Tag: 2018

Concert, Music, Singapore

An Electrifying Hyperplay 2018 Wraps Up With High Energy Concert and Thrilling Esports Finale

Hyperplay, ASEAN’s first integrated esports and music festival took place last weekend, with youths from all 10 ASEAN countries competing in the first ASEAN League of Legends competition at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The festival was also accompanied by a line-up of stellar music performances in their MTV Spotlight segment, with both regional and international superstars taking to the stage. Over the weekend, Hyperplay certainly lived … Continue reading An Electrifying Hyperplay 2018 Wraps Up With High Energy Concert and Thrilling Esports Finale

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Arts, Preview

George Town Festival 2018: Opening Weekend Highlights and A Talk with Festival Director Joe Sidek

GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA – Over the last 8 years, the annual George Town Festival has grown from small town art showcase to a massive, internationally renowned gathering of global artists, transforming Penang into a hub of entertainment and excitement for a month. As it moves into its 9th year this coming weekend, the festival is now bigger and better than ever, receiving over 200 proposals … Continue reading George Town Festival 2018: Opening Weekend Highlights and A Talk with Festival Director Joe Sidek

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Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Baybeats 2018 presented by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Singapore’s biggest free alternative festival is back this August! Once again, the Esplanade plays host to the annual Baybeats festival. Now in its 17th year, expect to hear the hottest up and coming local and regional bands come down for a weekend of nonstop musical action. Besides the gigs, this year’s Baybeats keeps things fresh with two brand new music experiences. First off, Baybeats and … Continue reading Preview: Baybeats 2018 presented by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Singapore

M1 Patch! 2018: Immortalx by The Theatre Practice (Review)

The Theatre Practice kicks off the inaugural M1 Patch! Festival with a show about teenage immortals.  The Theatre Practice’s brand new festival kicked off this week with their new, original production Immortalx. Based off traditional Chinese mythology, Immortalx is an action-comedy coming-of-age tale where three teenage deities try to find their place in a world they don’t quite fit into, a world where gods are forgotten and no longer … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2018: Immortalx by The Theatre Practice (Review)

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Preview, Singapore, Singapore Sports, Sports

Preview: M1 Asian Netball Championships 2018

Come this September, witness the very best of netball action at the M1 Asian Netball Championships 2018 at the Singapore Sports Hub! Considered the region’s most prestigious netball championship, a grand total of 12 Asian nations will be competing for the title, the largest number yet, with women from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Japan, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Maldives, India, Hong Kong, and Pakistan vying for the … Continue reading Preview: M1 Asian Netball Championships 2018

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S.E.A. Aquarium Celebrates Singapore’s 53rd Birthday with Vanda the ‘Miracle’ Baby Zebra Shark

It’s birthdays galore this August at Resorts World Sentosa, not only with Singapore’s upcoming 53rd birthday, but also baby “Vanda”‘s second, a zebra shark who shares the same birthday as Singapore on 9th August! But what makes this shark so different from the other sharks? In the immortal words of Jurassic Park‘s Dr Ian Malcolm, ‘life finds a way’. But this is no fictitious dinosaur resurrection; … Continue reading S.E.A. Aquarium Celebrates Singapore’s 53rd Birthday with Vanda the ‘Miracle’ Baby Zebra Shark

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore, Theatre

Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians

Tan Kheng Hua is one of our favourite people. Growing up, she already firmly earned a place in our hearts and our homes as the hilarious Margaret on hit local sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997 – 2007). But even in adulthood, as we began to go to the theatre more, she became a key indicator of quality onstage, and in this website’s lifespan, we’ve … Continue reading Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Silver Arts Festival 2018

The National Arts Council’s Silver Arts 2018 returns this September as seniors and their families once again come together to celebrate and appreciate the arts together. Held all around the country, a choice selection of events have been curated featuring a line-up of veteran artists and acts to encourage inter-generational bonding and creative ageing.  Held across four weekends from 6th to 30th September, this seventh … Continue reading Preview: Silver Arts Festival 2018

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Late Night Ghost Stories – Seven: Level 2 (Esplanade’s Red Dot August)

We caught a dramatised reading of Aswani Aswath’s Absence Makes The Heart… at the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, and met director Lewin Bernard thereafter. Now, Bernard is back with a new show this August, as part of the Esplanade’s Red Dot August programme! In Seven: Level 2, Tan Weiying, Desmond Soh and Nazray will present a haunting tale surrounding the seventh month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Known as … Continue reading Preview: Late Night Ghost Stories – Seven: Level 2 (Esplanade’s Red Dot August)

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Preview, Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

ICC 2018 – Arsenal makes huge statement in front of record crowd

With the second match of the 2018 International Champions Cup Singapore, Arsenal went up in their second match of Singapore against top-tier French team Paris Saint-Germain at the National Stadium. Playing to a stadium at full house with 50,308 enthusiastic, cheering spectators absolutely helped enhance and show everyone what the full soccer experience is all about. Arsenal opened strong, with probably as close to their first … Continue reading ICC 2018 – Arsenal makes huge statement in front of record crowd

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