Preview: Platform Series – Journeys by GenerAsia

Monologues have the potential to be some of the most powerful pieces of theatre, with an entire audience focused on a single performer, pouring their heart out into a character. This February, for just two nights only, GenerAsia will present not one but two monologues performed by young, upcoming thespians Erwin Shah and Kimberly Chan in an exciting double bill. Erwin Shah will be performing Kulit On The … Continue reading Preview: Platform Series – Journeys by GenerAsia

Preview: Southernmost – 1 Table 2 Chairs Project by Emergency Stairs

New experimental theatre company Emergency Stairs is ending off the year with a bang, having organized the massive, ambitious Southernmost festival, an all new experimental theatre festival that unites the best traditional and contemporary theatre artists from around the region. Southernmost: One Table Two Chairs Project takes its name from the staging convention for traditional Chinese Opera, where the stage is positioned in the South, facing the North … Continue reading Preview: Southernmost – 1 Table 2 Chairs Project by Emergency Stairs

Preview: Urban Ventures X House of Noise Street Party

This is a rather odd week in December, the calm before the Christmas storm next week where families gather and friends party it up. But if you’re scratching your head for things to do this weekend, then head on over to Keong Saik and Jiak Chuan Road on Saturday 16th December to check out the eighth edition of Urban Ventures’ Street Party ! Taking place from late afternoon … Continue reading Preview: Urban Ventures X House of Noise Street Party

Preview: True Colours Festival 2018

It’s honestly rare to see disabled people in the arts scene. Every so often, along comes an incredible performer like theatre performer Ramesh Meyyappan, or a work that attempts to show that the disabled are capable too, such as Musical Theatre Limited’s My Love Is Blind, but to have an entire festival full of disabled arts? Unheard of! But if you think that there aren’t enough talented … Continue reading Preview: True Colours Festival 2018

Preview: Angkat by Teater Ekamatra

She may be away in Goldsmiths pursuing an MFA, but playwright Nabilah Said will be having her newest Malay work presented this December by Teater Ekamatra. Titled Angkat, the play was co-written by Nabilah and director Irfan Kasban, as well as the cast of Angkat. Angkat follows Salma, a National Idol hopeful, who is asked to alter her image so as to appeal to the masses. … Continue reading Preview: Angkat by Teater Ekamatra

Preview: Julius Caesar by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Singapore Repertory Theatre’s past few month of S.O.S. (Save Our Shakespeare) has evidently been a roaring success, because their next edition Shakespeare in the Park is confirmed and stamped in our 2018 theatre calendar! Next May, SRT takes on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar for the latest run of Shakespeare in the Park, held, as always in the iconic Fort Canning Park amidst lush greenery. Directed by Guy Unsworth (Hand to … Continue reading Preview: Julius Caesar by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Opera Singer Leslie Tay

Opera singer and tenor Leslie Tay has been on the local and international scene for years. Leslie has graced stages as prestigious as New York’s Carnegie Hall (with the New York Lyric Opera) in 2009, and even sang with the Boston Lyric Opera and performed with New York companies such as Dicapo Opera and Bronx Opera. Professionally trained at the Boston Conservatory, Leslie is also … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Opera Singer Leslie Tay

Preview: Colours of Impressionism – Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay at the National Gallery Singapore (Century of Light)

In the visual art world, light has always been one of the most difficult things to capture. How do you paint the way shadows fall on a bed of fresh winter snow, or how can one possibly replicate the chiaroscuro effect of a face peeking from darkness into sunlight? Perhaps then, the National Gallery’s latest exhibition can shed some light on the subject. Opening this … Continue reading Preview: Colours of Impressionism – Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay at the National Gallery Singapore (Century of Light)

Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season

LONDON – This holiday season, send the chills away with some homemade theatre specially presented by Camberwell’s Blue Elephant Theatre. Having just wrapped up two productions in November (Shakespearience by Debbie Hicks Productions and How to Cope with Embarrassment by Two Pale Ladies), there’s no stopping the train of creative energy as the theatre continue to present a wealth of new works from emerging artists, providing … Continue reading Preview: Blue Elephant Theatre’s Winter Season

Preview: Between Worlds – Raden Saleh & Juan Luna at the National Gallery Singapore (Century of Light)

In the sister exhibition to the National Gallery’s latest showcase Century of Light, visitors will be introduced to two Southeast Asian artists educated in Europe. Caught between their own cultural identities and their artistic education (and later careers) in Europe, Indoensian artist Raden Saleh and Filipino artist Juan Luna are our artist heroes of Between Worlds.  Combining Western techniques and Asian sensibilities, both artists rose to fame and … Continue reading Preview: Between Worlds – Raden Saleh & Juan Luna at the National Gallery Singapore (Century of Light)