Art What!: Christie’s announces landmark Jean-Michel Basquiat auction

HONG KONG – On 23rd March, Christie’s will offer Basquiat’s landmark work, Warrior (estimated at HK$240,000,000-320,000,000/ US$31,000,000-41,000,000), in a live and livestreamed, single-lot evening sale entitled We Are All Warriors – The Basquiat Auction, to be held in Hong Kong in conjunction with Christie’s London sale week. The masterpiece represents the pinnacle of Basquiat’s creative output, and is poised to be the most expensive Western … Continue reading Art What!: Christie’s announces landmark Jean-Michel Basquiat auction

Music Is: Yeo brings back signature keytar solo on “U IN?”

Continuing to explore the boundless realms of R&B, Yeo shares his first single of 2021, U IN? just in time to herald in Lunar New Year. Be it new beginnings or familiar faces, U IN? tells the story of an unexpected conversation leading to a potential relationship with someone that has been in and out of your life for years. Infusing laidback melodies and rapid-fire verses with ‘90s-inspired bass … Continue reading Music Is: Yeo brings back signature keytar solo on “U IN?”

Music Is: Iman Fandi bursts onto music scene with single ‘Timeframe’

Universal Music presents a brand new artist signed to their label – multi-hyphenate talent and compelling songwriter Iman Fandi. She joins some of the most celebrated names in the tapestry of modern Singaporean music with the likes of Yung Raja, Fariz Jabba and ALYPH, she is poised not only for an illustrious music career, but to be the next female popstar in a new generation … Continue reading Music Is: Iman Fandi bursts onto music scene with single ‘Timeframe’

Review: A Grand Tour for Winds by re:Sound Collective

A welcome return for wind instruments onstage. For the past year, wind instruments have been unable to take to the stage due to the increased restrictions on live performance. So to have them onstage again is certainly cause for celebrating. Kicking off their 2021 season, re:Sound Collective presented a “Grand Tour” of wind quintet music, featuring works by Franz Danzi, Jacques Ibert and Carl Nielsen … Continue reading Review: A Grand Tour for Winds by re:Sound Collective

Preview: SeptFest – In The Margins by The Substation

The Substation’s annual arts festival, SeptFest, which commemorates its founding on 16th September, returns for its 22nd edition from 4th to 28th March 2021 after a 6-year hiatus. Helmed by Co-Artistic Director of The Substation, Raka Maitra, the festival will feature 20 artists and 13 programmes across four weeks. A smaller-scaled format of the festival, SeptFest Fringe was held last September, where a series of … Continue reading Preview: SeptFest – In The Margins by The Substation

Art What!: Days — and counting Season 2 by OH! Open House

Following on from the first season of their digital art walk, OH! Open House’s Days — and counting is back this February with its second season, titled The distance between us. Taking the form of an online point and click adventure game, The distance between us continues to capture the surreal and strange times we live in through the lens of art and artists, picking up … Continue reading Art What!: Days — and counting Season 2 by OH! Open House

Drama Box connects Asia and Rotterdam by co-hosting virtual International Community Arts Festival

On 26th and 27th February, local theatre company Drama Box will host a series of programmes such as panel discussions, talks, workshops and showcase, as part of the Mini-ICAF, presented by International Community Arts Festival (ICAF) Rotterdam. This is the first time ICAF has worked with an arts group in Asia to host a hub within their context, and Drama Box’s Co-Artistic Director Koh Hui … Continue reading Drama Box connects Asia and Rotterdam by co-hosting virtual International Community Arts Festival

Arts of the UK 2021: New cast and revised dates announced for digital concert revival of Gatsby A Musical

LONDON – Acclaimed West End talent Jodie Steele (Heathers; Six The Musical) joins the digital concert rendition of Gatsby A Musical as leading-lady Daisy Buchanan, alongside Liam Doyle (Wicked; Legally Blonde) as Tom Buchannan, and Joe Frost (Jersey Boys; An Officer and a Gentleman) as George Wilson. The captivating socially-distanced revival will be filmed in the historic Cadogan Hall and made available to stream online from … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: New cast and revised dates announced for digital concert revival of Gatsby A Musical

Arts of the UK 2021: Tudor Palace Palaver by HistoryRiot

LONDON – This half term, HistoryRiot will zoom families back in time to get a fun-filled taste of life at Greenwich Palace, as it was during the Tudor era, in their new interactive story Tudor Palace Palaver. Expert storytellers HistoryRiot bring to life the history of the Old Royal Naval College when it was a palace built for Elizabeth of York, and later home to Henry … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Tudor Palace Palaver by HistoryRiot

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Hong Kong Arts Festival cancels several in-venue programmes

HONG KONG – In view of the uncertainty of venue availability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Arts Festival hashad to make the difficult decision of cancelling in-venue performances for a number of programmes of the upcoming 49th Hong Kong Arts Festival. Festival Opening show Music about China by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra will now be presented as a free online broadcast, … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Hong Kong Arts Festival cancels several in-venue programmes