Tag: 2022

Arts, Interview, Preview, SRT, Theatre

SRT’s The Almighty Sometimes: An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and rising star Arielle Jasmine

Mental health issues have been a concern since time immemorial, but it is only in more contemporary times that they have finally been taken seriously, with proper psychiatric treatment and medication used to curb the symptoms and cure patients. But with the rise of treatment comes the controversy of side effects and criticism from older generations – is there such a thing as a ‘medication … Continue reading SRT’s The Almighty Sometimes: An Interview with director Daniel Jenkins and rising star Arielle Jasmine

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Singapore

By The Book: An Interview with Jia Tolentino, author of bestselling essay collection ‘Trick Mirror’ (Singapore Writers’ Festival 2022)

A staff writer for The New Yorker, and former deputy editor of Jezebel and a contributing editor at The Hairpin, Jia Tolentino is something of a contemporary essayist superstar; her debut, award-winning essay collection Trick Mirror (2019), becoming an instant New York Times bestseller and named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the New York Times Book … Continue reading By The Book: An Interview with Jia Tolentino, author of bestselling essay collection ‘Trick Mirror’ (Singapore Writers’ Festival 2022)

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Interview, Museums, National Museum, Preview

Museum Musings: An Interview with Chung May Khuen, Director of National Museum of Singapore, on The Doraemon Exhibition and the future of curation

Picture the National Museum of Singapore, and the first image that comes to mind is likely to be hallowed hallways of history, charting our country’s struggle with the Japanese Occupation and the road to independence. But under Director Chung May Khuen’s charge, that seems about to change, as she introduces a new curatorial direction that emphasises the visitor experience. “I imagine the future of the … Continue reading Museum Musings: An Interview with Chung May Khuen, Director of National Museum of Singapore, on The Doraemon Exhibition and the future of curation

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Food, Singapore

Food For Now: Japanese Supermarket Seijo Ishii opens pop up at Isetan Scotts Supermarket, with plans to expand to Singapore

Seijo Ishii, a Japanese supermarket chain that offers supremely high-quality items from Japan has set its eyes on Singapore as part of their overseas expansion plans. The supermarket operator, which was founded in 1927, Tokyo recently celebrated their 95th anniversary this year. The company currently operates about 200 stores in Japan selling high-quality items, and will be opening their inaugural overseas pop-up store here at … Continue reading Food For Now: Japanese Supermarket Seijo Ishii opens pop up at Isetan Scotts Supermarket, with plans to expand to Singapore

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Food, Singapore

Food For Now: Shake Shack Singapore Collaborates with Michelin-Starred Candlenut for 1-day only menu

Shake Shack is partnering with Malcolm Lee’s Michelin-starred Candlenut to serve the Buah Keluak Burger and Curry Fries this Saturday 5 November from 11am until sold out, available in-store only at Shake Shack 89 Neil Road. Shake Shack’s culinary director Mark Rosati worked with Chef Malcolm Lee, who runs the only Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant in the world, for Singapore’s first chef collaboration. The Buah Keluak … Continue reading Food For Now: Shake Shack Singapore Collaborates with Michelin-Starred Candlenut for 1-day only menu

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Preview, SRT, Theatre

Preview: The Almighty Sometimes by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Following the blockbuster restaging of The LKY Musical (in association with Aiwei), Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) wraps up the year with an intimate and exceptionally beautiful play about love, life and letting go, no matter what the consequences are, with Kendall Feaver’s multi-award-winning play The Almighty Sometimes. The Almighty Sometimes is a profound and compelling study of a young woman trying to discover where her … Continue reading Preview: The Almighty Sometimes by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: An Interview with Indonesian-Singaporean artist lullaboy

Bernard Dinata, better known to his fans by his moniker lullaboy, is a man of many cultures. American-born, Singaporean-raised, and of Indonesian-Chinese origin, the Berklee College graduate has channeled his diverse background and upbringing into all he does, resulting in a musician that’s produced sensitive, honest and vulnerable music listened to by millions around the world. Signed to RedRecords, Universal Music Group’s and AirAsia’s joint … Continue reading Music Is: An Interview with Indonesian-Singaporean artist lullaboy

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Offending The Audience and Dream School by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Curated and produced by Emergency Stairs Artistic Director Liu Xiaoyi, in association with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, this November, watch as two productions question the very nature of the various artistic disciplines we practise, learn, and teach, as Singapore prepares itself to welcome the newly founded University of the Arts in 2024. Directed by Ang Gey Pin, with performers from NAFA Diploma in Theatre … Continue reading Preview: Offending The Audience and Dream School by Emergency Stairs and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Film, News, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: 33rd Singapore International Film Festival

After two pandemic-affected editions of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), the country’s longest-running film festival is back with a stunning list of 101 independent films from 55 countries. As the world continues adapting to a truly new normal, the 33rd edition of SGIFF focuses on discovering fresh and inclusive perspectives in a bid to demonstrate human connectedness and function as a vehicle of progress. … Continue reading Film Fanatic: 33rd Singapore International Film Festival

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Dance with Me, Review

★★★★☆ Review: No.60 by Pichet Klunchun Dance Company

Demonstrative performance-lecture capturing Pichet Klunchun’s research and resistance against the traditional Khon format. Thai dancer Pichet Klunchun has spent the last twenty years of his life studying and performing the Thai traditional dance-drama form of khon, and in that time, has achieved a degree of mastery over the form. At the same time, he found frustration in the limitations with which it is taught and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: No.60 by Pichet Klunchun Dance Company

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy3 Comments