Tag: Interview

Arts, Interview, Singapore, Theatre

Mari Kita Main Wayang: An Interview with director Alvin Tan and playwright Zulfadli Rashid on the then, now and future of Peranakan theatre

Amongst the many forms of cultural theatre that exist in Singapore, one of the rarer genres would be Peranakan theatre. Often presented in Baba Melayu language, the art form was prevalent from the 1920s to the early 1960s but went dormant for over 20 years. In 1984, it was revived in a landmark play, Pileh Menantu, by the late Peranakan playwright Felix Chia, commissioned for … Continue reading Mari Kita Main Wayang: An Interview with director Alvin Tan and playwright Zulfadli Rashid on the then, now and future of Peranakan theatre

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Concert, Interview, Music

Music Is: YUNGBLUD talks about the spirit of punk, self-expression and criticism in lead-up to Singapore solo show

From a man who’s chosen the moniker YUNGBLUD, you’d expect a hot-blooded boy to rage against the machine, full of nervous energy and ready to scream. But what he’s like instead is this calm, almost sagely youth who carries an aura of being completely sure of who he is and what he stands for, speaking carefully with well-thought out responses as we interview him. Last … Continue reading Music Is: YUNGBLUD talks about the spirit of punk, self-expression and criticism in lead-up to Singapore solo show

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Film, Interview, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: An Interview with Ryo Takebayashi, director of ‘MONDAYS: See you “this” week!’

Since he watched Home Alone at the age of 6, Ryo Takebayashi became enamoured with film. All it took was for his father to buy him a film camera while in school, and the young Takebayashi would start embarking on his own little projects, making short films and amateur videos, vowing to one day make a feature film of his own. Now, that day has … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with Ryo Takebayashi, director of ‘MONDAYS: See you “this” week!’

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Theatre

Pangdemonium’s ‘Into The Woods’: An Interview with director Tracie Pang, and cast members Daniel Koek, Frances Lee and Nathania Ong

In the world of musical theatre, the late Stephen Sondheim may be a celebrated composer and lyricist, but if ever a performer is tasked to star in one of his musicals, it ends up being a bit of an uphill climb with the complexity of his songs and numbers. But if it’s one team that’s confident about doing justice to his work, it’s Pangdemonium, as … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s ‘Into The Woods’: An Interview with director Tracie Pang, and cast members Daniel Koek, Frances Lee and Nathania Ong

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Film, Interview, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: An Interview with HK Stage-turned-Screen Actor Mak Pui Tung

In town recently for the premiere of his film, the much-anticipated courtroom drama The Sparring Partner, Mak Pui Tung may have become a viral internet meme in Hong Kong, and scored a number of awards for his roles on film and onstage, but as he sits in front of us, the 33-year old actor looks remarkably humble and stoic. “Initially, I didn’t really know what … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with HK Stage-turned-Screen Actor Mak Pui Tung

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Arts, Dance with Me, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

An Interview with Meenakshy Bhaskar, choreographer of Bhaskar’s Arts Academy’s ‘Radin Mas’

As the daughter of legendary Indian classical dance artists K.P. Bhaskar and Santha Bhaskar, Meenakshy Bhaskar has a lot to live up to when she took over Bhaskar’s Arts Academy as Artistic Director. In her first year, she found herself fully helming the projects her mother had been working on, dealing with collaborators and stakeholders, and most of all, learning the ropes of what it … Continue reading An Interview with Meenakshy Bhaskar, choreographer of Bhaskar’s Arts Academy’s ‘Radin Mas’

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da:ns focus 2023: An Interview with Tao Ye on movement, performance, and his signature ‘Numerical Series’

After their sold-out performance at da:ns festival nine years ago, the acclaimed TAO Dance Theater is set to take the stage at Esplanade once again as part of da:ns focus – Connect Asia Now (CAN), a weekend that spotlights contemporary dance works by Asian artists focusing on distinct voices and creative impulses from the region. Presenting a double bill of two works choreographed by TAO Dance Theater … Continue reading da:ns focus 2023: An Interview with Tao Ye on movement, performance, and his signature ‘Numerical Series’

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore

I Want It That Way: An Interview with ‘& Juliet’ stars Lorinda May Merrypor, Jesse Dutlow and Blake Appelqvist

In what is one of the most feel-good musicals to come to Singapore this year, the Michael and BASE Entertainment Asia’s production of West End smash-hit & Juliet has delighted local fans to no end. Bringing together songs by Max Martin, who’s produced some of pop’s greatest hits, from Britney Spears’ .’..Baby One More Time’ to Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’, Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea’s ‘Problem’ … Continue reading I Want It That Way: An Interview with ‘& Juliet’ stars Lorinda May Merrypor, Jesse Dutlow and Blake Appelqvist

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Arts, Dance with Me, Interview, Preview

da:ns focus 2023: An Interview with Melati Suryodarmo on performance art, the body, and ‘Lapse’

One of Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo’s most iconic works is her dance work Exergie: Butter Dance (2000), in which she dances atop a pile of fast melting butter. It is a strange work to witness, as she increasingly loses her balance on the slippery, oily floor, meant to have her exploring the specific bodily sensation experienced in the single “delicate moment” where the body loses … Continue reading da:ns focus 2023: An Interview with Melati Suryodarmo on performance art, the body, and ‘Lapse’

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Arts, Dance with Me, Interview, Preview

da:ns focus 2023: An Interview with Kornkarn Rungsawang on communing with the gods in a modern world, in ‘Mali Bucha: Dance Offering’

When we watched Thai contemporary dancer Pichet Kluchun’s No.60 at last year’s edition of the Esplanade’s da:ns Festival, we were left mesmerised by the way he brought the traditional khon dance into the modern day, reimagining it for a new generation that brought together spirituality, technology and skill. Performing alongside him was fellow Thai dancer Kornkarn Rungsawang, a full-time artist in Pichet Klunchun Dance Company … Continue reading da:ns focus 2023: An Interview with Kornkarn Rungsawang on communing with the gods in a modern world, in ‘Mali Bucha: Dance Offering’

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