Category: Singapore

architecture, Arts, Interview, Singapore

Putting good on the big screen: Gary Hong shares projections for ‘landmark of good’ Ten Square

New York City has Times Square, but Singapore may not be too far behind, with 3D projection screen Ten Square. Located at Short Street in Rochor, Ten Square is a massive screen towering over all who pass by it. But what sets it apart from the regular billboards you see around town is how Ten Square comes with a distinct goal – to platform initiatives … Continue reading Putting good on the big screen: Gary Hong shares projections for ‘landmark of good’ Ten Square

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Kids, Preview, Singapore

Preview: March On 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

With the March school holidays just around the corner, it’s time to take the kids out for a little arts appreciation – and no better place to do that than Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s annual March On! festival! Playing from 9 – 13 Mar 2022, the festival focuses on creating participatory arts experiences and multi-disciplinary programmes for children, families and schools, starting with … Continue reading Preview: March On 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: What’s On BBC (March 2022)

Travel through your screen with BBC Earth this March as we continue to follow the relentless daily challenges of life in Alaska with Life Below Zero Series 9. More gripping adventures are in store for our resilient Alaskan characters as they survive the punishing environment and deal with unique threats in a new season of change and unpredictability in the unforgiving Artic. For a more relaxing … Continue reading Television Time: What’s On BBC (March 2022)

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: How To Break A Window II by T:>works

New ways of performing, with the winners of the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition. As the longest running playwriting competition in Singapore, T:>works’ 24-Hour Playwriting Competition has seen countless scripts emerge over the years. But with only the first prize winner getting a chance to be fully staged, the encouragement of such fresh voices has always been limited at best. With the pandemic however, T:>works pivoted from … Continue reading Review: How To Break A Window II by T:>works

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches multi-site exhibition Lonely Vectors

From 19 February to 11 September 2022, Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is launching a new multi-site exhibition titled Lonely Vectors, which will unfold in three stages. It will first open at the local libraries and public hoardings, then focus on the site of SAM’s space at Tanjong Pagar Distripark – a logistics warehouse near a busy shipping port. Lonely Vectors presents a series of artworks and new commissions that draw attention to … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches multi-site exhibition Lonely Vectors

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: SSO Pilot Concerts to open at full capacity to open at full capacity and return of full orchestra

For the first time in two years since the circuit breaker, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) looks forward to having a full orchestra back on stage in the upcoming months for selected pilot concerts, which will open at full capacity as Covid-19 live show restrictions ease.  These events include SNYO in Concert: Mozart Jupiter Symphony, happening on 17 March, led by conductor Joshua Tan, with performance by the … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Pilot Concerts to open at full capacity to open at full capacity and return of full orchestra

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Arts, online, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Writing with AI (Chinese showcase) by Emergency Stairs

Does artificial intelligence dream of meta-jokes? In his No More Theatre series, Emergency Stairs Artistic Director Liu Xiaoyi takes a deep dive into the infinite realm of possibilities for theatre, breaking convention and seeking new frameworks and means of presenting theatre and the arts. Most significantly, with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xiaoyi’s research has taken him down a tech-heavy route, as he wonders … Continue reading Review: Writing with AI (Chinese showcase) by Emergency Stairs

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: The Anatomy of Performance – Ritual (SIFA 2022)

As we approach the endemic phase of COVID-19, and live performances no longer require audience members to be safely distanced, we look forward to an increasing number of venues filled once again, as the arts truly returns to a new normal. Coinciding just in time with that is the hotly-anticipated line-up reveal of the upcoming 2022 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) this May, as … Continue reading Preview: The Anatomy of Performance – Ritual (SIFA 2022)

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Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Singapore

By The Book: Drama Box launches ‘Drama Box 30 Keywords’ essay collection to celebrate 30 years

Homegrown theatre group Drama Box has crossed its first 30-year mark. To document the different aspects of their approach to theatre-making over the three decades, it has been working with Pagesetters Services on Drama Box 30 Keywords, a publication based on 30 keywords conceptualised by the editor Quah Sy Ren. The book features 30 essays based on the selected keywords, and comes in English and Chinese … Continue reading By The Book: Drama Box launches ‘Drama Box 30 Keywords’ essay collection to celebrate 30 years

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Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: National Youth Film Awards Enters Eighth Edition

The National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) returns this year for its 8th edition, once again seeking to recognise the best of Singapore’s young filmmakers. NYFA was established in 2015 by *SCAPE, an organisation that supports the development of Singaporean youths, with the aspiration to showcase and celebrate youth talents in Singapore’s film industry, as well as to provide a launch pad for emerging filmmakers through … Continue reading Film Fanatic: National Youth Film Awards Enters Eighth Edition

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