Film Festival Circuit: Romania Selected As Country of Focus For 29th European Union Film Festival This May (Singapore)
The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is back at the National Gallery Singapore this May! This year, a total of 27 films from across Europe will be presented over the 10 day festival, with Romania as the featured country this year. While the selected films may each originate from different countries, all are representative of Europe’s common cultural heritage. The Festival opens with Romanian film Beside … Continue reading Film Festival Circuit: Romania Selected As Country of Focus For 29th European Union Film Festival This May (Singapore)
Infinite Style: Bugis Junction X Bugis+ presents Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign
Last week, twin shopping malls Bugis Junction and Bugis+ joined forces to showcase their Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign with a series of fashion shows. Themed “Infinite Style”, the series of shows was directed and styled by ‘Godfather of Fashion’ Daniel Boey, opening with a show titled “New-chromed Wave”, featuring cutting-edge styles from labels such as Adidas Originals, Bershka, Pull&Bear, PUMA, as well as local labels The Editor’s … Continue reading Infinite Style: Bugis Junction X Bugis+ presents Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign
[CANCELLED] Preview: Master Argentinian Pianist Martha Argerich Returns This June
Despite her 78 years, pianist Martha Argerich continues to astound audiences with her extraordinary capabilities at the piano, bolstered with a gift that defies comprehension, and must be seen to be believed. Having made her debut performance in Singapore as part of the 2018 Singapore Piano Festival, the legendary pianist left audience members wowed with her emotive, technically-brilliant performance, her notes leaving imaginations on fire. … Continue reading [CANCELLED] Preview: Master Argentinian Pianist Martha Argerich Returns This June
Hong Kong 2019: Le Père (The Father) by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)
HONG KONG – French playwright Florian Zeller has certainly been experiencing some kind of vogue in recent years, with local companies Pangdemonium! and the Singapore Repertory Theatre both having staged productions of his work in 2018 and 2019. Now, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre is set to restage their sold-out, Hong Kong Drama Award-winning version of Le Père (The Father) from 2017. The Father follows André, an Alzheimer’s disease-ridden … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Le Père (The Father) by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (Preview)
In London’s (Off) West End 2019: OVERTURES at Bishopsgate Institute (Preview)
LONDON – OVERTURES Piano Bar – London’s only sing-along piano bar dedicated to musical theatre – is celebrating is travelling from its home in Marble Arch to Liverpool Street for a one-off celebration at Bishopsgate Institute. Accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, and conducted by Freddie Tapner, OVERTURES guarantees audiences a riotous evening, welcoming people of all ages and backgrounds and, even more mportantly, … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: OVERTURES at Bishopsgate Institute (Preview)
Review: The Truth by Singapore Repertory Theatre
A fast-paced, sharp comedic take on the lies that build a marriage. According to playwright Oscar Wilde, “the truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Nowhere does this apply more than Florian Zeller’s contemporary farce The Truth, where the eponymous subject eludes our errant protagonist, finding himself at a greater loss the more he attempts to hide it. Presented by Singapore Repertory Theatre, in a new translation … Continue reading Review: The Truth by Singapore Repertory Theatre
Stamford Arts Centre Officially Re-opens This Weekend (5-7 April 2019)
With the official move in of the traditional arts groups, the redeveloped Stamford Arts Centre (SAC) is set to celebrate its re-opening this weekend with a whole range of vibrant arts and culture programmes. The redeveloped centre comprises a new multi-purpose hall (Black Box), an acoustically- treated music studio, artist residency studio and other several shared facilities, with all three blocks within the compound now … Continue reading Stamford Arts Centre Officially Re-opens This Weekend (5-7 April 2019)
The Studios 2019: Miss British by The Art of Strangers (Review)
Post-colonial blues from the personal stories of three minority actresses. With a title like Miss British, it’s easy to assume that the second show of the Esplanade’s 2019 The Studios Season is all about British identity. It’s a misnomer, and in fact, deals primarily with the impact, trauma and legacy that British colonialism has left behind on minorities. Directed by Felipe Cervera, Miss British comes at a timely … Continue reading The Studios 2019: Miss British by The Art of Strangers (Review)
Review: A Silent Hour – Buskers of Singapore by Toy Factory
Bridging the distance between audiences and buskers. Toy Factory is breaking new ground this year with their outreach programme for inclusive theatre sharing, presenting brand new ways and forms of experiencing the arts, not only through new technologies or ways of staging, but even the form itself. With A Silent Hour: Buskers of Singapore, creator Stanley Seah puts the spotlight on musician Yee Kien, one of … Continue reading Review: A Silent Hour – Buskers of Singapore by Toy Factory
Monaco Grand Prix 2019: Sigma to Spin At Amber Lounge After Party This May
MONACO – Amber Lounge Monaco party-goers will be dancing to the electro hits of world-renowned artist Sigma at the Amber Lounge Monaco Fashion Show After Party, this May. Best known for their infectious tunes from collaborations with Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding, Ella Eyre, Labrinth, Paloma Faith, Ella Henderson and Birdy, Sigma have received two Brit Award nominations, landed two Platinum records and attracted over 300 million YouTube views. Their dance/pop tune Nobody to Love hit No.1 … Continue reading Monaco Grand Prix 2019: Sigma to Spin At Amber Lounge After Party This May
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