Arts, Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: SGIFF Film Club offers intimate sessions to explore new perspectives this June

The Singapore International Film Festival proudly presents the SGIFF FILM CLUB with two new features this July. SGIFF Film Club is an intimate and welcoming space for cinema-goers to nurture their own ways of appreciating film culture through stories close to home and engaging in conversation with a diverse pool of opinions. In partnership with CRANE, at Robertson Quay, the film sessions are now available … Continue reading Film Fanatic: SGIFF Film Club offers intimate sessions to explore new perspectives this June

bakchormeeboyJuly 17, 2022Leave a comment

Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

Sports: Liverpool FC emerge as champions at the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy 2022, beating Crystal Palace FC 2-0

Liverpool FC emerged as the winners of the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy 2022, beating their fellow Premier League competitors 2-0 in front of a sold-out crowd at the National Stadium on Friday (15 July). A total of 50,217 spectators roared on the teams, with the cheers of Reds fans reverberating around the stadium when Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson drew first blood in the 13th minute. … Continue reading Sports: Liverpool FC emerge as champions at the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy 2022, beating Crystal Palace FC 2-0

bakchormeeboyJuly 16, 2022July 17, 2022Leave a comment

Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

More than just a friendly: Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC set to excite fans at the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy

Football fans in Singapore are set for a showdown tonight as Premier League (PL) giants Liverpool and Crystal Palace vie for the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy 2022 tonight. Both teams will go head-to-head in an epic contest for victory in a winner-takes-all match at the National Stadium, said organisers TEG Sport and Left Field Live. The Reds last visited Singapore for an open training session in 2011 and … Continue reading More than just a friendly: Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC set to excite fans at the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy

bakchormeeboyJuly 15, 2022Leave a comment

Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: Decision to Leave dir. Park Chan-wook

Neo-noir thriller complicated by forbidden romance between suspect and detective. If there’s one word to describe Korean director Park Chan-wook’s films, it’s that they’re undeniably stylish. Whether he’s producing an action flick, a rom-com or an intriguing thriller, there’s always something about Park’s work that is so smooth and satisfying to watch, feeling as if every scene has been completely planned out for maximum impact, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Decision to Leave dir. Park Chan-wook

bakchormeeboyJuly 15, 2022July 15, 2022Leave a comment

Art What!, Arts, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches The Everyday Museum; aims to transform Singapore into an open-air museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has officially launched The Everyday Museum, the museum’s new long-term public art initiative presenting art projects and programmes across Singapore to inspire interest and curiosity in art. In line with its vision of being a “disappearing museum”, SAM will bring artistic interventions into everyday spaces, transforming them into cultural nodes with site-specific artworks by local and international artists. “As a … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches The Everyday Museum; aims to transform Singapore into an open-air museum

bakchormeeboyJuly 14, 20221 Comment

Arts, Concert, News, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: SNYCO makes its long-awaited full comeback this July, after 2 years with full orchestra

Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra (SNYCO) will be making its first full orchestra comeback starting from this concert, where audiences will be able to watch over 80 members back in action together on stage after 2 years, since December 2019. Conducted by SNYCO Music Director Quek Ling Kiong, the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra will present Tunes of Tomorrow concert on 30 July 2022 (Saturday), … Continue reading Music Is: SNYCO makes its long-awaited full comeback this July, after 2 years with full orchestra

bakchormeeboyJuly 12, 2022July 14, 2022Leave a comment

Drinks, Food, Interview, Singapore

By The People, For The People: An Interview with In Bad Company co-founders Tim and Elaine

The Katong area has long been a site of activity, filled with a flurry of restaurants. pubs and retail shops along East Coast Road and Marine Parade. Amongst these though, one of the quieter buildings is The Flow @ East Coast, a mall filled primarily with beauty salons, tuition and enrichment centres, and the occasional bakery or eatery. Unless you have a prior appointment, it’s … Continue reading By The People, For The People: An Interview with In Bad Company co-founders Tim and Elaine

bakchormeeboyJuly 11, 2022Leave a comment

Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

A Platform For The Community: An Interview with Musical Theatre Fringe Festival director TJ Taylor

In just a few weeks, we’re about to see the very first festival dedicated entirely to musical theatre taking place in Singapore. Organised by local theatre company Sing’theatre (it’s right there in the name!), with over 30 events in the line-up, there’s something for everyone in the inaugural Musical Theatre Fringe Festival (MTFF). Directing the festival is TJ Taylor, Associate Artistic Director at Sing’theatre, who’s … Continue reading A Platform For The Community: An Interview with Musical Theatre Fringe Festival director TJ Taylor

bakchormeeboyJuly 8, 2022July 8, 20221 Comment

Arts, Comedy, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Dim Sum Dollies – Still Steam by Dream Academy

This August, Singapore’s favourite comedy and cabaret trio are back to celebrate 20 years of Dim Sum Dollies. Comprising Selena Tan (Crazy Rich Asians, Shotgun Wedding, Chang & Eng), Pam Oei (Faghag, Tartuffe, Hotel) and Jo Tan (Tiong Bahru Social Club, King, Tartuffe), the three leading ladies will once again take to the Capitol Theatre stage, and charge full steam ahead with a brand new show, Still Steam. Slated to … Continue reading Preview: Dim Sum Dollies – Still Steam by Dream Academy

bakchormeeboyJuly 8, 2022Leave a comment

Arts, Dramabox, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Assembly by Drama Box

Since overseeing the artistic direction of SCENES: Participatory Practices, a festival that was meant to happen in-person but went digital in the thick of COVID-19 back in 2020, Han Xuemei has gone on a year-long sabbatical in 2021, received the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council, and joined Koh Hui Ling as Co-Artistic Director of Drama Box in April 2022. To date, Xuemei … Continue reading Preview: Assembly by Drama Box