Tag: 2022

Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Pinocchio by Wild Rice

Come 17th November, Wild Rice is back with their annual pantomime. This time around, they’ll be taking on Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of Pinocchio, an eye-popping, family-friendly new musical about a puppet who longs to become a real boy. This proudly Singaporean adaptation of the Italian fairy tale is a hilarious, heartwarming celebration of family, friendship and the importance of being true to yourself. Pinocchio … Continue reading Preview: Pinocchio by Wild Rice

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: Singapore Chinese Orchestra raised $946,500 at the Fundraising Gala Dinner and Concert 2022 Guan Grandeur

After a two-year hiatus, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) held its Fundraising Gala Dinner and Concert, titled Guan Grandeur, on 7 October 2022, at the Grand Ballroom, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel Singapore. Through this event, SCO raised a total of $946,500. All proceeds will go into the development and operating cost of SCO, of which, $946,500 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Cultural Matching Fund … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Chinese Orchestra raised $946,500 at the Fundraising Gala Dinner and Concert 2022 Guan Grandeur

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Arts, News, Singapore

UOB and NAC in strategic partnership to support the arts ecosystem to position Singapore as an arts hub for Southeast Asia

UOB and the National Arts Council (NAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to collaborate and commit to a strategic partnership to develop the financial and business competencies of the Singapore arts community, and support the development of a vibrant arts scene in Singapore. The MOU reflects how, through a committed partnership, the private and public sectors can work closely to pool together ideas, … Continue reading UOB and NAC in strategic partnership to support the arts ecosystem to position Singapore as an arts hub for Southeast Asia

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architecture, Arts, Interview, London, Singapore, Theatre

Raising A Theatre: An Interview with Charcoalblue theatre consultants Amanda Brecknell and James Nowell

When you stop to think about it, the physical space of the theatre is a magical space. As an audience member, each time we step into a theatre venue, we are greeted with a surprise – the scene of a war-torn nation, a grandiose mansion interior, or a fantasy realm rife with otherworldly creatures. The ability for a single theatre to hold a multitude of … Continue reading Raising A Theatre: An Interview with Charcoalblue theatre consultants Amanda Brecknell and James Nowell

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Film, News, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: AJOOMMA 《花路阿朱妈》 comes home, with exclusive preview screening and Q&A for members of public, and gala premiere at Capitol Theatre 

Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Chen, director He Shuming, actors Hong Huifang, Kang Hyung-suk and Shane Pow will gather in Singapore to promote the first-ever Singapore-Korea co-produced feature film AJOOMMA 《花路阿朱妈》! This is after the film just had its rapturous premiere a few days ago at the 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) where audiences laughed and wept. The film is getting a tremendous response in Korea and is the most buzzed about film at this year’s BIFF. The AJOOMMA team … Continue reading Film Fanatic: AJOOMMA 《花路阿朱妈》 comes home, with exclusive preview screening and Q&A for members of public, and gala premiere at Capitol Theatre 

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Arts, Pangdemonium, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: End of the Rainbow by Pangdemonium!

Mina Kaye turns out her finest performance yet as Judy Garland in her final days. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Tracie Pang) 9 Script (Peter Quilter) 8 Performance (Mina Kaye, Shane Mardjuki, TJ Taylor, Andrew Marko) 10 Set (Eucien Chia) 10 Lighting (James Tan) 10 Costumes (Leonard Augustine Choo, Ashley Lim, Bobbie Ng) 10 Sound (Ctrl Fre@k) 10 Live Music (Joel Nah, Brandon Wong, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: End of the Rainbow by Pangdemonium!

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Art What!, Arts, Preview

Art What!: Beyond Painting at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery is pleased to announce Beyond Painting, a group exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto featuring artworks by Alexander Sebastianus, Ari Bayuaji, Dawn Ng, Ezzam Rahman, Kanchana Gupta, and Widi Pangestu. In Beyond Painting, the exhibition curator Hermanto Soerjanto sought to highlight the importance of media and technique in the art-making process, and how it has developed over time. Based on his observations, there has been no … Continue reading Art What!: Beyond Painting at Mizuma Gallery

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Art What!: STPI presents ‘PRINT SCREEN: CHARLES LIM YI YONG’ 

For the third edition of its PRINT SCREEN programme, STPI Gallery presents a line-up of works by Charles Lim Yi Yong (Singapore) at its pop-up space, ArtSpace @ HeluTrans. Launched in August 2022, PRINT SCREEN is a brand new initiative dedicated to rediscovering works from STPI’s past collaborations with international artists. In tandem with the featured works, it also showcases films by the artists, and … Continue reading Art What!: STPI presents ‘PRINT SCREEN: CHARLES LIM YI YONG’ 

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: The Salon of Princesse de Polignac by Chamber Music and Arts Singapore

This November, Chamber Music and Arts Singapore (CMAS) will be returning with a second set of concerts featuring music of the salon which inspired the giant French novelist Marcel Proust’s vignettes of his musical contemporaries. With a powerhouse line-up of internationally acclaimed musicians Jamie Walton, Florent Héau, Luca Buratto and Tang Tee Khoon, The Salon of Princesse de Polignac ~ In Search of Lost Time … Continue reading Music Is: The Salon of Princesse de Polignac by Chamber Music and Arts Singapore

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Art What!: Hatch Art Project presents SIK: 蝕 by Gunwoo Shin

Hatch Art Project presents Korean artist Gunwoo Shin in SIK:蝕, his first solo exhibition in Singapore. SIK:蝕, the exhibition’s title, is derived from a Sino-Korean character that means to eat through, erode, or eclipse. The prominent circular shapes in SIK:蝕 articulate this eclipsed area, which holds that the universe encompasses both the spiritual and the material world simultaneously. As a motif for this abstract and … Continue reading Art What!: Hatch Art Project presents SIK: 蝕 by Gunwoo Shin

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