The modern day music prodigy showcases a legion of voices and talent in spades in his Singapore debut. Making a claim to fame via YouTube videos often receives a raised eyebrow in response. Much like the current generation of ‘influenzas’, there are times it seems like anyone and everyone can become a celebrity simply by gaining enough eyeballs for a post. But for 23-year … Continue reading SIFA 2018: Jacob Collier (Review)
Toy Factory is having a busy year, with back to back productions in the form of Sometime Moon and Masters of Comedy in May. In between though, they’ve managed to produce an all new contemporary work for SIFA 2018, in the form of the ambitious A Dream Under The Southern Bough. Directed by Toy Factory artistic director Goh Boon Teck, the play is a modern, contemporary adaptation of … Continue reading SIFA 2018: A Dream Under The Southern Bough – The Beginning by Toy Factory (Preview)
Feathers fly hard and fast in this affecting swansong of agency over one’s own body, and the long road to recovery. When one has been through a sexual assault, she is not merely a victim, but a survivor. But even when the deed has been done, deep scars are left behind, often leaving survivors lost, confused and unable to come to terms with the immense, … Continue reading The Studios 2018: Leda and the Rage (Review)
Singaporean artist Zelda Tatiana Ng has set up an all new collective, and she’s breaking new ground this April with the premiere of their maiden production: 0600 at the Singapore International Festival of the Arts. 0600 is a mixed-media performance/presentation about the death penalty in Singapore. Through multilingual text based off some of Singapore’s most infamous and grisly crimes, 0600 will have audiences tracing the history of various death penalty … Continue reading SIFA 2018: 0600 by Ground Z-0 (Preview)
Friends, Singaporeans, Countrymen, lend us your ears. The Singapore Repertory Theatre’s long awaited revival of Shakespeare in the Park is upon us at last this May, bringing with it a remarkably modern take on Julius Caesar, with acclaimed Malaysian actress Jo Kukathas taking on the titular role in a genderbent twist. Beset by a world of uneasy politics and would be dictators, Julius Caesar takes on more significance than … Continue reading An Interview with Ghafir Akbar and Julie Wee of SRT’s Julius Caesar
At just 23 years old, Jacob Collier has already been hailed as a musical prodigy, not to mention, is already a two-time Grammy Award winner. The multi-instrumentalist makes his local stage debut at the 2018 Singapore International Festival of the Arts at the historical Victoria Theatre this April. Although often referred to as a jazz genius, Collier’s music spans multiple genres and refuses to conform … Continue reading SIFA 2018: Jacob Collier (Preview)
George Orwell’s literary masterpice 1984 remains one of the most iconic depictions of a dystopian society. Despite being written in 1949, the book’s narrative has been shockingly prophetic, raising the idea of a society increasingly under surveillance and cults of personality. Although there’ve been several staged adaptation produced over the years, there’s none you’ll experience quite like the version by award-winning theatremakers Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan. The … Continue reading SIFA 2018: Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s 1984 (Preview)
Jointly organised by the Singapore Film Society (SFS) and Centre for Chinese Studies, Singapore University of Social Sciences (CCS@SUSS), the sixth edition of the Singapore Chinese Film Festival returns for 10 days from 27th April – 6th May! Featuring a diverse and wide-ranging selection of 58 Chinese films, where a total of 44 will be making their Singaporean premieres, the team has decided to make their sixth … Continue reading Singapore Chinese Film Festival 2018: 6 Firsts For The Sixth Edition
Bellepoque is a company that strongly believes in the importance of knowing one’s roots, in order to continue to flourish. More specifically, like their name, they’re committed fully to the Belle Epoque era between 1871 and 1914, where the arts and music flourished in Europe, particularly in Paris. Using the music from that era, the company seeks to create new work, re-defining the styles and … Continue reading Voilah 2018: An Interview with Bellepoque Director Sabrina Zuber (Roots)
The Esplanade’s 2018 season of The Studios has been a wild ride, and ends off with Life! Theatre Award winning theatremaker Edith Podesta’s latest play Leda and the Rage. Inspired by the Greek myth of Leda raped by the god Zeus in the form of a swan, Leda and the Rage will see Edith explore the concept of trauma through one woman’s journey of recovery. Performed by both Edith … Continue reading The Studios 2018: An Interview with Edith Podesta (Leda and the Rage)
