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Preview: OFFSTAGE by Emergency Stairs

Following their production of new work Einstein in the Carpark at the Huayi festival earlier this year, experimental theatre company Emergency Stairs welcomes audiences into their home in an industrial estate in Mattar as they present OFFSTAGE. Staged by members of Emergency Stairs’ training arm, Emergency Shelter, OFFSTAGE is an all new work that examines the various roles behind the scenes of every theatre production. From the creative team of … Continue reading Preview: OFFSTAGE by Emergency Stairs

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Secret Theatre: An Interview with Founder and Artistic Director Richard Crawford

This May, for the first time ever, immersive theatre company Secret Theatre finally makes its way down to Singapore for a unique, specially curated experience right in the heart of the Lion City! With productions that include adaptations of Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands in New York in a disused factory and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs in a warehouse in London, expect only to be surprised … Continue reading Secret Theatre: An Interview with Founder and Artistic Director Richard Crawford

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Review: X & Y by RAW Moves

Ricky Sim and Matthew Goh tackle intergenerational conflict and tension in an original and surprisingly humorous performance.   RAW Moves will never fail to surprise us with how much they’re constantly pushing the very definition of dance, and in their latest production, ascends to even greater heights. Spinning off of RAW Moves’ 2018 theme of Competition, the episodic X & Y sees 48-year old artistic director Ricky Sim … Continue reading Review: X & Y by RAW Moves

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Preview: X & Y by RAW Moves

Growing up in Singapore, there’s always been this undeniable source of pressure all around us, whether from parents or peers, to prove yourself worthy by coming out on top and beating out any and all rivals. Now, that sense of ‘kiasu-ism’ has become fashionable itself, as a form of self-evaluation and both drives the endless rat race and act as a means of self-reflection.With a … Continue reading Preview: X & Y by RAW Moves

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Tian Tian Xiang Shang: SCCC To Host Biggest Edition of Danny Yung’s TTXS Exhibition

  If you were in Raffles City at all last year, chances are you’d have come across Danny Yung’s Tian Tian Xiang Shang exhibition displayed all around the mall, showcasing various forms of his signature Tian Tian character. Now, Tian Tian is back with more friends than ever before, this time located at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC). From now till June, the SCCC will … Continue reading Tian Tian Xiang Shang: SCCC To Host Biggest Edition of Danny Yung’s TTXS Exhibition

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Preview: Secret Theatre Project Singapore

Think you know Singapore? Think again, as this May, international immersive theatre phenomenon Secret Theatre finally makes its way down to the country to bring an all new project to new audiences! Taking place in a secret club right in the heart of Singapore, audience members will even require instructions and a password just for entry when they enter the venue and dive straight into … Continue reading Preview: Secret Theatre Project Singapore

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Revisiting Colonialism Through Art: OH! Emerald Hill

If you’ve ever taken a walk behind the hustle and bustle of Orchard Road, just a little beyond the refurbished bars, you’ll find a wonderland of colonial houses arranged across Emerald Hill. Take a moment and imagine how years ago, this place used to be a nutmeg plantation, encompassing the dreams and lives of colonials and the colonised as the boom thrived and died. With OH! … Continue reading Revisiting Colonialism Through Art: OH! Emerald Hill

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Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark (爱因与斯坦) by Emergency Stairs (Review)

Liu Xiaoyi, in his director’s message for Einstein in the Carpark, poses to the late renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein a litany of 33 questions, among them such pithy existential ones as: “What do you think is the most important question of all?” “How do I find simplicity in confusion?” “Why do so many people know you, but so few people understand you?” This thought … Continue reading Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark (爱因与斯坦) by Emergency Stairs (Review)

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Huayi 2018: Cut Kafka! (咔嚓卡夫卡!) by Nine Years Theatre and T.H.E. Dance Company (Review)

Nine Years Theatre and T.H.E. Dance Company take audiences on a nightmarish journey that explores the chaos within our minds. When Nine Years Theatre and T.H.E. Dance Company come together, it’s almost certain that something incredibly out of this world will be born from the collaboration. And when you add a heavy dose of surrealism, you’d probably get something along the lines of Cut Kafka. … Continue reading Huayi 2018: Cut Kafka! (咔嚓卡夫卡!) by Nine Years Theatre and T.H.E. Dance Company (Review)

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Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark by Emergency Stairs (Preview)

Of the many performance spaces within the Esplanade, there’s never been one quite as unique as the carpark, being used for the very first time by experimental theatre company Emergency Stairs as they return to Huayi with their new production Einstein In The Carpark. Directed and conceptualized by Emergency Staris artistic director Liu Xiaoyi, Einstein In The Carpark takes inspiration from physicist Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, … Continue reading Huayi 2018: Einstein In The Carpark by Emergency Stairs (Preview)

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