Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore
Award-winning musical Kinky Boots flies in straight from Broadway this week for its Singapore debut, and before it opens, they want you to know this: “just be who you want to be”. Fronted by international superstars such as Kelly Osbourne, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, James Earl Jones and Martina Navratilova, the campaign spreads Kinky Boots’ central message of loving and accepting one’s self, as each of these representatives pose … Continue reading Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore
Preview: Olli Mustonen – Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra brings you a high-intensity concert experience this October with the arrival of two of the great Finns of today – conductor Hannu Lintu with a powerful and commanding stage presence, and acclaimed pianist Olli Mustonen. Together, the pair will perform Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2, a complete cycle of Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos which the two have also recently released on record. Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos are … Continue reading Preview: Olli Mustonen – Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Lars Vogt
This October, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra welcomes German pianist-conductor Lars Vogt as he leads the orchestra in a programme lineup inspired by Europe’s musical capital – Vienna. Vogt will act as both conductor and piano soloist in Mozart’s joyous Piano Concerto No. 21, nicknamed “Elvira Madigan” after the 1967 Swedish classic film of the same name as it features the concerto’s elegant slow movement — music … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Lars Vogt
Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post dir. Desiree Akhavan (Love and Pride Film Festival 2018)
Gay conversion independent drama leaves audiences on a hopeful note Based off Emily M. Danforth’s novel of the same name, which in turn was based off the 2005 Zach Stark ‘de-gaying’ controversy, The Miseducation of Cameron Post ditches the modernities of the original source to set its tale in 1993, where teenagers lived in a simpler time, devoid of Instagram, blogs and mobile phones, and fully decked … Continue reading Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post dir. Desiree Akhavan (Love and Pride Film Festival 2018)
WTA Finals 2018: Doubles Teams of Andrea Sestini Hlavackova/ Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs Qualify for WTA Finals
Doubles teams Andrea Sestini Hlavackova/Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs have qualified for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, taking place from 21st – 28th October 2018. The pairings have now become the third and fourth teams to secure their spot, joining Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova and Kristina Mladenovic/Timea Babos in Singapore, with four spots remaining. The Top 8 doubles teams will compete … Continue reading WTA Finals 2018: Doubles Teams of Andrea Sestini Hlavackova/ Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs Qualify for WTA Finals
Preview: Like Lions by Pregnant Fish Theatre (Clapham Fringe 2018)
LONDON – As part of the Clapham Fringe 2018, Pregnant Fish Theatre premieres Like Lions, a brand new play about the everyday struggles of UK millennials this October. Over the last year, Pregnant Fish Theatre conducted a series of workshops with 25 – 34 year-olds around the UK, giving participants opportunities to discuss their hopes, fears and thoughts about their own futures. With the input gathered, director of Pregnant Fish Theatre and … Continue reading Preview: Like Lions by Pregnant Fish Theatre (Clapham Fringe 2018)
Aun the Record: An Interview with Aun Koh, Founder of Straits Clan
As the former home of many clan associations of the past, Bukit Pasoh Road is a place rife with history. While the increasing amount of openness and globalisation has all but erased the need for such associations, there is a certain spirit of community that one cannot help but respect and wish it carried on into the present. How then can one bring this same … Continue reading Aun the Record: An Interview with Aun Koh, Founder of Straits Clan
Review: Peter and the Starcatcher by Pangdemonium
Pangdemonium’s first ‘family-friendly’ show still leaves plenty of wink-wink nudge-nudge moments for the grownups in the audience. What might life have been like for the boy who would become Peter Pan before Neverland? With that simple premise, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson crafted the unofficial prequel to J.M. Barrie’s classic novel of the boy who never grew up – Peter and the Starcatcher, imagining the myriad … Continue reading Review: Peter and the Starcatcher by Pangdemonium
Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright/Director Stanley Seah and Actor Jon Cancio of Watching
As part of the 2018 edition of the Lab Projects, Toy Factory presents Watching, the second new play to be staged in their home in Chinatown at NOWPlaying@17. Written and directed by Toy Factoy associate artistic director Stanley Seah, Watching follows Tony, a boy still waiting to enlist for the dreaded National Service. But instead of making ‘the most of his time’ doing part time work or learning … Continue reading Toy Factory’s Lab Projects 2018: An Interview with Playwright/Director Stanley Seah and Actor Jon Cancio of Watching
Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2018
The Perspectives Film Festival, Singapore’s first and longest student-run film festival, returns for its 11th edition from 25th – 28th October 2018! Taking place at the National Museum of Singapore and Alliance Francaise, this year’s festival takes on the theme of ‘Instituitions’, examining stories in which individuals tackle the the limits of their institutions head on. A total of seven films will be presented at this year’s … Continue reading Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2018
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