Review: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Learning what it truly means to stay strong in the face of death. For years now, Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative’s Both Sides, Now community programme has been present to reach out to the public, engaging them through the arts as a means of starting a conversation about what it means to live well, and leave well. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, a typical Both … Continue reading Review: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Art What!: Singapore Biennale announces four new co-artistic directors for October 2022 edition

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) announces the return of the Singapore Biennale for its seventh edition from 18 October 2022 to 19 March 2023. Helmed by a team of four Co-Artistic Directors, the 2022 edition of the Singapore Biennale (SB2022) brings together four curators from around the world – Binna Choi from South Korea/the Netherlands, Nida Ghouse from India, living in Germany, June Yap from Singapore … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Biennale announces four new co-artistic directors for October 2022 edition

Preview: Happy Ever Laughter – The Multi-Comedian Task Force by Dream Academy

If there’s one thing we need to cheer us up in a pandemic, it’s comedy. And if you’re looking for a barrel of laughs, then Dream Academy has you covered with the return of their hilarious Happy Ever Laughter series this November! This time around, they’ve assembled a brand new line-up of top local comedians to bring on the giggles and let loose the guffaws. … Continue reading Preview: Happy Ever Laughter – The Multi-Comedian Task Force by Dream Academy

Singapore Media Festival 2021 to focus on connecting content creators to the world

The eighth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) will connect a key player in the media ecosystem – showrunners – to Singapore’s creative talents to bring Asian stories to international markets.  Showrunners, which are also known as executive producers, call the shots in the content creation process, with overall creative and management responsibility from conceptualisation to financing to talent selection to production and distribution. … Continue reading Singapore Media Festival 2021 to focus on connecting content creators to the world

Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – November 2021 edition

Commemorating 30 years of bringing arts and culture closer to Singaporeans, the National Arts Council (NAC) is bringing Arts in Your Neighbourhood (AYN) to several towns this November. Unlike previous editions, which have only focused on a single neighbourhood, this edition of AYN will cast the spotlight on five neighbourhoods and more including Bukit Merah, Jurong, Marine Parade, Serangoon and Tampines, each with their distinct … Continue reading Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – November 2021 edition

Music Is: An Italian Job by re:Sound Collective

This November, it’s time to take a trip to Italy, as Reound Collective presents An Italian Job. The thrilling concert brings together outstanding recent graduates, performing a heady mix of music by Italian masters Rossini, Vivaldi and famed film composer Nino Rota, topped off with the lushly romantic Bullfighter’s Prayer by Joaquín Turina. The concert is specially organised by Resound Collective for Singapore’s self-employed freelance musician community, who have … Continue reading Music Is: An Italian Job by re:Sound Collective

Preview: Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Following the performance meets workshop production RevoLOOtion, along with a series of original solo works in September, in their final show of the year, the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) graduating cohort is set to perform Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist at the Esplanade Theatre Studio this November. Directed by veteran director Aarne Neeme, Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a play that explores … Continue reading Preview: Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Preview: Seeing ______ Through the Eyes of Impermanence by T.H.E Dance Company

In their final year-end production of 2021, The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company examines ideas of change by asking a critical question about these extraordinary times: how do we embrace impermanence with bravery and compassion? Seeing ______Through The Eyes of Impermanence surfaces hidden stories and perspectives in our struggle with change, and brings together acclaimed choreographer Albert Tiong and up-and-coming choreographer Anthea Seah in this … Continue reading Preview: Seeing ______ Through the Eyes of Impermanence by T.H.E Dance Company

Arts of Hong Kong: City Contemporary Dance Festival 2021 – Danzcation

City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) is partnering with Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District to co-present the City Contemporary Dance Festival 2021 (the Festival) as part of the CCDC in Residence programme. Under the leadership of CCDC’s newly-appointed Artistic Director Yuri Ng, the Festival presents an extraordinary array of programmes under the theme of “Danzcation”. Although social restriction measures have confined Hong Kongers to the city, … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: City Contemporary Dance Festival 2021 – Danzcation

Art What!: Prix Pictet tours ‘Hope’ exhibition to Today Art Museum in Beijing

Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize for photography and sustainability, will present an exhibition in Beijing for the first time, featuring 12 leading photographers from eight nations shortlisted for the Prix Pictet’s eighth theme of ‘Hope’. The exhibition will run from 15 November – 12 December 2021 at Today Art Museum. The Prix Pictet aims to harness the power of photography – all genres of photography – … Continue reading Art What!: Prix Pictet tours ‘Hope’ exhibition to Today Art Museum in Beijing