Tag: september

design, National Design Centre, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Design Week

Singapore Design Week 2023 makes life ‘Better by Design’ with a line-up of exhibitions, workshops and pop-ups

Following its successful return last year, mark your calendar for Singapore Design Week 2023 (SDW 2023) which will take place across the city from 21 September to 1 October. Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the 11-day festival will present an extraordinary showcase of Singapore’s distinctive brand of creativity while celebrating Dsg’s 20th anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, SDW 2023 will adopt Dsg’s motto ‘Better … Continue reading Singapore Design Week 2023 makes life ‘Better by Design’ with a line-up of exhibitions, workshops and pop-ups

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architecture, Arts, festival, Preview

Preview: Archifest 2023 – Interim: Acts of Anticipation

As society continues to grow and evolve, can architecture help us navigate these changes and create a more resilient and sustainable future? Rethinking our built environment as continually being in a state of transition can be an effective response to change, as posited by the overarching theme of Singapore Archifest 2023, “Interim: Acts of Adaptation”. Happening from 29 September to 28 October 2023, the 17th … Continue reading Preview: Archifest 2023 – Interim: Acts of Anticipation

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Art What!: Dancing with the Cosmos – Three Decades of Work from Kumari Nahappan at The Private Museum

The Private Museum (TPM) Singapore presents Dancing with the Cosmos: Three Decades of Work from Kumari Nahappan, a solo exhibition surveying prominent Singaporean artist Kumari Nahappan’s three-decade-long artistic practice, curated by John Z.W. Tung. This showcase will be the first of the museum’s upcoming line-up of programmes at its new premise, featuring over 50 works which include Nahappan’s monumental site-specific installations, paintings and sculptures, some … Continue reading Art What!: Dancing with the Cosmos – Three Decades of Work from Kumari Nahappan at The Private Museum

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review

Review: Beyond Human by SMU INDANCITY (SMU Arts Fest 2023)

Imagining the future through movement, dance and costume. What does the future look like? According to student contemporary dance group SMU INDANCITY, it’s a time where humans have evolved in new unimaginable ways, where technology becomes integrated into our lives, and where our relationship with the world around us has irrevocably changed. Playing last Saturday as part of the annual SMU Arts Fest, SMU INDANCITY’s … Continue reading Review: Beyond Human by SMU INDANCITY (SMU Arts Fest 2023)

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: G*d Is A Woman by Wild Rice

Scathing satire of our oversensitive nation’s shitstorm of culture wars. In this democratic age, where everyone’s voice matters and have been given a platform via the internet, it was inevitable that we became increasingly entitled about our opinions. Any counterarguments is seen as a personal attack, and it becomes all too easy to turn any debate into a matter of black and white, to rally … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: G*d Is A Woman by Wild Rice

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Arts, Preview, Toy Factory

Writing About Climate: An Interview with the new playwrights of Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2023

Original plays are always welcome, and with Toy Factory Productions’s The Wright Stuff Festival, the local theatre company has always promised the introduction of fresh voices and new narratives with every edition. Now in its 4th run, the festival is taking on a more ethically-charged slant, with all three of its new plays surrounding the theme of ‘climate’. Following an open call last year, Toy … Continue reading Writing About Climate: An Interview with the new playwrights of Toy Factory’s The Wright Stuff Festival 2023

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party, Sports

Celebrate Grand Prix Season across Singapore with precinct parties galore

As September arrives, so does the annual Grand Prix Season, with the return of the F1 Night Race. Before the weekend of adrenaline-pumping motorsports madness however, the entire island gets in on the F1 fever, and with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board, comes alive with peripheral events and precinct parties to build up the hype and enter into an exhilarating 10-day festival from … Continue reading Celebrate Grand Prix Season across Singapore with precinct parties galore

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Arts, Preview, Toy Factory

Preview: The Wright Stuff Festival 2023 by Toy Factory Productions

Returning for a brand new edition, Toy Factory Productions is once again helming The Wright Stuff Festival, returning this September for its 4th season. Created with the intent to nurture and mentor new playwrights, The Wright Stuff Festival 2023 is the culmination of that mentorship, as a graduation showcase for their budding playwrights to present their work as full productions, at the end of the … Continue reading Preview: The Wright Stuff Festival 2023 by Toy Factory Productions

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: The Chair by Intercultural Theatre Institute

The steep price of justice. The death penalty has always been controversial, being a clear form of punishment as opposed to reform, and giving criminals no chance to repent or atone for their sins. But even when abolishing it seems like an easy, merciful fix, there are far more factors that play into the act of taking an eye for an eye, as explored in … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: The Chair by Intercultural Theatre Institute

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Art What!: MeshMinds 3.0: ArtxTechforGood presents Innovative Exhibition Spotlighting Singapore’s Contemporary Culture and Envisioning a Sustainable Future

The MeshMinds Foundation returns to ArtScience Museum for the third time with MeshMinds 3.0: ArtxTechforGood. This immersive showcase, supported by The Arts Fund, invites young visitors to try extended reality (XR), Metaverse and gaming prototypes developed using the latest 3D world building platforms and artificial intelligence tools. These fun, educational, experimental experiences encourage visitors to ‘play for the planet’ and learn about the importance of … Continue reading Art What!: MeshMinds 3.0: ArtxTechforGood presents Innovative Exhibition Spotlighting Singapore’s Contemporary Culture and Envisioning a Sustainable Future

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