M1 Patch! 2020: Artist Farm 2020 《艺术农庄》 (Review)

It is the journey, not the destination, that takes centrestage in Artist Farm 2020.  Following in the footsteps of last week’s Playwrights’ Bootcamp, The Theatre Practice (TTP) rounds off their 2020 edition of the M1 Patch! festival with the third edition of Artist Farm. Led by TTP Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong, Artist Farm unites a group of nine artists and three dramaturgs to experiment and work … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Artist Farm 2020 《艺术农庄》 (Review)

Arts of the UK 2020: #RUMAHFest Online (Preview)

After being postponed from its original date in March, RUMAH Khai’s RUMAHFest is coming to your homes this September. Airing for two hours on RUMAH Khai’s YouTube page, get ready for an eclectic mix of commissioned spoken word and sonic performances, scratch works, food treats and comedy skits re-imagined on a digital platform. Following her productions of Same Same Collective’s Drop Dead Gorgeous and Martha Watson Allpress’s Patricia … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: #RUMAHFest Online (Preview)

Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra back in concert hall for digital productions with Hans Graf and Kahchun Wong

September and October sees the SSO’s digital season, SSOPlayOn! continue with four concerts to be streamed online via SISTIC Live, with highlights including Debussy and Wagner conducted by the brilliant young conductor Kahchun Wong, and the first-ever marimba soloist, Julia Tan, to star in the President’s Young Performers Concert. In addition, tickets are now on sale for Mozart & Stravinsky: Music on the Air, with the SSO’s new Chief Conductor Hans Graf, … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra back in concert hall for digital productions with Hans Graf and Kahchun Wong

Hong Kong 2020: Winners announced for HKIFF44’s Firebird Awards

HONG KONG – Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud in Her Room and Lemohang Jeremiah Moses’s This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection have been named best films of the 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Firebird Young Cinema Competitions. Both films also won the Best Actress awards in their respective section, with Mosese’s film notching a third win by capturing the FIPRESCI Prize. The … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: Winners announced for HKIFF44’s Firebird Awards

Arts of Malaysia: Liver & Lung’s Merdeka Musical streams free on YouTube for a week

KUALA LUMPUR – To celebrate Malaysia’s 63rd Independence Day, BOH Cameronian winners, Liver & Lung Productions, will release their epic musical about our country’s fight for independence on their YouTube channel this August. Malaya Relived: Merdeka is an immersive historical musical about a formidable Indian-Malayan diplomat who begins a love affair with a British journalist at the height of the anti-colonial Malayan movement in 1957. … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Liver & Lung’s Merdeka Musical streams free on YouTube for a week

Art What!: Echo at the Substation Gallery

Today, electronics and smart devices have become a staple in the home, providing convenient ways to control your home. Technology today influences the way we experience everyday life: automating both industrial processes (factory automation) as well as social and economic interactions (Social media, payment services, peer-to-peer networks). Smart technologies extend their reach into the home, controlling the lighting, air-conditioning, and all manner of appliances and … Continue reading Art What!: Echo at the Substation Gallery

Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Tatiana Gomez, Workplace Consultant with Herman Miller APAC

HONG KONG – Tatiana Gomez is a workplace strategist, creative designer and enthusiastic social entrepreneur with Herman Miller, one of the world’s most renowned office furniture companies. Having worked in Asia for the past 11 years, Tatiana is well-versed in the region’s needs, and has gained plenty of experience in fields such as design and consultancy for urban planning, workplace design, and more. We spoke to … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Tatiana Gomez, Workplace Consultant with Herman Miller APAC

Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Wes Ng, CEO and Co-Founder of CASETiFY

HONG KONG – In 2011, Wes Ng founded Casetagram, the first app to turn Instagram photos into phone cases. Since then however, the brand has evolved, rebranded as CASETiFY and now known as one of the world’s most popular phone case brands, offering custom designs and limited edition collaborations with the biggest global names. Today, CASETiFY is synonymous with special edition accessories, a creative incubator for … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Wes Ng, CEO and Co-Founder of CASETiFY

Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved

  HONG KONG – A few years ago, you may or may not have seen the viral photos going around of a giant KAWS Companion floating about in the waters of Seoul, Taipei, Japan and Hong Kong. If you loved it, then you’ll love everything else conceptualised by AllRightsReserved (ARR), a Hong Kong-based creative studio. Founded by SK Lam, ARR’s aim is to seeks collaborators with different creative … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved

M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: What If? (Review)

  Considering it’s the year the world is going through a global pandemic, it feels strangely appropriate that the final year of the M1 Peer Pleasure Festival is themed around Disability. Not only did the team involve disabled creatives and performers in the works this year, but also, considered the idea behind how disability is simply a different way of perceiving the world, something that COVID-19 … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: What If? (Review)