Arts, Esplanade Concert Hall, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatres

Bernstein’s Mass: An Interview with Conductor Joshua Kangming Tan and Director Edith Podesta

As the Orchestra of the Music Makers commemorates their 10th anniversary in 2018, there’s no better way to celebrate than with a massive performance uniting some of the most diverse genres of music with composer Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. Best known for composing West Side Story, Bernstein’s Mass brings together Broadway, jazz, Western art music, epic chorus, orchestral works and more in this ambitious undertaking, and in its Singaporean premiere, … Continue reading Bernstein’s Mass: An Interview with Conductor Joshua Kangming Tan and Director Edith Podesta

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Arts, Kids, Preview, Singapore

[Editor’s Pick] Highlights of Storyfest 2018 – #BeLegendary

The second edition of the Storytelling Centre’s Storyfest returns this weekend, with 17 programmes, 21 storytellers and countless stories to be told at the Arts House. Storytelling is no easy business, and as an ancient oral tradition, it gives power to the spoken word and draws strength from the human voice, something we clearly experienced as we watched Storyfest creative producer Kamini Ramachandran herself perform … Continue reading [Editor’s Pick] Highlights of Storyfest 2018 – #BeLegendary

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Finger Players, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Victoria Theatre

The Finger Players 2018: An Interview with Framed, By Adolf Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Cast Member Joshua Lim

This June, The Finger Players return with a brand new season of theatrical productions to be staged at the Victoria Theatre. Each playing for a single weekend over two weeks, witness the return of their new shows with Citizen Dog and Framed, by Adolf, helmed by Finger Players resident director Oliver Chong and company director Chong Tze Chien respectively. In the second of a two part series, we … Continue reading The Finger Players 2018: An Interview with Framed, By Adolf Director/Playwright Chong Tze Chien and Cast Member Joshua Lim

bakchormeeboyMay 31, 2018October 29, 2020Leave a comment

Arts, Mastercard Theatres, Music, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

Preview: The Lion King presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Sliding Doors Entertainment

BASE Entertainment Asia and Sliding Doors Entertainment are set to have a roaring 2018 season as they bring back the very first show that played at Mastercard Theatres 7 years ago when Marina Bay Sands first opened – Disney’s The Lion King! Since its premiere in Minnesota in 1997, more than 90 million people around the world have experienced the sheer joy and theatrical mastery … Continue reading Preview: The Lion King presented by BASE Entertainment Asia and Sliding Doors Entertainment

bakchormeeboyMay 31, 2018June 11, 2018Leave a comment

London, Preview, Singapore

Refugees, Women’s Issues, Children’s Theatre and more at Blue Elephant Theatre’s Summer Season 2018 (London)

LONDON – Get ready as London’s Blue Elephant Theatre returns for a lineup of more shows than ever before, as they explore themes of life’s darkest and lightest moments through their new summer programme of shows. Marking Blue Elephant’s first seasonas an Arts Council England NPO, Camberwell’s favourite theatre venue will play host to performances that span from clowning to drama, dance to children’s theatre, … Continue reading Refugees, Women’s Issues, Children’s Theatre and more at Blue Elephant Theatre’s Summer Season 2018 (London)

bakchormeeboyMay 30, 2018May 31, 2018Leave a comment

Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore

A Case of ‘Sea’.S.I. At The S.E.A. Aquarium’s Ocean Fest

911 what’s your emergency? It’s the ocean and it needs YOUR help. World Oceans Day comes around on 8th June, but the S.E.A. Aquarium’s celebrations are already well under way with its first ever eco-festival – Ocean Fest! Over the month long festival, visitors to the Aquarium can partake in various activities as they learn all about ocean conservation. A key highlight of Ocean Fest is … Continue reading A Case of ‘Sea’.S.I. At The S.E.A. Aquarium’s Ocean Fest

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Arts, Esplanade Concert Hall, Music, Preview, Singapore, Theatres

Preview: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass by Orchestra of the Music Makers

Is there anything that Edith Podesta cannot do? After dipping her toes into directing opera last year with Hansel and Gretel, the critically acclaimed theatremaker will once again be teaming up with the Orchestra of Music Makers this June to present the Southeast Asian premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. First composed in 1971 at the behest of Jacqueline Kennedy for the inauguration of the John F. … Continue reading Preview: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass by Orchestra of the Music Makers

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Arts, Circus, highlights, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Toruk – The First Flight by Cirque du Soleil (presented by Mediacorp VizPro)

A visually spectacular journey into the world of Pandora. Director James Cameron’s sci-fi film Avatar was a hit when it first premiered in 2009, with a completely new world built around his vision, from an extraterrestrial environment all the way to an entire new language for these iconic, giant blue humanoids. The dedication to creation was as evident then as it is now in Cirque du Soleil’s … Continue reading Review: Toruk – The First Flight by Cirque du Soleil (presented by Mediacorp VizPro)

bakchormeeboyMay 28, 2018June 4, 2018Leave a comment

Arts, Children's Theatre, Kids, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

100 and 100 More Festival: Into The Blue Forest (Review)

An immersive, interactive meditation on solitude and friendship opens the inaugural 100 and 100 More Festival Jeffrey Tan’s Into The Blue Forest charts a day in the life of an ordinary, old tree (Beatrice Chien) as she encounters flora and fauna living in the forest as they interact with her, from to a wisecracking spider all the way to a sly snake. Midway through, she chances … Continue reading 100 and 100 More Festival: Into The Blue Forest (Review)

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Film, Singapore

Preview: Italian Film Festival 2018 (Singapore)

The 2018 Italian Film Festival is back to showcase the very best of new, contemporary Italian film! Taking place from 31st May to 9th June, expect six new films to be screened at Golden Village Plaza, alongside a retrospective of auteur Luca Guadagnino’s Desire Trilogy at The Projector, including smash critical and commercial hit LGBT film Call Me By Your Name (2017), alongside earlier films I Am Love (2009) … Continue reading Preview: Italian Film Festival 2018 (Singapore)