Arts, Hong Kong, Preview, Theatre, travel

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKAF 2021 announced Festival Encore for April

HONG KONG – The 49th Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) has announced five extra Festival performances in April, after the Festival Finale by Igor Moiseyev Ballet on 26th March. This is a special arrangement that has been necessitated by venue restrictions both in Hong Kong and overseas. The five encore programmes include three which will be presented free of charge online via the HKAF’s digital … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKAF 2021 announced Festival Encore for April

bakchormeeboyMarch 27, 2021Leave a comment

Art What!, Arts, Dance with Me, Hong Kong, Preview

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: City Contemporary Dance Company announces 2021/22 Dance Season -“Why 冬 We Dance?”

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) has been around for a while now, so much that 2021-2022 marks their 42nd dance season, and the first under new Artistic Director Yuri Ng. This year, their season is themed Why 冬 We Dance?, playing on the Chinese character for ‘winter’, and marking the start of the next four dance seasons themed around winter, spring, summer and … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: City Contemporary Dance Company announces 2021/22 Dance Season -“Why 冬 We Dance?”

bakchormeeboyMarch 27, 2021Leave a comment

Arts, Review, Substation

SeptFest Week 2: Brown Is Haram and Tabula Rasa

The stories and lived experiences of minorities take centrestage in week 2 of The Substation’s SeptFest. For the second week of The Substation’s SeptFest, we watched two works centred on minorities, in terms of both race, and unique life experiences. Both pieces this week had strong messages about what they wanted to say about their identity, fiercely unique in their personal voice, and speaking loud … Continue reading SeptFest Week 2: Brown Is Haram and Tabula Rasa

bakchormeeboyMarch 25, 2021Leave a comment

Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre and Hunny & Lummy offer Masks of Singapore workshops to rediscover who you are

The ongoing pandemic has led to a surge in the number of people experiencing mental stress due to prolonged isolation, loss of income, bereavement, and fear. On World Mental Health Day 2020, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the establishment of an inter-agency task force to support residents coping with the psychological impact of COVID-19. With this, non-profit start-up Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre began working … Continue reading Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre and Hunny & Lummy offer Masks of Singapore workshops to rediscover who you are

bakchormeeboyMarch 25, 2021March 29, 2021Leave a comment

Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: Lionel Tan of T’ang Quartet launches new music collective, Tangent Moves

After nearly three decades, Lionel Tan, violist and founding member of Singapore’s acclaimed classical string ensemble T’ang Quartet, has moved on from the quartet – embarking on to another exciting phase. He is taking on the role of mentorship to a brand new music collective, Tangent Moves. It is a rotating group of exemplary young musicians who are focused on exploring groundbreaking ways of performing, mentoring … Continue reading Music Is: Lionel Tan of T’ang Quartet launches new music collective, Tangent Moves

bakchormeeboyMarch 25, 2021Leave a comment

Arts, Comedy, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: A Dose of Comedy featuring Kumar and his Showgirls

Singapore’s queen of comedy is back to claim the throne in local live comedy. A chance to see Singapore’s funniest drag queen should never be passed up, especially when it’s been so long since her last show. Presented by OMT Entertainment, A Dose of Comedy welcomes Kumar back onstage for live comedy gigs since the pandemic began, with his brand of humour the vaccination you … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: A Dose of Comedy featuring Kumar and his Showgirls

bakchormeeboyMarch 25, 2021March 25, 20211 Comment

Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

Review: Past . Presence . Future . by NUS Dance Ensemble feat. NUS Electronic Music Lab (NUS Arts Fest 2021)

A reminder to live life fully and without regret. Given its theme of A Question of Time, it seems appropriate that the 2021 NUS Arts Festival opens with NUS Dance Ensemble and NUS Electronic Music Lab’s Past . Presence . Future . Choreographed by Zaini Mohammad Tahir, the collaborative work combines dance, electronic music and film to tell the story of a family, and how … Continue reading Review: Past . Presence . Future . by NUS Dance Ensemble feat. NUS Electronic Music Lab (NUS Arts Fest 2021)

bakchormeeboyMarch 24, 2021March 24, 20211 Comment

Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Shook by NUS Stage (NUS Arts Fest 2021)

Chaotic energy and Gen-Z culture mark Shook as a bold step forward for NUS Stage. As the times change, so does each passing generation’s lingo and concerns. As it implies from its title, NUS Stage’s Shook brings Gen-Z culture to the stage, fully intending to leave audiences shook with its form and content. Written and directed by Sean Tobin, Shook combines original text, movement, video … Continue reading Review: Shook by NUS Stage (NUS Arts Fest 2021)

bakchormeeboyMarch 24, 2021March 24, 20211 Comment

Arts, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

Developed and presented under Gateway Arts’ Collective-In-Residence Programme, get ready for a brand new musical hitting your screens this March. The Monster In The Mirror Musical is an original 90-minute digi-theatrical pop musical by theatre collective Bitesize Theatre Productions. The musical film follows the journey of Jane, an insecure teenager who is constantly bullied in school and scolded at home by her overbearing mother. Worse … Continue reading Preview: The Monster In The Mirror by Bitesize Theatre and Gateway Arts

bakchormeeboyMarch 23, 2021March 23, 2021Leave a comment

Food

Food For Thought: Plant-based chicken substitute TiNDLE makes its debut in Singapore

While just about everyone has been busy developing plant-based beef substitutes, it’s not quite as often you see people daring to recreate the other meat: chicken. But Next Gen Foods has taken up the challenge, with TiNDLE, their plant-based ‘chicken’, coming to a restaurant near you this March. Started right here in Singapore, Next Gen Foods made waves by raising US$10 million in the world’s … Continue reading Food For Thought: Plant-based chicken substitute TiNDLE makes its debut in Singapore