Preview: Unsolicited Advice From My Ex – A Double Bill by Bored Whale Theatre

There’s a new theatre company in town, and they’re about to debut their first ever performance. This May, Bored Whale Theatre is set to perform Unsolicited Advice From My Ex, a double bill of new work written and directed by Wisely Chow. The first play, Unsolicited Advice From My Ex-(Self), follows Damian meeting up with Jordan at a cafe, an old friend whom they had … Continue reading Preview: Unsolicited Advice From My Ex – A Double Bill by Bored Whale Theatre

Preview: Resonances – A Double Bill by Bellepoque

Bellepoque is back this May with a brand new, LIVE performance. Titled RESONANCES, the double-bill is an exciting new multidisciplinary and modular performance combining storytelling, movement, video projection, live and pre-recorded music. This follows in the footsteps of their digital presentation of CRAVE in 2020, which adopted a similar multi-disciplinary form. Once again featuring scripts by Verena Tay, RESONANCES reflects upon how human resilience enables us … Continue reading Preview: Resonances – A Double Bill by Bellepoque

[POSTPONED] Art What!: Art Galleries Association Singapore presents Exclusive Studio Conversations

Art Galleries Association Singapore (AGAS) launches AGAS Presents: Exclusive Studio Conversations, a collaborative series that unveils the intimate relationship between artists and their representing galleries, providing a personal glimpse into an otherwise hidden process of a gallery’s role in supporting the professional development of the artists they represent. A first for AGAS, the series will see AGAS galleries coming together to present a cohesive roster … Continue reading [POSTPONED] Art What!: Art Galleries Association Singapore presents Exclusive Studio Conversations

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKAF 2021 rolls out HKAF-commissioned productions for online viewing

HONG KONG – The 49th Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) has announced the rollout of HKAF-commissioned productions, following rescheduling earlier this year due to unavailability of venues on account of social-distancing restrictions. The programmes will be available for online viewing in May 2021, and will include Jockey Club Local Creative Talents Series Journey to the West Rewind/Women Like Us, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: HKAF 2021 rolls out HKAF-commissioned productions for online viewing

Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Le Père (2021) by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

Aging and decline are necessary stages in life. As the elderly population increases, Alzheimer’s disease has become a growing health issue in our society. How does such a seemingly incurable ailment affect the patient and his family? The HKRep will soon present a re-run of Le Père, a dramatic work whose vivid storytelling draws the audience into the protagonist’s mind. What the theatregoer experiences while witnessing … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2021: Le Père (2021) by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

Television Time: BBC Shows – May 2021

For the fans of timeless romance, catch award winning actress Lily James and Emily Beecham in the period drama The Pursuit of Love.  Written and directed by Emily Mortimer, The Pursuit of Love is a romantic comedy-drama about love and friendship. An adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s celebrated novel and set in Europe between the two World Wars, the story follows the adventures and misadventures of the charismatic and … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – May 2021

Preview: T:>works presents PerForm – Inaugural Digital Lecture by Shubigi Rao

Following their announcement of their 2021 season. T:>works is set to begin their PerForm series with the inaugural digital lecture by artist Shubigi Rao on 6th May 2021. The lecture will focus on three main areas of Shubigi’s practice – as a writer, an artist, and as an artist-curator for the 5th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2021, and the overlaps and tensions between them. … Continue reading Preview: T:>works presents PerForm – Inaugural Digital Lecture by Shubigi Rao

Music Is: SSO’s May and June concerts

Venue restrictions; prohibition of live bands and performances; proliferation of music streaming services — the list goes on as many might have forgotten what it feels like to partake in a live music experience. Though the indescribable bliss of partaking in a live concert seems like a distant past, Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents the opportunity to relive the joys of live music experience with its upcoming May … Continue reading Music Is: SSO’s May and June concerts

Preview: Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes by HuM Theatre

HuM Theatre is back, and this time, they’re taking on the Drama Centre Black Box, with Jihad Jones And The Kalashnikov Babes, a satirical comedy by Egyptian playwright, Youssef El Guindi. The play follows immigrant Ashraf Khan, who also happens to be a pretentious actor who has just played Hamlet to small artsy audiences. He earns $200 a week and is having trouble paying the … Continue reading Preview: Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes by HuM Theatre

Art What!: Art Gallery of New South Wales Launches 150th Anniversary Celebrations

The Art Gallery of New South Wales today kicked off its 150th anniversary celebrations with a burst of colour and light, collaborating for the first time with the Sydney Opera House to mark the annual Badu Gili festival of First Nations Culture by projecting artworks onto the iconic sails of the Opera House. The work of six leading Aboriginal women artists represented in the Art … Continue reading Art What!: Art Gallery of New South Wales Launches 150th Anniversary Celebrations