Tag: Arts

Arts, Review, Singapore, The Arts House

★★★★☆ Review: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Flower power by way of storytelling via plants. While often known more for their installations and collaborations in retail, botanical design studio This Humid House presented their first ever public event on Wednesday, with a botanical installation created live with renowned florist and educator Wagner Kreusch. Held at the Arts House Chamber, Soft Power is described as ‘part performance, part demonstration, and part conversation’, while … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Art What!, Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Review: LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li

VR technology empowers grand ballroom dance scenes. Some people may doubt the old saying clothes make the man, but there’s a surprising degree of truth to the quote, as felt in Spanish choreographer Blanca Li’s award-winning LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li. Unlike many artists who have chosen to shy away from technology, Blanca Li has decided to fully embrace it instead, recognising the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: Transplant 《移心》by The Finger Players and RUDRA

The family that sins together, stays together. In the Chinese classic anthology Liaozhai (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio), the short stories often focused on portraying the social norms of the time through a supernatural lens. Even in modern interpretations of the text, it remains a key source of inspiration for social commentary and what it means to live, resulting in director/playwright Oliver Chong’s continued … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Transplant 《移心》by The Finger Players and RUDRA

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Dance a Dance from My Body by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying

The beauty of diversity in motion. There is always something exciting about an artistic collaboration between two distinct groups of people, be they from different companies, mediums or even places of origin, as they discover points of connection and difference. In the case of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying co-production Dance a Dance From My Body, … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Dance a Dance from My Body by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts Weiwuying

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Art What!, Museums, Peranakan Museum, Preview

Preview: Armenian Street Party 2024 – Peranakan Pasar by Peranakan Museum

If it’s one thing Singaporeans love, it’s food and shopping. And this March, the Peranakan Museum is appealing precisely to those sensibilities, with their eighth edition of Armenian Street Party, happening this weekend. Focusing on the theme of Peranakan Pasar, this year’s Armenian Street Party is set to tantalise your tastebuds and arouse the senses with a flurry of workshops, installations and experiences all centred around … Continue reading Preview: Armenian Street Party 2024 – Peranakan Pasar by Peranakan Museum

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Interview, Pangdemonium, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Pangdemonium’s Falling: An Interview with star Andrew Marko on reprising an iconic role eight years on, and the difficulty of tough love

Maybe it’s because of good genetics, but Andrew Marko is the kind of man you look at and looks eternally youthful. Even in his 30s, there’s something about his demeanour that still suggests a child-like sense of wonder and innocence, while carrying the hidden weight of experiences he’s willing to put onstage. All that makes him the perfect candidate to return to the role where … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s Falling: An Interview with star Andrew Marko on reprising an iconic role eight years on, and the difficulty of tough love

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore, SRT, Theatre

Grounded: An Interview with Oon Shu An on gender roles, identity and staying down to earth

When you think of a fighter pilot, what’s the first image that appears in your head? Is it a strapping young man in aviator shades, not unlike Tom Cruise in his prime in Top Gun? Singapore Theatre Company (STC) is here to subvert those expectations with the first major show of their season, as they bring George Brant’s one-woman show Grounded to the stage. Directed … Continue reading Grounded: An Interview with Oon Shu An on gender roles, identity and staying down to earth

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Singapore, Theatre

★★☆☆☆ Review: The Face of Jizo by We Colour People and Theatre Boleh

Wobbly performances in this dialogue-heavy chamber play about PTSD and survivor’s guilt. In war, one often focuses attention on the aggressors, and the ultimate winner or loser. Yet the ones that suffer most are the innocents, the collateral damage of a battle no one really wants, and are left forgotten or reduced to mere statistics, instead of realising the very real tragedy and loss experienced … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: The Face of Jizo by We Colour People and Theatre Boleh

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House

Preview: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Botanical design studio This Humid House is presenting its first public event in the form of the collaborative making of a botanical installation live with renowned florist and educator Wagner Kreusch on 6 March 2024 at the Chamber of the Arts House. Part performance, part demonstration, and part conversation, “Soft Power” draws conceptually from the language of plants and flowers presented in the context of … Continue reading Preview: Soft Power – The Collaborative Making of a Botanical Installation by This Humid House and Wagner Kreusch

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Art What!, Arts, Dance with Me, Interview, Preview, Singapore

Masquerading in VR: An Interview with Blanca Li, creator of ‘LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li’ 

A bit of mystery, unforgettable dance sequences, and cutting-edge technology. That’s the promise that Spanish choreographer Blanca Li promises in her new show LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li, an award-winning immersive live show in virtual reality. Presented by Singapore Street Festival, LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li arrives in Singapore fresh from an acclaimed run in Taipei, following a world tour that … Continue reading Masquerading in VR: An Interview with Blanca Li, creator of ‘LE BAL de PARIS de Blanca Li’ 

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment