Tag: 2018

Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

WTA Finals 2018: Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki Book Their Spots at the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced today that Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki have qualified for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, set to take place from October 21-28, 2018. Kvitova and Wozniacki join Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka in the singles field, with three more spots left for grabs. Kvitova owns a tour-leading 47 match wins this season … Continue reading WTA Finals 2018: Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki Book Their Spots at the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Nine Years Theatre’s Lear Is Dead 李尔亡: An Interview with Nelson Chia and Timothy Wan

There is more than a passing similarity to Shakespeare’s King Lear and a certain recently deceased leader from our very own country. Besides being former heads of a nation and possessing three children, Lear, when translated to Mandarin, also happens to begin with the Chinese character 李, or ‘Lee’. Appropriately enough then, for their very first Shakespeare adaptation, local Mandarin theatre company Nine Years Theatre … Continue reading Nine Years Theatre’s Lear Is Dead 李尔亡: An Interview with Nelson Chia and Timothy Wan

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Fashion, Singapore

Design Orchard: TAFF announces fashion and design incubation programmes to encourage startups

  Come early 2019, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and JTC, the Textile and Fashion Federation (TAFF) has announced fashion and design incubation programmes at Design Orchard, located right in the heart of Orchard Road. Says TAFF President Mr Mark Lee: “This is a frontier project for us and there will be many opportunities for us to work with our design community and to work … Continue reading Design Orchard: TAFF announces fashion and design incubation programmes to encourage startups

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Music, Opera, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House, Theatres

Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions: An Interview with Reuben Lai and Nora Samosir

Next week, local opera company L’arietta Productions premieres A Singapore Trilogy, a set of three chamber operas with music composed by National Arts Council Young Artist Award winner Dr. Chen Zhangyi. For the first time, all three operas will be performed together in their entirety, each celebrating our country’s most prominent obsessions – kopi, food and shopping! Bringing her wealth of knowledge to the scene is theatre veteran Nora … Continue reading Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions: An Interview with Reuben Lai and Nora Samosir

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

WTA Finals 2018: Naomi Osaka Earns First Ever Qualification at 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has qualified for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore, taking place from 21st – 28th October2018. She is now the third player to secure her spot and joins Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber in the singles field, with five spots remaining. Osaka has enjoyed a season of firsts in 2018, highlighted by clinching her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, defeating … Continue reading WTA Finals 2018: Naomi Osaka Earns First Ever Qualification at 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Art What!, Arts, Interview, Music, Preview, Singapore

Museum Musings: President’s Young Talents 2018 at Singapore Art Museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) returns this October with the 7th edition of the President’s Young Talents 2018 exhibition. Held at SAM at 8Q from 4th October 2018 to 27th January 2019, the latest edition of the exhibition features five Singaporean contemporary artists – Yanyun Chen, Weixin Quek Chong, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi and Zarina Muhammad. Inaugurated in 2001 by SAM, the President’s Young Talents … Continue reading Museum Musings: President’s Young Talents 2018 at Singapore Art Museum

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Touchdown from Broadway: An Interview with the Fabulous Angels and Female Leads of Kinky Boots

For the first time ever, multi-award winning musical Kinky Boots will be staged in Singapore! Written by theatre veteran Harvey Fierstein with music by the legendary Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots plays at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands for just two weekends. The raucous but heartwarming musical tells the story of the fictitious Price & Son shoe factory, as newly crowned owner Charlie Price attempts to save it. Little … Continue reading Touchdown from Broadway: An Interview with the Fabulous Angels and Female Leads of Kinky Boots

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

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

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

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

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Experimental, London, Singapore

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)

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment