Spirited Away: Meeting the Team Behind L’arietta’s Purgatory

Stepping into their rehearsal space at UWCSEA, we watch the members of L’arietta’s upcoming production of Purgatory already in the midst of a jovial conversation, easily cracking jokes with each other while chatting animatedly. It’s the very image of a happy family, and we were taken with how in sync the entire group felt at first sight. Founded in mid-2015 by soprano Akiko Otao and tenor … Continue reading Spirited Away: Meeting the Team Behind L’arietta’s Purgatory

Review: Who’s Next Door? by Tapestry Playback Theatre (presented by Singapore Kindness Movement)

This week, in an effort to encourage increased interaction between neighbours in the hope of a better neighbourhood and society, The Singapore Kindness Movement presents Who’s Next Door? – a playback theatre piece encouraging audience members to speak share their own stories and experiences growing up in their respective neighbourhoods. Playing at the Centre 42 Black Box to the public on 24th October, while reaching out to … Continue reading Review: Who’s Next Door? by Tapestry Playback Theatre (presented by Singapore Kindness Movement)

Review: Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys’ Choir

Taking place at the grand, sprawling Esplanade Hall, the Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys’ Choir put on a rousing show for the nearly sold out show last Saturday. The concert began with famed organist Magne Draagen as he emerged from the wings and sat at the Esplanade’s huge pipe organ (yes, we’re as surprised as you are that the Esplanade has one). We couldn’t help … Continue reading Review: Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys’ Choir

Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2017

Singapore’s only student-run festival returns for its 10th edition this October! Having opened last Friday with the Singaporean premiere of award winning director Matthew Heineman’s City of Ghosts (which will also be playing at the Singapore Writers Festival in November), the annual Perspectives Film Festival is organized by students from the Nanayang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information from start to end, … Continue reading Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2017

Review: Poop! by The Finger Players

Every so often, a theatrical production that gets just about everything right comes along, enchanting audiences from the opening lines and holding them spellbound till the very end. One of these plays happens to be Poop!, one of The Finger Players’ best, and most alluring plays. As they condensed a deceptively simple plot, captivating puppetry, blacklight theatre and musings on grief and death into an hour, there … Continue reading Review: Poop! by The Finger Players

Preview: Wuzhen Theatre Festival 2017

Nestled in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta, just west of Shanghai, is the historic water town of Wuzhen. A remnant of the Qing Dynasty and famed as the birthplace of the celebrated left-wing novelist Mao Dun, Wuzhen has been in the last decade revitalised through tourism and interestingly, as the home of China’s pre-eminent international theatre festival. In its fifth edition this year, … Continue reading Preview: Wuzhen Theatre Festival 2017

Resorts World Sentosa Launches Luxurious Ladies’ Night Experience at CURATE

Here’s a new reason for you to head down to Resorts World Sentosa on a Friday night: one of our favourite restaurants, CURATE, will be getting a weekly makeover as it transforms from fancy restaurant to buzzing Ladies Night! Originally a fine dining destination dedicated to preparing menus that are almost akin to art from Resident Chef Benjamin Halat and various international Michelin guests chefs, … Continue reading Resorts World Sentosa Launches Luxurious Ladies’ Night Experience at CURATE

38 Artists Contribute New Work to Esplanade’s 80by80 Exhibition

If you’ve ever walked from City Hall to the Esplanade, chances are you’ll have passed through the Esplanade Tunnel and caught a glimpse of an ongoing visual arts exhibition at least once. But no such luck today – for the first time since 2002, the Esplanade closed off the Esplanade Tunnel specially for the launch of their new exhibition – 80by80. Featuring 38 diverse local … Continue reading 38 Artists Contribute New Work to Esplanade’s 80by80 Exhibition

Charting A Course Through Bugis Culture In Singapore: Malay CultureFest 2017

The Malay Heritage Centre kicked off its annual Malay CultureFest on 13th October with a bang. Opening the festival was a spectacle of stylised dance, ethnic drums and martial arts tracing the roots of the sub-ethnic community from Bugis – from the myth of their creation, to the people’s departure from their homeland after the Makassar War in the 1600s. Titled Aga Kareba, the performance … Continue reading Charting A Course Through Bugis Culture In Singapore: Malay CultureFest 2017

Of Digital Cats and The Future of Social Media: Sanctuary by The Necessary Stage & HANCHU-YUEI (Preview)

This November, The Necessary Stage will be rounding off their 30th Anniversary with an all new-collaborative work with contemporary Japanese theatre company HANCHU-YUEI and we couldn’t be more excited. In previous collaborations, The Necessary Stage has always had a chance to push their work to new limits, exploring new aesthetics and themes most of their main season wouldn’t otherwise. Much like their earlier work Frozen Angels, which … Continue reading Of Digital Cats and The Future of Social Media: Sanctuary by The Necessary Stage & HANCHU-YUEI (Preview)