Arts of Hong Kong 2020: HKRep shifts restaging of Principle to October

HONG KONG – Originally slated to be presented at the end of September, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre’s restaging of their acclaimed production Principle will now instead be taking place in October, supported by Panasonic.  Soon after she starts her job, a new principal establishes a host of new rules, upsetting both staff and students. Gossip swirls that the new principal and vice principal are at loggerheads, … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2020: HKRep shifts restaging of Principle to October

Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)

LONDON – Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the cast of The New Tomorrow, a weekend of pop-up performances celebrating the Young Vic’s 50th birthday. The New Tomorrow – the first piece of live theatre at the Young Vic since the pandemic closed UK theatres in March – will interrogate the change that has come and is coming, and what the next 50 years might hold. Directed … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)

Arts of the UK 2020: Lachlan Goudie’s Once Upon A Time at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (Preview)

EDINBURGH – Lachlan Goudie’s forthcoming exhibition at The Scottish Gallery presents a new collection of works, inspired by places that are, or at least may have recently felt far far away. The works bring fairy tales to life, with landscapes and still lifes that are designed to make you daydream. Goudie had originally intended to spend time painting in Mauritius and the Arctic, producing a … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Lachlan Goudie’s Once Upon A Time at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (Preview)

Music Is: Hitmaker Global Academy launches International Solo & Ensemble Competition 2020

Now in its second year, Hitmaker Global Academy, an advanced teaching methodology contemporary music learning school, has launched the International Solo & Ensemble competition (ISEC) for 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s edition will combine both the Solo and the Ensemble segments and will be conducted online. A total of 750 participants have signed up from the preliminaries organised through online submissions … Continue reading Music Is: Hitmaker Global Academy launches International Solo & Ensemble Competition 2020

Art What!: It’s done‽ at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced It’s done‽, a group exhibition featuring five Indonesian artists: Agan Harahap, Albert Yonathan Setyawan, Julian Abraham “Togar”, Melati Suryodarmo, and Mella Jaarsma. The issue of an artwork’s completion is a perennial one that will incessantly linger in an artist’s mind until he or she claims that it is decidedly finished. Or alternatively, until the artwork reaches the sight of its first … Continue reading Art What!: It’s done‽ at Mizuma Gallery

Preview: Toy Factory announces new Director-Mentorship programme with Direct Entry

Following their Wright Stuff playwright mentorship programme, local theatre company Toy Factory Productions Ltd  is ready to mould and shape the directors of tomorrow, with artistic director Goh Boon Teck having selected Andy Pang as the first mentee under their new director-mentorship programme, Direct Entry. Designed specifically to spearhead the visions of bright young theatre directors, and sharpen their creative eye for the stage, the … Continue reading Preview: Toy Factory announces new Director-Mentorship programme with Direct Entry

Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra set to return to concert halls with a live audience pilot

On 8th October, the public can enjoy a live performance by musicians of the SSO for the first time since arts venues closed in March. The concert of chamber music will feature Haydn’s ‘Emperor’ String Quartet and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence in front of an audience of 50 at the Victoria Concert Hall, Home of the SSO. The concert, which is part of SSO’s chamber music series VCHpresents, is one of a … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra set to return to concert halls with a live audience pilot

Preview: Singapore Repertory Theatre to livestream Wise Children and Old Vic Bristol’s Romantics Anonymous

As big fans of leading UK director Emma Rice’s work, Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) is immensely proud to be just one of 30 international partners chosen for the live stream of Romantics Anonymous by Wise Children this September. Streaming for one night only on Friday, 25th September, 7.30pm, watch as this beautiful new musical is streamed direct from Bristol Old Vic to audiences in Singapore, … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Repertory Theatre to livestream Wise Children and Old Vic Bristol’s Romantics Anonymous

Preview: Moonfest 2020 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

This September, celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, Esplanade-style, as Moonfest returns this year – online! Now in its 16th edition, check out a variety of free-to-access digital programmes celebrating traditional art forms such as xiqu, dance, folk songs, puppetry, poetry and crosstalk, and even a special virtual edition of the annual Lantern Walkabout too! Nam Hwa Opera’s Teochew Opera Classics Available on Esplanade Offstage and Huayi’s … Continue reading Preview: Moonfest 2020 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Art What!: BMW Art Journey winner Leelee Chan begins her journey to explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials

BMW Art Journey winner Leelee Chan, represented by Capsule Shanghai gallery, begins her journey across Europe in September 2020 to explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials, while bringing herself into dialogues with craftspeople, innovators and scientists. Leelee Chan is the ninth recipient of the BMW Art Journey, a collaboration between Art Basel and BMW since 2015, created to recognize and support emerging artists … Continue reading Art What!: BMW Art Journey winner Leelee Chan begins her journey to explore the possibilities of ancient and future materials