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Neon Lights 2019: Thirteen More Acts Announced For The Festival, From Chet Faker to Mura Masa

With Mumford & Sons, Honne and Halsey and AURORA, the Neon Lights music and arts festival has announced an additional 13 music acts for the two-day event taking place at Fort Canning Park on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November. Hailing from six different countries, the acts include the Singapore return of Australian soul hero Nick Murphy/Chet Faker and Canadian jazz/funk trio BadBadNotGood, as well as debut Singapore shows … Continue reading Neon Lights 2019: Thirteen More Acts Announced For The Festival, From Chet Faker to Mura Masa

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Interview, Music, Review, Singapore

Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Series: The Manhattan Transfer (Review)

50 years on and still one of the absolute best vocal groups around. The Manhattan Transfer are undoubtedly one of America’s greatest treasures. Comprising Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne, along with newest member Trist Curless, the multiple Grammy Award-winning pop/jazz vocal quartet returned to the Esplanade Theatre after eight years on Tuesday, performing tracks from their latest album, along with all their greatest … Continue reading Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Series: The Manhattan Transfer (Review)

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Arts, Comedy, Music, Preview, Singapore

Laughter Is: An Interview with Fakkah Fuzz, Becky Lucas and Ben Knight of the Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow 2019

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is back this September with a brand new crew of FIVE hilarious comedians from Australia and the region to tickle your funnybone and leave you chortling. This year’s line-up features a familiar face to locals – Singapore’s very own Fakkah Fuzz, who will be joined by Australian comedian and writer Becky Lucas, the award-winning Aaron Chen; teacher turned comic/musician/actor Ben Knight, and British … Continue reading Laughter Is: An Interview with Fakkah Fuzz, Becky Lucas and Ben Knight of the Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow 2019

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Follow the Leader • Richard Tognetti presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Violinist, arranger and conductor Richard Tognetti will lead the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in a concert in which French masterpieces take centre stage. The programme includes Debussy’s The Girl with the Flaxen Hair and works by Ravel uniquely arranged for orchestra by Tognetti, who will be leading the SSO. The concert closes with Mozart’s final symphony: the magnificent ‘Jupiter’. Richard Tognetti is Artistic Director of the … Continue reading Preview: Follow the Leader • Richard Tognetti presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Sound of Dragon Ensemble (Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019)

Western composition meets Eastern arrangement. Hailing all the way from Canada, the Sound of Dragon Ensemble comprises some of Vancouver’s very best musicians with a spectacular repertoire of works at their fingertips. As the opening act of Ding Yi Music Company’s 4th edition of the annual Chinese Chamber Music Festival, the ensemble was led by Taiwanese conductor Chen Chih-Sheng, and stand out from the crowd … Continue reading Review: Sound of Dragon Ensemble (Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival 2019)

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Review, travel, travelXculture

Taking A Trip: Beyond the Road at the Saatchi Gallery (Review)

UNKLE and Punchdrunk unite to create an explosive, immersive exploration of belief, life and death. LONDON – A Punchdrunk experience, loosely described, feels something like a trippy fever dream, bringing audience members into a sprawling, labyrinthine world that toes the line between imagination and reality. Darkly imaginative, intricately detailed and with a flair for the theatricality at every turn, suffice to say, it’s an experience that … Continue reading Taking A Trip: Beyond the Road at the Saatchi Gallery (Review)

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Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: DY-Logue《鼎有艺思》by Ding Yi Music Company

Taking place this October at Stamford Arts Centre, Ding Yi Music Company is introducing a brand new experimental music series with DY-Logue 《鼎有艺思》. Playing on both the company name and the word ‘dialogue’, DY-Logue is a platform that will provide Ding Yi musicians an avenue to freely express their music artistry and musicianship. With this upcoming first edition, the concert features interplay between the two contrasting ethnic … Continue reading Preview: DY-Logue《鼎有艺思》by Ding Yi Music Company

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Preview: Kahchun Wong & Karl-Heinz Schütz presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The Vienna Philharmonic’s Principal Flute, Karl-Heinz Schütz, takes on the role of soloist in the beautiful Flute Concerto by 19th-century German composer Carl Reinecke. Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong continues to make great strides internationally, as Chief Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra in Germany, and debuting with such illustrious names as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and St Petersburg Symphony Orchestras. Kahchun returns … Continue reading Preview: Kahchun Wong & Karl-Heinz Schütz presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Children's Theatre, Kids, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Octoburst! 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

In conjunction with Children’s Day, Esplanade’s annual Octoburst! children’s festival returns this October to bring a ray of sunshine to audiences’ lives! Programming a series of over 140 fun free and ticketed performances and hands-on workshops for all the family, Octoburst! aims for children of all ages to participate, play and soak in the moments of joy that the arts can bring. This year, everyone … Continue reading Preview: Octoburst! 2019 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

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Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: A Month of Melodies by The Arts House

This September, The Arts House is set to present a series of musical performances representing a range of geographies and cultures. From unveiling Singapore’s landscape via Chinese poetry and music to the Straits of Melaka and Armenian chamber music, get ready for music that will introduce audiences to the rich, sonic textures of the region. Shiyun: Island Interludes In conjunction with the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shiyun: … Continue reading Preview: A Month of Melodies by The Arts House

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