★★★★☆ Review: An Inspector Calls by Wild Rice

Social commentary on the 1% subverts the traditional mystery. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Glen Goei) 9 Script (J.B. Priestley) 8 Performance (Ghafir Akbar, Serene Chen, Benjamin Chow, Siobhan Covey, Lim Kay Siu, Dennis Sofian, Yap Yi Kai) 9 Music and Sound (Julian Wong) 8 Lighting Design (James Tan) 8 Set Design (Wong Chee Wai) 8 Costume/Hair/Makeup (Leonard Augustine Choo/Ashley Lim/Bobbie Ng) 9 Total … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: An Inspector Calls by Wild Rice

Tips to Maximize Your VPN Experience

Are you looking to maximize your remote working experience? As the world moves more towards a digital presence, so do our workplaces. Businesses everywhere are taking advantage of virtual private networks (VPNs) to protect sensitive data and increase efficiency for workers that are far away from one another. With such great features, however, come special considerations in order to make sure that these connections are … Continue reading Tips to Maximize Your VPN Experience

★★★☆☆ Review: Old Gaze by The Necessary Stage

Camp take on finding one’s place in a fast-changing world loses the plot. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Haresh Sharma) 5 Script (Haresh Sharma) 5 Performance (Hossan Leong, Kumar, Rody Vera, Siti Khalijah Zainal, Liow Shi Suen, Azura Farid and Medli Dorothea Loo) 6 Lighting Design (Yo Shao Ann) 6 Multimedia Design (Brian Gothong Tan) 5 Set Design (Vincent Lim) 5 Total 32/60 (53%) … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Old Gaze by The Necessary Stage

Review: Tri Ka Tsai – A uniquely trilingual Hong Kong cabaret by Yuri Ng X Anna Lo X Rick Lau

The Hong Kong term Tri Ka Tsai specifically refers to a trilingual Gen X or millennial living in post-colonial Hong Kong who speaks Cantonese, English and Putonghua (Mandarin). While some people may see that as a mishmash of cultures, Hong Kongers and artists Yuri Ng, Anna Lo and Rick Lau have instead chosen to embrace their status as proud tri ka tsais themselves, and come together … Continue reading Review: Tri Ka Tsai – A uniquely trilingual Hong Kong cabaret by Yuri Ng X Anna Lo X Rick Lau

★★★☆☆ Review: When cloud catches colours by Drama Box

Holding out hope for a rainbow after the storm. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Chng Yi Kai) 6 Script (Chng Yi Kai) 6 Performance (Judy Ngo and Julius Foo) 7 Lighting Design (Genevieve Peck) 7 Sound Design (Hee Suhui) 7 Set Design (Lim Wei Ling) 6 Total 39/60 (65%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ Age is a bitter pill all of us have to swallow at … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: When cloud catches colours by Drama Box

Arts of the UK: An Interview with performance artist and creator of Lighthouse, Hazel Lam

After remaining in hibernation for the last two and a half years, performance artist Hazel Lam can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as her seminal work Lighthouse emerges from stasis for a UK tour. First premiering in 2019, Lighthouse has been described as a cross between dance, circus and performance art, and sees Hazel utilising coils of PVC tubing, testing its physicality and limits, … Continue reading Arts of the UK: An Interview with performance artist and creator of Lighthouse, Hazel Lam

Preview: NUS Arts Festival 2023 – Spaces Between

Taking place between 10 and 26 March, the NUS Arts Festival is back for a new edition. Titled Spaces Between, this year’s festival examines the idea of liminal spaces – the uncomfortable yet exciting unknown that we encounter as we transition between phases and states. While liminal spaces can bring discomfort and ambiguity, they also present opportunities for growth and change. In a world of diverse and divided views, the NUS Arts Festival seeks to … Continue reading Preview: NUS Arts Festival 2023 – Spaces Between

Art What!: NTU Singapore and the European Union announce artists and partner institutions for second cycle of SEA AiR

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the European Union (EU) Delegation to Singapore today announced three artists selected for the second edition of the SEA AiR exchange programme and the European arts institutions that will host their artistic residencies. The SEA AiR – Studio Residencies for Southeast Asian Artists in the EU (SEA AiR) programme is a pioneering project started in 2022 that positions … Continue reading Art What!: NTU Singapore and the European Union announce artists and partner institutions for second cycle of SEA AiR

Preview: TRIP 2023 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

The Esplanade’s annual The Studios series is back again, continually presenting challenging, innovative and exploratory contemporary theatre and performance. Running since 2003, it has established a reputation for presenting thought-provoking works and giving space for theatre-makers to explore different issues in a variety of forms. Come 2023 however, The Studios season is about to make a change, and in line with the recent opening of … Continue reading Preview: TRIP 2023 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Preview: People, Places & Things by Pangdemonium

Kicking off their 2023 season, Pangdemonium is in top form with a hard-hitting play promising to bend minds and move mountains. Directed by Tracie Pang, Pangdemonium presents People, Places & Things, Duncan Macmillan’s critically-acclaimed play about the cruelty of substance abuse and addiction. Meet Emma – professional actor, consummate performer, chameleon-like make-believer. But that’s not all Emma is; she’s also a pathological pretender, compulsive liar, … Continue reading Preview: People, Places & Things by Pangdemonium