Film Fanatic: Short Circuit, Singapore’s First LGBT Film Festival, returns for 7th Edition this October

Short Circuit, Singapore’s First LGBT Film Festival, has announced that it would be returning with its highly anticipated seventh edition – Short Circuit 7. Held on the 21st October 2023 at The Projector, the event promises to celebrate diversity, artistry and a nod of support to the LGBTQ+ community. Featuring a diverse line-up of eleven short films by Singaporean filmmakers, the festival, which was established in 2006, explores a wide range of … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Short Circuit, Singapore’s First LGBT Film Festival, returns for 7th Edition this October

★★★☆☆ Review: The Prisoner by Toy Factory

Fast fashion conspiracy theory frames corporate greed as the ultimate evil. In this day and age, evil no longer looks like the devil himself, but often arises in much more innocuous, unexpected forms. And for most people, it might be staring you straight in the face, or in some cases, on your body. Bringing Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival to a close is Annie … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Prisoner by Toy Factory

Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2023 – Soundwave

Perspectives Film Festival: Breakthroughs in Cinema (PFF), Singapore’s first and longest student-run film festival, is returning for its 16th edition. This year’s edition highlights sound as the backbone of cinema. The festival features nine films (with four making their regional premiere) at Oldham Theatre from 26th to 29th October 2023. Ms Ong Tze Kym, PFF 2023 Co-Festival Director says, “We’re taking our audience on a … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2023 – Soundwave

Archifest 2023: An Interview with Festival Director Calvin Chua, on adapting to our architectural landscape in constant flux

How many of us recall the Singapore of our childhood looking completely different from the Singapore of today? Considering how quickly the buildings and structures come and go, in a manner of speaking, we as Singaporeans have long become used to living in a state of flux, a constant interim, so to speak, where we are keenly cognizant of how nothing lasts forever. But that … Continue reading Archifest 2023: An Interview with Festival Director Calvin Chua, on adapting to our architectural landscape in constant flux

★★★★☆ Review: Love and Information by SMU StageIt (SMU Arts Fest 2023)

Doomscrolling in pursuit of meaning. Playing as part of SMU Arts Fest 2023, theatre club SMU StageIt’s production of Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information corresponds perfectly well to the festival theme of ‘Post’. Comprising a series of short form vignettes, watching Love and Information feels akin to the flood of posts we’re greeted with each time we open TikTok or Instagram, every story a fleeting … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Love and Information by SMU StageIt (SMU Arts Fest 2023)

★★☆☆☆ Review: Anthropocene by Toy Factory

Heavy-handed messaging about holding on to hope at the end of the world. The anthropocene refers to a time in which human activity has become the primary influence on climate and the environment, where man has fully established control and dominance, as we shape the world in our image. Naturally, playing god when we’re mere mortals has its consequences, something that is explored in new … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Anthropocene by Toy Factory

Review: MMRS by SMU Eluminix (SMU Arts Fest 2023)

The power of camaraderie and feelings of family are in full display in this epic reunion spanning generations of SMU EMIX dancers. Looking back on school days of years past, it’s rarely the hours spent poring over lectures and notes that stick with you in adulthood, but the happier times spent with schoolmates chilling out or discovering one’s passions. One of the greatest sources of … Continue reading Review: MMRS by SMU Eluminix (SMU Arts Fest 2023)

Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2023 – Plot Twist

Plot twists, unexpected combinations and unlikely connections are ahead as the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns for its 26th edition from 17 to 26 November 2023. Organised by Arts House Limited (AHL) and commissioned by the National Arts Council (NAC), SWF 2023 embraces the unpredictable in a series of mould-breaking and genre-bending programmes for all audiences, familiar and new, and asks, what happens when you … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Writers Festival 2023 – Plot Twist

★★☆☆☆ Review: The Thieves by Toy Factory

Comedy about student eco-terrorists has a fun concept but muddles the point. The ongoing conversation surrounding climate change may be exhausting and anxiety-inducing, but for theatremaker Rachel Chin, that doesn’t always have to be the case, as she attempts to subvert that with her new play The Thieves. Developed under Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff playwright incubation programme, The Thieves made its premiere last week … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: The Thieves by Toy Factory

Singapore Design Week 2023 makes life ‘Better by Design’ with a line-up of exhibitions, workshops and pop-ups

Following its successful return last year, mark your calendar for Singapore Design Week 2023 (SDW 2023) which will take place across the city from 21 September to 1 October. Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the 11-day festival will present an extraordinary showcase of Singapore’s distinctive brand of creativity while celebrating Dsg’s 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, SDW 2023 will adopt Dsg’s motto ‘Better … Continue reading Singapore Design Week 2023 makes life ‘Better by Design’ with a line-up of exhibitions, workshops and pop-ups