Preview: Prologue 2020 – Invisible Cities at the Arts House

The Arts House, Singapore’s home for the literary arts, will be lit from both within and without this January. Taking place in conjunction with the National Gallery Singapore’s Light to Night Festival (as part of Singapore Art Week), Prologue marks the start of the Arts House’s 2020 season, presenting a ‘sample platter’ of activities and programmes to look out for in the year to come. … Continue reading Preview: Prologue 2020 – Invisible Cities at the Arts House

Music Is: VCHPresents Chamber – Endless Sound 无限的笙 by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Renowned sheng virtuoso Wu Wei leads musicians of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra on a journey from East to West and back again in Endless Sound, playing on a Sunday afternoon on 9th February. Wu Wei has crafted a programme bringing together Chinese favourites – such as Dragon Dance 金蛇狂舞 by Nie Er 聂耳 and Dance of the Yao People 瑶族舞曲 by Mao Yuan 茅沅 – and … Continue reading Music Is: VCHPresents Chamber – Endless Sound 无限的笙 by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Music Is: 13 New Music Acts To Perform at All Things New X Noise Weekend

Following a two-month long Noise Music mentorship, 13 young up and coming music acts are set to make their professional debuts at the Esplanade’s All Things New X Noise Weekend from from 17th to 19th January 2020. For one weekend, audiences can expect a weekend filled with music across a range of genres as the next generation of emerging musicians bring their best sounds to … Continue reading Music Is: 13 New Music Acts To Perform at All Things New X Noise Weekend

Singapore Art Week 2020: Programmes At Gillman Barracks

While a little off the beaten track, Gillman Barracks remains one of Singapore’s premier visual arts destinations with its host of galleries all gathered in a single location. For Singapore Art Week (SAW) 2020, the venue will host an array of inspiring and innovative art experiences from 11th to 19th January 2020. Expect to see work by over 80 artists from Singapore and beyond, including … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2020: Programmes At Gillman Barracks

Preview: Singapore Art Week 2020 – Art Takes Over

From 11th to 19th January 2020, the city will once again come alive with an explosion of art events as Singapore Art Week (SAW) returns for the new decade. Now in its 8th edition, the joint initiative by the National Arts Council (NAC), the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) presents a brand new selection of exciting artworks and programmes happening … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Art Week 2020 – Art Takes Over

Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020 – My Country and My People

What truly unites a people or a country, and how do we achieve this? Can union only come at the expense of excluding others? How much of it is embedded in shared trial and tragedy? As with every year, the Singapore arts calendar starts off on a high note with not one, not two, but an entire festival’s worth of works with each edition of … Continue reading Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020 – My Country and My People

Preview: KidsFest 2020 presented by ABA Productions

ABA Production is back next January and February with a brand new edition of KidsFest! Bringing some of the world’s most beloved children’s theatre, KidsFest 2020 is set to imbue young audience members with a love for theatre with four world-class theatre productions adapted from exciting and well-known children’s books. Headlining the festival will be The Gruffalo, a KidsFest classic that follows a mouse’s daring adventure … Continue reading Preview: KidsFest 2020 presented by ABA Productions

Review: The Scent of Memories by Kamini Ramachandran (ARTWALK Little India 2019)

Sharing stories while indulging in Indian-inspired cuisine.  If you haven’t made specific plans to go to CreatureS, it’s a location that could be easily missed, sitting quietly on a corner between a small alleyway and a long row of shops, the only ‘modern’ looking facade along the whole Desker Road. But step into the quaint fusion restaurant, and you’ll be greeted by a space that … Continue reading Review: The Scent of Memories by Kamini Ramachandran (ARTWALK Little India 2019)

Singapore Art Week 2019: Art Takes Over Comes To An End

The seventh edition of Singapore Art Week 2019 drew to a close this week. Organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), this year’s edition saw over 100 programmes presented from 19 to 27 January. While this year’s edition saw some endings (controversial ones, we’re looking at you Art Stage), it also brought with … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: Art Takes Over Comes To An End

Review: Flowers of the Night by Kamini Ramachandran (ARTWALK Little India 2019)

Tales of rebirth, gender fluidity and karma from Singapore’s top storyteller Held as part of ARTWALK Little India 2019, in a small brick and mortar gallery housed  between Rowell Road and Desker Road, master storyteller Kamini Ramachandran returned for her fourth time performing at the festival to regale audiences with her tales of the past and the epic. Gathered around her as she knelt beside an altar-like … Continue reading Review: Flowers of the Night by Kamini Ramachandran (ARTWALK Little India 2019)