Local Delights: Foodie Nation at Design Orchard

This July, get ready to discover gastronomic delights, live tunes and rockin’ good vibes at Foodie Nation by Design Orchard x The Local People. Over one weekend, Design Orchard retail showcase gathers the local food community to celebrate all things delicious and savour a plethora of delightful treats for the senses. Following the pop-up cafè collaboration between homegrown brands Jewels by Cheng and Ying the … Continue reading Local Delights: Foodie Nation at Design Orchard

Review: Broadway Beng – Last Beng Standing by Dream Academy

With a line-up of catchy numbers, a talented trio of chio buus and the ever-charming Sebastian Tan, Broadway Beng is better than ever before.  It’s hard to imagine that when Broadway Beng first premiered 13 years ago, little would Dream Academy have imagined that it would grow to become the icon of local theatre that it is today. And with Broadway Beng: Last Beng Standing (directed … Continue reading Review: Broadway Beng – Last Beng Standing by Dream Academy

Television Time: BBC Shows August 2019

This August on the BBC, come uncover possible solutions to climate change with Sir David Attenborough on Climate Change: The Facts, follow Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace as they search for the next culinary superstar on Masterchef: The Professionals (Series 10), and catch BAFTA award winners Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh in the thrilling series Killing Eve S1 & S2.  BBC Earth Sinking Cities In Sinking … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows August 2019

Preview: SSO National Day Concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Brush. Lift. Reflect. Dance. These are just some of the words that infuse Flowing Sleeves, an expressive cello concerto inspired by Chinese operatic dance, written by American-Chinese composer Zhou Tian in collaboration with renowned cellist Wang Jian, who will be performing it this August in its Singaporean premiere, at the prestigious Esplanade Concert Hall. Also featured will be a brand new work by local composer Joyce … Continue reading Preview: SSO National Day Concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Jemima Wyman’s …like a siren it repeats

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Australian artist Jemima Wyman’s practice encompasses performance, video, installation, photography and painting. Her most recent work focuses on patterns and masking used by marginalised groups to gain power (aka counterpower). Through this work she investigates visual resistance: specifically camouflage as a formal, social and political strategy in negotiating identity. With her latest work then, …like a siren it repeats sees Wyman presenting new collages that … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Jemima Wyman’s …like a siren it repeats

Preview: Concerts for Children – Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This September, get ready for a musical adventure like no other, as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood. Watch this refreshing retelling of the classic children’s musical tale by Prokofiev, transported to modern-day Los Angeles – and now at the Esplanade with a big screen, as the Orchestra acompanies the film live. When a wolf escapes from the zoo, Peter is soon … Continue reading Preview: Concerts for Children – Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Project Plait: An Interview with Founder and Choreographer Naomi Tan

Project Plait’s unique set-up of a dinning experience combined with dance has seen it through 5 successful years, most recently with 2018’s A Samsui Love Affair, which impressed us when it played last year as part of the Singapore Food Festival. Once again, the stellar team is back as part of the festival, this time with a brand new show and concept The Mem’s Servants. Set in 1921, The … Continue reading Project Plait: An Interview with Founder and Choreographer Naomi Tan

Preview: SSO National Day Concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The 1915 Raffles MarchComposed by A. Dietz, former Director of the Orchestra at the Raffles Hotel. Dietz himself is a mystery, with little is known of him, not even his first name. The work is known to have been performed on 13th September 1922 at the hotel, in a special concert reported in The Straits Times the day before. And in 2017, more than a century … Continue reading Preview: SSO National Day Concert by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Preview: LumiNation 2019 at The Arts House

The Arts House’s LumiNation festival is back this August for its second edition! Held in conjunction with National Day, LumiNation is set to celebrate and explore the Singaporean identity in all its facets through performances, talks and more. Audiences are invited to discover and reconnect with the quieter parts of the Singaporean conversation over a single weekend of thoughtfully curated programmes. In this particular edition, LumiNation is going a step further … Continue reading Preview: LumiNation 2019 at The Arts House

Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab

LONDON – After bringing their interactive installation Dear Cardboard Kitchen to Singapore in May, London based Singapore company FK Co-Lab has further developed the installation into a full length theatre production, set to premiere at Camden Fringe this August. Created by FK Co-Lab co-founders Faezah Zulkifli (director) and Nur Khairiyah Ramli (producer), The Cardboard Kitchen Project follows Jennie, as she moves from Singapore to London. She inherits a … Continue reading Camden Fringe 2019: The Cardboard Kitchen Project by FK Co-Lab