Arts of the UK 2020: Talawa Theatre expands Unconscious Bias, Diversity and Anti-Racism training

LONDON – Talawa, the UK’s primary Black theatre company, is expanding its bespoke Unconscious Bias and Diversity training offer for the arts industry and beyond. As companies look to employ more Black, Asian, ethnically diverse staff and decision makers, many are also realising that they need to address engrained and discriminatory assumptions and structures to expand and sustain their ambition. Drawing on 35 years of experience … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Talawa Theatre expands Unconscious Bias, Diversity and Anti-Racism training

Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra set to return to concert halls with a live audience pilot

On 8th October, the public can enjoy a live performance by musicians of the SSO for the first time since arts venues closed in March. The concert of chamber music will feature Haydn’s ‘Emperor’ String Quartet and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence in front of an audience of 50 at the Victoria Concert Hall, Home of the SSO. The concert, which is part of SSO’s chamber music series VCHpresents, is one of a … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra set to return to concert halls with a live audience pilot

By The Book: Asian Festival of Children’s Content to tackle challenges faced by publishing industry in its first digital edition

The annual Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) will tackle the challenges as well as opportunities the publishing industry currently faces in a fully digital format. Over two days from 3rd to 4th October, more than 40 featured writers, publishers and speakers from Singapore and around the world will gather to discuss how the children’s books industry is responding and adapting to the global pandemic. … Continue reading By The Book: Asian Festival of Children’s Content to tackle challenges faced by publishing industry in its first digital edition

Review: From Here On by Singapore Dance Theatre

Series of four pas de deux reflects the state of the arts and gives us hope that live performances will be back in full before long.  Considering it’s been so long since theatres and performance venues shuttered, it feels like nothing short of a miracle that we were sitting in a theatre again on Wednesday evening. But no doubt, there was still something off about … Continue reading Review: From Here On by Singapore Dance Theatre

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay begins pilot performances with live audiences with new measures in place

As part of the the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and the National Arts Council’s (NAC) trial for the progressive re-opening of Singapore’s arts and culture sector, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay was chosen as one of the first venues to test out organising live performances again. Knowing the havoc that COVID-19 has wreaked on the entire industry, these pilot performances, while … Continue reading Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay begins pilot performances with live audiences with new measures in place

By The Book: Singapore Writers Festival 2020 – Intimacy (Preview)

If it’s one thing we’ve learnt during Singapore’s circuit breaker lockdown, it’s that there’s nothing more comforting to distract you from the terrors of the COVID-19 pandemic than curling up with a good book. And one book we did love reading during this time was acclaimed essayist and novelist Zadie Smith’s new writing Intimations, in which the beloved author details her thoughts and reflections on time … Continue reading By The Book: Singapore Writers Festival 2020 – Intimacy (Preview)

Preview: Moonfest 2020 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

This September, celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, Esplanade-style, as Moonfest returns this year – online! Now in its 16th edition, check out a variety of free-to-access digital programmes celebrating traditional art forms such as xiqu, dance, folk songs, puppetry, poetry and crosstalk, and even a special virtual edition of the annual Lantern Walkabout too! Nam Hwa Opera’s Teochew Opera Classics Available on Esplanade Offstage and Huayi’s … Continue reading Preview: Moonfest 2020 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Art What!: BMW Art Journey winner Leelee Chan begins her journey to explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials

BMW Art Journey winner Leelee Chan, represented by Capsule Shanghai gallery, begins her journey across Europe in September 2020 to explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials, while bringing herself into dialogues with craftspeople, innovators and scientists. Leelee Chan is the ninth recipient of the BMW Art Journey, a collaboration between Art Basel and BMW since 2015, created to recognize and support emerging artists … Continue reading Art What!: BMW Art Journey winner Leelee Chan begins her journey to explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials

Art What!: Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms to feature over 100 galleries this September

Live from 23rd to 26th September and featuring 100 Art Basel galleries from 28 countries and territories, Art Basel’s ‘OVR:2020’ will be exclusively dedicated to works made this year. This new format will give participating galleries the opportunity to present tightly curated exhibitions, showing up to six works simultaneously. Collectors will be able to discover 600 exceptional works created in 2020 by established and emerging … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms to feature over 100 galleries this September

Tech Watch: Apple rolls out new updates to Apple Watch and collaboration with Singapore government, new iPads and more in latest Keynote

Apple’s latest keynote on Wednesday unveiled a wealth of updates and initiatives from the tech giants, following the opening of their new state-of-the-art retail store at Marina Bay Sands last week. Singapore and Apple have partnered on a brand new national health initiative. Named LumiHealth, the personalised program is intended to encourage healthy activity and behaviours using Apple Watch. The first-of-its-kind program was designed by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board … Continue reading Tech Watch: Apple rolls out new updates to Apple Watch and collaboration with Singapore government, new iPads and more in latest Keynote