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Preview: Moonfest 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

The Mid-Autumn season is back, and that means it’s time to sip tea, eat mooncakes, and get ready for the Esplanade’s annual Moonfest. Now in its 17th edition, the festival will feature a series of programme celebrating traditional Chinese art forms ranging from xiqu to music, dance to puppetry and more. With the pandemic in place, the festival will be hybrid in nature and take … Continue reading Preview: Moonfest 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

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Preview: da:ns festival 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

In the middle of the pandemic, it’s all too easy to come to a complete standstill. But for dancers – movement is eternal, and the one thing that will keep them going, as exemplified and celebrated each year at the Esplanade’s da:ns festival. This year, the 16th edition of the festival will take place from 8th to 17th October, and in line with the way … Continue reading Preview: da:ns festival 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

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Preview: Indian Performing Arts Convention (IPAC) 2021

Apsaras Arts has announced the 10th year celebration of the annual Indian Performing Arts Convention (IPAC) 2021. Having started a decade ago as “Dance India Asia Pacific (DIAP), the convention has since become a standalone initiative by Apsaras Arts Ltd from 2021. The convention targets industry wide practitioners, professional musicians and dancers, researchers, arts aficionados and connoisseurs of the arts including heritage, history enthusiasts. Over … Continue reading Preview: Indian Performing Arts Convention (IPAC) 2021

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Preview: Locked! by Decadance Co

After catching them in 2020 with their work No Corners, we’re excited to see Decadance Co returning to the stage this September, with their brand new production Locked! at the Goodman Arts Centre Black Box. Featuring dancers from Decadance Co and their young company decak!ds, Locked! dives the narratives of the pandemic lockdown. The production draws stories from their cast of dancers to reflect the … Continue reading Preview: Locked! by Decadance Co

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Preview: liTHE 2021 by T.H.E Second Company

This September, T.H.E Second Company celebrates a milestone event, with the 10th anniversary of their annual liTHE programme at the Goodman Arts Centre (GAC) Black Box. As the semi-professional arm of T.H.E Dance Company, liTHE showcases the growth of these Second Company members as dance artists, and signifies T.H.E’s commitment to nurturing the development of these semi-professional dancers. Since 2017, liTHE has become an incubation … Continue reading Preview: liTHE 2021 by T.H.E Second Company

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Review: Night Walker by RuanatWorkz

The key to survival has always been adaptability, a skill that applies even to the arts. And especially in the midst of a pandemic, it is all one can do to adapt, innovate and transform, for the sake of survival, something RuanAtWorkz Musical Arts (R.A.W.) embodies in both its goals and execution of their art. Founded by ruan player and composer Neil Chua, RuanAtWorkz was … Continue reading Review: Night Walker by RuanatWorkz

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

Review: InterBeing by T.H.E Dance Company

Finding new ways of interaction and performance in a post-COVID world. While some may bemoan the new normal, others have found ways to adapt to the new rules and use it as a way to reimagine the way we interact with others. In InterBeing, T.H.E Dance Company meditates on these new means of co-existence, with a double bill of new works by choreographers Jos Baker … Continue reading Review: InterBeing by T.H.E Dance Company

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Review: M1 Open Stage 2021

Four works shine a spotlight on Southeast Asian contemporary dance. The M1 CONTACT – Contemporary Dance Festival has always been a champion for Asian contemporary dance artists, particularly with their annual M1 Open Stage programme. As always, this year’s edition curates a selection of new work from over 150 applicants, and this time, distils it into a final performance of four choreographies, each one focusing … Continue reading Review: M1 Open Stage 2021

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Review: Pán 盤 by T.H.E. Dance Company

Using dance to present the converging of cultures and our shared beliefs. Pan, or ‘盤’ is a word that appears across various Asian cultures and vocabularies, from Mandarin to Korean, Japanese to Vietnamese. While its Mandarin character takes inspiration from the Chinese creation myth of the giant ‘Pangu’, the romanized ‘pán’ also holds a variety of meanings, from a serving bowl, to the crouched intensity of … Continue reading Review: Pán 盤 by T.H.E. Dance Company

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★★★★☆ Review: Agathi | Refugee by Apsaras Arts

Retelling the story of the refugee crisis through Bharatanatyam. In a first-time collaboration between Apsaras Arts and Wild Rice, the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium played host to Agathi | Refugee. Directed by Aravinth Kumarasamy, with dramaturgy by Ivan Heng, the performance brings together theatre, poetry and the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam to spotlight the lives and plight of refugees on the intimate stage. The … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Agathi | Refugee by Apsaras Arts

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