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Textures 2019: Performing Malay Sketches by The Second Breakfast Company (Review)

Metatheatrical examination of Malay representation onstage brims with potential. Theatrical adaptations from one medium to another are tricky businesses, with the fear that the essence of the original is lost in translation, rather than enhanced. It is to the credit of playwright/director Adeeb Fazah and the Second Breakfast Company team then that Performing Malay Sketches is in fact, not a direct adaptation of Alfian Sa’at’s eponymous short story … Continue reading Textures 2019: Performing Malay Sketches by The Second Breakfast Company (Review)

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Preview: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

Following the site-specific Shadows IN The Walls at the National Gallery earlier this year, Ground Z-0 springs back onstage with a double-bill of works come end March. The relatively new theatre company’s presentation, Always Every Time, brings to stage stories of parent-child relationships put to the test within 20-minute windows where life and death intersect. Faced with such a crucial moment in their life, it is now or … Continue reading Preview: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

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Preview: Textures 2019 – Love and Loss (And Some Things In Between) by The Arts House

After a successful first edition held in 2018, The Arts House’s Textures returns to fill Singaporeans’ weekend with words with a lineup of literary activities from 7th to 10th March. This time, the annual festival, co-commissioned by both The Arts House and #BuySinglit, takes on the theme of Love and Loss (and some things in between), focusing on how words can capture and decipher a spectrum of … Continue reading Preview: Textures 2019 – Love and Loss (And Some Things In Between) by The Arts House

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Offenbach’s Le 66: An Interview with Director Andy Pang and Performer Charmaine Tan

Local Western chamber opera company Spot Pocket Opera Theatre is back this week with a brand new production, as the present a localised version of Jacques Offenbach’s Le 66.  Adapted by Tan Jia Yee, the one act operetta follows best friends Franz and Grittly, as they go on a journey to Starsbourg, only to encounter both setbacks and fortunes along the way, amongst which is a … Continue reading Offenbach’s Le 66: An Interview with Director Andy Pang and Performer Charmaine Tan

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Preview: Jacques Offenbach’s Le 66 by Spot Pocket Opera Theatre

Local chamber western opera company Spot Pocket Opera Theatre is a frequent sight at the Esplanade Concourse and Botanic Gardens. But if you’re interested in something a little meatier, then don’t miss out on their brand new production next week, as they present Jacques Offenbach’s Le 66. The one act operette was written in 1856, and follows Franz and Grittly, two starving travellers en route … Continue reading Preview: Jacques Offenbach’s Le 66 by Spot Pocket Opera Theatre

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Review: A Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions

Chamber operas capturing the little moments that make us quintessentially Singaporean. What is it about Singapore that captures our local spirit in its entirety? In L’arietta’s latest production, the local chamber opera company attempts to do just that in their own way as they presents A Singapore Trilogy. Comprising of three chamber operas composed by Dr Chen Zhangyi and with libretto by Jack Lin, A Singapore … Continue reading Review: A Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions

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Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions: An Interview with Reuben Lai and Nora Samosir

Next week, local opera company L’arietta Productions premieres A Singapore Trilogy, a set of three chamber operas with music composed by National Arts Council Young Artist Award winner Dr. Chen Zhangyi. For the first time, all three operas will be performed together in their entirety, each celebrating our country’s most prominent obsessions – kopi, food and shopping! Bringing her wealth of knowledge to the scene is theatre veteran Nora … Continue reading Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions: An Interview with Reuben Lai and Nora Samosir

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Preview: Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions

  After a preview held in July, L’arietta Productions is finally ready to premiere a brand new production this October! Titled Singapore Trilogy, this set of three chamber operas was created by National Arts Council Young Artist Award winner Dr. Chen Zhangyi, and celebrates the country in the best way possible – with our national obsessions – kopi, food and shopping. Across all three chamber operas, we follow a woman … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Trilogy by L’Arietta Productions

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Building A House With Words for Bricks: An Interview with the Team Behind The Arts House

Located in the heart of the Civic District, The Arts House building has taken on many identities since its humble beginnings in 1819. Since then, Singapore’s oldest colonial building has grown to become a Supreme Court, Parliament House, and finally, its current incarnation as a home for the arts from 2004. In particular, The Arts House has increasingly been carving out a niche for itself … Continue reading Building A House With Words for Bricks: An Interview with the Team Behind The Arts House

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Preview: LumiNation by The Arts House

Coinciding with the nation’s 53rd birthday, the Arts House presents LumiNation, an all new programme showcasing a series of carefully curated events that explore just what it means to be a Singaporean. In its inaugural edition, the programme explores the theme of Hidden People, Hidden Words, Hidden Histories, Hidden Spaces. Held over two weekends from, LumiNation focuses primarily on taking audiences through the lens of written and spoken narratives, as … Continue reading Preview: LumiNation by The Arts House

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