Television Time: What’s On BBC (April 2022)

Our future is green and April certainly will be as BBC Earth brings back some of our favourite eco-themed titles in conjunction with Earth Day (22 April). Get ready for a nature-filled marathon as Eden: Untamed Planet returns again to take you on an excursion into unchartered territories and back-to-back episodes of The Green Planet immerses you in the secret, unseen lives of the plant kingdom. You’ll also be … Continue reading Television Time: What’s On BBC (April 2022)

Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts ink Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen partnership to uplift traditional Chinese arts and culture

The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 1 April 2022 (Friday) at NAFA’s Lee Foundation Theatre. The ceremony was marked by a performance by the SCO, featuring young musicians from NAFA. With a longstanding collaborative relationship since 2009, the MOU seeks to formalise the enduring partnership between SCO and NAFA for the … Continue reading Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts ink Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen partnership to uplift traditional Chinese arts and culture

The Necessary Stage introduces new board members

The Necessary Stage (TNS) has unveiled its brand new Board composition that comes into effect from 1 April 2022. Three new board members, all women, will be joining the company, namely: Ana Dhoraisingam, Head of Institutional and Wealth Management Business, Southeast Asia CEO, PineBridge Investments; Dawn Westerhout, Head of Marketing and Communications, KPMG; and Sharanjit Leyl, Freelance Broadcast Journalist-Presenter. All three candidates bring with them … Continue reading The Necessary Stage introduces new board members

Preview: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2022

Now in its 12th edition, the cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival returns this year to present new ways of making, performing and experiencing dance. Presented by The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company, this will be the Festival’s first edition after the conclusion of title donor M1 Limited’s support since 2014. With its newly stylised name of “cont·act” – meaning “continued act” – the Festival renews its … Continue reading Preview: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2022

★★★★☆ Review: Opposition 对峙 by The Necessary Stage and Drama Box

Learning to accept the inevitability of change. Change has never been easy. This is especially so the longer the status quo has been in play, whether in terms of a relationship, or a place one calls home, when routines and habits so firmly set in place, the very idea of change fills one with fear at what the future holds. Yet change is inevitable, and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Opposition 对峙 by The Necessary Stage and Drama Box

Art What!: Art Basel announces name, leadership team and Selection Committee for new art fair in Paris

Following its selection in January by the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais as organizer of a new contemporary and Modern art fair in the iconic Grand Palais of Paris, Art Basel, together with its parent company MCH, is delighted to announce the name, leadership team and Selection Committee for the show. The name Paris+, par Art Basel celebrates the city’s premier standing as … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces name, leadership team and Selection Committee for new art fair in Paris

Preview: A Tapestry of Sacred Music 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the bay

With so much chaos and uncertainty, sometimes the best thing we can do is sit back, relax, and enjoy some relaxing music. And if you want some of that, you’re in luck, with the return of the Esplanade’s annual A Tapestry of Sacred Music programme. From primal expressions of belief through voice, to drum beats that elevate the spirit and move us, sacred music may … Continue reading Preview: A Tapestry of Sacred Music 2022 by Esplanade – Theatres on the bay

Preview: Tracing Origins by Christopher Choo, Philip Chan and May Choong

In a fit of fury, a mistress is murdered Under the moon and stars, a man pursues a rare talent To show his loyalty, a general sacrifices himself  These scenes tell the story of the laosheng’s artistry Song Jiang Kills Yan Xijiao is startling and suspenseful; Xiao He Pursues Han Xin is full of earnest vigour; and General Yang’s Sacrifice is tragic in its desolation. These … Continue reading Preview: Tracing Origins by Christopher Choo, Philip Chan and May Choong

★★★★★ Review: The Crab Flower Club by Toy Factory Productions

Literary pursuit as a means to liberation. In the modern age, book clubs are often played for comedy and portrayed as frivolous affairs, an excuse for members, often bored housewives, to gather and drink, rather than seriously discuss work of literary merit. But underneath the mirth and laughter often lies an undercurrent of camaraderie, where members of a club find in such spaces a rare … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Crab Flower Club by Toy Factory Productions

★★★★☆ Review: The Glass Menagerie by Pangdemonium

Every moment is a fragile one. Memory comes to us in fragments, with our subconscious suturing the gaps to form a blurry whole, almost dream-like in our minds. In that same vein, there is an unmistakable air of the surreal in memory plays such as Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a work wrought with sentiment, constructed with an artifice and nostalgia that seems to suspend … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Glass Menagerie by Pangdemonium