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Preview: Moonfest 2020 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

This September, celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, Esplanade-style, as Moonfest returns this year – online! Now in its 16th edition, check out a variety of free-to-access digital programmes celebrating traditional art forms such as xiqu, dance, folk songs, puppetry, poetry and crosstalk, and even a special virtual edition of the annual Lantern Walkabout too! Nam Hwa Opera’s Teochew Opera Classics Available on Esplanade Offstage and Huayi’s … Continue reading Preview: Moonfest 2020 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

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Celebrate an artsy August with The Esplanade’s Red Dot August

This August, audiences can celebrate Singapore’s National Day from the comfort of home, as Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay presents a power-packed lineup of free online programmes featuring Singapore artists and various art forms, with something to suit all interests. Red Dot August will feature performances streamed online by Singapore and Singapore-based artists, performing original works across different art forms. Two of Esplanade’s well-loved … Continue reading Celebrate an artsy August with The Esplanade’s Red Dot August

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The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online

From start to finish, I spent a total of twelve years composing music for three wuxia (martial arts) films: Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, Zhang Yimou’s “Hero”, and Feng Xiaogang’s “The Banquet” – Tan Dun Performed in the Esplanade Concert Hall at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts in 2012, come experience Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy, available online for a limited time. Showcasing … Continue reading The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online

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The Esplanade’s Jazz In July Goes Online With Month-long Series of Jazz Duets

With the restrictions on live performances still ongoing, the Esplanade is still powering through with more online performances and digital versions of their regularly scheduled programmes. The latest of these that has been announced is a new, online version of Jazz in July, celebrating jazz and its diverse subgenres and outfits. A staple of the Esplanade’s programme for the last 12 years, Jazz in July is … Continue reading The Esplanade’s Jazz In July Goes Online With Month-long Series of Jazz Duets

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The Esplanade’s Pesta Raya Goes Online

  Much like the recently concluded The Studios Online season, with the restrictions placed on live performances, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay has made the move to shift their annual Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts completely online. A total of nine productions, comprising three new works and six archival recordings from previous editions of Pesta Raya editions, can be enjoyed completely free-of-charge … Continue reading The Esplanade’s Pesta Raya Goes Online

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The Studios 2020: An Interview with Playwright Lucas Ho (The Heart Comes To Mind)

Originally meant to have rounded off this year’s edition of Esplanade’s The Studios 2020, Checkpoint Theatre has faced multiple issues with staging and even recording Lucas Ho’s new play due to the circuit breaker measures in place. But now, they’re armed with an audio version of the production, set to be presented as part of The Esplanade’s The Studios Online season in June, and excited … Continue reading The Studios 2020: An Interview with Playwright Lucas Ho (The Heart Comes To Mind)

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The Esplanade Takes The Studios Online and More With Lineup of Digital Content

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay continues to roll out more online content to keep audiences engaged with the arts, even when stuck at home. Beyond archival content, this year’s cancelled season of The Studios continues to live on, with two of the scheduled works now being presented as part of The Studios Online. These new releases add to the range of online arts offerings … Continue reading The Esplanade Takes The Studios Online and More With Lineup of Digital Content

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The Studios 2020: An Interview with Toy Pianist Margaret Leng Tan (Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep) [CANCELLED]

Playing a toy piano could easily come off as a gimmick, but for Margaret Leng Tan, the experimental artist has somehow managed to carve it into an entire career. Now, get ready to hear the story behind one of Singapore’s most renowned avant garde musicians, as Margaret presents Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep this March. Co-commissioned by the Esplanade and Arts Centre Melbourne, The Studios 2020 was originally … Continue reading The Studios 2020: An Interview with Toy Pianist Margaret Leng Tan (Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep) [CANCELLED]

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Preview: The Esplanade presents The Studios 2020 – Lost & Found

Life is a lost & found box. At least, that’s how the Esplanade sees it come 2020, with their latest season of The Studios come March and April. Dealing with the experience of loss and all the complicated emotions that come with it, a loss often results in an empty void we then have to fill, therefore goading and motivating us into finding something to … Continue reading Preview: The Esplanade presents The Studios 2020 – Lost & Found

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Review: The Long Goodbye 小儿子 by Story Works X Dreamland (Huayi 2020)

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 7/2/20) Tackling dementia with both humour and heart. One of the most terrifying things about dementia itself, besides its effects, is the sheer length of time it can possibly affect a person for, eating away at their mind for years till the day they die, left an empty husk of their former selves. The burden then falls onto a patient’s carer as … Continue reading Review: The Long Goodbye 小儿子 by Story Works X Dreamland (Huayi 2020)

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