Resonant work on ageing shows YY’s vision and true capabilities as a director given enough time and resources. Time is a cruel mistress. Regardless of where we come from, it is the one thing we are all subject to, eventually resulting in death. But along the way, time also brings with it age, our bodies going through significant transformations at every stage of our life. … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: pass·ages by Sim Yan Ying
Passing on lessons of care and moving on through the humble act of gardening. With limited land and government flats with strict rules, Singapore’s housing estates rarely allow for enough space or freedom to grow one’s own garden. As a result, those with a green thumb or a hankering for plants make do, placing tiny succulents along windowsills, or for those with bigger ambitions in … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Last Gardener 《身后的微光》by The Theatre Practice
As is tradition, the Esplanade’s Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts returns for a brand new edition after Hari Raya Puasa this May. This year, the arts centre and its collaborating and invited artists are ready to whisk audience members to the Nusantara region, with the meeting of tradition and folklore with the contemporary. Highlights of the festival this year include two new commissioned … Continue reading Preview: Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts 2024 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
This June, get ready for the return of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s Flipside festival, with a series of programmes that showcase the lighter side of the arts, from puppetry to circus, physical theatre to comedy. Joy and delight is at the heart of these productions, as these artists utilise absurdity and humour to find the beauty or depth in the everyday. This year’s … Continue reading Preview: Flipside 2024 at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The character of a neighbourhood is defined by its spaces, the activities that take place at such spaces, and the people who live, work and play in each neighbourhood. The National Heritage Board (NHB)’s new Heritage Activation Node (HAN) initiative shines the spotlight on these three aspects and empowers the community to celebrate and champion the heritage of their neighbourhoods. The inaugural HAN (HAN @ Katong-Joo Chiat) … Continue reading NHB Launches its First Heritage Activation Node in Katong-Joo Chiat in Collaboration with Community Partners
Singapore and France have always kept close relations with each other, and what better way to celebrate that sacred bond that with a festival? This April, the annual vOilah! France Singapore Festival returns once again to immerse visitors in the vibrant tapestry of French culture in Singapore, with a line-up of programmes that spans audiovisual arts, performing arts, visual arts, lifestyle, sports, science, gastronomy and … Continue reading Preview: vOilah! France Singapore Festival 2024
How do you understand and make sense of artworks? Dr. Patrick Flores, Deputy Director of Curatorial and Research at National Gallery Singapore suggests that elements from nature can lend meaning by animating social forms and shaping each viewer’s unique understanding of artworks. This inquiry is explored in National Gallery Singapore’s upcoming exhibition, Figuring a Scene, which runs till 1st December 2024. Housed in Dalam Southeast … Continue reading Art What!: Figuring A Scene at National Gallery Singapore
Step into a fascinating world of stories within leading Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng’s artworks with National Gallery Singapore’s new exhibition Cheong Soo Pieng: Layer by Layer. The free exhibition is Southeast Asia’s first to use in-depth material analysis, through tools such as x-ray scans and infrared photography to reveal fresh insights into Cheong’s artistic processes and innovative use of materials. Layer by Layer breaks … Continue reading Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore
Renee Yeong is a bit of a superwoman. Maintaining a full-time job against her theatrical pursuits, the young theatremaker has just come off directing a successful production of George Brant’s Grounded for Singapore Theatre Company, and is ready to present another production less than a month after closing, with Paula Vogel’s How I Learned To Drive. Marking her second and ‘graduating’ production for the Esplanade’s … Continue reading TRIP 2024: An Interview with Renee Yeong on directing ‘How I Learned To Drive’, finding balance and her place as a director in Singapore
Theatremaker Sim Yan Ying ‘YY’ may only be in her 20s, but she’s already able to list a slew of artistic achievements to her name across both Singapore and New York, starting from humble devised works, to experiments online, to working with major theatre companies such as T:>works and W!ld Rice. Now, fresh from a rejuvenating break, YY returns to the Esplanade to complete her … Continue reading TRIP 2024: An Interview with Sim Yan Ying ‘YY’ on directing ‘pass·ages’ and the process of collaborative learning and the joy of creation
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