How Much do eSports Players Make in Singapore?
Singapore’s eSports industry has grown to become a very prominent financial arena. The government has recognized the potential in the industry and is actively supporting its growth so more local tournaments are sponsored by the government in order to get more and more gamers interested in gaming professionally. Help has come by boosting the strength of their internet connectivity to allow for strong connections even … Continue reading How Much do eSports Players Make in Singapore?
★★☆☆☆ Review: National Day Charade by Wild Rice
Meta-commentary on the annual NDP sees how Wild Rice would celebrate National Day, their way. Whether you see it as propaganda or a celebration of nationhood, the annual National Day Parade (NDP) is without a doubt one of the quintessential parts of the Singapore calendar. But how accurate is it, really, of reflecting our lives as Singaporeans, and representing our hopes, dreams and often complicated … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: National Day Charade by Wild Rice
Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with artist Sim Chi Yin on ‘One Day We’ll Understand’ (有那么一天)
For artist Sim Chi Yin, history has always formed an integral part of her work and practice. Be it presented in the form of photography or film or even book-making, Sim’s work often takes her into the recent past, excavating and researching into academia and accounts to unearth previously hidden narratives. Through her artistic interventions, she paints a more complete picture of what has come … Continue reading Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with artist Sim Chi Yin on ‘One Day We’ll Understand’ (有那么一天)
★★★★★ Review: Wonderland 乐园 dir. Chai Yee Wei
Mark Lee shows off an emotional, career-best performance in this nostalgic independent film about the ties that bind. The idea of an amusement park is a rarity in Singapore today, often relegated to pop-ups during big events, or simply a relic of the past. Imagining it evokes nostalgia, for a simpler time when it was all families had to look forward to, a symbol of … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Wonderland 乐园 dir. Chai Yee Wei
Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with artist Ming Wong on music, nationalism and diplomacy in ‘Rhapsody in Yellow’
If human relationships are complicated, then geopolitical ones are manifold more, particularly when it’s between two global superpowers. Such is the nature of the rising tensions between the USA and China, who have never had an easy time navigating their complex differences, rivalry and connections, playing hot and cold. It may seem like a heavy topic, but one Singaporean artist has found inspiration in the … Continue reading Esplanade’s The Studios 2024: An Interview with artist Ming Wong on music, nationalism and diplomacy in ‘Rhapsody in Yellow’
★★★☆☆ Review: All The World’s A Sea by The Theatre Practice
Ambitious speculative fiction epic questions how we will find our way amidst an unknown future. Facing the waves of chaos that rock our world, it can oftentimes feel impossible to overcome the overwhelming feelings of displacement all around us, from the helplessness felt towards climate change and war, to the sense that we’re being left behind as technological fast approaches the singularity, and the world … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: All The World’s A Sea by The Theatre Practice
An Interview with Jay Sim and Ellen Chew on the ups, downs and future of London-based Singaporean restaurant ‘Singapulah’
LONDON – While you can still find the odd street food vendor hawking Singapore Noodles, gone are the days where that abomination of a dish served as the sole ‘representative’ of our island city’s cuisine. But while Singaporean food occasionally pops up in the form of snacks or takeaways (like from our friends at Old Chang Kee), there has yet to be a full-fledged Singapore … Continue reading An Interview with Jay Sim and Ellen Chew on the ups, downs and future of London-based Singaporean restaurant ‘Singapulah’
Visual Art: Why Digital Maximalism Is The Antidote To Gallery Fatigue
For decades, the “white cube” has reigned supreme as the default setting for experiencing contemporary art. We have been conditioned to believe that serious art requires silence, neutrality, and vast expanses of empty white wall to be properly understood. The theory suggests that by stripping away all external context, the viewer is left with a pure, unadulterated relationship with the artwork. However, for a generation … Continue reading Visual Art: Why Digital Maximalism Is The Antidote To Gallery Fatigue
Disgraced: An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins, and cast members Ghafir Akbar and Shrey Bhargava
In 2016, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) presented a sold-out run of Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced, gripping audiences with its provocative subject matter, dealing with race relations in a post 9/11 America. Eight years on, SRT is bringing it back for a second run this August, with a brand new cast and creative team, and perhaps, more relevant than ever before. Leading the team … Continue reading Disgraced: An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins, and cast members Ghafir Akbar and Shrey Bhargava
The Most Artsy Coworking Spaces in Singapore Worth Working From
For the creatives, the makers, the dreamers, and everyone who believes their surroundings shape what they make. There is something Singapore’s theatre community understands intuitively that the wider professional world has been slower to accept: the space you inhabit while you work changes the work itself. Set designers know this. Lighting directors know this. Directors who spend months shaping the atmosphere of a room know, … Continue reading The Most Artsy Coworking Spaces in Singapore Worth Working From
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