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Singapore Art Week 2019: Activities at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre gets in on the Singapore Art Week action next January with two exciting programmes lined up for visitors. On 20th January 2019, join urban artist ANTZ in a workshop to discover the inner artist and learn all about spraying painting, and how to create contemporary artwork based on traditional Chinese themes and visuals. Meanwhile, for two Saturdays, join the SCCC … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: Activities at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

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Arts, Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Preview, Singapore

Book Review: Nimita’s Place by Akshita Nanda

Parallel narratives of an Indian grandmother during Partition and her granddaughter in modern day Singapore make for a satisfying debut.  Reading Nimita’s Place feels a little like moving in to a new house – to an ethnically Chinese person reading this, the parallel narratives seen through the eyes of both protagonists present worlds that are rapidly changing, initially unfamiliar, yet places that Akshita eases us into to … Continue reading Book Review: Nimita’s Place by Akshita Nanda

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Preview: The Severing Sword (情断昆吾剑) by Nam Hwa Opera

Nam Hwa Opera rounds off its 55th anniversary celebrations with the world premiere of a brand new Wuxia Teochew Opera! Titled The Severing Sword, the opera will premiere in March 2019, and be directed by Toy Factory artistic direction Goh Boon Teck. Based on a popular wuxia novel by genre master Liang Yu Sheng, The Severing Sword follows a series of unfortunate events set into motion … Continue reading Preview: The Severing Sword (情断昆吾剑) by Nam Hwa Opera

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Television Time: 2018 Christmas Specials Galore On BBC This Festive Season (Preview)

There’s nothing quite as festive as settling down on the couch with the whole family after a scrumptious Christmas meal to watch some TV together. And there’s no country that knows how to do that better than Great Britain, with the BBC readying up for a lineup of Christmas specials and brand new series to binge out on this December and January! Celebrate the Yuletide … Continue reading Television Time: 2018 Christmas Specials Galore On BBC This Festive Season (Preview)

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Preview: Christopher Park Plays Mozart by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Described as “A pianist like a thunderbolt” (Der Tagesspiegel), Christopher Park is set to bring his transcendent playing to Singapore and captivate audiences with his fascinating technical mastery and astounding musical maturity come next February. Performing over two nights at the Victoria Concert Hall, Park and the SSO will be directed by the esteemed veteran conductor Bruno Weil, 69, renowned exponent of the music of … Continue reading Preview: Christopher Park Plays Mozart by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Singapore) Presents Lindy Lee

As part of Gillman Barracks’ Art After Dark celebrations and in conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2019, Sullivan+Strumpf presents a solo exhibition by the acclaimed Chinese-Australian artist Lindy Lee this January. This major exhibition of Lee’s recent work will mark her first solo show in Singapore, adding to an impressive exhibition history which includes group and solo exhibitions in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Singapore) Presents Lindy Lee

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Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) Presents Joanna Lamb’s Everything Is Waiting

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – This March, Sullivan + Strumpf Sydney presents an all new exhibition by Australian artist Joanna Lamb. Titled Everything Is Waiting, the award-winning artist newest collection discusses how each and every thing in the world is waiting, from the sky to the land, the tree to the birds and even cities, buildings, roads and houses. There is an inevitability to what occurs in life … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) Presents Joanna Lamb’s Everything Is Waiting

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Review: Projek Suitcase 2018 by Teater Ekamatra

An assortment of short monodramas reflecting on what it means to live – and die. Teater Ekamatra’s site-specific Projek Suitcase series follows a simple poor theatre format – one actor performs a short monodrama, equipped with minimal props, lighting and costumes, celebrating the power of the voice and traditional storytelling techniques. For their latest edition, held at the brand new Wisma Geylang Serai, they’ve taken on the … Continue reading Review: Projek Suitcase 2018 by Teater Ekamatra

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Preview: SSO 40th Anniversary Gala

4 decades is a long time to be making music, and come January 2019, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will be celebrating their 40th anniversary with a gala concert featuring the meditative mysteries of Ives’ The Unanswered Question and the majestic strides of Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto, significant for being two of the pieces played at their inaugural concert back on 24th January 1979. That concert … Continue reading Preview: SSO 40th Anniversary Gala

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Preview: Lan Shui’s Farewell – Mahler’s Resurrection by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

In his final concerts as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui directs his swansong in the form of Mahler’s monumental Resurrection Symphony, a work close to his heart. Having served as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra since 1997, Lan Shui has been described as having “turned a good regional orchestra into a world-class ensemble that plays its heart out at … Continue reading Preview: Lan Shui’s Farewell – Mahler’s Resurrection by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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