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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

★★★☆☆: The Lost Prince dir. Michel Hazanavicius (Singapore French Summer Festival 2020)

Sweet story about growing up melds film, fantasy and drama to open the Singapore French Summer Festival .  Growing up is a pain, not just for an adolescent child, but for her parents as well. That’s something single father Djibi (Omar Sy, of The Intouchables fame) discovers for himself when his precious daughter Sofia (Keyla Fala, age 8, and Sarah Gaye, age 11) gets ready to enter … Continue reading ★★★☆☆: The Lost Prince dir. Michel Hazanavicius (Singapore French Summer Festival 2020)

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Arts, Concert, Review, Theatre

M1 Patch! 2020: HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?” (Review)

Keeping the kids entertained online with stories, songs and a seemingly endless well of energy from the performers. It’s hard to keep the kids entertained these days, with few options available besides the usual slew of videos on YouTube. How then do you keep things fresh and young audiences engaged while staying safe at home? Enter HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?”, where … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?” (Review)

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eSports, Singapore

eSports: Riot Games unveils League of Legends eSports brand

  Riot‌ ‌Games‌ ‌has unveiled‌ ‌a‌ ‌League‌ ‌of‌ ‌Legends‌ ‌Esports‌ ‌brand–LoL‌ ‌Esports–to‌ ‌serve‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌platform‌ ‌and‌ ‌voice‌ ‌for‌ ‌world-class‌ ‌global‌ ‌competition‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌biggest‌ ‌sports‌ ‌entertainment‌ ‌experiences‌ ‌for‌ ‌fans‌ ‌worldwide.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌“We‌ ‌aspire‌ ‌to‌ ‌bring‌ ‌joy‌ ‌to‌ ‌billions‌ ‌of‌ ‌LoL‌ ‌Esports‌ ‌fans‌ ‌around‌ ‌the‌ ‌world,”‌ ‌said‌ ‌John‌ ‌Needham,‌ ‌Global‌ ‌Head‌ ‌of‌ ‌Esports,‌ ‌Riot‌ ‌Games.‌ ‌“It‌ ‌starts‌ ‌with‌ ‌building‌ ‌a‌ ‌thriving‌ ‌global‌ ‌esports‌ ‌ecosystem‌ … Continue reading eSports: Riot Games unveils League of Legends eSports brand

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Singapore

Singapore Sports Hub celebrates fifth anniversary with lineup of virtual activities for the community

The Singapore Sports Hub is commemorating its fifth anniversary this July with a month-long virtual celebration, culminating with the National Day Fiesta on 9th August. Since its official opening by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 26th July 2015, the Singapore Sports Hub has hosted some of the world’s best sports teams, players, concerts, the 2015 SEA Games, the 2016 National Day Parade, ASEAN Para … Continue reading Singapore Sports Hub celebrates fifth anniversary with lineup of virtual activities for the community

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Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, The Banter

Television Time: An Interview with Lennie James, creator and star of BBC’s Save Me Too

British actor Lennie James may be best known to the world as Morgan Jones on The Walking Dead, but some of Lennie’s most memorable roles have in fact been behind-the-camera: as a writer. “I wrote my first play when I was in my teens, and honestly, the reason I wrote it was because someone told me they didn’t think I could write it,” says Lennie, as … Continue reading Television Time: An Interview with Lennie James, creator and star of BBC’s Save Me Too

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Experimental, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatres

The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online

From start to finish, I spent a total of twelve years composing music for three wuxia (martial arts) films: Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, Zhang Yimou’s “Hero”, and Feng Xiaogang’s “The Banquet” – Tan Dun Performed in the Esplanade Concert Hall at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts in 2012, come experience Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy, available online for a limited time. Showcasing … Continue reading The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Open Call: Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2021 needs your scripts!

If you ever thought you were a good writer, now’s the time to show it. Following their second edition of The Wright Stuff in 2019, Toy Factory is ready to return for a third round of showcasing brand new Singaporean scripts come 2021. Budding playwrights are welcome to submit new plays between 24th July to 24th September 2020 to Toy Factory, in the hopes of … Continue reading Open Call: Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2021 needs your scripts!

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Arts, Concert, Preview, Theatre

Preview: M1 Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play by The Theatre Practice

Seeing performances live may be on hold, but theatre certainly isn’t dead. After a stellar new staging of Four Horse Road earlier this year, The Theatre Practice (TTP) is back this July with a brand new edition of M1 Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play. Taking place from 18th July to 30th August 2020, M1 Patch! continues to champion the power of play, showcasing a … Continue reading Preview: M1 Patch! A (Live) Theatre Festival of Play by The Theatre Practice

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eSports, Singapore

eSports: Team Tempest from Taiwan emerge as champions of VALORANT SEA Invitational

Over the past weekend, the VALORANT SEA Invitational successfully concluded, which saw 6 teams battle it out for a US $10,000 total prize pool. Team Tempest from Taiwan, emerged as the victors of the showmatch, winning a total of US$3,200. Each Team Tempest member will also be receiving a customised rig powered by Intel 10th Gen Gaming CPUs (Core i7-10700K). Team Tempest, consisting of Hehe, … Continue reading eSports: Team Tempest from Taiwan emerge as champions of VALORANT SEA Invitational

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Arts, Singapore, The Arts House, The Banter

The Banter: Kamini Ramachandran gets to The Heart of Story as StoryFest 2020 goes digital

  Even as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have begun to ease in Singapore, it’s still hard to imagine planning for a performing arts festival in these extraordinary circumstances, let alone putting those plans into action. But if it’s one person who can do it, it’s almost certainly storyteller Kamini Ramachandran, creative producer of the annual StoryFest, which returns for its 4th edition this July. Co-presented … Continue reading The Banter: Kamini Ramachandran gets to The Heart of Story as StoryFest 2020 goes digital

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