Dance With Me: M1 CONTACT Dance Festival gets Rewired as they go online with digital programmes and classes

Purⓔ《纯ⓔ》- An Experimental Virtual Performance T.H.E Dance Company’s annual M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival may be unable to put up live performances for now, but that certainly hasn’t stopped them from innovating and finding new ways to present programme. From classes and workshops to conversations and dialogues, the festival continues to exist in digital form for all to appreciate the art of contemporary dance. One … Continue reading Dance With Me: M1 CONTACT Dance Festival gets Rewired as they go online with digital programmes and classes

bakchormeeboyJune 25, 2020June 28, 2020Leave a comment

Art What!, Arts, Film, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: Leelee Chan selected for next BMW Art Journey, co-presented by BMW and Art Basel

Art Basel and BMW have announced Leelee Chan as the next BMW Art Journey winner. An international jury conducted its selection process unanimously and online, selecting Leelee Chan from a shortlist of three proposals by artists who are represented by galleries originally accepted into this year’s Art Basel in Hong Kong. Launched in 2015, the BMW Art Journey is a collaboration between Art Basel and … Continue reading Art What!: Leelee Chan selected for next BMW Art Journey, co-presented by BMW and Art Basel

bakchormeeboyJune 25, 2020June 25, 2020Leave a comment

Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Singapore

By The Book: First-ever online Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) launches in June

Organised by the Singapore Book Council, as part of AFCC (Asian Festival of Children’s Content) Digital, the first-ever online Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) is giving readers an opportunity to take off and travel around Asia, virtually that is. Featuring close to 200 illustrations from 13 Asian countries, BIG invites visitors to explore new cultures and the best of picture book illustrations from around Asia. Having … Continue reading By The Book: First-ever online Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) launches in June

bakchormeeboyJune 25, 2020July 1, 2020Leave a comment

Arts, Comedy, Concert, Dance with Me, Hong Kong, Preview, travel, travelXculture

Hong Kong 2020: Hong Kong International Film Festival celebrates FELLINI 100 with a full retrospective, exhibition and concert

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Federico Fellini with a full retrospective of his cinematic works, an exhibition, and a special concert featuring Nino Rota’s music from Fellini’s most iconic films. Organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, and fully supported by the Consulate General of Italy … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: Hong Kong International Film Festival celebrates FELLINI 100 with a full retrospective, exhibition and concert

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Arts, Singapore

Dance With Me: Contemporary Dance Company RAW Moves Revamps Newsletter, With Exclusive Archival and Upcoming Content

RAW Moves is one of Singapore’s foremost contemporary dance companies, constantly pushing at the definition of the form and medium and taking it to new heights and limits with each new show. While unable to present a live performance during this COVID-19 period, they’ve taken the time to revamp their newsletter RAW!nForm, now providing exclusive access to archival footage of past shows and providing information … Continue reading Dance With Me: Contemporary Dance Company RAW Moves Revamps Newsletter, With Exclusive Archival and Upcoming Content

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Art What!, Arts, Film, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: David Zwirner presents Basel Online – 15 Rooms

David Zwirner has announced Basel Online: 15 Rooms, an online-only exhibition available simultaneously at David Zwirner Online and in Art Basel’s Online Viewing Room. The presentation will be on view from 17th to 26th June. Basel Online: 15 Rooms will feature works from David Zwirner’s artists and estates, many of which have never been on public view and come directly from the artists’ studios. This … Continue reading Art What!: David Zwirner presents Basel Online – 15 Rooms

bakchormeeboyJune 23, 2020Leave a comment

Food, Singapore

Food For Thought: New Courier Service Pickupp Arrives On The Scene, Partners Digital Shilin To Support Up to 100 F&B Vendors On Their Platform

In response to today’s pandemic and the long-drawn closure of entertainment activities in Singapore, the second edition of the Shilin Singapore Night Market has been digitised completely to allow Singaporeans to experience the festival from the comfort of their homes. Having already begun last weekend, the festival continues over this weekend (19th to 21st June), and is supported by local courier service and logistics company … Continue reading Food For Thought: New Courier Service Pickupp Arrives On The Scene, Partners Digital Shilin To Support Up to 100 F&B Vendors On Their Platform

bakchormeeboyJune 19, 2020Leave a comment

Singapore, The Banter, travel, travelXculture

The Banter: Tourism in a time without travel with RandomDots

After being stuck at home for weeks on end, it’s no wonder that most of us have developed a massive desire for travel. But with the restrictions placed on cross-country travel, how the heck do you get out of Singapore for a much needed holiday? For intrepid travellers Marc and Anna, that’s a problem they’ve managed to circumvent through the power of imagination and using … Continue reading The Banter: Tourism in a time without travel with RandomDots

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Arts of the UK 2020: Invisible Music – an immersive and contemporary digital meditation on disability

LONDON – Platform 4’s acclaimed live event, Invisible Music, has been transformed into a new digital piece of work, blending film and soundscape to create an immersive and intimate meditation on hearing loss. Revitalising their gig-theatre roots in an all-encompassing aural headphone experience, this digital world premiere hopes to raise awareness for the 12 million individuals in the UK with hearing difficulties by exploring the … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Invisible Music – an immersive and contemporary digital meditation on disability

bakchormeeboyJune 18, 2020Leave a comment

Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Arts of the UK 2020: Damsel Outdoors by Damsel Productions

LONDON – Creating new possibilities of bringing live theatre to audiences in these challenging times, Damsel Productions presents Damsel Outdoors, a project that embraces theatre and performance outside. The pieces staged could be scenes, monologues, music, poetry and beyond – the only requirement is that the piece is enhanced by being outdoors, not hindered. It is a chance for the artists to explore the creative … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Damsel Outdoors by Damsel Productions