How do you understand and make sense of artworks? Dr. Patrick Flores, Deputy Director of Curatorial and Research at National Gallery Singapore suggests that elements from nature can lend meaning by animating social forms and shaping each viewer’s unique understanding of artworks. This inquiry is explored in National Gallery Singapore’s upcoming exhibition, Figuring a Scene, … Continue reading Art What!: Figuring A Scene at National Gallery Singapore
Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore
Step into a fascinating world of stories within leading Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng’s artworks with National Gallery Singapore’s new exhibition Cheong Soo Pieng: Layer by Layer. The free exhibition is Southeast Asia’s first to use in-depth material analysis, through tools such as x-ray scans and infrared photography to reveal fresh insights into Cheong’s artistic … Continue reading Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore
Review: Traversing by Ding Yi Music Company
Resounding start to their season in Ding Yi's diverse exploration of modern Chinese music. In Ding Yi's opening concert of 2024, the Chinese chamber music ensemble starts off by fusing both East and West with Traversing, uniting international musicians, composers, and conductors to present a new side to Chinese music that goes beyond time and … Continue reading Review: Traversing by Ding Yi Music Company
★★★★★ Review: Nom Nom Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel
A lavish gustatory experience to accompany a night at the cinema. Even in an age of Netflix and other streaming services, where you can pause the show at any point, get comfortable in your shorts and tee combo, and load up on snacks, there's still something special about experiencing the magic of film in the … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Nom Nom Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel
Experience art on the go as NAC and LTA partner to bring public art to commuter spaces
Ms Low Yen Ling, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Trade and Industry, with artists behind the “My Mother Says” art themed train presented by the National Arts Council and the Land Transport Authority. Photo courtesy of Land Transport Authority. The National Arts Council (NAC) and Land Transport Authority … Continue reading Experience art on the go as NAC and LTA partner to bring public art to commuter spaces
Bakchormeeboy Awards 2023: The Year That Returned To Normalcy, A Time For Reflection
In 2023, Singapore's theatre scene felt fully ready to take risks and pull out all the stops for the first true season following the pandemic years. We saw the return of blockbuster musical and stage productions, and plenty of new, experimental works filling in the spaces in between, be it through long-awaited collaborations or younger … Continue reading Bakchormeeboy Awards 2023: The Year That Returned To Normalcy, A Time For Reflection
★★★★☆ Review: Crazy Christmas – Balls of the Belles by Dream Academy
The epitome of a holiday season variety show and brilliant way to celebrate the end of 2023. Christmas has always been a time for joy and laughter, and one of the most consistent companies bringing that to Singaporeans almost every December is Dream Academy, with their seasonal Crazy Christmas revue, a prime opportunity to show … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Crazy Christmas – Balls of the Belles by Dream Academy
★★★★☆ Review: Fault Lines by Protagonist Studio and Cocoon Creative Lab
Flurry of issues during a Malaysian family reunion in New York. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Home is where the heart is, but what happens when the home you left behind follows you into a new country? Adding a new play to the Malaysian canon of theatre is Adriana Nordin Manan, with her original script Fault … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Fault Lines by Protagonist Studio and Cocoon Creative Lab
★★★★★ Review: FORBIDDEN by Aditi Mangaldas
An affecting one-woman exploration of the origins of the monstrous feminine, and hope thereafter. In multiple cultures around the world, women have always been seen as the meeker sex, expected to be docile and obedient, with virginity and purity placed among the highest of virtues. But the truth is, women are not these paradigms of … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: FORBIDDEN by Aditi Mangaldas
★★★★☆ Review: Twin Murder In The Green Mansion by Agam Theatre Lab
Against all odds, the bumbling cast in this play-within-a-play puts a smile on your face and makes you root for them. The beauty of theatre often lies in the suspension of disbelief, where the team will do anything and everything to ensure that you are fully immersed in the world of the play, enraptured and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Twin Murder In The Green Mansion by Agam Theatre Lab
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