This April, Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful. is set to make its dazzling Asian premiere at ArtScience Museum on, casting a powerful spotlight on screen legends who have challenged narratives, defied expectations, and broken boundaries across 120 years of cinematic history from the silent era to modern day film and television. L to R: Michelle Yeoh. … Continue reading Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum
★★★★★ Review: Oo-Woo by The Necessary Stage
Love is sometimes about making difficult choices. Every Singaporean knows about the koel bird - even if you've never seen it, you've certainly heard it in the wee hours of the morning, crying 'oo-woo!' repeatedly at the top of its lungs. But what exactly is it trying to convey in those cries? From writer Raimi … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Oo-Woo by The Necessary Stage
★★★☆☆ Review: Here Where You Were by Matter.Less
A forum theatre primer on how to begin processing suicide. The forum theatre format has long been used as a form of empowerment, giving audience members the power of choice to change the narrative of a play when invited to step in and make major decisions. Often, this has been used to address key social … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Here Where You Were by Matter.Less
★★☆☆☆ Review: Thom Paine (Based on Nothing) by Edith Podesta, Yarra Ileto, and NAFA
Expansion of one-man show into ensemble piece becomes confusing mess. When Thom Pain (based on nothing) premiered in 2004, the one-man show received rave reviews and was described to be unlike anything else at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that year. It's a rather odd but endearing sounding script, wherein the long-suffering protagonist recounts the story … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Thom Paine (Based on Nothing) by Edith Podesta, Yarra Ileto, and NAFA
Museum Musings: Plastic – Remaking Our World at National Museum of Singapore
A controversial yet revolutionary material, plastic has become ubiquitous in our everyday lives – from aesthetic packaging and commonplace household goods to iconic architecture. Discover the history and future of plastics in a special travelling exhibition titled Plastic: Remaking Our World, which makes its Asian debut at the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) from 27 January to 23 June 2024. Kalpa: … Continue reading Museum Musings: Plastic – Remaking Our World at National Museum of Singapore
Art What!: ArtScience Museum unveils vibrant 2024 exhibition line-up, including ‘The World of Studio Ghibli’
ArtScience Museum has revealed its slate of highly anticipated exhibitions set to shake up the cultural calendar in 2024. 2024 will be ArtScience Museum's Year of Extraordinary Women with major shows that examine, celebrate, and uncover the stories of women whose lives have influenced society throughout the decades. The exhibitions range from focusing on inspiring … Continue reading Art What!: ArtScience Museum unveils vibrant 2024 exhibition line-up, including ‘The World of Studio Ghibli’
Art What!: An Interview with ART SG Co-Founder Magnus Renfrew and Fair Director Shuyin Yang
Introduced as a new anchor event of the annual Singapore Art Week (SAW) in 2023, international art fair ART SG had big shoes they had to fill and high expectations. But last year, they seemed to struck gold with their approach towards curating and setting up an art fair, not only making strong sales, but … Continue reading Art What!: An Interview with ART SG Co-Founder Magnus Renfrew and Fair Director Shuyin Yang
★★★★★ Review: SAME SAME by Dame de Pic/Cie Karine Ponties & Temporary Collective
But different. Modern day office work can be a slog - from the day to day commute to the facetious performance we put on in front of our colleagues, to the droll routines and the pressure of climbing the corporate ladder. As a result, burnout is almost always lurking around the corner, threatening to rear … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: SAME SAME by Dame de Pic/Cie Karine Ponties & Temporary Collective
★★★★☆ Review: aMoratorium by J’Sun Howard
Haunted by history and healing through community and care. Merely being a minority in a country can feel like a daily battle, constantly waking up and dreading the little microaggressions or worse one might face in the day. Not only that, but as a Black person in America, one also bears the gravity of Black … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: aMoratorium by J’Sun Howard
★★★☆☆ Review: Motherland by Very Shy Gurl by fendy
Visceral horror of watching violence unfold in a state of paralysis. With each passing year, it feels as if we're plunged into an increasing number of major conflicts, whether the Russo-Ukrainian War, or the resurgence in attacks from both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Violence is all around us, and it can become easy to … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Motherland by Very Shy Gurl by fendy
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