Building A House With Words for Bricks: An Interview with the Team Behind The Arts House
Located in the heart of the Civic District, The Arts House building has taken on many identities since its humble beginnings in 1819. Since then, Singapore’s oldest colonial building has […]
George Town Festival Week Two: A Taiwanese Takeover (13th – 19th August)
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA – Moving into the second week of the annual George Town Festival, this time we see the festival receiving a strong Taiwanese focus, as the programme moves […]
Preview: Michael Chiang’s Private Parts
Originally staged 26 years ago during the 1992 Singapore Arts Festival under directorship of Ong Keng Sen, Michael Chiang’s groundbreaking comedy about trans-people returns for its fourth professional staging this […]
Preview: Mahler 2 by Orchestra of the Music Makers
After a stunning midyear concert, the Orchestra of the Music Makers continues their 10th anniversary celebrations with the centre piece of the entire year – a performance of Gustav Mahler’s 2nd […]
Preview: Archifest 2018 – Design For Life
Organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), the 12th edition of Archifest returns this September. During the two week long festival, the city comes alive as they celebrate our urban environment, […]
Preview: Late-Night Texting 2018 by Centre 42
Centre 42’s third edition of the ever popular Late-Night Texting is back this August! Held as part of the annual Singapore Night Festival, the past two editions of Late-Night Texting experimented with genres such […]
Preview: Singapore Night Festival 2018
The Singapore Night Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, but that doesn’t mean it’s letting off any steam at all as it steps boldly into its second decade. Returning this […]
Preview: Eros by Kevin Mandry
LONDON – Writer Kevin Mandry returns to the White Bear Theatre with a brand new play this August. Titled EROS, the play is set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the […]
M1 Patch! 2018: Round Round Buns by Chop Chilli Chop Co.
Of all the programmes in The Theatre Practice’s inaugural M1 Patch! Festival of Artful Play, Chop Chilli Chop Co.’s Round Round Buns stands out as perhaps the most irreverent one of all. […]
George Town Festival 2018 Opening Weekend: Removal of Portraits From Stripes and Strokes Reveal An LGBTQ Intolerant Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA – Exhibiting a series of 28 photographic portraits displaying a diverse selection of Malaysians posing with the Malaysian flag, photographer Mooreyameen Mohamad’s exhibition Stripes and Strokes came under fire this week as […]
George Town Festival 2018 Opening Weekend: Between Tiny Cities រវាងទីក្រុងតូច
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA – Over one of the things we were most impressed by is the sheer amount of art spaces available in George Town, and the diversity and melting […]
Review: F. Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites by New Opera Singapore
Bringing the operatic drama of French nuns in a time of turmoil onstage. In the history of operas, Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites is perhaps one of the bloodiest ones yet, […]
Review: The Taste of Water by Bound Theatre
A promising youth theatre performance following Bound Theatre’s year long hiatus. Youth theatre occupies an interesting space in any theatre scene, dancing on the margins where they are neither considered […]
Review: RawGround – Competition by RAW Moves
Of all the dance companies in Singapore, RAW Moves perhaps gives its artists one of the most unique forms of incubation in the form of RawGround. Instead of presenting full […]
George Town Festival 2018 Opening Weekend: Kelantan – A Living Heritage
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA – Last weekend, a brand new show opened the 9th edition of the annual George Town Festival (GTF) in Penang, Malaysia. Titled Kelantan: A Living Heritage, the performance acted […]
Preview: Life is Ha-Ha-Happiness – A Voice and Piano Recital For All
Who says opera, art music and the theatre have to be stuffy affairs? After the success of Sure on this Shining Night last December, the same motley crew of musicians […]
