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Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2025 – Paths That Bind Us

This June, cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival is back, and marks a milestone 15th edition with the theme Paths That Bind Us, a festival-long reflection on the relationships, collaborations, and artistic journeys that have shaped its legacy and paves the way for its future. Running from 13–29 June 2025, this landmark edition, presented by The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company, amplifies Singapore’s presence in the international … Continue reading Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2025 – Paths That Bind Us

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Dance with Me: re:intertwining by T.H.E Dance Company

T.H.E Dance Company invites audiences to experience re: intertwining, a compelling exploration of identity, collaboration, and coexistence. This experimental cross-disciplinary dance production will run from 4—6 April 2025 at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. re: intertwining dissolves boundaries between dance, sound, light, and voice in a space where creation is alive. Directed and choreographed by Kuik Swee Boon, this exploratory work gathers T.H.E’s dance artists with … Continue reading Dance with Me: re:intertwining by T.H.E Dance Company

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Emergency Stairs, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Industry Project 2025 – NAFA collaborates with Emergency Stairs on two new works by international directors

Where do the boundaries of the body lie? Where does the truth of the stage reside? In the Industry Project 2025, graduating students from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Diploma in Theatre (English Drama & Mandarin) will present two productions – My Body is (Not) My Body and Fake Performance is (Real) Performance – to explore these thought-provoking questions. Presented by Emergency Stairs, in … Continue reading Preview: Industry Project 2025 – NAFA collaborates with Emergency Stairs on two new works by international directors

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Arts, musical, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: A French Kiss in Singapore by Sing’theatre

Starting off their 2025 season on a bang, Sing’theatre is set to bring back crowd-favourite A French Kiss In Singapore this April. Created by George Chan and originally staged in 2013, A French Kiss In Singapore is a musical that celebrates the artistry of four of France’s most beloved contemporary songwriters and performers—Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, and Charles Trenet. Their timeless classics, immortalised … Continue reading Preview: A French Kiss in Singapore by Sing’theatre

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Preview: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company

Bringing this year’s cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival to a close is Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company. Playing at the DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre, the work comprises two brand new choreographies from acclaimed international artists. The first of these is Chorales by Kim Jae Duk (South Korea), who is also T.H.E’s Resident Choreographer. Chorales focuses on Kim’s perspective of the body and its beauty, while … Continue reading Preview: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company

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Interview, Music, Singapore

Drop The Beat: Swedish electronic superstars GALANTIS play Zouk for one night only this June

Grammy Award winning, Swedish electronic superstar GALANTIS, in partnership with Collective Minds, brings his legendary, hi-octane live show to Zouk, Singapore on Thursday, 6th June for one night only for an unmissable experience. Galantis is the brainchild of Christian Karlsson, has undeniably stormed the dance music world, amassing an impressive over 7.3 billion streams and 1.9 billion video views. His pioneering debut album “Pharmacy” catapulted him to the … Continue reading Drop The Beat: Swedish electronic superstars GALANTIS play Zouk for one night only this June

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★★★★☆ Review: Tartuffe – The Imposter by Wild Rice (2024)

Chilling as ever, as Wild Rice revisits how an insidious con can lead to total ruin. There are many sayings about religion, but one that continues to ring true even today is how it remains the last refuge of a scoundrel. Nowhere is that seen more clearly than in Wild Rice’s adaptation of French playwright Molière’s satirical play Tartuffe, which examines how in the hands … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Tartuffe – The Imposter by Wild Rice (2024)

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An Interview with French Ambassador to Singapore Minh-di Tang on the place of culture and the 2024 vOilah! France Singapore Festival

Singapore and France have always enjoyed strong bilateral ties, all the way back to 1965, when France became one of the first 13 countries which recognised our independence. Even today, the two countries continue to enjoy plenty of exchange and agreement – most recently, DPM Lawrence Wong even visited France to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking of how best to build even stronger … Continue reading An Interview with French Ambassador to Singapore Minh-di Tang on the place of culture and the 2024 vOilah! France Singapore Festival

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Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 – On the Cusp by T.H.E Dance Company

The Human Express (T.H.E) Dance Company’s annual cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival returns for the month of June. Presented in collaboration with national performing arts centre Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, this year’s Festival offers 6 live performances, 26 classes, 4 workshops and a 3-day long intensive to immerse the country in contemporary dance once more. Now in its 14th edition, this year’s festival is … Continue reading Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 – On the Cusp by T.H.E Dance Company

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Pesta Raya 2024: An Interview with Mohd Fared Jainal and Ridhwan Saidi on Teater Ekamatra’s epic new reimagining of ‘Bawang Putih Bawang Merah’

For generations, the classic Malay fairy tale of Bawang Putih and Bawang Merah (literally garlic and shallot) has been passed down from orator to captive listener, a story filled with magic that takes all kinds of twists and terms in all its iterations. Now, acclaimed local theatre company Teater Ekamatra is getting ready to reintroduce this yarn to a brand new audience, reimagining it for … Continue reading Pesta Raya 2024: An Interview with Mohd Fared Jainal and Ridhwan Saidi on Teater Ekamatra’s epic new reimagining of ‘Bawang Putih Bawang Merah’

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