Review: Esplanade’s Octoburst! 2019 – Tailor Made, Cerita Anak and A Ladder To The Stars

Fun-filled weekend out for the whole family. Children’s theatre is often one of the most overlooked genres of performing arts by adults. Much more than just a means to keep the little ones entertained, children’s theatre often requires artists and performers to have a high calibre of imagination, as they breathe life into the non-living, transform simple spaces into entire worlds, and invoke curiosity and … Continue reading Review: Esplanade’s Octoburst! 2019 – Tailor Made, Cerita Anak and A Ladder To The Stars

Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival will once again make its mark on Australia when the second annual JLF Adelaide hosts three days of transnational celebration and cultural exchange from 1st to 3rd November. Described as “the greatest literary show on earth”, Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary extravaganza produced by Teamwork Arts and held in Rajasthan, India. Over the past decade the Festival has … Continue reading Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

Preview: da:ns festival 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

In a world where our body no long feels like our own, it is perhaps most liberating of all to watch bodies move onstage, freed and performing that which cannot be expressed by words, breaking past our histories of culture informed by the social norms on race, gender, sexuality, type and age. For the 14th edition of the Esplanade’s da:ns festival then, the annual dance festival … Continue reading Preview: da:ns festival 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Laughter Is: Dylan Moran Live in Singapore This December

  LA Comedy Live has announced that legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran is set to perform in Singapore on 12th December, 2019 at the NUS University Cultural Centre (UCC). Presenting his brand-new show ‘Dr. Cosmos’, Moran will once again offer his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life, all served with poetical panache from one of the finest comedians of his … Continue reading Laughter Is: Dylan Moran Live in Singapore This December

Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season 2019

LONDON – Blue Elephant Theatre is brewing up a storm for its winter season, with stories and shows at the intimate Camberwell venue grappling with big questions and themes, whether performed as intricate dance pieces, long runs or works-in-progress, and this season they touch on mental health, dystopian futures and love in all its forms. Hurricane Diaries 2nd – 19th October “I assume ya’ll are interested in history… … Continue reading Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season 2019

Exhibition Extravaganza: Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s Variations on Symmetry at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced a brand new solo exhibition, Variations on Symmetry, by Indonesian artist, Albert Yonathan Setyawan. Albert Yonathan Setyawan graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology with an MFA in Ceramics in 2012. Following that, he moved to Kyoto, Japan, to continue his research and training in contemporary ceramic art at Kyoto Seika University where he is a doctoral degree candidate. Setyawan has participated … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s Variations on Symmetry at Mizuma Gallery

Exhibition Extravaganza: Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere – Art Education Summit by NTU CCA at Gillman Barracks

NTU CCA Singapore presents Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere, which engages with art in privately owned public spaces through a Public Art Education Summit and research presentation. Taking as its point of departure the neighbouring Culture City. Culture Scape. Public Art Trail at Mapletree Business City—developed with curatorial consultation by NTU CCA Singapore— the Summit and presentation explore broader cultural and artistic developments … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere – Art Education Summit by NTU CCA at Gillman Barracks

Arts of the UK 2019: New Old Friends’ Swiss Family Robinson at The Core at Corby Cube (Preview)

LONDON –  Award-winning comedy theatre company New Old Friends brings a brand new adaptation of the classic children’s story, Swiss Family Robinson, to the stage for Christmas 2019. Directed by James Farrell, this high-octane production transports audiences to a remote desert island, where the shipwrecked family, dog included, must use ingenuity, inventiveness and intrigue to survive in their new environment and make friends with the creatures great … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2019: New Old Friends’ Swiss Family Robinson at The Core at Corby Cube (Preview)

Touring the UK 2019: European Arts Company’s A Christmas Carol (Preview)

LONDON – This festive season, European Arts Company returns following a highly successful 2018 run of A Christmas Carol. Inspired by Dickens’s own charitable work, the 2019 tour is in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, reflecting the heart-warming message of Scrooge’s philanthropic transformation in this perfect Christmas story. Audiences will be thrilled to experience A Christmas Carol as Dickens himself performed it over 150 … Continue reading Touring the UK 2019: European Arts Company’s A Christmas Carol (Preview)

Laughter Is: Going Places at Merry Lion Club (Review)

Fun night out hearing new voices on the local comedy scene. If there’s something to be said about Singapore’s comedy scene, it’s that more than ever, there’s an increasing number of opportunities for newcomers to arrive on the scene and get a chance to try it out. And over at the Merry Lion Club on Circular Road, Singapore’s ‘Home of Comedy’, that opportunity is ripe, … Continue reading Laughter Is: Going Places at Merry Lion Club (Review)