Tag: october

Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

SSO Marks EU-ASEAN Friendship and 100th Birthday of Goh Keng Swee

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will be playing music fit for kings and queens this Saturday as part of the Baroque Festival, and perhaps, there is no better opportunity than this to celebrate EU-ASEAN friendship as they collaborate with the European Union (EU) and also commemorate the 100th birthday of the SSO’s founding patron, the late and former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Dr Goh Keng … Continue reading SSO Marks EU-ASEAN Friendship and 100th Birthday of Goh Keng Swee

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Art What!, Arts, Interview, Music, Preview, Singapore

Museum Musings: President’s Young Talents 2018 at Singapore Art Museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) returns this October with the 7th edition of the President’s Young Talents 2018 exhibition. Held at SAM at 8Q from 4th October 2018 to 27th January 2019, the latest edition of the exhibition features five Singaporean contemporary artists – Yanyun Chen, Weixin Quek Chong, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi and Zarina Muhammad. Inaugurated in 2001 by SAM, the President’s Young Talents … Continue reading Museum Musings: President’s Young Talents 2018 at Singapore Art Museum

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Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Touchdown from Broadway: An Interview with the Fabulous Angels and Female Leads of Kinky Boots

For the first time ever, multi-award winning musical Kinky Boots will be staged in Singapore! Written by theatre veteran Harvey Fierstein with music by the legendary Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots plays at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands for just two weekends. The raucous but heartwarming musical tells the story of the fictitious Price & Son shoe factory, as newly crowned owner Charlie Price attempts to save it. Little … Continue reading Touchdown from Broadway: An Interview with the Fabulous Angels and Female Leads of Kinky Boots

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Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore

Award-winning musical Kinky Boots flies in straight from Broadway this week for its Singapore debut, and before it opens, they want you to know this: “just be who you want to be”. Fronted by international superstars such as Kelly Osbourne, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, James Earl Jones and Martina Navratilova, the campaign spreads Kinky Boots’ central message of loving and accepting one’s self, as each of these representatives pose … Continue reading Kinky Boots: #JustBe Campaign Launches in Singapore

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Preview: Olli Mustonen – Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra brings you a high-intensity concert experience this October with the arrival of two of the great Finns of today – conductor Hannu Lintu with a powerful and commanding stage presence, and acclaimed pianist Olli Mustonen. Together, the pair will perform Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2, a complete cycle of Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos which the two have also recently released on record. Prokofiev’s Piano Concertos are … Continue reading Preview: Olli Mustonen – Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post dir. Desiree Akhavan (Love and Pride Film Festival 2018)

Gay conversion independent drama leaves audiences on a hopeful note Based off Emily M. Danforth’s novel of the same name, which in turn was based off the 2005 Zach Stark ‘de-gaying’ controversy, The Miseducation of Cameron Post ditches the modernities of the original source to set its tale in 1993, where teenagers lived in a simpler time, devoid of Instagram, blogs and mobile phones, and fully decked … Continue reading Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post dir. Desiree Akhavan (Love and Pride Film Festival 2018)

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WTA Finals 2018: Doubles Teams of Andrea Sestini Hlavackova/ Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs Qualify for WTA Finals

Doubles teams Andrea Sestini Hlavackova/Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs have qualified for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, taking place from 21st – 28th October 2018. The pairings have now become the third and fourth teams to secure their spot, joining Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova and Kristina Mladenovic/Timea Babos in Singapore, with four spots remaining. The Top 8 doubles teams will compete … Continue reading WTA Finals 2018: Doubles Teams of Andrea Sestini Hlavackova/ Barbora Strycova and Elise Mertens/Demi Schuurs Qualify for WTA Finals

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Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2018

The Perspectives Film Festival, Singapore’s first and longest student-run film festival, returns for its 11th edition from 25th – 28th October 2018! Taking place at the National Museum of Singapore and Alliance Francaise, this year’s festival takes on the theme of ‘Instituitions’, examining stories in which individuals tackle the the limits of their institutions head on. A total of seven films will be presented at this year’s … Continue reading Preview: Perspectives Film Festival 2018

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Food, Review, Singapore

The Sampan: Riverside Dining with a Pan-Asian Touch

Imagine taking a walk down the river when suddenly, you come across a cosy looking joint nestled along the rows of restaurants. From first glance it already looks welcoming, with a simple yet unassuming logo that perfectly captures the essence of ‘Asian, yet not pretentiously so’. This, ladies and gentlemen, is our first impression of The Sampan. Helmed by former Ku De Ta Bali general … Continue reading The Sampan: Riverside Dining with a Pan-Asian Touch

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Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra October 2018 Lineup

This October, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra welcomes a full lineup of internationally renowned musicians to their home at the Victoria Concert Hall. Taking place over a single weekend from 5th – 7th October, the Baroque Festival celebrates the magnificence, beauty and nobility of music from Baroque Germany and England. Ranging from High Baroque master Bach to Handel dripping with grandeur, the Baroque Festival is set to trill … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Symphony Orchestra October 2018 Lineup

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