Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Exhibit A Bold Performance Agains Lions with a 24-37 Finish (23/3/19)

Last evening, in the second match of their Super Rugby 2019 campaign, the the HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES returned to Singapore’s National Stadium to put up a strong fight against the Lions, but were eventually downed in the second half in spite of their efforts. In the first half of the match, the Sunwolves took an early lead with a penalty in spite of being denied a … Continue reading Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Exhibit A Bold Performance Agains Lions with a 24-37 Finish (23/3/19)

Museum Musings: Set In Stone Gallery Launches 2019 Exhibition

Tucked away in a little corner of Bukit Pasoh lies a quaint space in a boutique shophouse – a former gym, the linoleum floor is clean and the white walls pristine. Such is the setting for the latest exhibition from Asia’s premier natural history gallery and dealer – Set In Stone. Marking their fifth exhibition since their launch in 2012, this new exhibition, curated by … Continue reading Museum Musings: Set In Stone Gallery Launches 2019 Exhibition

Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Return To Face The Lion In Singapore This March

Singapore’s adopted home team HITO-Communications SUNWOLVES return to the National Stadium tomorrow to face last year’s Super Rugby finalist – the LIONS. This will be the SUNWOLVES’ second and final Super Rugby home match in Singapore for the 2019 campaign. The team will be focused on executing a well thought out game plan to rattle and beat an unwavering South African side. The SUNWOLVES arrived … Continue reading Super Rugby 2019: Sunwolves Return To Face The Lion In Singapore This March

The Opera People’s In Our Manner of Speaking: An Interview with Producer Shridar Mani

International Women’s Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean we stop celebrating women and their achievements throughout the rest of the year. For their first production of 2019, The Opera People are presenting In Our Manner of Speaking: The Clara Schumann Project, in which the team commemorates the eponymous composer’s 200th birthday with a recital all about female composers and female voices, ranging from classical works to jazz, … Continue reading The Opera People’s In Our Manner of Speaking: An Interview with Producer Shridar Mani

Hong Kong 2019: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season – Long Live The Classics!

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre has launched its 2019–20 season, themed “Long Live the Classics!” The season focuses on both classic works that have stood the test of time, while also producing new work in the hopes of establishing brand new modern classics of the future. Season highlights include the contemporary Chinese masterpiece A Dream Like a Dream, the renowned Cantonese musical The Good Person of … Continue reading Hong Kong 2019: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season – Long Live The Classics!

Strange Tales From A Theatre Studio: An Interview with Kuo Jian Hong, Joanna Dong and Sugie Phua of The Theatre Practice’s Liao Zhai Rocks! Shanghai Tour

The life of a Singaporean theatre production is often limited to a single staging before being relegated to a film in the archives, or living on in the memory of audiences lucky enough to have caught it. A restaging is a rare event, and for a company to present their work overseas rarer still. For The Theatre Practice (TTP), Liao Zhai Rocks! is nothing short of a … Continue reading Strange Tales From A Theatre Studio: An Interview with Kuo Jian Hong, Joanna Dong and Sugie Phua of The Theatre Practice’s Liao Zhai Rocks! Shanghai Tour

Always Every Time: An Interview with Ground Z-0 Artistic Director Zelda Tatiana Ng

It’s a Saturday evening as we stand in the liminal space between a block of flats and the back exits of Chinatown Point. A cool breeze blows by, a welcome respite from the sweltering heat of the last few days, and we watch as Zelda Tatiana Ng draws a long breath from the cigarette perched between her left index and middle finger. Suddenly, she recalls: … Continue reading Always Every Time: An Interview with Ground Z-0 Artistic Director Zelda Tatiana Ng

Preview: In Our Manner of Speaking – The Clara Schumann Project by The Opera People

After a rousing debut last year with a contemporary version of Mozart’s Il Re Pastore set in a nightclub, The Opera People return once again to bring old operas into the new age with another modern, operatic performance this March. In commemoration of Clara Schumann’s 200th birthday, The Opera People present In Our Manner of Speaking: The Clara Schumann Project, a recital centering on female composers and … Continue reading Preview: In Our Manner of Speaking – The Clara Schumann Project by The Opera People

In Kuala Lumpur 2019: Gold Rain & Hailstones by The Instant Cafe Theatre Company (Review)

A timely reminder of the genius and timelessness of Jit Murad in this reflection on the Malaysian identity. KUALA LUMPUR – It’s been 13 years since Jit Murad’s Gold Rain & Hailstones was last produced in his own home country of Malaysia. So it’s about high time then that a revival is in order by the Instant Cafe Theatre Company this March. Gold Rain & Hailstones follows the outspoken and … Continue reading In Kuala Lumpur 2019: Gold Rain & Hailstones by The Instant Cafe Theatre Company (Review)

NUS Arts Festival 2019: Variations and Variables (Review)

The power and variation of classical music on show. Pianist Abigail Sin and violinist Loh Jun Hong come together for this musical showcase to open the 2019 NUS Festival of the Arts, performing chamber music pieces together to reveal the many variations and variables inherent in music. Oddly enough, this is similar to concepts in Mathematics, where there are endless varieties and variations in formulae … Continue reading NUS Arts Festival 2019: Variations and Variables (Review)