arts, Finger Players, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Victoria Theatre

Preview: ITSY by The Finger Players

The Finger Players opens their 2017 season with one of the biggest productions to date, held at the historic and gorgeous Victoria Theatre in an epic musical about the powerful bond between family members and filled with the nostalgia of nursery rhymes. Itsy takes place in a world of nursery rhymes gone dark where Little Miss Muffet’s Itsy Bitsy spider (the ever charming Broadway Beng Sebastian Tan) … Continue reading Preview: ITSY by The Finger Players

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