Review: Masterpieces by Peng Xiuwen 《乐坛巨人》by Ding Yi Music Company
A rousing showcase of the late Chinese Orchestra master’s best work. With over 400 compositions and arrangements to his name, it’s nigh impossible to choose the very best pieces to represent the late Maestro Peng Xiuwen in a 2 hour concert. For Ding Yi Music Company’s Masterpieces by Peng Xiuwen 《乐坛巨人》, it just takes the eight pieces chosen to convince us of the master’s skill and … Continue reading Review: Masterpieces by Peng Xiuwen 《乐坛巨人》by Ding Yi Music Company
Asia Music Wonderland: Skechers Sundown Festival 2019 Welcomed Over 20,000 Attendees
Held over 3 days and 2 nights from 19th to 21st April at Siloso Beach Sentosa, the 2019 edition of the Skechers Sundown Festival is the biggest to date and saw more than 50 Asian artistes from 11 countries perform for fans. Spanning almost 135,000 square feet, the venue was home to three stages, Eden, Nirvana and Utopia and more than 40 food stalls, … Continue reading Asia Music Wonderland: Skechers Sundown Festival 2019 Welcomed Over 20,000 Attendees
Preview: International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore
Singapore’s first ever international ballet competition glissades into town with the International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore (IBGPS) this June.Organised by non-profit organisation Singapore Dance Alliance, IBGPS is also the first and only ballet competition supported by the National Arts Council (NAC) and Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). Taking place from 12th to 16th June, the IBGPS is open to young ballet dancers aged between seven and 18 years old … Continue reading Preview: International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore
Museum Musings: Sea State 9 – proclamation garden at the National Gallery Singapore
Recognizing Singapore’s growth not only via population and urban development, but also through land reclamation, critically acclaimed artist Charles Lim Yi Yong has transformed the National Gallery Singapore’s Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden into a social space that facilitates deeper understanding of the complexity and intricacies of the reclamation landscape. Titled SEA STATE 9: proclamation garden, this is the Gallery’s first Roof Garden Commission by a Singapore … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sea State 9 – proclamation garden at the National Gallery Singapore
Preview: Chonteng by Teater Ekamatra
Presented as part of their Artist Residency Programme, this April, Teater Ekamatra presents Rizman Putra’s Chonteng. Translating to ‘doodle’ in English, the installation takes the form of drawings exploring ideas of line and mark making based loosely on the method of automatic drawing, documenting the stream of iconography and creatures from the consciousness of the artist. First explored in previous exhibitions Labyrinth of Things I and II, which were … Continue reading Preview: Chonteng by Teater Ekamatra
SIFA 2019: Sold Out Show Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fragments To Release Additional Tickets on 24th April
After the blockbuster success of Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fragments, the first show for the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) to sell out within the hour of ticket release in February, organizers are set to release an additional 40 tickets for sale on a first come, first served basis once released this Wednesday, 24 April at 10am. A maximum of two tickets can be purchased per … Continue reading SIFA 2019: Sold Out Show Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fragments To Release Additional Tickets on 24th April
Hong Kong 2019: Marco Polo HongKong Hotel Brings In The King of Chianina Beef
HONG KONG – Famed Italian butcher Simone Fracassi, known as the “King of Chianina Beef”, presents Tuscan Chianina Beef at Cucina alongside Chef de Cuisine Andrea Delzanno’s creative cooking, from 29th April to 3rd May 2019. For his very first time in Hong Kong, Simone Fracassi of Macelleria Fracassi will showcase Chianina IGP certified beef from Casentino, in north-eastern Tuscany, a forested valley surrounded by Apennine … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Marco Polo HongKong Hotel Brings In The King of Chianina Beef
Fashion Forward: An Interview with TaFF CEO Semun Ho on Design Orchard’s Brand New Cocoon Space and The Bridge Fashion Incubator
The Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF) has always been looked to as the authority and governing body spearheading new initiatives for the local fashion scene. Having recently completed the building of creative space Design Orchard in the heart of Singapore’s shopping belt however, they’ve taken things one step further by introducing two brand new initiatives to the scene – fashion and design-oriented co-working quarters and … Continue reading Fashion Forward: An Interview with TaFF CEO Semun Ho on Design Orchard’s Brand New Cocoon Space and The Bridge Fashion Incubator
The Studios 2019: My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (English Version) by Neo Kim Seng (Review)
Return to Neo Pee Teck Lane. Neo Kim Seng’s My Grandfather’s Road is back, this time as part of the Esplanade’s 2019 season of The Studios. While overall following the same plot and arc as the last time we watched it. Now taking place in the Esplanade Theatre Studio, our experience begins even before we step into the performance space, where Kim Seng has set up … Continue reading The Studios 2019: My Grandfather’s Road (RHDS) (English Version) by Neo Kim Seng (Review)
Shanghai Nights: Sleep No More《不眠之夜》by Punchdrunk International and SMG Live (Review)
The definitive immersive theatre experience deserves its success and all the accolades. SHANGHAI, CHINA – How does one even begin to describe what is already one of the best immersive theatre productions in existence? After enjoying immense success across London and New York, Punchdrunk made a journey to the East to bring Sleep No More to Shanghai, certainly, the kind of theatre that heralded nothing China had ever … Continue reading Shanghai Nights: Sleep No More《不眠之夜》by Punchdrunk International and SMG Live (Review)
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