Over 700 Turn Up at Opening Registration for Great Eastern Women’s Run 2018
Despite dark skies and heavy storm clouds lingering in the sky, nothing was going to stop the 700 plus registrants from showing up for the 2018 Great Eastern Women’s Run registration on 31st May at the Great Eastern Centre on Pickering Street. And it’s no wonder so many showed up so early; commemorating their 110th anniversary this year, Great Eastern offered the first 110 registrants a … Continue reading Over 700 Turn Up at Opening Registration for Great Eastern Women’s Run 2018
[Editor’s Pick] Highlights of Storyfest 2018 – #BeLegendary
The second edition of the Storytelling Centre’s Storyfest returns this weekend, with 17 programmes, 21 storytellers and countless stories to be told at the Arts House. Storytelling is no easy business, and as an ancient oral tradition, it gives power to the spoken word and draws strength from the human voice, something we clearly experienced as we watched Storyfest creative producer Kamini Ramachandran herself perform … Continue reading [Editor’s Pick] Highlights of Storyfest 2018 – #BeLegendary
The Finger Players 2018: An Interview with Framed, By Adolf Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Cast Member Joshua Lim
This June, The Finger Players return with a brand new season of theatrical productions to be staged at the Victoria Theatre. Each playing for a single weekend over two weeks, witness the return of their new shows with Citizen Dog and Framed, by Adolf, helmed by Finger Players resident director Oliver Chong and company director Chong Tze Chien respectively. In the second of a two part series, we … Continue reading The Finger Players 2018: An Interview with Framed, By Adolf Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Cast Member Joshua Lim
Preview: The Lion King presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Sliding Doors Entertainment
BASE Entertainment Asia and Sliding Doors Entertainment are set to have a roaring 2018 season as they bring back the very first show that played at Mastercard Theatres 7 years ago when Marina Bay Sands first opened – Disney’s The Lion King! Since its premiere in Minnesota in 1997, more than 90 million people around the world have experienced the sheer joy and theatrical mastery … Continue reading Preview: The Lion King presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Sliding Doors Entertainment
New Names, New Heads: Singapore Book Council Celebrates 50 Years of Promoting SingLit
It’s never too late for a rebranding, and the organisation formerly known as the National Book Development Council of Singapore boldly strides into its 50th anniversary with plenty of newness. After moving into its new home at Goodman Arts Centre in September 2017, the Council has welcome a new Executive Director to the helm and has been christened with an all new name: the Singapore … Continue reading New Names, New Heads: Singapore Book Council Celebrates 50 Years of Promoting SingLit
Refugees, Women’s Issues, Children’s Theatre and more at Blue Elephant Theatre’s Summer Season 2018 (London)
LONDON – Get ready as London’s Blue Elephant Theatre returns for a lineup of more shows than ever before, as they explore themes of life’s darkest and lightest moments through their new summer programme of shows. Marking Blue Elephant’s first seasonas an Arts Council England NPO, Camberwell’s favourite theatre venue will play host to performances that span from clowning to drama, dance to children’s theatre, … Continue reading Refugees, Women’s Issues, Children’s Theatre and more at Blue Elephant Theatre’s Summer Season 2018 (London)
A Case of ‘Sea’.S.I. At The S.E.A. Aquarium’s Ocean Fest
911 what’s your emergency? It’s the ocean and it needs YOUR help. World Oceans Day comes around on 8th June, but the S.E.A. Aquarium’s celebrations are already well under way with its first ever eco-festival – Ocean Fest! Over the month long festival, visitors to the Aquarium can partake in various activities as they learn all about ocean conservation. A key highlight of Ocean Fest is … Continue reading A Case of ‘Sea’.S.I. At The S.E.A. Aquarium’s Ocean Fest
Discover Europe at Changi Airport with Friends from Sesame Street this June Holidays!
Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away…can you tell me how to get to Changi Airport? Sesame Street flies into Changi Airport Terminal 3 this June Holidays with all of your favourite characters – Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, Count von Count and Abby Cadabby as they touchdown to present an all new show! There’s fun for the whole family as the gang comes bounding … Continue reading Discover Europe at Changi Airport with Friends from Sesame Street this June Holidays!
Preview: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass by Orchestra of the Music Makers
Is there anything that Edith Podesta cannot do? After dipping her toes into directing opera last year with Hansel and Gretel, the critically acclaimed theatremaker will once again be teaming up with the Orchestra of Music Makers this June to present the Southeast Asian premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. First composed in 1971 at the behest of Jacqueline Kennedy for the inauguration of the John F. … Continue reading Preview: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass by Orchestra of the Music Makers
Review: Sensing the Dark (Esplanade’s Flipside 2018)
Darkness feels like an old friend in this concert with a twist. Directed by Julian Wong with vocal direction by Irene Jansen, Sensing the Dark is a concert with a twist – the musicians and audience members are clothed under a blanket of darkness, initially with almost no light illuminating them as they begin to play. We’re not even privy to seeing their faces before the show … Continue reading Review: Sensing the Dark (Esplanade’s Flipside 2018)
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