Preview: Chinatown Opera Festival 2019

Chinatown Business Association (CBA) presents the all new Chinatown Opera Festival this November, the first ever opera festival showcasing Singapore’s rich local heritage and culture. Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, the festival will run from 20th to 24th November 2019 in the bustling Chinatown district, and hopes to take visitors back in time to re-live the nostalgic days of performance art in the 1950s and 60s … Continue reading Preview: Chinatown Opera Festival 2019

Preview: Lie With Me by Intercultural Theatre Institute

The latest batch of students from Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) is just about ready to graduate,  but before they do, they’ll be presenting one last show, with the Asian premiere of Lie With Me by award-winning playwright Kaite O’Reilly this November at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. Directed by internationally renowned director Phillip Zarrilli, Lie With Me looks at contemporary life in Singapore through glimpses into the lives … Continue reading Preview: Lie With Me by Intercultural Theatre Institute

Preview: MILIEU 2019 by Frontier Danceland

Frontier Danceland is back this November with a new edition of their annual MILIEU programme. Everybody loves a good story. Stories can be told in a myriad of ways: with the strokes of a brush, the rhythm of music, the movement of bodies. With MILIEU 2019, Frontier Danceland brings together two exciting choreographers – Marioenrico D’Angelo (Italy) and Sita Ostheimer (Germany), to share their new stories … Continue reading Preview: MILIEU 2019 by Frontier Danceland

Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Greater Focus on Language with A Language of Our Own (Preview)

The 22nd annual Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) returns this November with the theme “A Language of Our Own”. Now headed by new Festival Director Pooja Nansi, this edition seeks to examine the role of languages in the formation of identities and communities at a time when the world is becoming increasingly globalised, yet fractured, bringing together a host of influential writers from both Singapore and … Continue reading Singapore Writers Festival 2019: A Greater Focus on Language with A Language of Our Own (Preview)

Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival will once again make its mark on Australia when the second annual JLF Adelaide hosts three days of transnational celebration and cultural exchange from 1st to 3rd November. Described as “the greatest literary show on earth”, Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary extravaganza produced by Teamwork Arts and held in Rajasthan, India. Over the past decade the Festival has … Continue reading Art Down Under: Jaipur Literary Festival Returns to Adelaide

Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season 2019

LONDON – Blue Elephant Theatre is brewing up a storm for its winter season, with stories and shows at the intimate Camberwell venue grappling with big questions and themes, whether performed as intricate dance pieces, long runs or works-in-progress, and this season they touch on mental health, dystopian futures and love in all its forms. Hurricane Diaries 2nd – 19th October “I assume ya’ll are interested in history… … Continue reading Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season 2019

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

Laughter Is: Kenny Sebastian’s The Most Interesting Person In The Room

It’s a pretty bold statement to claim to be the most interesting person in the room – especially when you’re in an auditorium full of people. But when all eyes are on you and every audience member is hanging off each word that comes out of your mouth, who can deny you that title? And so it is that Indian comedian Kenny Sebastian will be … Continue reading Laughter Is: Kenny Sebastian’s The Most Interesting Person In The Room

Preview: A Spoonful of Sherman by Sing’theatre

  Brand new musical revue A Spoonful of Sherman by Robert J. Sherman is coming to Singapore, in its Asian premiere this November! Featuring songs from Oscar-winning brothers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, A Spoonful of Sherman features a highly-talented cast, including Aaron Khaled, George Chan, Hossan Leong, Mina Ellen Kaye & Vanessa Kee, promising a show that will leave audiences humming along throughout. Robert and Richard Sherman … Continue reading Preview: A Spoonful of Sherman by Sing’theatre

Getting Technical: SITEX 2019 – Your Digital Playground (Preview)

In a single calendar year, Singapore plays host to countless exhibitions and events. But of them all, perhaps one of the most interesting ones has to be SITEX. Returning for its 2019 edition this November at Singapore Expo, SITEX maintains its claim as Singapore’s only consume lifestyle IT exhibition, bigger and better than ever before. This year, the exhibition takes on a refreshed concept, with … Continue reading Getting Technical: SITEX 2019 – Your Digital Playground (Preview)