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Music Is: SSO Pops – Forty-ssimo – The Welcome Celebration! by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

The Singapore Symphony Chorus launches a year-long celebration to mark its 40th anniversary on 4th April with Forty-ssimo: The Welcome Celebration! Taking place at Victoria Concert Hall, the concert marks the beginning of a year of celebrations showcasing the breadth and depth of the SSC. Choral Director Eudenice Palaruan conducts a programme of three works from three different countries and eras. Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem – … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Pops – Forty-ssimo – The Welcome Celebration! by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

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Music Is: SSO Pops – To Broadway, With Love by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

On Friday 3rd April something’s coming… something good. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the sounds of Broadway in a very special SSO Pops concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall: To Broadway, with Love. Gerard Salonga conducts music from The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis, Sound of Music and many more Broadway musical hits. He’s joined by an all-star cast of vocalists: … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Pops – To Broadway, With Love by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

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Art What!: Iswanto Soerjanto’s Painting with Light at the Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced Painting with Light, a solo exhibition of Indonesian artist Iswanto Soerjanto – his first solo presentation in Singapore. Known for his use of cameraless photography as a medium of artmaking, Iswanto utilizes the principles and the materials of photography but without the presence of camera as a device to capture the image. In his process, Iswanto employs various types and forms … Continue reading Art What!: Iswanto Soerjanto’s Painting with Light at the Mizuma Gallery

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Art What!: An Interview with Artist Eva Armisen (Love Stories at Ode To Art Singapore)

Spanish artist Eva Armisen arrives in Singapore for her first solo exhibition, Love Stories, with Ode to Art gallery and for the inaugural launch of OLA Executive Condominium which is developed by Evia Real Estate and Gamuda Land this February. In Love Stories, Armisen focuses on family portraits, with a series of work  that spans three generations and includes family pets, suggesting the significance of … Continue reading Art What!: An Interview with Artist Eva Armisen (Love Stories at Ode To Art Singapore)

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Review: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 1/2/20) New quartet on the scene leaves a splash with their debut concert.  Over the last weekend, brand new string quartet the Concordia Quartet officially launched with their debut concert. Making history as only the second full-time professional string quartet formed in Singapore, the Concordia quartet comprises musicians Edward Tan (violin lead), Kim Kyu Ri (violin 2), Matthias Östringer (viola) and Theophilus … Continue reading Review: Another Journey Begins! – Debut Concert of the Concordia Quartet

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Art in Indonesia 2020: Art Moments Jakarta 2020 Returns This April With All-New 7 “Moments” Programmes

  JAKARTA – With the ever-growing number of art fairs available throughout the year, it’s hard not to be spoilt for choice when it comes to the sheer amount of works available to collectors to purchase. And even for the non-collectors, art fairs often offer a chance to see rare pieces gathered all in one place. With the return of premium Indonesian art fair Art Moments Jakarta … Continue reading Art in Indonesia 2020: Art Moments Jakarta 2020 Returns This April With All-New 7 “Moments” Programmes

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Arts News: National Arts Council Launches Two Co-Working Spaces As Part of Arts Resource Hub Initiative; Third To Open Later In 2020

Two co-working spaces at Goodman Arts Centre (GAC) and Stamford Arts Centre (SAC) have opened as part of the National Arts Council’s (NAC) Arts Resource Hub (ARH) initiative. The dedicated spaces provide arts freelancers with enhanced access to shared services, as well as facilitate collaborations and networking among the freelance arts community. This complements the full suite of offerings on the ARH website, first introduced … Continue reading Arts News: National Arts Council Launches Two Co-Working Spaces As Part of Arts Resource Hub Initiative; Third To Open Later In 2020

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Review: 7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove 竹林七贤 by Toy Factory (Huayi 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 31/1/20) Allegorical tale of a dystopian surveillance state preaches the value of the arts, but loses itself in a myriad of subplots along the way. During the rule of the Three Kingdoms, the seven sages of the bamboo grove were a group of scholars and artists who chose to counter the bureaucracies and corruption of the time in the only way they knew … Continue reading Review: 7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove 竹林七贤 by Toy Factory (Huayi 2020)

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Review: Prism of Truth 眾相 by Ground Z-0 (Huayi 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 31/1/20) Modern rework of Rashomon allows audience to play jury in a multimedia social experiment.  In the field of conspiracy theory, so long as a claim cannot be disproven, the possibility of it being true exists, allowing the idea of multiple relative ‘truths’ to exist simultaneously without conforming to an absolute. Perhaps one of the earliest versions of this comes in the form … Continue reading Review: Prism of Truth 眾相 by Ground Z-0 (Huayi 2020)

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Music Is: SSO Babies’ Proms by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Join presenter William Ledbetter and conductor Tianyi Lu for the annual SSO Babies’ Proms. Over four performances on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May (2pm & 4pm), William, Tianyi and the SSO will take the audience on a fun and fantastical journey of discovery for parents and children. The hour-long concert is aimed at children aged 6 and below and will include classical works by … Continue reading Music Is: SSO Babies’ Proms by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

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