The More We Get Together: National Museum’s Latest Exhibition Explores The History And Future of Playgrounds

If you grew up in Singapore, chances are you’ll have spent many a childhood afternoon hanging out at the local playground with the other kids, swinging from monkey bars or sliding down big, animal themed slopes. These days though, perhaps the only memories you have left of playgrounds are those that come in the form of hipster trinkets and furniture. But if you ever wanted … Continue reading The More We Get Together: National Museum’s Latest Exhibition Explores The History And Future of Playgrounds

bakchormeeboyApril 26, 2018April 26, 2018Leave a comment

Art What!, Arts, party, Preview, Singapore

Look A Little Closer: Sullivan and Strumpf Tricks the Eye with Launch of Trompe-l’oeil

A good work of art never has to beg viewers for more than a cursory glance. The Trompe-l’oeil technique in particular, plays entirely upon optical illusions, tricking the naked eye into seeing what lies beneath a piece’s initial appearance. And for art gallery Sullivan+Strumpf, this makes the perfect launch pad for their newest exhibition, offering visitors a chance to change their perceptions of the world. Curated by … Continue reading Look A Little Closer: Sullivan and Strumpf Tricks the Eye with Launch of Trompe-l’oeil

bakchormeeboyApril 18, 2018Leave a comment

Arts, London, musical, Preview, Young Vic

Preview: Fun Home at the Young Vic

Multiple Tony Award winning musical Fun Home makes its ways to British shores at last, the the Young Vic gears up for an all new production this June! Directed by Sam Gold in his Young Vic debut, Fun Home is adapted by Lisa Kron from artist Alison Bechdel’s (yes, she of the Bechdel Test) autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The original book, officially referred to … Continue reading Preview: Fun Home at the Young Vic

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Art What!, Arts, party, Preview, Singapore

Singapore Art Week 2018: DISINI Festival at Gillman Barracks

This January, the very first visual arts festival will be launched at Gillman Barracks! Organised by Chan + Hori, in partnership with the National Arts Council, DISINI officially opens tonight in conjunction with Art After Dark x Singapore Art Week 2018. “Visual arts has always been periphery to most of the major festivals here in Singapore,” Chan + Hori curatorial director Khairuddin Hori says. “So we … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2018: DISINI Festival at Gillman Barracks

bakchormeeboyJanuary 26, 2018January 27, 2018Leave a comment

Arts, Chinese Theatre, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SOTA Studio Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres, Wild Rice

Review: Grandmother Tongue by W!ld Rice

We’ve got bad news for readers who haven’t secured a ticket to Grandmother Tongue: it’s completely sold out! Having missed out on the first run of the show at last year’s Singapore Theatre Festival, we were ecstatic and brimming with excitement to check out the show that will be seeing full houses for 3 straight weeks. And we weren’t disappointed at all. Writer/director Thomas Lim … Continue reading Review: Grandmother Tongue by W!ld Rice

bakchormeeboySeptember 30, 2017October 2, 20173 Comments

Arts, Drama Centre, musical, Pangdemonium, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Theatres

Review: Fun Home by Pangdemonium

In 2006, Dykes to Watch Out For cartoonist Alison Bechdel released a graphic novel memoir of her life. That book was Fun Home, and has since gone on to garner a huge fan following, as it traces Bechdel’s life growing up in rural Pennsylvania, focusing on the relationships she shared with her family, and her own journey of coming to terms with her sexuality. That book of course, … Continue reading Review: Fun Home by Pangdemonium

bakchormeeboySeptember 30, 2017September 30, 20172 Comments

Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., SOTA Drama Theatre, Theatre, Theatres

Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by ABA Productions and The Reduced Shakespeare Company

Ever wish you could catch all the works of the greatest playwright in the English language in a single night? The Reduced Shakespeare Company is doubtless, your answer to that, condensing all 37 of William Shakespeare’s plays into a 2-act, 97 minute play! The Reduced Shakespeare Company (cheekily abbreviated to the RSC) is no newbie to the scene: armed with a 37 year history, the RSC … Continue reading Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by ABA Productions and The Reduced Shakespeare Company

bakchormeeboySeptember 28, 2017Leave a comment

Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

Love & Pride Film Festival 2017: Looking For? dir. Chou Tung-Yen (Review)

Being gay has never been easy, facing disapproval from the likes of family and difficulty in self-acceptance. But that’s the least of your problems when there’s an even bigger hurdle to jump over: the endlessly complex world of gay dating. Consisting of interviews conducted from 2012 to 2016 with over 60 subjects, Golden Village’s 9th Love & Pride Film Festival ‘s opening film Looking For? is a … Continue reading Love & Pride Film Festival 2017: Looking For? dir. Chou Tung-Yen (Review)

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Arts, Preview, Resorts World Sentosa, Review, Singapore

USS Halloween Horror Nights 7: A SINister Experience For SINgaporeans

Halloween may not be a holiday (or maybe, horror-day?) celebrated by Singaporeans in general, but if there’s one group of people who sure as hell know how to party it up in true fright night style in October, it’s Universal Studios. By now, most of you should be familiar with the ever increasing spectacle that descends upon everyone’s favourite Singapore theme park each October. Now … Continue reading USS Halloween Horror Nights 7: A SINister Experience For SINgaporeans

bakchormeeboySeptember 27, 2017Leave a comment

Arts, Books, Singapore

New Publication Art-In-Sight Launches At Gillman Barracks’ 5th Anniversary

In collaboration with international contemporary arts portal and platform Ocula, Gillman Barracks has launched an all new contemporary art publication collecting interviews with and essays from some of the foremost contemporary artists in the region, and who’ve all of course, been involved with Gillman Barracks at some point. The publication may see a little daunting at first for the lay reader, but don’t worry, it’s hip … Continue reading New Publication Art-In-Sight Launches At Gillman Barracks’ 5th Anniversary