Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company’s Happy Chinese New Year Concert 2020 feat. Nathan Hartono (Preview)
As Singapore’s most acclaimed Chinese chamber music ensemble, Ding Yi starts off 2020 on an auspicious note with a new edition of their annual Happy Chinese New Year Concert. Playing on 8th February at the China Cultural Centre, the concert will be conducted by Ding Yi Assistant Conductor Wong De Li, Dedric, and feature a special appearance from local singer-songwriter Nathan Hartono, who rose to … Continue reading Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company’s Happy Chinese New Year Concert 2020 feat. Nathan Hartono (Preview)
Review: Three Courses @ MeatSmith Little India (ARTWALK Little India 2020)
★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 18/1/20) Eavesdropping on millennial conversations while enjoying a good meal. ARTWALK Little India has never shied away from programming at least one interdisciplinary performance into its diverse line-up of activities, and this year, features a ‘three-course’ meal of playlets staged at two restaurants (Chimichanga on Friday and MeatSmith Little India on Saturday) in Little India. Written by Aswani Aswath, Chen Cuifen and … Continue reading Review: Three Courses @ MeatSmith Little India (ARTWALK Little India 2020)
Touring The UK 2020: Crimes, Camera, Action by New Old Friends (Preview)
LONDON – When a glamorous Hollywood starlet is stabbed on-set in a fatal mix-up of props, there’s only one man fit for the job of solving the crime: Stan Shakespeare. Award-winning company New Old Friends return once again with the latest installment of their ever-popular Crimes… series. Inspired by the classic English writing of Agatha Christie, Noël Coward and PG Wodehouse, the madcap comedy thrillers have … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Crimes, Camera, Action by New Old Friends (Preview)
Arts of the UK 2020: Mitcham VR Festival Comes To Merton, London
LONDON – Showcasing the latest immersive technologies, Mitcham VR Festival will be the culmination of FilmMerton, a year-long project aiming to encourage participation with film throughout the London Borough of Merton. Curated by VR industry expert Mária Rakušanová (Curator and Executive Producer, Raindance Film Festival; member of BAFTA’s Immersive Entertainment Advisory Group), this special one-off community event will bring cutting-edge VR entertainment to the heart of … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Mitcham VR Festival Comes To Merton, London
Touring The UK 2020: Birth by Theatre Re (Preview)
LONDON – Theatre Re embarks on an extensive tour with their Edinburgh hit, Birth. This poignant piece of visual theatre, brought to life with live music, explores intergenerational connections. Theatre Re is known for their acclaimed work that includes the hugely successful The Nature of Forgetting, which has toured the world including sell out productions in London, New York, Hong Kong, South Korea and South … Continue reading Touring The UK 2020: Birth by Theatre Re (Preview)
London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Killing It by Ameena Hamid Productions Ltd (Preview)
LONDON – Through three generations of women who have lost someone close to them, Killing It is a dark and funny exploration of the very modern pressure to make grief useful. When a young man goes missing at sea, his girlfriend does what the traditions of her culture demand and turns her loss into a stand-up show. His mother takes comfort from her YouTube audience, … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2020: Killing It by Ameena Hamid Productions Ltd (Preview)
In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Can I Help You? by Playing ON (Preview)
LONDON – Bringing to life their late co-founder Philip Osment’s final play, Playing ON will present the world premiere of Can I Help You? at The North Wall and Omnibus Theatre this spring. Susan Aderin (Guerrilla, Sky Atlantic; Peer Gynt, National Theatre) will appear as Fifi alongside Gabriel Vick (Les Misérables, BBC; Once, West End) as Francis in this poetic and uplifting examination of how race … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2020: Can I Help You? by Playing ON (Preview)
Arts of the UK 2020: The Good Life by Fiery Angel (Preview)
LONDON – The Good Life – the iconic TV sitcom that delighted countless millions in the 1970s – is to be adapted for the stage and will make its World Premiere at Theatre Royal Bath as part of their 2020 Summer Season. Based on the television series by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, Jeremy Sams’ play leads the much-loved characters (not forgetting Geraldine the goat) through various adventures, some old, some new, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The Good Life by Fiery Angel (Preview)
Exhibition Extravaganza: Zhu Hong’s Streetscape of Singapore at East Garden Gallery, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
This January, the Fullerton Hotel Singapore presents an exhibition of oil paintings by Singaporean artist, Zhu Hong. Represented by YANG Gallery, Streetscape of Singapore encapsulates Zhu Hong’s understanding of, and passion for city life and architecture, capturing the spirit and essence of a building and its immediate surroundings. Born in Dalian, China, Zhu Hong has been living in Singapore since 1997. Then, alone and new … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Zhu Hong’s Streetscape of Singapore at East Garden Gallery, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
Preview: Night Walker by RuanAtWorkz Musical Arts
RuanAtWorkz Musical Arts presents Night Walkers, a newly commissioned work combining Indian classical dance set to a mix of traditional instrumental Chinese and electronic music. Playing at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, expect a musical and visual feast as we follow this journey of a troubled composer, a curious night elf, and a tireless sound designer on their journey into the night. “To know a person, … Continue reading Preview: Night Walker by RuanAtWorkz Musical Arts
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