After a heavy year that’s been full of downs, it’s time to take a walk on the lighter side of things, as Flipside returns to Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay this May. Following an abrupt cancellation last year due to the pandemic, Flipside is back as a hybrid digital and live festival, with a whole host of innovative programmes to put a smile on … Continue reading Preview: Flipside 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Singapore’s national performing arts centre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, invites artists, curators, programmers, writers, researchers and practitioners across all disciplines in the performing arts to apply for its inaugural Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency. Supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore, this new artistic research development programme takes place in Singapore between April and June 2022. The fully-funded residency aims to support creative … Continue reading Esplanade Launches Open Call for its First Artistic Research Residency
“Haresh (Sharma) likes to joke that I’m the ‘model citizen’ in real life, being a Chinese woman, and the mother to two children,” says Karen Tan. “But that’s really the textbook definition of the Singaporean model citizen!” says Alvin Tan. There’s a moment of pause as they sit back to ponder over this hard truth, before Siti Khalijah adds: “I don’t need to be a model … Continue reading The Banter: Alvin Tan, Siti K and Karen Tan talk Model Citizens
Over the past year, everything as we know it has been irrevocably changed. From our daily routines to all our plans tossed out the window, it’s been a struggle, one that’s seen us gone through so much hardship, pain and struggle as one world. And it is in times like these that more than ever, people need some kind of comfort. That could very well … Continue reading Preview: A Tapestry of Sacred Music 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Drawing out the dramatic potential in a family WhatsApp group. With live theatre still difficult to stage with all the restrictions COVID-19 has brought with it, experimentation in the arts remains rife, with various companies exploring new forms and means to create performances. Singapore theatre company Hatch Theatrics is the latest to try, with Keturunan Ruminah, a ‘play’ taking place entirely on WhatsApp. Keturunan Ruminah … Continue reading Review: Keturunan Ruminah by Hatch Theatrics
This March, join the Esplanade and bring your parents and grandparents for a celebratory line-up of arts dedicated to the generations that came before us at A Date With Friends 2021. Kick off the festival with favourite songs from yesteryear at The Young Ones: A Tribute to Cliff Richard and The Shadows. Join Dimension5 as they bring you the very best of the “Peter Pan of … Continue reading Preview: A Date with Friends 2021 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s 19th edition of Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts opened on the eighth day of Chinese New Year this evening with a lively, breath-taking lion dance performance by award-winning Yiwei Athletic Association, followed by an energetic percussion presentation by DRUM FENG at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. Running from 19th Feb to 14th Mar 2021, Huayi invites audiences into these artists’ worlds and … Continue reading Huayi Festival 2021 opens with lion dance and DRUM FENG at Waterfront Theatre
Even in a pandemic, there’s always time for the arts – even for the little ones! This March holidays, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is launching a brand new annual festival for children with March On, presenting arts experiences spanning music, theatre and dance for children below 12 and their families to participate in. Not only does the programme focus on the arts alone; … Continue reading Preview: March On by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
After their 2020 programmes were cancelled or presented online due to the circuit breaker measures, the Esplanade’s annual The Studios season is making a comeback this April. Themed Press Play, The Studios 2021 is all about moving forward, no longer being afraid to plan ahead after the devastating uncertainty that plagued 2020, with two shows that were ‘paused’ and originally set to premiere in 2020 ready to … Continue reading Preview: The Studios 2021 – Press Play by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
11 years after its debut, Model Citizens is set to return to The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) Black Box from March to April 2021. The restaging of Haresh Sharma’s multi-faceted play marks the last show slated to happen at TNS’ home—situated within Marine Parade Community Building—for the last two decades before the homegrown theatre company moves out in August this year. Directed by Alvin Tan, the … Continue reading Preview: Model Citizens (2021) by The Necessary Stage
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