The Substation to close permanently this July

For over 30 years, the Substation has been home to experimental and cutting-edge artistic works, and a constant key arts institution in Singapore. But come July, it will be shuttering its doors forever and saying goodbye. The Substation Board has announced the permanent closure of the Substation. This difficult decision was made after lengthy deliberations and several discussions with the National Arts Council (NAC) and … Continue reading The Substation to close permanently this July

Arts of the UK 2021: An Interview with Max Parker, founder of digital talent agency Matchstick Group

LONDON – There’s a saying that adversity breeds action, and nowhere does that apply more than Max Parker’s new talent management agency – the Matchstick Group. Launched on 1st March 2021, the Matchstick Group’s birth coincides with International Self-Injury Awareness Day, as the inspiration to start his own agency came after Max lost a close friend to suicide in August 2020. Devastated by the loss of … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: An Interview with Max Parker, founder of digital talent agency Matchstick Group

Art Down Under 2021: International Students Entertain Audiences Worldwide from Her Majesty’s Theatre

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Adelaide Festival Centre is celebrating the success of Students Got Talent and its winners who were crowned on Saturday 13 February at Her Majesty’s Theatre. First place and $5,000 in prize money was awarded to 19-year-old singer Estée Kitingan – the Malaysian-born student is studying a Bachelor of Popular Music at The Elder Conservatorium of Music at The University of Adelaide. Estée Kitingan Estée Kitingan said she was … Continue reading Art Down Under 2021: International Students Entertain Audiences Worldwide from Her Majesty’s Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: Arch 468 announce £10,000 commission for play offering vision of hope

LONDON – Offering a £10,000 commission, the Arch 468 Hope Prize is now open for submissions for a new play that offers a vision of hope. Hope is the fuel that drives every innovation, every attempt to advance the sum of human knowledge, every revolution and every leap of faith. Arch 468 are working to ensure that hope is not allowed to fade from public discourse. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Arch 468 announce £10,000 commission for play offering vision of hope

The Banter: Iman Fandi finds her voice with her music career

Iman Fandi has almost always taken after her parents. Born the only daughter of local football star Fandi Ahmad, it was perhaps no surprise that she excelled in sports, having attended the Singapore Sports School as a track and field athlete. But couple that with her experience in the world of fashion and modelling since her early teens (following in the footsteps of her mother Wendy … Continue reading The Banter: Iman Fandi finds her voice with her music career

Music Is: SSO announces return of free live community concerts

SSO’s free community concerts are making a long-awaited return this March. The first SSO free concert to take place this year will be on 19th March at 12.30pm and 21st March at 4pm, at Victoria Concert Hall. Both concerts will be conducted by Joshua Tan and will include performances of works by Grieg and Tchaikovsky. Registration for the 150 tickets available for each performance will open on 5th March at 10am. Later in the year, … Continue reading Music Is: SSO announces return of free live community concerts

Music Is: Four Singapore artistes rally behind the “One Million Towards UTOPIA” movement

Four popular and award-winning Singapore artistes have banded together to support the “One Million Towards UTOPIA” movement incubated by Foundation for The Arts and Social Enterprise (“The Foundation”). The four – Aisyah Aziz, Joanna Dong, Charlie Lim and ShiGGa Shay — will feature in a video campaign for The Foundation, and have also been invited to re-imagine Singapore-inspired symphony UTOPIA in their own styles for … Continue reading Music Is: Four Singapore artistes rally behind the “One Million Towards UTOPIA” movement

Preview: Toy Factory releases past plays to stream online

Local theatre company Toy Factory Productions Ltd has released NOWstreaming@TOY, a video-on-demand streaming service featuring stage recordings of their past plays via Vimeo On Demand. Exploring an array of themes and narratives, Toy Factory is set to launch the first of its 6 planned titles on 5th March, with the critically-acclaimed Titoudao. With more plays released on its Vimeo platform every month, viewers can expect to … Continue reading Preview: Toy Factory releases past plays to stream online

★★★★☆ Review: The Amazing Celestial Race by Wild Rice

Bringing a touch of pantomime spirit to the Lunar New Year. While pantomimes are traditionally Christmas affairs, Wild Rice’s latest one has brought that same holiday cheer and spirit to the Lunar New Year. Directed by Glen Goei, with a book by Dwayne Lau, The Amazing Celestial Race is a musical retelling of the origins of the Chinese Zodiac. As the Jade Emperor holds a … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Amazing Celestial Race by Wild Rice

Review: Reawakening Cultural Memories by T.H.E Dance Company

Bringing contemporary dance to the Eastern heartlands.  Thanks to its reputation of being ‘hard to understand’, contemporary dance isn’t exactly the easiest thing to bring to the masses. But one company has dared to try, as T.H.E Dance Company presented Reawakening Cultural Memories at Our Tampines Hub last week. Playing at the Festive Arts Theatre, Reawakening Cultural Memories is primarily aimed at exposing the heartlands to the … Continue reading Review: Reawakening Cultural Memories by T.H.E Dance Company