Preview: SLEEP (THUYIL) by Singapore Indian Theatre & Film Explorers

Far too often as adults, we forgo too much of our sleep, leading to plenty of health issues that eat away at our body. It’s no surprise then, that there’s a need to introduce World Sleep Day, to celebrate the innocuous activity and act as a call to action on important sleep issues plaguing us all. To commemorate the event, local company Singapore Indian Theatre … Continue reading Preview: SLEEP (THUYIL) by Singapore Indian Theatre & Film Explorers

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Arts, Hong Kong, Preview, Theatre, travel

Review: Scott Silven – The Journey (HKAF 2021)

In life, it’s the journey we walk together, not the destination that matters. HONG KONG – In a time where travel has been all but eradicated, the need to find new ways of connection has become more important than ever. Seeking to tighten our emotional proximity, illusionist Scott Silven launches his new online show The Journey, and welcomes audiences into his home in Scotland from wherever in … Continue reading Review: Scott Silven – The Journey (HKAF 2021)

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Arts, Review, SIFA 2021, Singapore

Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2021

Even with a hiatus in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Singapore International Festival of Arts never truly left us, taking on a more experimental thrust with multiple digital events held as part of ‘v2.020‘, featuring both local and international artists. But come 2021, with live performances slowly but surely opening up again as the pandemic situation improves day by day, the festival is … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Festival of Arts 2021

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Arts, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

No dialogue. No actors. How does one stage a narrative driven by theatrical design choices and the camera? A man waiting for the leaves to fall is a new digital performative narration that chronicles the pivotal events in a man’s life. This 15 minute digital production explores the relationship of the film medium within a new theatre paradigm where theatrical design takes centerstage as characters. … Continue reading Preview: A Man Waiting For The Leaves To Fall by The Aesthetic Project

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Arts, malaysia, Preview

Arts of Malaysia: Dance Revolution by Liver & Lung

KUALA LUMPUR – Following the launch of KLoud Fest, Malaysia’s first digital festival earlier this month, non-profit DiverseCity in partnership with local award-winning theatrical company, Liver & Lung announces Friday’s headline show: Dance Revolution. This March, DiverseCity and Liver & Lung, in collaboration with superstar DJ JonnyVicious, will be presenting Malaysians with an original virtual party, available to stream online from the comfort of their … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Dance Revolution by Liver & Lung

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Art What!, Arts, Preview

Art What!: Art Basel’s OVR returns this March

Live from 24th to 27th March, and featuring 100 galleries from 25 countries and territories, ‘OVR: Pioneers’ will be dedicated to artists who have broken new grounds for example aesthetically, conceptually, or socio-politically. Participating galleries will present tightly curated solo or group exhibitions, showing up to eight works simultaneously. Collectors will be able to discover near 800 exceptional works across diverse mediums and periods and … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel’s OVR returns this March

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: Bring It On the Musical premieres in London December 2021

LONDON – Selladoor Worldwide has announced that Bring It On The Musical will play its long-awaited London season at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Saturday 22nd January 2022, following eight performances at the New Theatre, Peterborough from Tuesday 30 November to Saturday 4th December 2021. Further plans for the show in 2022 will be announced soon. Cheer-royalty and newly crowned … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Bring It On the Musical premieres in London December 2021

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Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Preview, Singapore

Preview: AGATHI | Refugee by Apsaras Arts Dance Company

“He wept for living. And seeing the day they had to leave, he wept for himself. For never again would he have a family. A home. And someone to love him as much as they did. He wept because god had forsaken him. And never again would he be that same little boy.” Apsaras Arts Dance Company is set to restage their production Agathi this … Continue reading Preview: AGATHI | Refugee by Apsaras Arts Dance Company

bakchormeeboyMarch 11, 2021March 12, 2021Leave a comment

Arts, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

Local theatre company The Second Breakfast Company (2BCo) ushers in their 2021 season with an exciting, ambitious project they’ve been working on for some time now: Robert Yeo’s The Singapore Trilogy. Slated to be staged in March at the Stamford Arts Centre Black Box, The Singapore Trilogy combines Robert Yeo’s Are You There, Singapore? (1974), One Year Back Home (1980) and Changi (1997) into a single production, each … Continue reading Preview: The Singapore Trilogy by The Second Breakfast Company

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, Preview

Art What!: Ben Loong’s Squaring the Circle at Mizuma Gallery

This March, Mizuma Gallery presents Squaring the Circle, a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Ben Loong, curated by Syed Muhd Hafiz. Squaring the Circle represents Ben Loong’s latest body of works produced since the past year. Revolving around themes such as industry, craftsmanship and cartography, these works signal a shift in his artmaking, to one more focused on studio-based materials like clay and bone china. … Continue reading Art What!: Ben Loong’s Squaring the Circle at Mizuma Gallery