Preview: Of Music and Story – River of Life by Ding Yi Music Company
In collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Chinse chamber music ensemble Ding Yi Music Company is back with the 2019 edition of their signature Of Music Series, which […]
Review: The Gingerbread Man by SRT’s The Little Company
★★☆☆☆ (Performance attended 26/10/19) A children’s show that needed more time to rise in the oven. “Run run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread […]
Preview: Southern Elegance – Music of the Teochews (华族室内乐: 弦诗潮韵) by Ding Yi Music Company
This November, Ding Yi Music Company presents a classically elegant evening of traditional Teochew music. Featuring renowned Teochew music master and National Class One composer Wang Peiyu as concert artistic advisor, this […]
Review: Dear Elena (青春禁忌游戏) by Nine Years Theatre
Worst birthday ever makes for one of the best shows of 2019. Growing up in Singapore, the hard and fast path to ‘success’ has always been made abundantly clear to […]
Nine Years Theatre’s Dear Elena: An Interview with Nelson Chia, Mia Chee and Timothy Wan
Near the start of 2019, local theatre company Nine Years Theatre (NYT) announced their new season, starting with FAUST/US in February, original play First Fleet in July, before rounding off with a […]
Preview: Dear Elena (青春禁忌游戏) by Nine Years Theatre
Nine Years Theatre returns this October for their third and final production of the year. Following the premiere of brand new play First Fleet in July, the company returns to their […]
Review: Caught by Singapore Repertory Theatre
It is not the truth, but the semblance of the truth that truly matters in SRT’s first immersive production. Presented by the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), Caught plays as part of […]
Review: KNOTS《结》by STRANGER
New Chinese theatre collective still has some knotty issues to untangle. In spirituality, it is believed that if one does not let go of the metaphorical ‘knots in one’s heart’, […]
Review: Sound of Dragon Ensemble (Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019)
Western composition meets Eastern arrangement. Hailing all the way from Canada, the Sound of Dragon Ensemble comprises some of Vancouver’s very best musicians with a spectacular repertoire of works at […]
Preview: Nam Hwa Blazes 《万紫千红》“Teochew Opera Classics Excerpts” by Nam Hwa Opera
Nam Hwa Opera’s quarterly FREE outreach series Nam Hwa Blazes is back this September for a very special edition. Playing at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on Friday, 27th September 2019, the upcoming edition […]
Preview: DY-Logue《鼎有艺思》by Ding Yi Music Company
Taking place this October at Stamford Arts Centre, Ding Yi Music Company is introducing a brand new experimental music series with DY-Logue 《鼎有艺思》. Playing on both the company name and the […]
SRT’s Caught: An Interview with Director Ed Sylvanus Iskandar
There’s something undeniably joyous about the way Ed Sylvanus Iskandar carries himself. Perhaps it’s a pre-requisite for an immersive theatre director to be have a little spring in their step, […]
Preview: New Works Festival 2019 by Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance
In 2016, six of Singapore’s leading Chinese language theatre companies united and formed the Singapore Chinese Language Theatre Alliance. Aiming to surface and address concerns and issues pertaining to the […]
Preview: Nam Hwa Blazes 《万紫千红》(September 2019) by Nam Hwa Opera
Nam Hwa Opera’s quarterly FREE outreach series Nam Hwa Blazes is back this September for a very special edition. Taking place at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre this Saturday, they’ll be presenting “Drums, […]
Preview: Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019
Ding Yi Music Company has always been known for their strong stance and support for Chinese chamber music, and they certainly put their money where their mouth is. In collaboration […]
Preview: Caught by Singapore Repertory Theatre
The Singapore Repertory Theatre has had its brushes with controversial fine art before, having staged Yasmina Reza’s Art at the National Gallery Singapore in 2016, but for their brand new, upcoming experience, they’re […]
