Expanding Their Base: An Interview with Chantal Prud’homme, CEO of Base Entertainment Asia

For years, Base Entertainment Asia was considered the premier production company, bringing in internationally-acclaimed stage shows to Singapore, ever since they set up offices at Marina Bay Sands. From Broadway and West End musicals The Lion King to Matilda, to ballets, concerts, stand-up comedy, cabaret, children’s entertainment and everything else in between, Base Entertainment Asia has without a doubt livened up the local theatre scene … Continue reading Expanding Their Base: An Interview with Chantal Prud’homme, CEO of Base Entertainment Asia

bakchormeeboyMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023Leave a comment

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SRT’s Shakespeare In The Park 2023: An Interview with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ director Guy Unsworth, and actors Julie Wee and Ghafir Akbar

As the weather grows ever warmer and the days stretch ever longer, there’s at least one moment of respite that’s looming on the horizon – the long-awaited comeback of Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) Shakespeare In The Park series, which makes a triumphant return to Fort Canning Park this week, with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With five years between the previous edition (Julius Caesar, 2018) and … Continue reading SRT’s Shakespeare In The Park 2023: An Interview with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ director Guy Unsworth, and actors Julie Wee and Ghafir Akbar

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Arts, News, Singapore

DBS partners Esplanade to bring meaningful experiences to the community and foster inclusivity

DBS and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay today announced a strategic partnership, anchored by a common vision to help uplift the community and pave the way towards a more inclusive and socially-conscious Singapore. This builds on the bank’s ongoing efforts and initiatives in and around the Marina Bay area to give back to the community. As part of the new partnership, DBS will donate … Continue reading DBS partners Esplanade to bring meaningful experiences to the community and foster inclusivity

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Gangguan!’s ‘Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns?’: An Interview with writer Edward Eng and director Adeeb Fazah

Eugène Ionesco’s 1959 play Rhinoceros holds an absurd premise: over the course of the play, all but one of the residents of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses. As strange as it may sound, it is as apt a play at the time as can be, as it wrestled with themes of Fascism and Nazism in a post World War era, and how … Continue reading Gangguan!’s ‘Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns?’: An Interview with writer Edward Eng and director Adeeb Fazah

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Crossing the Farther Shore: An Interview with Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê

In Carol Ann Duffy’s War Photographer, the Scottish poet writes ‘The reader’s eyeballs prick with tears’ when they see horrific images of war-torn countries in the papers. But while photos of Vietnam in the past focus almost entirely on the Vietnam War, Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê seeks to do something quite different from evoking feelings of sympathy in his work Crossing the Farther Shore, … Continue reading Crossing the Farther Shore: An Interview with Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê

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Inspired by Heritage, Crafted by Hand: Flawless’s Wearable Art

In the era where bulk production often overshadows craftsmanship, Flawless emerged as a jewelry brand to bring the heritage, handcraft, and the meaningful designs back to life. Coupled with cultural traditions and inspired on a modern palette, Flawless is a redefinition of luxury that is no longer synonymous to excess, but true, purposeful, and a work of art. Flawless was born out of the need … Continue reading Inspired by Heritage, Crafted by Hand: Flawless’s Wearable Art

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Film Fanatic: Anthony Chen’s new film ‘The Breaking Ice’ to make world premiere at 76th Cannes Film Festival

10 years after his debut film Ilo Ilo shook the film world by clinching the Camera d’Or for best debut feature in 2013, Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen will be returning to Cannes next month to premiere his new film. As announced by the Cannes Film Festival at its press conference in Paris, The Breaking Ice (Chinese title: 燃冬) will world premiere at Cannes in the … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Anthony Chen’s new film ‘The Breaking Ice’ to make world premiere at 76th Cannes Film Festival

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Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

“The course of true love never did run smooth.” This May, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s beloved Shakespeare in the Park series makes a triumphant comeback, as they return to Fort Canning Park to stage the bard’s most popular comedy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Last performed as part of Shakespeare In The Park in 2007, get ready to roll out your picnic mats, break out the … Continue reading Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Preview: Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns? by Gangguan!

Rhinoceroses or capybaras? Blackpink or something less cling clangy? Two old friends are making a radio play for the internet. This week’s episode is about the ‘rhinoceritis epidemic’ in the 1980s, where rhinoceroses have inexplicably started taking over the growing metropolis of Singapore. Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns? (or can they not see them like how we can’t see our noses) is a play rooted … Continue reading Preview: Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns? by Gangguan!

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Wild Rice announces three new shows that give voice to the youth for 2023 season

Wild Rice has announced an exciting line-up of three new shows made for, by and about young people: The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Every Student Is A Good Student / In My Head and Fair Play. The three shows reflect Wild Rice’s commitment to empowering young people to make and watch theatre that speaks to and for their generation. Each one grapples with the issues … Continue reading Wild Rice announces three new shows that give voice to the youth for 2023 season