Tag: Arts

Arts, Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: SGIFF Film Club offers intimate sessions to explore new perspectives this June

The Singapore International Film Festival proudly presents the SGIFF FILM CLUB with two new features this July. SGIFF Film Club is an intimate and welcoming space for cinema-goers to nurture their own ways of appreciating film culture through stories close to home and engaging in conversation with a diverse pool of opinions. In partnership with CRANE, at Robertson Quay, the film sessions are now available … Continue reading Film Fanatic: SGIFF Film Club offers intimate sessions to explore new perspectives this June

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Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: Decision to Leave dir. Park Chan-wook

Neo-noir thriller complicated by forbidden romance between suspect and detective. If there’s one word to describe Korean director Park Chan-wook’s films, it’s that they’re undeniably stylish. Whether he’s producing an action flick, a rom-com or an intriguing thriller, there’s always something about Park’s work that is so smooth and satisfying to watch, feeling as if every scene has been completely planned out for maximum impact, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Decision to Leave dir. Park Chan-wook

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches The Everyday Museum; aims to transform Singapore into an open-air museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has officially launched The Everyday Museum, the museum’s new long-term public art initiative presenting art projects and programmes across Singapore to inspire interest and curiosity in art. In line with its vision of being a “disappearing museum”, SAM will bring artistic interventions into everyday spaces, transforming them into cultural nodes with site-specific artworks by local and international artists. “As a … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches The Everyday Museum; aims to transform Singapore into an open-air museum

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Arts, Concert, News, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: SNYCO makes its long-awaited full comeback this July, after 2 years with full orchestra

Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra (SNYCO) will be making its first full orchestra comeback starting from this concert, where audiences will be able to watch over 80 members back in action together on stage after 2 years, since December 2019. Conducted by SNYCO Music Director Quek Ling Kiong, the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra will present Tunes of Tomorrow concert on 30 July 2022 (Saturday), … Continue reading Music Is: SNYCO makes its long-awaited full comeback this July, after 2 years with full orchestra

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

A Platform For The Community: An Interview with Musical Theatre Fringe Festival director TJ Taylor

In just a few weeks, we’re about to see the very first festival dedicated entirely to musical theatre taking place in Singapore. Organised by local theatre company Sing’theatre (it’s right there in the name!), with over 30 events in the line-up, there’s something for everyone in the inaugural Musical Theatre Fringe Festival (MTFF). Directing the festival is TJ Taylor, Associate Artistic Director at Sing’theatre, who’s … Continue reading A Platform For The Community: An Interview with Musical Theatre Fringe Festival director TJ Taylor

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Arts, Comedy, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Dim Sum Dollies – Still Steam by Dream Academy

This August, Singapore’s favourite comedy and cabaret trio are back to celebrate 20 years of Dim Sum Dollies. Comprising Selena Tan (Crazy Rich Asians, Shotgun Wedding, Chang & Eng), Pam Oei (Faghag, Tartuffe, Hotel) and Jo Tan (Tiong Bahru Social Club, King, Tartuffe), the three leading ladies will once again take to the Capitol Theatre stage, and charge full steam ahead with a brand new show, Still Steam. Slated to … Continue reading Preview: Dim Sum Dollies – Still Steam by Dream Academy

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Arts, Dance with Me, Preview

Preview: SOAR – A Devotion by Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre

Choreographed by Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Neo Jenny and Creative Director Benedict Soh, “SOAR: A Devotion” (“SOAR”) is inspired by the legendary Huma Bird. In the Hindu scriptures, the Huma Bird is said to never come to rest, living its entire life flying in high sky, even when it lays its eggs. The only time it ceases its flight is when it dies. … Continue reading Preview: SOAR – A Devotion by Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Wild Rice releases studio cast recording of ‘Don’t Call Him Mr. Mari Kita’, full of Zubir Said’s hidden gems

Wild Rice has released a studio cast recording of Don’t Call Him Mr. Mari Kita – its upcoming musical tribute to the life and legacy of the late, great Zubir Said. The album features music found, arranged and performed by Julian Wong, accompanied by some of Singapore’s finest musicians and young vocalists. Zubir Said is best known to Singaporeans as the composer of Majulah Singapura, … Continue reading Wild Rice releases studio cast recording of ‘Don’t Call Him Mr. Mari Kita’, full of Zubir Said’s hidden gems

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Arts, Competition, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Registration now open for T:>works’ 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2022

Now into its 25th year, the much-loved playwriting competition in Singapore, the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition returns on 16-17 July. For the first time, T:>Works invites past participant and transdisciplinary poet and performance maker, Ang Kia Yee, to conceptualise this year’s competition. They responded to the call by proposing the first ever hybrid competition with a focus on ecocentric considerations, exploring liveability and sustainability. The T:>Works … Continue reading Registration now open for T:>works’ 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2022

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Art What!, Arts, National Gallery, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: Wu Guanzhong – Traveling with the Master at National Gallery Singapore

Opening on 9 July, National Gallery Singapore’s latest exhibition Wu Guanzhong: Travelling with the Master is set to instill a new sense of wanderlust as it takes visitors on an intriguing journey of the artist’s life and art through the lens of everyday people. The exhibition, conceived at a time when travel was curtailed during the pandemic, explores various aspects of “travelling” through the curatorial … Continue reading Art What!: Wu Guanzhong – Traveling with the Master at National Gallery Singapore

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