Music Is: Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras reunite for a virtual concert this August

Despite the 6000km geographic barrier, Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras will unite for a second concert performance in their ongoing cross-cultural partnership. The virtual concert Musical Friendship will premiere on Friday 6th August 2021, heralding the National Day of Singapore (9th August), which commemorates Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965. The virtual performance demonstrates the two orchestras’ musical friendship. This will feature a performance of the Allegro Spiritoso from … Continue reading Music Is: Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras reunite for a virtual concert this August

Art What!: Art Basel launches Intersections -The Art Basel Podcast

Art Basel launches Intersections: The Art Basel Podcast, offering audiences unfettered access to the best minds in the global creative space Intersections: The Art Basel Podcast, presented by UBS, will be hosted by Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s Global Director, in conversation with a dynamic lineup of thought leaders across the fields of art, architecture, music, fashion, design, literature – culture in the broader sense. With … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel launches Intersections -The Art Basel Podcast

Television Time: BBC Shows – August 2021

Children and parents alike rejoice as Australia’s smash hit kids’ series Bluey returns to CBeebies this August! This multi award-winning cartoon continues to follow everyone’s favourite animated Blue Heeler dog, Bluey, as she brings the positive outcomes of imaginative play into her daily adventures together with her parents, sister Bingo, friends, and neighbours. As Mum Chilli heads back to work at airport security and Dad Bandit balances … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – August 2021

Arts of Malaysia: Sepet The Musical releases cast recording

KUALA LUMPUR – In 2019, Liver & Lung, the Cammie award-winning British-Malaysian theatre company behind KLoud Fest and the Malaya Relived anthology, adapted Yasmin Ahmad’s iconic film, Sepet, as an immersive musical.   This weekend, responding to popular demand by fans, they have released the musical’s soundtrack on Spotify and all other music stores.   The production of the soundtrack was made possible after Liver & Lung were selected for the Independent … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Sepet The Musical releases cast recording

Art What!: I Made Djirna’s The Voice of Nature at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced The Voice of Nature, a solo exhibition by Indonesian artist I Made Djirna, curated by Hermanto Soerjanto. In this solo exhibition, I Made Djirna discusses the awareness of the relationship between humans and nature. According to Djirna, nature and humans communicate through natural signs, for example: a cloudy sky is a sign that rain will come, and a certain insect’s chirp … Continue reading Art What!: I Made Djirna’s The Voice of Nature at Mizuma Gallery

Art What!: Prix Pictet Award goes on show in Shanghai and Beijing

Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize for photography and sustainability, will present an exhibition in Shanghai and Beijing for the first time, featuring 12 leading photographers from eight nations shortlisted for the Prix Pictet’s eighth theme of ‘Hope’. The eighth cycle, themed around Hope, offers a wide range of creative possibilities and a strong set of connections to Prix Pictet’s overriding theme of sustainability. Recycling, … Continue reading Art What!: Prix Pictet Award goes on show in Shanghai and Beijing

The Concubine: An Interview with Adeeb Fazah and Isaiah Christopher Lee

When Singapore returned to Phase 3 (Heightened Alert) and live theatre performances became an option again, much of the arts news was dominated by bigger and more well-established theatre companies making their return with blockbuster shows, even with reduced seating. But perhaps the ones that have gone unnoticed and are less prominent are the little guys, the independent theatre makers who also want their time … Continue reading The Concubine: An Interview with Adeeb Fazah and Isaiah Christopher Lee

Art What!: ArtScience Museum to open permanent VR Gallery this July

Following their latest exhibition about videogames as art, ArtScience Museum is set to dive even further into the digital realm with the launch of their new permanent VR Gallery. Opening on 10th July, the VR Gallery at Level 4 of ArtScience Museum celebrates curiosity, innovation and experimentation through virtual reality artworks. Equipped with state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) headsets and controllers, the VR Gallery invites visitors … Continue reading Art What!: ArtScience Museum to open permanent VR Gallery this July

Art What!: Art Galleries Association Singapore presents Exclusive Studio Conversations

Art Galleries Association Singapore (AGAS) launches AGAS Presents: Exclusive Studio Conversations, is 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 … Continue reading Art What!: Art Galleries Association Singapore presents Exclusive Studio Conversations