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Arts, Review, Singapore

Review: Flowers of the Night by Kamini Ramachandran (ARTWALK Little India 2019)

Tales of rebirth, gender fluidity and karma from Singapore’s top storyteller Held as part of ARTWALK Little India 2019, in a small brick and mortar gallery housed  between Rowell Road and Desker Road, master storyteller Kamini Ramachandran returned for her fourth time performing at the festival to regale audiences with her tales of the past and the epic. Gathered around her as she knelt beside an altar-like … Continue reading Review: Flowers of the Night by Kamini Ramachandran (ARTWALK Little India 2019)

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Necessary Stage, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Victoria Theatre

Preview: Off Centre (2019) by The Necessary Stage

26 years since its premiere in 1993, The Necessary Stage (TNS) is once more bringing back one of their most well known plays to the stage in 2019 – Off Centre. Written by TNS Resident Playwright Haresh Sharma and directed by TNS artistic director Alvin Tan, Off Centre was a bold new step forward for Singapore theatre as it cast an honest and unflinching spotlight on the stigma of … Continue reading Preview: Off Centre (2019) by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, Esplanade Annexe Studio, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Catamite by Loo Zihan (Review)

A moving lesson on the life-cycle of objects. There is a belief in the Japanese Shinto religion that everything, including everyday household objects, possesses a life force of its own. From umbrellas to notebooks, clothes to food, each of these items, while seemingly non-living, have the potential to mean and be so much more than what they initially appear to be to the right person. … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Catamite by Loo Zihan (Review)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Annexe Studio, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Q&A (the 36 questions) by Rachel Erdos and Dancers (Review)

Falling in love with dance. In a 1997 SUNY Stony Brook study, psychologist Arthur Aron and his colleagues explored whether intimacy between two complete strangers could be accelerated by having them ask each other a set of 36 questions. While the questions begin innocently and playful enough, postulating about an ability one might like to wake up to the next day or if one would like … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Q&A (the 36 questions) by Rachel Erdos and Dancers (Review)

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Arts, Esplanade Annexe Studio, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: precise purpose of being broken by Koh Wan Ching (Review)

but precisely what is the purpose of this piece? Adapted from a collage of texts by Haresh Sharma, precise purpose of being broken presents 9 excerpts from the award-winning playwright’s most obscure texts, some of which have never been published or even performed. Directed and conceptualized by Koh Wan Ching, the multi-lingual movement work presents a collection of varied characters who are each broken in their own … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: precise purpose of being broken by Koh Wan Ching (Review)

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Arts, Esplanade Annexe Studio, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: ANGKAT – A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native by Nabilah Said and Noor Effendy Ibrahim (Review)

A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native? In a decidedly different version from the one staged by Teater Ekamatra in 2016, Nabilah Said’s ANGKAT gets a new lease of life with this brand new script and production directed by Noor Effendy Ibrahim. ANGKAT retains two characters from its previous rendition – tudung makcik Mak (Moli Mohter) and her adopted daughter, the beautiful and distinctly ‘ang moh’ Salma (Shafiqhah … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: ANGKAT – A Definitive, Alternative, Reclaimed Narrative of a Native by Nabilah Said and Noor Effendy Ibrahim (Review)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre, Preview, Singapore

Review: 过年 The Nutcracker by The National Ballet of China

The Nutcracker gets a Chinese New Year makeover. Presented by MyChinaChannel, the National Ballet of China put a Chinese twist on all-time favourite ballet The Nutcracker when it premiered at the Esplanade Theatre last week. Re-titled 过年: The Nutcracker, the traditionally Christmas tale gets an update as its gets a recontextualization, set during Chinese New Year instead of the Yuletide season, while still maintaining Tchaikovsky classic, iconic soundtrack. … Continue reading Review: 过年 The Nutcracker by The National Ballet of China

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Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

In London’s (Off) West-End 2019: Evolution Festival 2019 by Lyric Hammersmith (Preview)

LONDON – The Lyric Hammersmith’s Evolution Festival returns for its fourth edition this March! Acting as a showcase for young artists aged 18-25, the Evolution Festival celebrates these youths’ groundbreaking work in all forms, shining a spotlight especially on underrepresented artists. This year’s edition especially places women in the spotlight, taking on the theme ‘Who Run The World?’ as its participants are encouraged to be bold, to … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West-End 2019: Evolution Festival 2019 by Lyric Hammersmith (Preview)

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London’s VAULT Festival 2019: Feed by Theatre Témoin (Preview)

LONDON – As part of the VAULT Festival 2019, the acclaimed Theatre Témoin are bringing in Edinburgh hit Feed to London, combining their signature, vibrant visual style to the world of click-bait culture, fake news and cyber gluttony. Enter the stimulating world of Feed, where emotions are currency and your passions and fantasies will be indulged. For a price that is. A Palestinian woman takes a … Continue reading London’s VAULT Festival 2019: Feed by Theatre Témoin (Preview)

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Arts, Esplanade Annexe Studio, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Above the Mealy-Mouthed Sea by Unholy Mess (Review)

Memory can be a fishy thing. Let’s get this straight right off the bat – Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea is an odd kettle of fish. The premise is simple enough – emerging from a four panel frame with a hole resembling a black silhouette (perhaps representative of the holes in our memories), performance poet Jemima Foxtrot plays herself, recalling going up to a pub in Somerset, taking … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2019: Above the Mealy-Mouthed Sea by Unholy Mess (Review)

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