SIFA 2025: An Interview with Rizman Putra, Zul Mahmod and thesupersystem on ‘Umbilical’

In an age of rapid progress, history can slip through our fingers. Premiering as part of the 2025 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Zul Mahmod, Rizman Putra, and thesupersystem (Heider Ismail) invite us to Umbilical, a multi-faceted performance that invites us into the depths of memory, identity, and the subtle violence of separation, excavating the history of the Causeway as Singapore turns 60. Umbilical … Continue reading SIFA 2025: An Interview with Rizman Putra, Zul Mahmod and thesupersystem on ‘Umbilical’

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SIFA 2025: An Interview with Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour on ‘Told By My Mother’

Being a mother has never been an easy task, but what about a mother who tries to be good, to protect her children amidst a country torn apart by conflict? In Told By My Mother, making its Singapore premiere this May as part of the 2025 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour draws from his own family history—and from the fractures … Continue reading SIFA 2025: An Interview with Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour on ‘Told By My Mother’

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Arts of Hong Kong: ‘Trevor Yeung – Courtyard of Detachments’ at M+

HONG KONG – M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) are pleased to co-present Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Detachments. The exhibition is an adaptation of Yeung’s solo show representing Hong Kong in a Collateral Event at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The exhibition … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: ‘Trevor Yeung – Courtyard of Detachments’ at M+

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Arts, Review, SRT, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Shakespeare In The Park – Macbeth by Singapore Repertory Theatre

A multi-universal tale of blood and sand emerges at Fort Canning Park, in SRT’s space opera adaptation of the Scottish Play. Grand in ambition, breathtaking in design, and conceptually riveting Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) makes a triumphant return with a new edition of their iconic Shakespeare in the Park, this time tackling the dark tragedy of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Director Guy Unsworth, who also helmed Shakespeare in … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Shakespeare In The Park – Macbeth by Singapore Repertory Theatre

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Art What!: Singapore Celebrates 60 Years of Independence with an Enticing Multisensory Pavilion ‘RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

VENICE, ITALY – In celebration of Singapore’s 60th year of independence (SG60), the Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 invites visitors to take a seat at the Table of Superdiversity—an enticing reimagination of city-making and nation-building through the universal act of dining. Titled RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA, the Pavilion reinterprets the Latin notion of tabula rasa (a blank slate) as a multisensory experience. Here, RASA (taste in Malay), TABULA … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Celebrates 60 Years of Independence with an Enticing Multisensory Pavilion ‘RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

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Arts, musical, Preview, Sands Theatre, Theatre

Preview: The Phantom of the Opera returns to the Sands Theatre this May

Base Entertainment Asia, in association with The Really Useful Group and Crossroads Live, is thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of The Phantom of the Opera to Singapore. The beloved musical will take the stage at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, for a strictly limited season beginning May 2025. After captivating Singaporean audiences in 2013 and 2019, this monumental production returns by popular demand—ready to … Continue reading Preview: The Phantom of the Opera returns to the Sands Theatre this May

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Art What!: Heman Chong’s ‘This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.’ at Singapore Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) presents the first major survey exhibition of mid-career Singapore artist Heman Chong, titled This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. From 10 May to 17 August 2025, explore 51 works from the early 2000s to the present, including six new commissions unveiled at the exhibition. The exhibition maps Chong’s prolific conceptual practice … Continue reading Art What!: Heman Chong’s ‘This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.’ at Singapore Art Museum

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Art What!: i Light Singapore 2025 – To Gather

As Singapore marks its 60th birthday, i Light Singapore (iLSG) returns from 29 May to 21 June 2025, to illuminate the city and connect communities through captivating light installations and exciting programmes that foster sustainable lifestyles. Organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and presented by UOB, Asia’s leading light festival will light up Marina Bay and neighbouring precincts, including returning satellite site South Beach and … Continue reading Art What!: i Light Singapore 2025 – To Gather

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Arts, festival, Malay Theatre, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: My Name Is (Not) Khan by Hafidz Rahman

Whether a Khan or a Rahman, this is a show that calls for the unabashed celebration and embrace of one’s own multicultural identity. Over the last few years, theatremaker Hafidz Rahman has shot to fame for his viral videos he’s posted on social media, whether as a lovable tudung makcik, or for sharing creepy ghost stories. But how many people out there know the real … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: My Name Is (Not) Khan by Hafidz Rahman

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Art What!: Wifredo Lam – Outside In at STPI

STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery presents Outside In, the first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia dedicated to pioneering artist Wifredo Lam (1902–1982). On view from 24 May to 13 July 2025, the STPI Annual Special Exhibition brings together over 60 works on paper from the Wifredo Lam Estate, offering rare insight into the printmaking practice of an artist who is increasingly recognised as one … Continue reading Art What!: Wifredo Lam – Outside In at STPI

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