Dream Academy highlights the power of a good laugh in latest edition of Happy Ever Laughter. By now, Dream Academy’s Happy Ever Laughter had made quite a name for itself. Each time the stand-up comedy revue makes a return, there’s strong anticipation as the crowds gather for a night of letting go, and allowing themselves to just kick back, relax and well, laugh. This time … Continue reading Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2024 by Dream Academy
Bringing this year’s cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival to a close is Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company. Playing at the DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre, the work comprises two brand new choreographies from acclaimed international artists. The first of these is Chorales by Kim Jae Duk (South Korea), who is also T.H.E’s Resident Choreographer. Chorales focuses on Kim’s perspective of the body and its beauty, while … Continue reading Preview: Elusive — a double bill by T.H.E Dance Company
Following the pandemic, the importance of mental health became the talking point on the tip of everyone’s tongues, where it became paramount and all-important to include in our daily lives. That of course, includes those in the arts. During the pandemic itself, a group of arts workers came together to discuss and expand on conversations around the conditions of working in the arts today. This … Continue reading Preview: CITRUS fest by CITRUS practices
Dream Academy’s evergreen Happy Ever Laughter lineup of stand-up comedians are back to tickle your funny bone this June, each with a short set of laugh out loud jokes to bring a smile and more to your face. This time around, a grand total of twelve comedians, from both Singapore AND Malaysia, will grace the Capitol Theatre, including veterans Fakkah Fuzz and Dr. Jason Leong, … Continue reading Happy Ever Laughter 2024: An Interview with comedians Dr Jason Leong and Noah Yap
Intrusive thoughts during a beach holiday at the end of the world. In our modern world of stresses and being constantly online, how much can we say we can truly detach ourselves from work and take a relaxing holiday? For Lithuanian artists Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė and Lina Lapelytė, it seems that any vacation will be bound to be filled with intrusive thoughts, and unexpectedly, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Sun & Sea by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė & Lina Lapelytė
Twisted mind games at play in this deliciously dark tour de force of what makes and breaks relationships. In a pressure cooker environment like Singapore, it can become incredibly stressful to live up to the ideals set out by society, whether it’s making it in one’s career, or to get married, have children and construct the image of a perfect happy family. But when the … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Pangdemonium!
Multisensory journey transporting audiences to Perak’s Lenggong Valley, in all its natural and mystical beauty. Modern Singapore rarely leaves much space or opportunity for truly connecting with nature. As much as we tout ourselves as a garden city, green spaces are often integrated into the urban landscape, rather than allowed to simply grow amok, or we lack older geological formations teeming with life. So if … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: REFUGE by The Observatory
‘Toxic’ may be one of the many buzzwords of this generation, but it’s certainly not a new concept, one that can apply to relationships and people dating back decades and beyond. One of the most significant examples of that in theatre is none other than Edward Albee’s 1962 play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which examines the interactions and exchanges between two couples over a … Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: An Interview with star Pinky Amador and director Timothy Koh on staging Edward Albee’s magnum opus
The world today is a fractured, volatile place, with rising tension, isolationism and unrest all about, whether it’s in terms of wars, the climate crisis, or simply the growing stresses of everyday living. One could even say it’s the emergence of new fault lines that seem to be increasingly determining the way we live and interact with each other – why then do we continue … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s The Studios 2024 – Fault Lines
Broadway runaway hit Hamilton was met with massive anticipation when it was announced to come to Singapore last year, and the hype was well-deserved, receiving rave reviews and acclaim from audiences, owing to its catchy songs, spectacular performances, and being an all-around spectacle of a production. Hamilton briefly follows the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, based on the biography by Ron Chernow. If … Continue reading Last chance to catch five-star touring production of ‘Hamilton’ in its final weekend in Singapore
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