Museum Musings: the tree is the leaf is the land at DECK

Kwek Leng Joo Prize of Excellence in Photography 2018 recipients Ernest Wu and Woong Soak Teng are set to to finally present their showcase at DECK this May. Titled the tree is the leaf is the land, this exhibition marks the 9th edition of the annual showcase for the award recipients. By adopting methods of collaboration with nature and the organic processes within, the exhibition seeks … Continue reading Museum Musings: the tree is the leaf is the land at DECK

Preview: Ghost Call by RAW Moves

A call with no one on the other line.  An accidental call you didn’t mean to make.  Wrongly addressed letters.  With the conclusion of their 2018/19 season themed around ‘Competition’, contemporary dance company RAW Moves breaks new ground for their 2019/20 season with a full year of artistic enquiry into the theme of ‘System’. For their latest production, they’ve teamed up with playwright Nabilah Said … Continue reading Preview: Ghost Call by RAW Moves

Preview: Cloud Gate 45th Anniversary Gala Programme – Lin Hwai-min – A Retrospective

This weekend, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre returns to the Esplanade Theatre for a retrospective on decorated company founder Lin Hwai-min’s impressive body of work over the years. Often considered poetic, powerful and replete with philosophical beauty, Lin’s choreography has, over the years, cemented itself as a permanent part of the international dance community’s collective consciousness, a living legend and one of the very best among … Continue reading Preview: Cloud Gate 45th Anniversary Gala Programme – Lin Hwai-min – A Retrospective

Preview: VCH Presents Anne Sofie Von Otter & Brooklyn Rider

Armed with an immaculately clear, divine voice, the prodigiously talented, multi-award-winning, veteran mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is a legend among vocalists. Her phenomenal career spans more than three decades, her winning voice the star in a myriad range of music from Renaissance Classical to contemporary crossover projects. Her So Many Things tour is a unique collaboration with trailblazing quartet Brooklyn Rider, drawing upon a … Continue reading Preview: VCH Presents Anne Sofie Von Otter & Brooklyn Rider

Review: FLOWERS by Drama Box

A terrace house in Holland Village becomes the site of haunting for childhood trauma. Growing up, we often don’t think too much of the things we experience as children. After all, kids will be kids, and most people still turn out alright in adulthood, no matter what, right? In Drama Box’s latest production however, that childhood innocence is put under the magnifying glass, as FLOWERS takes audience members … Continue reading Review: FLOWERS by Drama Box

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Bare – A Pop Opera at The Vaults

LONDON – You have no idea how long we’ve been waiting to hear for a production of Bare: A Pop Opera to happen. While it certainly hasn’t gained as much traction as a big West End or Broadway musical, Bare boasts some truly memorable songs to make this inspired-by-Romeo-and-Juliet queer rock opera one that will no doubt resonate with countless audience members. With this year marking the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: Bare – A Pop Opera at The Vaults

Television Time: BBC Shows May 2019

This May, the BBC brings you adventure, home cooking and plenty of drama to keep you entertained throughout the entire month. Check out the list in full below: BBC EARTH Travel Man: 48 Hours In… (Series 4 & 5) Travel Man is back! This season acclaimed director, author and BAFTA winning actor Richard Ayoade will continue his travelling adventures with famous friends. In each episode … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows May 2019

In London’s (Off) West End 2019: As We Unravel by Lotus Players at The Bread and Roses Theatre

LONDON – Founded by Hayley Osborne and Phoebe Alice Ritchie, new production company Lotus Players is set to debut this May with debut production As We Unravel at the Bread and Roses Theatre, London. Written by Annie Power and directed by Sassy Clyde, this new piece of writing stars Lotus Players founders Hayley Osborne and Phoebe Alice Ritchie, alongside actors Velenzia Spearepoint, Nance Turner and James Calloway, as … Continue reading In London’s (Off) West End 2019: As We Unravel by Lotus Players at The Bread and Roses Theatre

Pangdemonium’s This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls: An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

This May, Pangdemonium premieres a brand new show tackling sexual violence head on. Titled This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls, playwright Ken Kwek took inspiration from the ongoing #MeToo movement and interviews with over a hundred women and men to showcase a series of stories that encapsulates some of the biggest problems with society today, a call for change in one timely and poignant theatrical event. … Continue reading Pangdemonium’s This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls: An Interview with the Cast and Creatives

Preview: Civilised by The Necessary Stage

Break out the party poppers, cut the cake, and celebrate Singapore’s Bicentennial with The Necessary Stage (TNS)! But hold on a minute – should we really be celebrating our Bicentennial, an anniversary marked and marred by the complications of colonialism and an almost reverent commemoration of the white men and founding fathers who arrived on our shores to transform us from small fishing villages to booming metropolis, … Continue reading Preview: Civilised by The Necessary Stage