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Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 – On the Cusp by T.H.E Dance Company

The Human Express (T.H.E) Dance Company’s annual cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival returns for the month of June. Presented in collaboration with national performing arts centre Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, this year’s Festival offers 6 live performances, 26 classes, 4 workshops and a 3-day long intensive to immerse the country in contemporary dance once more. Now in its 14th edition, this year’s festival is … Continue reading Dance with Me: cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival 2024 – On the Cusp by T.H.E Dance Company

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Preview: Archifest 2024 – The Performance of Measurement – When is Enough, Enough?

This May, get ready for the 18th edition of Archifest, Singapore’s premier architecture event, as it brings together organisers Singapore Institute of Architects’ (SIA) marquee awards and conferences trade-related events and fringe events such as the ever-popular Architours in one grand celebration of architecture. One of the highlights taking centrestage during this year’s edition is the homecoming of the Singapore Pavilion, featured at the 2023 … Continue reading Preview: Archifest 2024 – The Performance of Measurement – When is Enough, Enough?

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Preview: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Pangdemonium!

This June, one of theatre’s greatest tour de forces comes to life, with Pangdemonium! presenting Edward Albee’s magnum opus – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Directed by Timothy Koh, the play has been studied by literature students around the world (including for the local A level syllabus) and has entranced audiences around the world with its riveting blend of tension, rapid fire wordplay, and unrelenting … Continue reading Preview: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Pangdemonium!

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Arts, Interview, Preview, Singapore, SRT, Theatre

An Interview with Jacob Rajan, star and creator of ‘Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream’

What happens after death? Perhaps just like ice cream – life itself also eventually melts away. This May, the afterlife and everything in between gets explored in Singapore Theatre Company (STC) and Indian Ink’s sensational new play – Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream. Created by and starring New Zealand-based theatremaker Jacob Rajan, follow Kutisar on a fantastical journey after his death, as he … Continue reading An Interview with Jacob Rajan, star and creator of ‘Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream’

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Pesta Raya 2024: An Interview with Mohd Fared Jainal and Ridhwan Saidi on Teater Ekamatra’s epic new reimagining of ‘Bawang Putih Bawang Merah’

For generations, the classic Malay fairy tale of Bawang Putih and Bawang Merah (literally garlic and shallot) has been passed down from orator to captive listener, a story filled with magic that takes all kinds of twists and terms in all its iterations. Now, acclaimed local theatre company Teater Ekamatra is getting ready to reintroduce this yarn to a brand new audience, reimagining it for … Continue reading Pesta Raya 2024: An Interview with Mohd Fared Jainal and Ridhwan Saidi on Teater Ekamatra’s epic new reimagining of ‘Bawang Putih Bawang Merah’

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Art What!: WOAW Gallery Presents ‘A Quiet Room, A Place In Your Heart’

Is your happy place a physical space, or a mental frame within your mind? In WOAW Gallery’s latest exhibition at their Singapore space, nine international artists have been gathered to present work that explores intimate spaces within individual lives, ranging from the real to memory, the foreign to the imaginary. Running from 4th May to 1st June, the nine artists utilise a spectrum of stylistic … Continue reading Art What!: WOAW Gallery Presents ‘A Quiet Room, A Place In Your Heart’

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Preview: Singapore HeritageFest 2024 returns with over 120 programmes celebrating stories and living heritage

Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) returns from 1 to 26 May with over 120 programmes that celebrate the stories and living heritage behind Singapore’s buildings, sites, and structures. Presented by the National Heritage Board (NHB), the 21st edition of SHF focuses on our nation’s built heritage and coincides with the 35th year of Singapore’s conservation programme. Get ready for offshore tours to kelongs and kampongs, ghostly encounters … Continue reading Preview: Singapore HeritageFest 2024 returns with over 120 programmes celebrating stories and living heritage

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Preview: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream by Singapore Theatre Company and Indian Ink

This May, take a wild ride to paradise with Singapore Theatre Company (STC) and Indian Ink’s sensational new play – Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream, about life’s impermanence—where love, ice cream, and the mysteries of death intertwine in unexpected ways. Kutisar is dead, and lost between paradise and hell. On an existential post-mortem journey to correct mistakes of his past, Kutisar joins the … Continue reading Preview: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream by Singapore Theatre Company and Indian Ink

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★★★★☆ Review: How I Learned To Drive by Renee Yeong

Full speed ahead into the complex topic of pedophilia and grooming in small town America. In America, with its long highways and winding roads, driving remains a necessity if you want to get out. As a result, getting one’s driver’s license becomes a key rite of passage, marking a coming of age for many Americans, symbolising newfound freedom with the ability to go anywhere, anytime … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: How I Learned To Drive by Renee Yeong

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An Interview with T:>Works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen on second edition of Per°Form Open Academy of Arts and Activations (POA)

Last Wednesday, the second edition of T:>Works’ Per°Form Open Academy of Arts and Activations (POA) welcomed artist Hira Nabi to deliver an opening keynote, where the filmmaker presented a lecture performance at 72-13. Titled How to Love A Tree, the presentation showcased footage of green landscapes and misty mountains, while Hira spoke of forest time and the spectre of colonialism, drawing us into a dreamscape … Continue reading An Interview with T:>Works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen on second edition of Per°Form Open Academy of Arts and Activations (POA)

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