Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Dalam Southeast Asia raises the curtain on less-explored artists in the region

National Gallery Singapore invites visitors to a journey into emerging perspectives in Dalam Southeast Asia, its first-ever Project Space that features under-studied artists from the region, and innovative curatorial approaches in the presentation of Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art. Open to the public from 29th October, the space will launch with its debut show, The Tailors and the Mannequins: Chen Cheng Mei and You … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Dalam Southeast Asia raises the curtain on less-explored artists in the region

Art What!: Residual Memory at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced Residual Memory, a solo exhibition by Indonesian artist Budi Agung Kuswara. Budi Agung Kuswara’s paintings celebrate the treasury of aesthetic and cultural influences on the Indonesian archipelago. Trained in kamasan painting, Budi retains the intricacy and delicate linework of this traditional art form in his contemporary works, marrying these baroque sensibilities with observations on social tensions and dynamics. His new body of work continues … Continue reading Art What!: Residual Memory at Mizuma Gallery

Television Time: BBC curtain-raises COP26 in Glasgow with global premiere of The Green Planet

Due to air in January 2022, the BBC premiered its new ground-breaking natural history series, billed as ‘Planet Earth from the perspective of plants’, in front of an invited audience at Glasgow’s Pacific Quay IMAX, on Sunday, 31st October 2021. The Green Planet is a five-part landmark series from BBC Studios’ world-renowned Natural History Unit, for BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and BBC Earth and BBC … Continue reading Television Time: BBC curtain-raises COP26 in Glasgow with global premiere of The Green Planet

Art What!: Art Basel announces further highlights of its upcoming show in Miami Beach

The 2021 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach – Art Basel’s first in-person fair in Miami Beach since 2019 – will feature 253 leading galleries from around the globe presenting the highest quality of works across all media, from rare and historical masterpieces to new pieces by today’s emerging artistic voices. In addition to showcasing exceptional art within its Galleries, Positions, Nova, Survey and Edition … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces further highlights of its upcoming show in Miami Beach

Interview: Erwin Shah Ismail and Daniel Jenkins on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

In a single lifetime, it’s difficult to get a chance to experience all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, whether it’s the most heartbreaking of tragedies, or the most hilarious of comedies. So why not take the prime opportunity the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) has provided now, as they stage The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), in a single night? Directed by Daniel Jenkins, and starring … Continue reading Interview: Erwin Shah Ismail and Daniel Jenkins on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Preview: Queers by Pachyderm Theatre

After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new company Pachyderm Theatre are finally ready to present their production of Queers this December. Playing at the Projector from 3rd to 5th December, as its title suggests, the theatre piece is all about LGBTQ people, and charts their lived experience over the last 100 years. Commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the ‘Wolfenden Report’ of 1957, … Continue reading Preview: Queers by Pachyderm Theatre

Art What!: Singapore Biennale announces four new co-artistic directors for October 2022 edition

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) announces the return of the Singapore Biennale for its seventh edition from 18 October 2022 to 19 March 2023. Helmed by a team of four Co-Artistic Directors, the 2022 edition of the Singapore Biennale (SB2022) brings together four curators from around the world – Binna Choi from South Korea/the Netherlands, Nida Ghouse from India, living in Germany, June Yap from Singapore … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Biennale announces four new co-artistic directors for October 2022 edition

Preview: Happy Ever Laughter – The Multi-Comedian Task Force by Dream Academy

If there’s one thing we need to cheer us up in a pandemic, it’s comedy. And if you’re looking for a barrel of laughs, then Dream Academy has you covered with the return of their hilarious Happy Ever Laughter series this November! This time around, they’ve assembled a brand new line-up of top local comedians to bring on the giggles and let loose the guffaws. … Continue reading Preview: Happy Ever Laughter – The Multi-Comedian Task Force by Dream Academy

Music Is: An Italian Job by re:Sound Collective

This November, it’s time to take a trip to Italy, as Reound Collective presents An Italian Job. The thrilling concert brings together outstanding recent graduates, performing a heady mix of music by Italian masters Rossini, Vivaldi and famed film composer Nino Rota, topped off with the lushly romantic Bullfighter’s Prayer by Joaquín Turina. The concert is specially organised by Resound Collective for Singapore’s self-employed freelance musician community, who have … Continue reading Music Is: An Italian Job by re:Sound Collective

Preview: Seeing ______ Through the Eyes of Impermanence by T.H.E Dance Company

In their final year-end production of 2021, The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company examines ideas of change by asking a critical question about these extraordinary times: how do we embrace impermanence with bravery and compassion? Seeing ______Through The Eyes of Impermanence surfaces hidden stories and perspectives in our struggle with change, and brings together acclaimed choreographer Albert Tiong and up-and-coming choreographer Anthea Seah in this … Continue reading Preview: Seeing ______ Through the Eyes of Impermanence by T.H.E Dance Company