An Interview with Sharda Harrison, star of Pangdemonium’s ‘People, Places & Things’

Sharda Harrison knows what addiction feels like. For a good many years, she found herself constantly craving some form of validation, a primal, irresistible need to make herself seen and heard, and wanting to find love. Today, the beloved actress has moved past that, and is now in a stable, committed relationship, is a series regular on Mediacorp’s Sunny Side Up, hosts shows on Channel … Continue reading An Interview with Sharda Harrison, star of Pangdemonium’s ‘People, Places & Things’

An Interview with Adrian and Tracie Pang, on Pangdemonium’s 2023 season and beyond

Running a theatre company has never been easy task, but the pandemic made it about a million times harder. Beyond the fact that companies were completely unable to stage their usual live shows, even in the aftermath when the world began to open up again, people had other priorities on their mind, whether spending money on travel and shopping, or saving up after particularly tight … Continue reading An Interview with Adrian and Tracie Pang, on Pangdemonium’s 2023 season and beyond

NUS Arts Festival 2023: An Interview with director Chong Tze Chien and performer Jo Tan of ‘The Future Show’

Predicting the future is all but impossible, but that’s never stopped all of humanity from speculating the infinite possibilities tomorrow might hold. It stands to reason then, that it makes for a rather exciting, experimental type of show, one that Canadian performance artist Deborah Pearson has crafted with her work The Future Show. Adapted by director Chong Tze Chien and writer/performer Jo Tan, The Future … Continue reading NUS Arts Festival 2023: An Interview with director Chong Tze Chien and performer Jo Tan of ‘The Future Show’

Museum Musings: Sneakertopia – Step Into Street Culture at the ArtScience Museum

Visitors can put their best foot forward and wander through a dynamic playground where sneakers, street culture, and art intersect at Sneakertopia: Step Into Street Culture – a larger-than-life exhibition making its Asian debut at ArtScience Museum this Saturday. Having made waves at previous stops in Los Angeles and New York, Sneakertopia was the brainchild of Emmy Award-winning producer Steve Harris and Silicon Valley tech … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sneakertopia – Step Into Street Culture at the ArtScience Museum

When cloud catches colours: An Interview with writer/director Chng Yi Kai

The rainbow has become a globally recognised symbol of the LGBTQ+ community, representing not only the spectrum of identities and varied stories across the board, but in its simplest form, hope at the end of the storm. That’s a symbol that presents itself prominently in thetaremaker Chng Yi Kai’s new production When cloud catches colours. Produced by Drama Box, When cloud catches colours‘ title is … Continue reading When cloud catches colours: An Interview with writer/director Chng Yi Kai

Old Gaze: An Interview with writer/director Haresh Sharma, and cast members Kumar and Hossan Leong

In a rainbow landscape that’s constantly changing with the times, the speed at which we move forward and ideals evolve, it’s all too easy to forget the queer pioneers that were there from the very beginning, survivors and champions before some of us were even born. As we look towards a post-377A future and wonder what’s next, perhaps it’s time to turn our attention towards … Continue reading Old Gaze: An Interview with writer/director Haresh Sharma, and cast members Kumar and Hossan Leong

Museum Musings: Peranakan Museum re-opens to public with an Armenian Street Party

Peranakan Museum reopens to the public this Friday on 17 February 2023, after nearly four years of renovations. The museum invites all to celebrate its reopening at a special edition of Armenian Street Party: Peranakan Museum Reopens!, a homecoming weekend of outdoor performances, workshops, food, and beverages – including free admission to the museum from 17 to 19 February 2023. Mr Kennie Ting, Director of … Continue reading Museum Musings: Peranakan Museum re-opens to public with an Armenian Street Party

Across The Causeway: An Interview with Liver & Lung’s Shafeeq Shajahan, writer and director of Melur The Musical

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Theatremaker Shafeeq Shajahan has a dream: to be there when Malaysia becomes a creative hub within Asia, and to be a key driving force towards that. “Back when I was studying in London, I kept trying to play their games, and directed cabarets and other shows the Western audience would respond to,” says Shafeeq. “But when I went into various youth … Continue reading Across The Causeway: An Interview with Liver & Lung’s Shafeeq Shajahan, writer and director of Melur The Musical

Review: The Drought Goddess · Dream of the World by La Cie MaxMind

A sacred myth and traditional music is brought into the present for new audiences. The Chinese legend of Hanba is a tragic one, where the central drought goddess, after helping her celestial father win an epic war, loses her divinity and is banished to Earth. Forced to wander from village to village, she is shunned wherever she goes as she dries out the land with … Continue reading Review: The Drought Goddess · Dream of the World by La Cie MaxMind

By Design: An Interview with Daniel Boey, on Ahmedabad Design Week

Necessity is the mother of invention, and in a world where you can’t go anywhere without a screen in sight, anyone without a digital presence is in dire need of reinvention. That’s what creative director, producer and ‘godfather of Singapore fashion’ Daniel Boey has been busy doing for the last few years since the pandemic hit, as he and his team explore the possibilities going … Continue reading By Design: An Interview with Daniel Boey, on Ahmedabad Design Week