Tag: 2019

Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: André Hemer’s Images Cast by the Sun at Yavuz Gallery

Yavuz Gallery Singapore presents Images Cast by the Sun, a solo exhibition by New Zealand artist André Hemer this November. Hemer’s practice foregrounds the intersections between digital form and traditional painting. Central to his practice is an exploration of what it means to create paintings during a time in history in which the experience of an object is being continuously torn between states of physical … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: André Hemer’s Images Cast by the Sun at Yavuz Gallery

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: Melissa Tan’s Under The Arched Sky at Richard Koh Fine Art

Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) presents local artist Melissa Tan’s solo exhibition in Singapore, titled Under the Arched Sky. The artist will present 7 wall-bound mixed media pieces and an extensive installation work. A state of suspension is something that can be considered in several facets. While it suggests a withholding or removal, it can also be the means by which something is supported. There … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Melissa Tan’s Under The Arched Sky at Richard Koh Fine Art

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Arts, Interview, Singapore

Exhibition Extravaganza: Discrete Encoding at FOST Gallery

This November, FOST Gallery presents new group exhibition Discrete Encoding, curated by Khim Ong, featuring works by Bea Camacho, Donna Ong, Grace Tan and Savanhdary Vongpoothorn. Humans have pondered over questions of perception for as long as they are conscious of their ability to see and in attempting to make intelligible their visual experience. Thinkers have long argued ideas of perceptual experiences, the relation between appearance … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Discrete Encoding at FOST Gallery

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: The Maltese Tenor – Joseph Calleja presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Superstar tenor Joseph Calleja joins the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a one-off concert, on 10th January 2020. Conducted by David Giménez Carreras, the concert will include arias from much-loved operas by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and many more. Among the programme’s highlights are “E lucevan le stelle” from Puccini’s Tosca and “Una furtiva lagrima” from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires … Continue reading Preview: The Maltese Tenor – Joseph Calleja presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Film, Singapore

SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Anthony Chen, Director of Opening Film Wet Season

Anthony Chen is arguably Singapore’s most prolific filmmaker. The 35-year old rose to international acclaim with his debut feature film Ilo Ilo in 2013, receiving a fifteen-minute long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and winning the prestigious Camera d’Or. Ilo Ilo later went on to sweep the 50th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Film, Best New Director and Best Supporting Actress (Yeo Yann Yann). So it should come as … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Anthony Chen, Director of Opening Film Wet Season

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Arts, Comedy, Music, Preview, Singapore

Laughter Is: An Interview with Kenny Sebastian – The Most Interesting Person In The Room

Kenny Sebastian has had one heck of a fascinating childhood. Born to a father in the Navy, Kenny grew up travelling across various cities in India, never staying in one place for too long. Some might see that as a problem, not being able to put down roots in any particular place, but for the Indian comedian, it’s an experience that’s only led to his … Continue reading Laughter Is: An Interview with Kenny Sebastian – The Most Interesting Person In The Room

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Arts, Dance with Me, Preview, Singapore

Review: MILIEU 2019 by Frontier Danceland

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 15/11/19) Double bill exploring contrasting ideas of individualism and the community. No man is an island, and no matter who we are or where we’re born, there is a truth universally acknowledged that in our lives, we must inevitably deal with a community and our relationship with them at some point. That is an issue that lies at the heart of Frontier … Continue reading Review: MILIEU 2019 by Frontier Danceland

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Food

Food For Thought: Violet Oon Singapore Launches Nyonya Sunday Lunch Collection, and New Range of Sauces and Sambals

Can you say you’ve had a true blue Singaporean meal without a dash of chilli? We didn’t think so. For local establishment Violet Oon Singapore, chilli and condiments take centrestage as the company expands its range of merchandise with a brand new line of sauces and sambals to spice up any meal! Made in small batches using homemade techniques and the freshest of ingredients, the … Continue reading Food For Thought: Violet Oon Singapore Launches Nyonya Sunday Lunch Collection, and New Range of Sauces and Sambals

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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks (S.P.O.T.S.) by Sing Lit Station (Preview)

Wrapping up the Punggol edition of the National Arts Council’s Arts In Your Neighbourhood programme is a final weekend of free for all art activities around the neighbourhood. Of note would be Sing Lit Station’s Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks (S.P.O.T.S.), a public art project hoping to bring Singapore literature straight to the heartlands. Excerpts of Sing Lit poetry are inscribed along the pavilions of Waterway Point … Continue reading Arts In Your Neighbourhood: Singapore Poetry on the Sidewalks (S.P.O.T.S.) by Sing Lit Station (Preview)

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Arts, London, Review, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds – The Immersive Experience by dotdotdot (Review)

Blockbuster multi-room experience uniting live theatre with immersive technology. LONDON – It’s hard to deny that immersive experience fever has taken over London. Each year, more and more new companies have emerged in an attempt to break into that market, each trying to differentiate themselves from the last with better ideas, and a longer lasting impression that stays with audience members long after leaving the space. … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds – The Immersive Experience by dotdotdot (Review)

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