Preview: George Town Festival 2022
GEORGE TOWN, PENANG – Penang’s most exciting arts and culture festival is back again, with the 2022 George Town Festival (GTF) taking place in a fully physical format from 9 to 24 July 2022. Over 80 ticketed and free programmes covering visual art, theatre, music, dance, film, photography, and more will be featured, coming together to create a unique experience for the public to discover … Continue reading Preview: George Town Festival 2022
Film Fanatic: Painting with Light 2022 at National Gallery Singapore
National Gallery Singapore’s well-loved annual festival of international films on art, Painting with Light, returns to the Gallery for its fifth edition. As the world grapples with social issues such as inequality and displacement, this year’s film festival looks at the interactions between art and social commentary. Centred on the theme “Interventions in Space,” the festival invites audiences to explore how artists address and challenge … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Painting with Light 2022 at National Gallery Singapore
Preview: Sing’theatre launches Singapore’s first-ever Musical Theatre Fringe Fest
This July, Sing’theatre presents the very first Musical Theatre Fringe Festival (MTFF) in Singapore, the first and only arts festival dedicated to celebrating Musical Theatre. Featuring 16 shows, 7 workshops and 10 talks & events, the festival shines a spotlight on local musicals, local & international performers and brings together audiences to engage with musical theatre like never before. Festival Artistic Director TJ Taylor shares … Continue reading Preview: Sing’theatre launches Singapore’s first-ever Musical Theatre Fringe Fest
Art What!: ╡║╞ Studies of Automobility at 136 GOETHE LAB
Goethe-Institut Singapore presents ╡║╞ Studies of Automobility, a solo exhibition by Bruce Quek, as part of the second phase of projects presented at 136 GOETHE LAB. A ponderous dance of vast, multi-lane intersections; twirling, intersecting ribbons of overpasses and underbridges. This is the landscape of automobility, a chorus in concrete, asphalt, and steel. Approaching these structures in mute incomprehension, ╡║╞ is an attempt to understand … Continue reading Art What!: ╡║╞ Studies of Automobility at 136 GOETHE LAB
Television Time: What’s On BBC (July 2022)
From getting lost in the diverse world outside your doorstep, to inspiring the inner environmentalist within you and immersing in the criminal ongoings of complex murder investigations, there’s plenty to dig into during the month of July right from your couch! Premiering on BBC Earth, Changing Planet is a visionary project documenting our planet’s evolution over the next seven years as we face a pivotal moment in … Continue reading Television Time: What’s On BBC (July 2022)
★★★★☆ Review: Muswell Hill by Pangdemonium!
Ticking time bomb of first world problems at this dinner party from hell. In a world that’s slowly but surely saying goodbye to social distancing and gatherings are becoming the norm again, it’s not a stretch to say that we’re almost returning to pre-COVID times, with dinner parties and meet-ups galore. But perhaps one thing that has never left us, before, during and after the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Muswell Hill by Pangdemonium!
SIFA 2022 Wrap-up: The Anatomy of Performance – Ritual
The first year of a festival under new directorship can be a daunting one, particularly a national festival with the entire country watching. And taking over the reins from Gaurav Kripalani’s four year stint as the previous director of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Natalie Hennedige had some big shoes to fill. And with the first run of the festival under her, Natalie … Continue reading SIFA 2022 Wrap-up: The Anatomy of Performance – Ritual
Wild Rice announces final three shows of their 2022 season, with a restaging of Animal Farm, a new play by Alfian Sa’at, and their annual pantomime
Wild Rice has officially announced the final three shows of its 2022 season: Animal Farm (playing from 18 August 2022), Pulau Ujong / Island at the End (from 15 September 2022) and Pinocchio (from 17 November 2022). All three shows will be performed in The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre, Wild Rice’s main-stage venue in its performing arts complex in Funan. From August, Wild Rice proudly … Continue reading Wild Rice announces final three shows of their 2022 season, with a restaging of Animal Farm, a new play by Alfian Sa’at, and their annual pantomime
Music Is: Mosaic Music Series 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
With live music and concerts back in full swing, along with international flights and travel, it’s a warm welcome to normalcy, as the Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Series returns to our shores. Kicking off in July, local band Forests takes to the stage with Forests FUN RAISER. Receiving critical acclaim for their sophomore album Spending Eternity In A Japanese Convenience Store and their latest release Get In Losers, … Continue reading Music Is: Mosaic Music Series 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Art What!: Patricia Piccinini – We Are Connected at ArtScience Museum
ArtScience Museum presents one of its most evocative exhibitions to date – from 5th August, Patricia Piccinini: We Are Connected will draw visitors into a strange and wondrous reality where animal-human hybrids exist. Staged in collaboration with the Institute for Culture Exchange, Germany, this exhibition brings together more than 40 important artworks, making this Patricia Piccinini’s first major solo showcase in Southeast Asia. Regarded as … Continue reading Art What!: Patricia Piccinini – We Are Connected at ArtScience Museum
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