★★★★☆ Review: Mali Bucha: Dance Offering by Kornkarn Rungsawang

Tradition and technology come together to get closer to the gods. There are some beliefs and rituals that are no longer practiced today, either due to this modern life leaving little time for preparation, or the knowledge lost between generations. What Thai dancer Kornkarn Rungsawang wants to do then, is to reconnect us to these traditions through her technologically-driven work Mali Bucha: Dance Offering, that … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Mali Bucha: Dance Offering by Kornkarn Rungsawang

Museum Musings: New Eden – Science Fiction Mythologies Transformed at the ArtScience Museum

A journey to alternative realms awaits visitors at ArtScience Museum’s latest major contemporary art exhibition, New Eden: Science Fiction Mythologies Transformed. Making its global premiere on 21 October, the exhibition will uncover new perspectives on the genre of science fiction by presenting 24 women artists and collectives from Asia, whose works have been inspired by the region’s history and cultures. Curated by ArtScience Museum, New … Continue reading Museum Musings: New Eden – Science Fiction Mythologies Transformed at the ArtScience Museum

Preview: Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Want to attend a feast for the senses? This November, get ready as Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) proudly presents a unique dinner theatre experience, with Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding. Directed by Singapore icon and ‘Mad Chinaman’ Dick Lee (Forbidden City – Portrait of an Empress and Fried Rice Paradise), with a script by Jo Tan, Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding will be … Continue reading Preview: Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding by Singapore Repertory Theatre

The Vault: Past Perfect by Centre 42 returns this October

The Vault: Past Perfect returns, after the success of its first showing at the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) this May. With two sold-out shows previously, the production puts a spotlight on the invigorating years of the theatre scene in the 90s, where local theatrical works began experimenting with non-conventional approaches to making theatre. On the occasion of watching its first showing, one of … Continue reading The Vault: Past Perfect by Centre 42 returns this October

Film Fanatic: An Interview with HK Stage-turned-Screen Actor Mak Pui Tung

In town recently for the premiere of his film, the much-anticipated courtroom drama The Sparring Partner, Mak Pui Tung may have become a viral internet meme in Hong Kong, and scored a number of awards for his roles on film and onstage, but as he sits in front of us, the 33-year old actor looks remarkably humble and stoic. “Initially, I didn’t really know what … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with HK Stage-turned-Screen Actor Mak Pui Tung

Preview: Mamma Mia! by BASE Entertainment Asia

Mamma Mia – here we go again, as the hit ABBA jukebox musical returns to Singapore this week! Last staged in 2018 to glowing reviews, Mamma Mia! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with a sunny, funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads unfolding on a Greek island idyll. Mamma Mia! remains one … Continue reading Preview: Mamma Mia! by BASE Entertainment Asia

★★★★★ Review: 13 & 14 by TAO Dance Theater

A testament to the ceaseless persistence of the essence of dance. Founded in 2008, for over fourteen years now, China’s TAO Dance Theater has been exploring the very essence of dance itself. Led by artistic directors Tao Ye, Duan Ni and Wang Hao, the company has distilled the art of dance to its core aspects, manifested as minimalist productions that focus entirely on the infinite … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: 13 & 14 by TAO Dance Theater

Art What!: Murray Clarke’s A Place I Know at WOAW Gallery

At its quaint location just off Ann Siang Hill, the Singapore wing of WOAW Gallery has gone back to basics with their latest exhibition. With the interior now completely white and leaving most of its cube-like space open to walk about, London-based artist Murray Clarke’s photorealistic paintings are given total attention, hung on the walls in their full glory. Marking his first solo exhibition in … Continue reading Art What!: Murray Clarke’s A Place I Know at WOAW Gallery

Art What!: See Me, See You – Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia (Part 2) at National Gallery Singapore

The second part of National Gallery Singapore’s free exhibition See Me, See You: Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia is now open, bringing visitors a new line-up of refreshed works by five artists – Heri Dono (Indonesia), Krisna Murti (Indonesia), Hasnul Saidon (Malaysia), Ray Langenbach (USA/Malaysia) and Vincent Leow (Singapore).  This is the world’s first-ever retrospective survey of early video installation of Southeast Asia, uncovering new perspectives of the region’s history of video installation art. As … Continue reading Art What!: See Me, See You – Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia (Part 2) at National Gallery Singapore

★★★☆☆ Review: Immortal Variables (八仙变数) by Nine Years Theatre and Hsing Legend Youth Theatre (Contemporary Legend Theatre)

Double crossing moles and a convoluted revenge plots weigh down this cross-country collaborative effort. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, international theatre collaborations are few and far between. But with things finally more or less back to normal, opportunities have risen once again for old friendships to be reignited, and projects once shelved to be put back on the production line once more. In the works since … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Immortal Variables (八仙变数) by Nine Years Theatre and Hsing Legend Youth Theatre (Contemporary Legend Theatre)