By The Book: Epigram Coffee Bookshop opens at SAM @ Tanjong Distripark
While the Huggs-Epigram Bookshop at the URA building was shuttered during the pandemic, there’s a brand new avenue for purveyors of local writing to get their book and coffee fix – Epigram Coffee Bookshop at SAM @ Tanjong Distripark is now officially open. Epigram Coffee Bookshop is a concept store from Epigram Bookshop and Balestier Market Collective (BMC). A collaborative effort to bring together coffee … Continue reading By The Book: Epigram Coffee Bookshop opens at SAM @ Tanjong Distripark
Art What!: Gallery Wellness Festival 2022 – Art Restores
Catering to the mind, body and soul, National Gallery Singapore’s inaugural Gallery Wellness Festival 2022: Art Restores will see guided movement workshops, audio tour experiences of paintings and sculptures, bullet journaling in response to artworks and even sound baths presented in new and different ways to harness the restorative power of art for holistic well-being. From 3 – 12 June, Gallery Wellness Festival introduces wellness … Continue reading Art What!: Gallery Wellness Festival 2022 – Art Restores
Preview: ASYLUM by Intercultural Theatre Institute
This May, Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) presents ASYLUM, an original work devised with playwright Jean Tay and director Oliver Chong, and 12 graduating actor-students from seven countries. The piece is inspired by the long-forgotten histories of Singapore’s old quarantine sites, resulting in sometimes surreal, sometimes downright horrifying imagery, from a tiger lurking outside the building, to a doctor attempts treatment using unorthodox methods. Within the … Continue reading Preview: ASYLUM by Intercultural Theatre Institute
Music Is: The 28th Edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival (SIPF) To Feature Both Live and Digital Performances
Following two years of disruptions due to the pandemic, the 28th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival (SIPF), organised by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, will mark the return to full audience recitals. The annual event was cancelled for the first time in 2020, while a scaled down version for a 50 pax audience was held last year. Set to take place from 4th to 13th June, this year’s … Continue reading Music Is: The 28th Edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival (SIPF) To Feature Both Live and Digital Performances
Preview: Flipside 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The June holidays are fast upon us, and with it comes the Esplanade’s Flipside Festival, where theatre and the performing arts takes a walk on the fun side. Taking place from 3rd to 12th June, As borders re-open and social distancing becomes a little lessened, we’re almost certainly back to normal, as Flipside goes full on into its slew of fun, quirky mix of experiences, … Continue reading Preview: Flipside 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Preview: Pesta Raya 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
After spending most of the last two years relegated to online platforms, Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts returns this May for a 2022, physical edition at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Now in its 21st edition, the festival celebrates Malay artists across mediums, from music to theatre to dance, with a particular focus on icons who have shaped the local arts and … Continue reading Preview: Pesta Raya 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Film Fanatic: Top Gun: Maverick soars to new heights at Marina Bay Sands
It was a perfect take-off for the long-awaited blockbuster movie Top Gun: Maverick as it made its Singapore debut with a never-before-seen light, water and pyrotechnics extravaganza at the Event Plaza, Marina Bay Sands on 21st May. Fans came out in droves to partake in the public fan event, which saw the integrated resort teaming up with United International Pictures (UIP) for a joy ride … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Top Gun: Maverick soars to new heights at Marina Bay Sands
Film Fanatic: 33rd Singapore International Film Festival opens calls for entry
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is set for its 33rd edition from 24th November to 4th December 2022, with a call for entries for Feature Films from Asia and Short Films from Southeast Asia, as well as a call for applications for its Asian Producers Network, Southeast Asian Film Lab and Youth Critics Programme till 8 August 2022. This year, the Southeast Asian Producers … Continue reading Film Fanatic: 33rd Singapore International Film Festival opens calls for entry
Music Is: Inaugural YOC International Youth Opera Festival 2022 launched by New Opera Singapore’s youth wing – ‘Youth Opera Comique’
Celebrating the inaugural International Youth Opera Festival is a 3-day event from 2-4 June 2022! Opening with a concert by New Opera Singapore’s ‘Youth Opera Comique (YOC)’, these singers aged 14 and above will introduce audiences to the wonderful world of Opera and art songs. Alongside a Masterclass and vocal-related workshops held throughout the Festival, the culmination of the Festival features contestants and judges from … Continue reading Music Is: Inaugural YOC International Youth Opera Festival 2022 launched by New Opera Singapore’s youth wing – ‘Youth Opera Comique’
Art What!: Alfonse Chiu’s This Is What We Believe at 136 GOETHE LAB
Goethe-Institut Singapore presents This Is What We Believe, a solo exhibition by Alfonse Chiu, as part of the second phase of projects presented at 136 GOETHE LAB. This Is What We Believe explores how faith and collective beliefs in relation to politico-economic apparatuses conjure imaginary, yet inherent, benchmarks for value—of space and time, people and things. These economic imaginaries are shaped in turn by tactics … Continue reading Art What!: Alfonse Chiu’s This Is What We Believe at 136 GOETHE LAB
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