Preview: New initiative Bridging The Gap provides platform for young theatremakers before entering industry
Local theatre industry professionals Alvin Tan, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and A Yagnya have started Bridging The Gap (BTG), a brand new platform where students graduating from theatre institutions are given the opportunities to interact and work with established theatre practitioners and designers, ‘bridging’ them from school to the industry proper, and the first initiative of its kind. The creation of BTG arose out of concern … Continue reading Preview: New initiative Bridging The Gap provides platform for young theatremakers before entering industry
★★★☆☆ Review: a line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be by Koh Wan Ching and Andrew Sutherland
The future is bleak in this meandering search for meaning in the anthropocene. As climate change causes the world to irreversibly change, it often feels like as year by year goes by, we’re stepping deeper into an absurd future where we lose all sense of who we are and what we’re living for. Tackling this strange idea of existence head on, Koh Wan Ching and … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: a line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be by Koh Wan Ching and Andrew Sutherland
Music Is: Vladimir Martynov’s Utopia Symphony
In November 2020, Russian composer Vladimir Martynov’s Utopia Symphony made history as the first Singaporean-commissioned symphony to be recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under their LPO label. Launched on major online music streaming services such as Spotify and iTunes, while in March 2021, the symphony is set to receive a live performance by the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra at the Esplanade. First premiering in 2005 … Continue reading Music Is: Vladimir Martynov’s Utopia Symphony
Art What!: For The House; Against The House by OH! Open House
Are judgemental labels useful in defining us? Is passion made impossible in Singapore? As part of Singapore Art Week (SAW) 2021, OH! Open House presents For the House; Against the House, a guided tour cum debate where art makes arguments. For The House; Against the House offers two physical experiences that turn private art collections into topical issues for debate. By drawing inspiration from the … Continue reading Art What!: For The House; Against The House by OH! Open House
Art What!: Art Basel postpones Basel show to September
Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and travel restrictions worldwide, Art Basel has decided to postpone its June fair. The 2021 edition of Art Basel will now take place at Messe Basel from 23rd to 26th September 2021, with preview days on 21st and 22nd September 2021. The decision was made after extensive discussions and analysis in consultation with gallerists and collectors, as … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel postpones Basel show to September
Singapore Art Week 2021: S.E.A. Focus 2021 – hyper-horizon
When travelling to other countries, one of the things that always strikes us is the sheer number of art spaces, be it in a gallery, museum or our favourite – spaces that have been transformed and re-purposed to house an exhibition. With Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore now has at least one such space dedicated to the arts and other events, and hosts a number of … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2021: S.E.A. Focus 2021 – hyper-horizon
Singapore Art Week 2021: Light to Night Festival 2021
Running as part of Singapore Art Week, Light to Night Festival makes a return this week with a host of innovative art experiences, in its first ever hybrid edition. Spearheaded by National Gallery Singapore with Civic District partners The Arts House, Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall, Asian Civilisations Museum, and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, the district-wide festival looks to inspire audiences to … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2021: Light to Night Festival 2021
Singapore Art Week 2021: Choy Ka Fai’s CosmicWander – Expedition at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore Art Museum (SAM) presents CosmicWander: Expedition by Berlin-based Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai from 16th January to 21st February 2021 at Tanjong Pagar Distripark. SAM’s first exhibition of the year kicks off its 2021 programme calendar, which will see the museum continue to actively offer contemporary art experiences across Singapore at satellite venues and on virtual platforms, while SAM’s buildings undergo redevelopment. Audiences can … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2021: Choy Ka Fai’s CosmicWander – Expedition at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Review: As The Winds Blow by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Putting SSO’s Woodwind and Brass Ensemble in the spotlight after a lengthy hiatus. Of all the families of instruments that have been most maligned during the COVID-19 period, it is the wind instruments that have taken the longest hiatus, owing to how they’re perceived to be the group posing the highest risk of spreading transmissions. But eleven months on since their last live performance in … Continue reading Review: As The Winds Blow by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Arts of the UK 2021: The House of Cenci by Parabolic Theatre
LONDON – Integrating a free-roaming text adventure with live performance on Zoom, the makers of Crisis? What Crisis? and For King and Country have taken immersive game theatre to new levels in lockdown with The House of Cenci. Parabolic Theatre have developed digital castle ruins for audiences to explore while uncovering the events of a harrowing tale. Across four weeks, the secrets of The House of … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: The House of Cenci by Parabolic Theatre
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