Tag: 2019

Arts, Pangdemonium, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Pangdemonium’s This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls: An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

This May, Pangdemonium premieres a brand new show tackling sexual violence head on. Titled This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls, playwright Ken Kwek took inspiration from the ongoing #MeToo movement and interviews with over a hundred women and men to showcase a series of stories that encapsulates some of the biggest problems with society today, a call for change in one timely and poignant theatrical event. … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls: An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

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Food, Singapore, travel, travelXculture

Beijing Days: Singapore’s CreatureS Launches Tease In The Chinese Capital

BEIJING, CHINA – Seeing local companies and establishments take the plunge to find success overseas is always a source of pride, and with CreatureS first foreign foray, we feel just as excited for them as a new journey begins. Having opened earlier this year in Beijing, Tease by CreatureS continues to pay homage to the Straits-Chinese restaurant’s roots and its home in China, set up in … Continue reading Beijing Days: Singapore’s CreatureS Launches Tease In The Chinese Capital

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Preview: Civilised by The Necessary Stage

Break out the party poppers, cut the cake, and celebrate Singapore’s Bicentennial with The Necessary Stage (TNS)! But hold on a minute – should we really be celebrating our Bicentennial, an anniversary marked and marred by the complications of colonialism and an almost reverent commemoration of the white men and founding fathers who arrived on our shores to transform us from small fishing villages to booming metropolis, … Continue reading Preview: Civilised by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Preview, Singapore

Preview: 22 Stories by ANDSOFORTH Jr.

Local immersive theatre company ANDSOFORTH Jr. is back this May with a massive, brand new theatrical extravaganza! Best known for creating family friendly versions of their parent company’s immersive theatre experiences, this time around, they’re taking things to the next level with 22 Stories – a sprawling, exploratory trip around 22 experiential rooms in a single, 20,000 square foot playspace in the West of Singapore. Created by ANDSOFORTH … Continue reading Preview: 22 Stories by ANDSOFORTH Jr.

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Arts, Dance with Me, Preview, Singapore

Preview: SIDES 2019 by Frontier Danceland

Frontier Danceland returns with a new edition of annual mid-year production SIDES this May. Playing at the SOTA Studio Theatre, SIDES 2019 is set to feature a double-bill of new work by renowned choreographers Shahar Binyamini (Israel) and Neus Gil Cortés (Spain/UK), specially created for and performed by Frontier Danceland company artists. Returning for his third outing as choreographer-in-residence with Frontier Danceland, Shahar Binyamini is … Continue reading Preview: SIDES 2019 by Frontier Danceland

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Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Masterpieces by Peng Xiuwen 《乐坛巨人》by Ding Yi Music Company

A rousing showcase of the late Chinese Orchestra master’s best work. With over 400 compositions and arrangements to his name, it’s nigh impossible to choose the very best pieces to represent the late Maestro Peng Xiuwen in a 2 hour concert. For Ding Yi Music Company’s Masterpieces by Peng Xiuwen 《乐坛巨人》, it just takes the eight pieces chosen to convince us of the master’s skill and … Continue reading Review: Masterpieces by Peng Xiuwen 《乐坛巨人》by Ding Yi Music Company

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Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Asia Music Wonderland: Skechers Sundown Festival 2019 Welcomed Over 20,000 Attendees

  Held over 3 days and 2 nights from 19th to 21st April at Siloso Beach Sentosa, the 2019 edition of the Skechers Sundown Festival is the biggest to date and saw more than 50 Asian artistes from 11 countries perform for fans. Spanning almost 135,000 square feet, the venue was home to three stages, Eden, Nirvana and Utopia and more than 40 food stalls, … Continue reading Asia Music Wonderland: Skechers Sundown Festival 2019 Welcomed Over 20,000 Attendees

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Arts, Dance with Me, Preview, Singapore

Preview: International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore

Singapore’s first ever international ballet competition glissades into town with the International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore (IBGPS) this June.Organised by non-profit organisation Singapore Dance Alliance, IBGPS is also the first and only ballet competition supported by the National Arts Council (NAC) and Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). Taking place from 12th to 16th June, the IBGPS is open to young ballet dancers aged between seven and 18 years old … Continue reading Preview: International Ballet Grand Prix Singapore

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore, Teater Ekamatra

Preview: Chonteng by Teater Ekamatra

Presented as part of their Artist Residency Programme, this April, Teater Ekamatra presents Rizman Putra’s Chonteng. Translating to ‘doodle’ in English, the installation takes the form of drawings exploring ideas of line and mark making based loosely on the method of automatic drawing, documenting the stream of iconography and creatures from the consciousness of the artist. First explored in previous exhibitions Labyrinth of Things I and II, which were … Continue reading Preview: Chonteng by Teater Ekamatra

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Hong Kong, travel

Hong Kong 2019: Marco Polo HongKong Hotel Brings In The King of Chianina Beef

HONG KONG –  Famed Italian butcher Simone Fracassi, known as the “King of Chianina Beef”, presents Tuscan Chianina Beef at Cucina alongside Chef de Cuisine Andrea Delzanno’s creative cooking, from 29th April to 3rd May 2019. For his very first time in Hong Kong, Simone Fracassi of Macelleria Fracassi will showcase Chianina IGP certified beef from Casentino, in north-eastern Tuscany,  a forested valley surrounded by Apennine … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Marco Polo HongKong Hotel Brings In The King of Chianina Beef

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