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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Dance Review: Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2) in Singapore

Triptych of dance work from one of the world’s foremost dance companies firmly establishes each choreographer as an auteur, as they comment on community and belonging. Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2), one of the world’s foremost contemporary dance companies, returned to Singapore with a programme that reaffirmed why they occupy such a singular place in the global dance landscape. Whether through their deep choreographic lineage … Continue reading ★★★★★ Dance Review: Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT 2) in Singapore

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da:ns focus: An Interview with Nederlands Dans Theater artistic director Emily Molnar on rigour, collaboration and the joy of platforming new voices

Ten years on from their last tour here, Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (NDT 2) returns to the Esplanade this season with a trio of works that Artistic Director Emily Molnar describes as “a programme that truly shows where we’re at.” For Molnar, bringing NDT 2 back to Singapore is “an absolute pleasure,” and the triple bill, featuring works by Alexander Ekman, Botis Seva, and Marcos … Continue reading da:ns focus: An Interview with Nederlands Dans Theater artistic director Emily Molnar on rigour, collaboration and the joy of platforming new voices

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Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’ gets new stage adaptation, led by Death Note/Battle Royale star Tatusya Fujiwara

Haruki Murakami’s visionary imagination leaps off the page and onto the stage in End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, an ambitious adaptation of his acclaimed 1985 novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Direct from its world premiere in Tokyo in January at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse, this highly anticipated production arrives in Singapore next April, for just one electrifying weekend. … Continue reading Murakami’s ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’ gets new stage adaptation, led by Death Note/Battle Royale star Tatusya Fujiwara

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Say his name: ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’ stars Andy Karl and Karis Oka talk about the 2026 Singapore tour

It may still be two months until Singapore officially enters the Netherworld, but Beetlejuice The Musical is already raising the dead. Broadway’s brilliantly bonkers, eight-time Tony-nominated phenomenon will take over the Esplanade Theatre in January 2026. Here on a whirlwind media tour to stir up some trouble are the show’s two leads: Broadway titan Andy Karl (Beetlejuice) and breakout Australian star Karis Oka (Lydia Deetz), … Continue reading Say his name: ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’ stars Andy Karl and Karis Oka talk about the 2026 Singapore tour

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Huayi 2018: I came at last to the seas by The Theatre Practice (Review)

It is perhaps fitting that the Esplanade’s 2018 Huayi Festival kicked off on Friday (Feb 23) with a local production starring one of Singapore’s largest breakout stars in China of 2017 – Joanna Dong, who placed third in the reality singing contest Sing! China. I came at last to the seas – directed by Kuo Jian Hong, written by Chinese playwright Wu Xi and featuring an … Continue reading Huayi 2018: I came at last to the seas by The Theatre Practice (Review)

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