Art What!: Tai Kwun launches new performing arts series ‘On Stage Online’ (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun—Centre for Heritage and Arts has announced a brand-new series of performing arts programmes, On Stage Online. Running from September to October, over 10 programmes are currently programmed, with the first six programmes to premiere this month across various platforms. In thinking about how the arts and society are inextricably bound, responding and reacting to one another, the performing arts has … Continue reading Art What!: Tai Kwun launches new performing arts series ‘On Stage Online’ (Hong Kong)

Art What!: Planet or Plastic? at the ArtScience Museum

‘Bird’s Nest’ by Mandy Baker. Here, she captures how discarded fishing line that has formed nest-like balls due to tidal movements of the ocean. Collecting other debris in their path, they come to resemble jellyfish or other marine creatures, both alluringly alien and eerie in knowing that these are made of harmful plastics. Climate change and environmental conservation are some of the biggest issues of … Continue reading Art What!: Planet or Plastic? at the ArtScience Museum

Dance With Me: Ramayana, The Journey Begins by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Following their recent foray into digital dance with Stop and Smell the Roses, local dance company, Maya Dance Theatre (MDT) returns with yet another digital offering this September. Presented as part of Indian Heritage Centre‘s (IHC) Culture Fest 2020, MDT will be tackling one of the greatest Asian epics of all time with Ramayana, The Journey Begins. Split into two parts, Ramayana, The Journey Begins sets … Continue reading Dance With Me: Ramayana, The Journey Begins by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Food For Thought: World’s 50 Best Bars to be unveiled this November

The annual list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be unveiled as part of a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, 5th November. The announcement of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2020 list follows on from the work of the 50 Best for Recovery programme, which has raised $1.24m to date for the hospitality sector. The initiative included providing grants to 236 … Continue reading Food For Thought: World’s 50 Best Bars to be unveiled this November

Review: BODY X – 㗝呸 The Culprit

Mandarin murder mystery makes for compelling drama, with effective use of Zoom. There’s always something deliciously intriguing about plays set in the past, a kind of escapism away from the dread of the present as we delve into the lives of those who came before us. In the latest work from BODY X Productions though, there’s an eerie parallel with the problems of today, as … Continue reading Review: BODY X – 㗝呸 The Culprit

Art What!: Art Basel announces new Online Viewing Rooms with two editions in September and October

Art Basel has announced new Online Viewing Rooms concept, with two freestanding, thematic editions taking place in September and October Featuring no more than 100 galleries in each edition and running over the course of four days, this new format will give Art Basel galleries the opportunity to present tightly curated exhibitions drawn from their programs, showing six works simultaneously. Live from 23rd to 28th … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces new Online Viewing Rooms with two editions in September and October

Art What!: David Zwirner Hong Kong presents William Eggleston

David Zwirner presents an exhibition of the American photographer William Eggleston’s medium and large-format photographs from the 1970s, many of which have never been exhibited before. On view at the gallery’s Hong Kong location, this exhibition marks the artist’s debut solo presentation in Greater China. William Eggleston was born in 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he lives today. William Eggleston: The Democratic Forest, an exhibition … Continue reading Art What!: David Zwirner Hong Kong presents William Eggleston

★★★★☆ Book Review: The Java Enigma by Erni Salleh

A UNESCO librarian is in for the adventure of her life.  Hear me out: librarians are cool people. They’re akin to academics, filled with a bastion of specialised information to dish out when you least expect it, plus, they’re masters of order and organisation. But rarely do they ever get a chance to show off these skills and display exactly what they’re capable of when … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: The Java Enigma by Erni Salleh

★★★★☆ Book Review: Just A Little Mynah by Evelyn Sue Wong and Dhanendra Poedjono

Introducing kids to our multilingual society with the help of a bird park.  How often do you get to read a children’s book that features more than one language? With Evelyn Sue Wong’s Just A Little Mynah, kids will be introduced to a whopping four languages (English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil), as the first in a new series of picture books to introduce preschoolers and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: Just A Little Mynah by Evelyn Sue Wong and Dhanendra Poedjono

★★★★☆ Book Review: Mr Tino (Volume 1) by Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria

An elderly shopkeeper becomes an unlikely superhero in this exciting debut. You know the old adage ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria’s brand new graphic novel Mr Tino blows that wide apart, with a 66-year old sundry store owner as its protagonist. Set in the Philippines, the titular Mr Tino isn’t just an ordinary senior citizen though; on … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: Mr Tino (Volume 1) by Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria