Art What!: Art takes over the city once again with Singapore Art Week 2021

We’re finally coming to the end of a rather harrowing year, and as we move into 2021, the arts scene seems determined to start off on a note of hope, with the return of Singapore Art Week (SAW) this January. Jointly organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), SAW 2021 is set to continue the … Continue reading Art What!: Art takes over the city once again with Singapore Art Week 2021

Review: Amara – Dancing Stories of Banteay Srei by Apsaras Arts

Telling stories and legends through dance. Cambodia probably houses some of the world’s most beautiful religious sites, the most famous of which would be Angkor Wat. With Apsaras Arts’ new production, the local Indian dance company shines the spotlight on Banteay Srei, one of Cambodia’s more unique sacred buildings. Standing out for its small size and pink hue from the red sandstone it is made of … Continue reading Review: Amara – Dancing Stories of Banteay Srei by Apsaras Arts

Music Is: SSO Live December concerts to include first ever Christmas fundraising concert at Esplanade

On 15th and 16th December 2020, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will return to Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay for its first live concert there since 5th March 2020. In the first ever SSO Christmas Fundraising Concert, Associate Conductor Joshua Tan will conduct the SSO Strings in seasonal music by Vivaldi, Bach and Vaughan Williams for an audience of 400 on each night. The concert … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Live December concerts to include first ever Christmas fundraising concert at Esplanade

Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra goes onscreen with Shaw Theatres

For the first time in the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s history, an SSO concert will be screened in cinemas – on 27th and 30th November at Shaw Theatres. The film will be shown at Shaw Theatres Lido 4 in Orchard, on Friday 27th November, followed by a screening at Shaw Theatres Jewel 1 on Monday 30th November. The screening features the orchestra’s concert “Chorus of the … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra goes onscreen with Shaw Theatres

Art What!: Days — and counting Viewing Party by OH! Open House

  Even though OH! Open House’s signature tours haven’t been able to happen this year due to the coronavirus, the team has been hard at work finding alternatives to the norm, resulting in the digital exhibition Days — and counting, completely free to view online. Framed around the narrative of a sleeping man’s dreamscape, the exhibition takes audiences on a (digital) tour of this dream, journeying … Continue reading Art What!: Days — and counting Viewing Party by OH! Open House

Preview: RawGround – Reference by RAW Moves

Bored at home and run out of things to binge on Netflix? Try marathoning dance videos instead, as RAW Moves presents RawGround: Reference this November. Taking its title from how references act as the the frameworks through which we develop several different facets of our lives – ourselves, others, the past and the present, a total of 12 short films will be released over 12 … Continue reading Preview: RawGround – Reference by RAW Moves

Preview: True Colors Film Festival 2020

This December, the inaugural True Colors Film Festival (TCFF) makes its debut online, as a 10-day festival comprising around 30 award-winning full-length and short films, documentaries and dialogues from 15 countries, all available online for free.  Curated around the theme “One World, One Family”, the films turn the spotlight on the universal experiences of connection, hope, dreams, struggle and transformation; and on the vision of a … Continue reading Preview: True Colors Film Festival 2020

Preview: How To Break A Window by T:>Works

Following their hybrid edition of Festival of Women: N.O.W. 2020 (not ordinary work) in July, this December, T:>Works is set to re-open their doors for their final programme of 2020. Taking place from 16th to 19th December 2020, T:>Works will be welcoming a limited audience to attend a hybrid theatrical experience at their home at 72-13, with the intention of deepening engagement with an emerging community of … Continue reading Preview: How To Break A Window by T:>Works

Art What!: STPI’s S.E.A. Focus returns in January 2021 with a hybrid, more integrated experience

Southeast Asian art fair S.E.A. Focus returns from 20th to 31st January 2021 as an anchor event of the annual Singapore Art Week. Now in its third edition, the fair is set to break new ground by offering an exciting and complementary blend of digital and in-person art experiences for collectors, artists, galleries and the public. This initiative celebrates the best of contemporary art in … Continue reading Art What!: STPI’s S.E.A. Focus returns in January 2021 with a hybrid, more integrated experience

Arts of the UK 2020: Crimes Against Christmas by New Old Friends

LONDON – Typically at this time of year, theatre company New Old Friends would have just finished an Autumn tour and be deep into preparations for a Christmas show; this year, they have created a festive comedy audio drama with short instalments released daily in the build-up to Christmas Day. The adaptation of their 2016 show Crimes Against Christmas is part radio play, part audio book. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Crimes Against Christmas by New Old Friends