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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Royston Tan directs short film for National Arts Council’s #SGCultureAnywhere campaign

The National Arts Council (NAC) released a filmlet starring seven Singaporean artists across art forms as part of the #SGCultureAnywhere campaign. Produced by Chuan Pictures and directed by acclaimed local director and 2002 Young Artist Award recipient Royston Tan, the 30-second piece showcases the wonder of Singapore’s art, and portrays resilience and versatility of our artists who have been seeking new ways to bring the … Continue reading Royston Tan directs short film for National Arts Council’s #SGCultureAnywhere campaign

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Arts of Hong Kong 2020: A Lover’s Concerto by City Contemporary Dance Company (Preview)

HONG KONG – Playing as part of Tai Kwun’s On Stage Online series of performing arts programmes and their own Digital Dance Season, Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) presents A Lover’s Concerto, where different generations of couples who all met at CCDC perform a choreographed piece recreating their lasting memories, leading the audience in an exploration of relationships through interactions and by feeling each other’s … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: A Lover’s Concerto by City Contemporary Dance Company (Preview)

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Art What!: Tai Kwun launches new performing arts series ‘On Stage Online’ (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun—Centre for Heritage and Arts has announced a brand-new series of performing arts programmes, On Stage Online. Running from September to October, over 10 programmes are currently programmed, with the first six programmes to premiere this month across various platforms. In thinking about how the arts and society are inextricably bound, responding and reacting to one another, the performing arts has … Continue reading Art What!: Tai Kwun launches new performing arts series ‘On Stage Online’ (Hong Kong)

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Art What!: Planet or Plastic? at the ArtScience Museum

‘Bird’s Nest’ by Mandy Baker. Here, she captures how discarded fishing line that has formed nest-like balls due to tidal movements of the ocean. Collecting other debris in their path, they come to resemble jellyfish or other marine creatures, both alluringly alien and eerie in knowing that these are made of harmful plastics. Climate change and environmental conservation are some of the biggest issues of … Continue reading Art What!: Planet or Plastic? at the ArtScience Museum

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic celebrates 50th Birthday and launches 50th year programme

LONDON – Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the start of the Young Vic’s 50th birthday with a year-long programme of work entitled We are the New Tide, dedicated to the theatre’s milestone birthday. Kwame Kwei-Armah said: “We had planned to hold a giant street party celebration to mark the beginning of our 50th birthday year, we had envisioned 50 individual stages in and around … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Young Vic celebrates 50th Birthday and launches 50th year programme

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Review: BODY X – 㗝呸 The Culprit

Mandarin murder mystery makes for compelling drama, with effective use of Zoom. There’s always something deliciously intriguing about plays set in the past, a kind of escapism away from the dread of the present as we delve into the lives of those who came before us. In the latest work from BODY X Productions though, there’s an eerie parallel with the problems of today, as … Continue reading Review: BODY X – 㗝呸 The Culprit

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Art What!: Art Basel announces new Online Viewing Rooms with two editions in September and October

Art Basel has announced new Online Viewing Rooms concept, with two freestanding, thematic editions taking place in September and October Featuring no more than 100 galleries in each edition and running over the course of four days, this new format will give Art Basel galleries the opportunity to present tightly curated exhibitions drawn from their programs, showing six works simultaneously. Live from 23rd to 28th … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces new Online Viewing Rooms with two editions in September and October

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Art What!: David Zwirner Hong Kong presents William Eggleston

David Zwirner presents an exhibition of the American photographer William Eggleston’s medium and large-format photographs from the 1970s, many of which have never been exhibited before. On view at the gallery’s Hong Kong location, this exhibition marks the artist’s debut solo presentation in Greater China. William Eggleston was born in 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he lives today. William Eggleston: The Democratic Forest, an exhibition … Continue reading Art What!: David Zwirner Hong Kong presents William Eggleston

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Art What!: Sea Currents and Synchronicities 2020 at the Substation (Singapore) and The Lobby (Perth)

Jen Datu⁣. 2020. Lost in translation (detail). Karaoke microphone, iridescent curtain. Dimensions variable The inaugural edition of cross-country arts festival Sea Currents x Synchronicities (ScxS) will take place across Perth and Singapore from 16th to 30th September 2020. ScxS aims to explore and build on connections and synchronicities between the arts communities in Singapore and Perth through a collaborative series of events. Aimed at exploring … Continue reading Art What!: Sea Currents and Synchronicities 2020 at the Substation (Singapore) and The Lobby (Perth)

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Art What!: Singaporean-British Artist Kim Lim’s works on display at Tate Britain

“Being ‘female’ and ‘foreign’ was never a problem as a student – later, I realised that there was a difference; but what was important in the end was what I did and not where I came from.” – from Kim Lim, Personal Writings, Jan 1997 Works by Singaporean-British artist Kim Lim (1936-1997) will be on display at Tate Britain from 7th September 2020 to 5th … Continue reading Art What!: Singaporean-British Artist Kim Lim’s works on display at Tate Britain

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