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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Charlie Lim teams up with Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara for ‘Ashes’

Singaporean singer-songwriter Charlie Lim has teamed up with Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara to release a bilingual duet, titled ‘Ashes’. The collaboration started late last year when Miho was in Singapore, and they continued working on the song over the next few months, sending ideas back and forth online.  The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted everyone greatly. With travel restrictions and country lockdowns, Fukuhara who is … Continue reading Music Is: Charlie Lim teams up with Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara for ‘Ashes’

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Arts of the UK 2020: Atelier Picasso at BASTIAN extends to December

LONDON – Following the success of Atelier Picasso at BASTIAN, the gallery has now extended the show until 12th December 2020 with a re-configuration of the exhibition to be further compliant with government regulations. The extension provides the opportunity to welcome new and returning visitors to engage with the exhibition including some new works which explore Picasso’s prolific investigation into the bull fighting spectacle. Atelier … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Atelier Picasso at BASTIAN extends to December

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Cast and creatives announced for new production of Trouble in Tahiti, NHO’s first indoor performances since lockdown

LONDON – Trouble in Tahiti, as part of Nevill Holt Opera’s Winter Weekend festival, marks NHO’s first performances in its indoor theatre since the Covid-19 pandemic began and follows more than 2,000 people having enjoyed live music outdoors at Nevill Holt this summer. Clare Presland and Lawson Anderson will sing the roles of Dinah and Sam in this new production, directed by Thomas Guthrie while NHO’s … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Cast and creatives announced for new production of Trouble in Tahiti, NHO’s first indoor performances since lockdown

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2020: Theatres Trust helps 20 theatres on the road to reopening with grants totalling over £81k

LONDON – Theatres Trust, the national advisory body for theatres in the UK, is providing vital help for 20 theatres. These are the first 20 theatres that will be helped through the Trust’s Theatre Reopening Fund. The grant scheme was established earlier this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to support theatres with the additional costs associated with reopening after a prolonged period of closure, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Theatres Trust helps 20 theatres on the road to reopening with grants totalling over £81k

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Art What!, Arts, Hong Kong, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: Francis Alÿs’ Wet feet __ dry feet – borders and games at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – Tai Kwun Contemporary has announced Wet feet __ dry feet: borders and games, a solo exhibition by Francis Alÿs, one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time. Structured around the artist’s interest in migration, borders, and his fascination with children’s games from around the world, this exhibition brings together for the first time in Hong Kong three important and interconnected projects by Alÿs, … Continue reading Art What!: Francis Alÿs’ Wet feet __ dry feet – borders and games at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

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Art What!: SAM Mini Mobile Museum Brings Works by Singaporean Artist Melissa Tan to Regional Libraries

The SAM Mini Mobile Museum, a travelling art exhibition held in partnership with the National Library Board, continues with its latest commission – The Dream from the Other Side by Singaporean artist Melissa Tan. The exhibition will start at Woodlands Regional Library from 28 October to 13 December 2020, and travel to Jurong and Tampines regional libraries from between 16 December 2020 to 21 March … Continue reading Art What!: SAM Mini Mobile Museum Brings Works by Singaporean Artist Melissa Tan to Regional Libraries

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

vOilah! 2020: Conductor Kahchun Wong teams up with the NomadPlay app to offer Asian musicians a chance to perform in Paris

As part of the 2020 vOilah! France Singapore Festival, music platform NomadPlay has developed a new touchpoint for Asian musicians through a digital competition of a brand-new kind, partnering up with Kahchun Wong and the National Orchestra of Île-de-France. With NomadPlay having recently launched in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan over summer, the French startup is expanding throughout Asia, to give more musicians the chance … Continue reading vOilah! 2020: Conductor Kahchun Wong teams up with the NomadPlay app to offer Asian musicians a chance to perform in Paris

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Arts, Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Review, Singapore

★★★☆☆ Book Review: The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud

Bringing Bruneian folklore, mythology and royal drama to the forefront. Of all the Southeast Asian countries out there, perhaps the one whose folktales least enters the shared consciousness of pop culture is Brunei’s. With Kathrina Mohd Daud’s The Fisherman King, readers get more than a taster of the country’s lore, with mythical creatures, ancient rituals, and royal blood thrown into the mix. Framed as a story … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Jesse Reuben talks about love, life and the future with his new single

The last time we spoke to singer Jesse Ruben was way back in March 2019, when he had just released his EP Hope, something that we seem to be seeing less and less of in a COVID-19 stricken world. But Jesse has managed to remain remarkably strong during this period, in spite of the cancellation of live performances, with the release of his latest single Future.  “I … Continue reading Music Is: Jesse Reuben talks about love, life and the future with his new single

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Art What!: Mika Rottenberg’s SNEEZE at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

HONG KONG – This October, Tai Kwun Contemporary presents Mika Rottenberg’s SNEEZE, a solo exhibition featuring four video installations that create surreal alternative worlds of global everyday life.  Argentina-born, New York-based artist Mika Rottenberg (b. 1976) is known for her engaging yet rigorous artistic practice that combines film, architectural installation and sculpture. She is fascinated by processes of labour and of technology as well as the effects of distance and … Continue reading Art What!: Mika Rottenberg’s SNEEZE at Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong)

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