M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: An Interview with Nabilah Said and Noor Effendy Ibrahim of ANGKAT (Preview)
Having helmed our favourite play of 2018, suffice to say that we’re excited about director Noor Effendy Ibrahim taking the reins once more and starting off 2019 with a brand new play, premiering as part of the 2019 M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. Written by Nabilah Said, ANGKAT: A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native is set to be a highlight of the festival, and follows the … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: An Interview with Nabilah Said and Noor Effendy Ibrahim of ANGKAT (Preview)
Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Fajrina Razak, Curator of Of Wax, Dyes and Labour
The Indonesian tradition of Batik has a rich history stemming from the island of Java, an art form that involves wax-resist dyeing to create intricate recurring patterns on bales of cloth, these days considered a sign of class and often expensive. At the same time, locally at least, batik is an art form that’s fast eroding, with just a handful of practitioners left. Such was … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Fajrina Razak, Curator of Of Wax, Dyes and Labour
Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Toh Hun Ping (Dance of A Humble Atheist @ Objectifs)
As far as hiatuses go, six years is pretty long. But for contemporary video artist Toh Hun Ping, that period of time has been spent carefully preparing for his triumphant return, with a solo exhibition set to premiere at Singapore Art Week 2019. Presented by Objectifs, Dance of a Humble Atheist marks Toh Hun Ping’s comeback with a multidisciplinary visual arts installation not only featuring brand new innovative … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Toh Hun Ping (Dance of A Humble Atheist @ Objectifs)
Museum Musings: Raffles In Southeast Asia at the Asian Civilisations Museum
What do we really know about Sir Stamford Raffles and his role in 19th-century Southeast Asia beyond what we’ve read in our social studies textbooks? What was the larger global and regional geo-political context in the lead-up to the so-called “founding” of modern Singapore? Co-curated by Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) and The British Museum, as part of the Singapore Bicentennial commemoration in 2019, gear up … Continue reading Museum Musings: Raffles In Southeast Asia at the Asian Civilisations Museum
Museum Musings: Affordable Art Fair’s Young Talent Programme Alumni Gather for REUNITE 2019
As part of ION Orchard’s 10th anniversary and Affordable Art Fair’s 10th Edition celebrations in 2019, the Affordable Art Fair is gathering up eight of its greatest alumni from the Young Talent Programme to present an all new group show next January. Bringing together Alecia Neo, Lavender Chang, Vellachi Ganesan, Hilmi Johandi, Noor Iskandar, Ezekiel Wong Kelwin, Khin Thethtar Latt and Zhang Fuming, REUNITE 2019 plays catch … Continue reading Museum Musings: Affordable Art Fair’s Young Talent Programme Alumni Gather for REUNITE 2019
Singapore Art Week 2019: Activities at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre gets in on the Singapore Art Week action next January with two exciting programmes lined up for visitors. On 20th January 2019, join urban artist ANTZ in a workshop to discover the inner artist and learn all about spraying painting, and how to create contemporary artwork based on traditional Chinese themes and visuals. Meanwhile, for two Saturdays, join the SCCC … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: Activities at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: An Interview with Ayer Hitam’s Creative Team (Preview)
With the advent of 2019, the Bicentennial celebrations too will fast be upon us, as a series of activities look back not just on the 200 years of history we have from the time of Sang Nila Utama, but further back still, to the very origins of our island home. Appropriately enough then, there seems no better time than to peel back the veil of … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: An Interview with Ayer Hitam’s Creative Team (Preview)
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: An Interview With Sean Cham, Creator of This Is Where
In the now immortal words of Dick Lee as sung by Singaporeans everytime August comes around, “this is where I won’t be alone, for this is where I know it’s home.” But as much as it’s nice to imagine that we live as one Singapore, it’s important to remember that reality isn’t often as rosy as National Day songs might lead us to believe, and … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: An Interview With Sean Cham, Creator of This Is Where
Happy New Year: Star Island Rings In 2019 With A Burst of Fireworks
A New Year’s Eve celebration simply isn’t complete without fireworks. But while in previous years, Singapore has only let go fireworks at the stroke of midnight, the 2018-19 edition of the countdown pulled out all the stops and presented an entire pre-New Year show revolving around fireworks. At this year’s edition of the Marina Bay Countdown, the 21000 present in the sold out performance were … Continue reading Happy New Year: Star Island Rings In 2019 With A Burst of Fireworks
Best Of 2018: The Inaugural Bakchormeeboy Theatre Awards (2018)
2018 has been a wild ride in theatre and the arts. With a bumper crop of festivals, fringe type shows and what feels like an unprecedented number of site-specific/immersive theatre experiences, the local arts scene is getting busier than ever. Having seen our fair share of shows we loved, we’re taken a look back at the year and narrowed down some of our favourite works … Continue reading Best Of 2018: The Inaugural Bakchormeeboy Theatre Awards (2018)
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