M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: Off Stage (Review)
Strong potential evident in each of these works-in-progress Created as a platform to showcase new works-in-progress from local and regional dance artists, the M1 Contact Dance Festival 2019’s Off Stage presented four draft pieces at T.H.E Dance Company’s studio at Goodman Arts Centre. Inviting both members of the public and local/international dancers and choreographers, Off Stage not only gave audience members a chance to preview … Continue reading M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival 2019: Off Stage (Review)
Singapore Food Festival 2019: Advanced Dining by Telok Ayer Arts Club & The Picnic (Review)
Expect the unexpected and come away with a new belief in the art of dining. Spoilers ahead Eating is and always will be a part of our daily lives. But get into a routine long enough, and you may just begin to forget just what it was that made food such a magical experience in the first place. Enter Advanced Dining, a curated experiential art … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2019: Advanced Dining by Telok Ayer Arts Club & The Picnic (Review)
Art Therapy Meets: Art Therapy and Mental Health Come Together
MINDSET Care Limited, the registered charity of the Jardine Matheson Group, together with Singapore Association for Mental Health, has unveiled “Art Therapy Meets” – a four part art exhibition at Our Tampines Hub running through the weekend to raise awareness of art therapy and its impact on mental health and well-being. The exhibition, together with guided tours, allows participants to gain awareness about how past … Continue reading Art Therapy Meets: Art Therapy and Mental Health Come Together
One Raffles Place Celebrates The Bicentennial In True Shopping Style
This National Day, shoppers can look forward to celebrating the Singapore Bicentennial at One Raffles Place by sharing kindness. One Raffles Place will be collaborating with Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society over a series of heart-warming activities from 25 July to 20 August 2019. Shoppers, Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen (PMEBS) alike can look forward to a fulfilling experience with some fun post-work activities. Be … Continue reading One Raffles Place Celebrates The Bicentennial In True Shopping Style
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Femme Fatale by Fireraisers at Omnibus Theatre
LONDON – 1968. New York. Nico, singer with The Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol’s Superstar, waits to shoot his latest movie when her Chelsea Hotel room is invaded by radical feminist Valerie Solanas. She wants the celebrity’s help to spread her message of female revolution, but Nico only craves drugs to insulate her from her pain. A darkly comic battle begins, between two iron-willed opponents who … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Femme Fatale by Fireraisers at Omnibus Theatre
Mooncake Season 2019: Mooncakes from Marina Bay Sands
For the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Marina Bay Sands is presenting their mooncakes in a brand new, stylish celeste blue packaging with a brown leather strap, crafted to resemble a lantern. Adorned with motifs of Marina Bay Sands’ iconic hotel towers, the box opens up to unveil an image of Moon Goddess Chang’e soaring across a moonlit sky, complete with Chinese folk melodies. An ivory four-tiered chest each … Continue reading Mooncake Season 2019: Mooncakes from Marina Bay Sands
Preview: SSO National Day Concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The 1915 Raffles MarchComposed by A. Dietz, former Director of the Orchestra at the Raffles Hotel. Dietz himself is a mystery, with little is known of him, not even his first name. The work is known to have been performed on 13th September 1922 at the hotel, in a special concert reported in The Straits Times the day before. And in 2017, more than a century … Continue reading Preview: SSO National Day Concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra
George Town Festival 2019: Screaming in Silence by Parastoo Theatre Team (Review)
Staging the painful truth of forced marriage in Afghanistan. PENANG, MALAYSIA – Performed by Parastoo Theatre Team, a group of Afghan refugees who are based in Malaysia, Screaming in Silence uses the form of Theatre of the Oppressed to raise awareness about child marriage in Afghanistan, following the life of a young girl forced into marriage with a much older man by her father and the community. Performed in … Continue reading George Town Festival 2019: Screaming in Silence by Parastoo Theatre Team (Review)
Preview: LumiNation 2019 at The Arts House
The Arts House’s LumiNation festival is back this August for its second edition! Held in conjunction with National Day, LumiNation is set to celebrate and explore the Singaporean identity in all its facets through performances, talks and more. Audiences are invited to discover and reconnect with the quieter parts of the Singaporean conversation over a single weekend of thoughtfully curated programmes. In this particular edition, LumiNation is going a step further … Continue reading Preview: LumiNation 2019 at The Arts House
Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab
LONDON – After bringing their interactive installation Dear Cardboard Kitchen to Singapore in May, London based Singapore company FK Co-Lab has further developed the installation into a full length theatre production, set to premiere at Camden Fringe this August. Created by FK Co-Lab co-founders Faezah Zulkifli (director) and Nur Khairiyah Ramli (producer), The Cardboard Kitchen Project follows Jennie, as she moves from Singapore to London. She inherits a … Continue reading Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab
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