Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore

Step into a fascinating world of stories within leading Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng’s artworks with National Gallery Singapore’s new exhibition Cheong Soo Pieng: Layer by Layer. The free exhibition is Southeast Asia’s first to use in-depth material analysis, through tools such as x-ray scans and infrared photography to reveal fresh insights into Cheong’s artistic processes and innovative use of materials. Layer by Layer breaks … Continue reading Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore

Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum

This April, Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful. is set to make its dazzling Asian premiere at ArtScience Museum on, casting a powerful spotlight on screen legends who have challenged narratives, defied expectations, and broken boundaries across 120 years of cinematic history from the silent era to modern day film and television. Originally hailing from ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture in Melbourne, this new iteration … Continue reading Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum

Art What!: ArtScience Museum unveils vibrant 2024 exhibition line-up, including ‘The World of Studio Ghibli’

ArtScience Museum has revealed its slate of highly anticipated exhibitions set to shake up the cultural calendar in 2024. 2024 will be ArtScience Museum’s Year of Extraordinary Women with major shows that examine, celebrate, and uncover the stories of women whose lives have influenced society throughout the decades. The exhibitions range from focusing on inspiring artists and screen legends to strong female characters seen in … Continue reading Art What!: ArtScience Museum unveils vibrant 2024 exhibition line-up, including ‘The World of Studio Ghibli’

★★★★★ Review: Nom Nom Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel

A lavish gustatory experience to accompany a night at the cinema. Even in an age of Netflix and other streaming services, where you can pause the show at any point, get comfortable in your shorts and tee combo, and load up on snacks, there’s still something special about experiencing the magic of film in the theatre with others. And if you ever needed more reason … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Nom Nom Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel

Art What!: Marina Bay Sands donates S$500,000 to Sustain the Arts (stART) Fund

Marina Bay Sands is reaffirming its commitment to the development of Singapore’s arts scene through a S$500,000 donation to invest in the future of emerging art forms and innovative creators. This contribution is part of the integrated resort’s efforts to drive impact and inspire change through its community engagement programme, Sands Cares, under which support for the arts is a key pillar. The donation marks … Continue reading Art What!: Marina Bay Sands donates S$500,000 to Sustain the Arts (stART) Fund

Art What!: Marina Bay Sands gears up for second edition of ‘Where Art Takes Shape’

Marina Bay Sands will transform into a dynamic and energetic sanctuary for the arts with the highly-anticipated return of ‘Where Art Takes Shape’. Set to enliven the integrated resort from 18-28 January 2024, this festival will present a captivating line-up of activities across property showcasing the diverse and awe-inspiring facets of art, serving as a testament to Marina Bay Sands’ commitment to fostering artistic engagement … Continue reading Art What!: Marina Bay Sands gears up for second edition of ‘Where Art Takes Shape’

★★★★☆ Review: Fault Lines by Protagonist Studio and Cocoon Creative Lab

Flurry of issues during a Malaysian family reunion in New York. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Home is where the heart is, but what happens when the home you left behind follows you into a new country? Adding a new play to the Malaysian canon of theatre is Adriana Nordin Manan, with her original script Fault Lines, which follows Malaysian Shereen as she receives a visit … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Fault Lines by Protagonist Studio and Cocoon Creative Lab

★★☆☆☆ Review: Buckets by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Ensemble work about unfulfilled desires and the inevitability of death messy amidst truth. In the final collaborative effort between Nine Years Theatre (NYT) and NAFA School of Theatre, director Timothy Wan and the Year 3 graduating students of NAFA’s Diploma in Theatre (English Drama) present Adam Bernard’s unusual play Buckets. Referencing the idea of a bucket list and the endless unfulfilled tasks one is left … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Buckets by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: The Fall by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Snapshots of fleeting youth and the tragedy of life in three acts. If it’s one thing in life money can’t buy, it’s youth. Doomed to age till the day we die, it is far too often that by the time we reach a degree of emotional maturity to appreciate what we have, it is often already too late to enjoy it in all its glory. … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Fall by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Lord Of The Flies by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre

Hallucinations and violence cause chaos in this Mandarin adaptation of Goldberg’s classic. As civilised as we might seem, when placed in extreme situations, any human is likely to regress into survival mode, reverting to our animal instincts in a primal state closer to beast than man. One of the most prominent works in the English language to explore this is William Golding’s seminal novel Lord … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Lord Of The Flies by NAFA School of Theatre and Nine Years Theatre