Tag: september

Arts, Review, Theatre, Wild Rice, Wild Rice @ Funan

★★★★☆ Review: Accidental Death of an Activist by Wild Rice

Italian madcap farce gets a modern update, beating audience over the head with its political message. To the ordinary citizen, the authorities often work in mysterious ways, working behind closed doors. And as much as the arrest of dangerous criminals is ostensibly for the betterment of society, do the ends always justify the means? Do our definitions of dangerous criminals align with the authorities’? Or … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Accidental Death of an Activist by Wild Rice

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Arts, Singapore

Preview: The Substation’s Gathering Ground 2024 uses pop-ups to bring the arts to the community

Even without a permanent home, The Substation continues to produce and present initiatives that promote the arts, and platforms new talents. In its latest initiative, The Substation presents Gathering Ground, a fresh series of community pop-ups that invites the public to immerse themselves in the arts alongside them. Embodying their long-standing commitment to nurturing independent voices and fostering unexpected collaborations, Gathering Ground will comprise 3 … Continue reading Preview: The Substation’s Gathering Ground 2024 uses pop-ups to bring the arts to the community

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

Review: FACADE – Two Parallel Lives by Bhaskar’s Arts Academy

Resolving the line between the personal and the professional. Over the years, Bhaskar’s Arts Academy has consistently pushed and evolved the Bharatanatyam form, yet always maintaining its core tenets and philosophy. In their latest production, Bhaskar’s Arts Academy brings back resident choreographer Neewin Hershall’s FACADE – Two Parallel Lives, the first time it’s been staged since its premiere in 2017, and showcases the company’s ability … Continue reading Review: FACADE – Two Parallel Lives by Bhaskar’s Arts Academy

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Arts, Review, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Every Brilliant Thing by Gateway Arts

Sharon Sum lifts our spirits in this fringe performance that fights back against crushing depression with hope and wonder. What are the things worth living for? As part of National Suicide Prevention Month, Gateway Arts presents a new staging Duncan Macmillan’s critically-acclaimed one-person play Every Brilliant Thing, as directed by Oliver Chong and starring Sharon Sum. Chong himself previously starred in a Mandarin adaptation of … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Every Brilliant Thing by Gateway Arts

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Arts, Concert, Music, Review

Review: Screen Play (SMU Arts Fest 2024)

Movie soundtracks go from screen to the stage in a feel-good end to SMU Arts Fest 2024. Ending off the 2024 SMU Arts Fest, student orchestra SMU Symphonia and SMU Chamber Choir came together to perform the soundtracks of some of cinema’s most popular and beloved films last Friday at the SOTA Concert Hall. Led by SMU Symphonia resident conductor Adrian Chiang, not only did … Continue reading Review: Screen Play (SMU Arts Fest 2024)

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Arts, Review, Theatre, Wild Rice, Wild Rice @ Funan

★★★★☆ Review: Dive by Wild Rice

New and Now initiative by Wild Rice plunges into the deep end with Laura Hayes’ arresting play about a long-term abusive relationship. They say there’s plenty of fish in the sea, but what if the one you end up hooking pulls you overboard? In Laura Hayes’ Wild Rice debut, the NAFA lecturer explores the often complex and damaging aspects of abusive relationships through the lens … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Dive by Wild Rice

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Review, Theatre, Theatres

★★★★☆ Review: This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days In May) by Wichaya Artamat

A closer look at ordinary life that carries on in spite of the extraordinary. Thai writer-director Wichaya Artamat claims that his play This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days In May) is an unpolitical play. But can any play truly be completely devoid of any political attachment? Rounding off the Esplanade’s 2024 season of The Studios, This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days In May) by Wichaya Artamat

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Arts, Review, Theatre

Review: GAME PLAY – Dungeons & Distractions (SMU Arts Fest 2024)

Enthusiastic audience participation and a winsome storyline lands a critical hit and sparks joy in the crowd. Theatre doesn’t always have to be a serious affair, as proven by GAME PLAY, an immersive experience that played as part of the 2024 SMU Arts Fest last weekend. Creative producers Jo Tan, Edward Choy and Terrance Tan came together to bring Dungeons & Dragons to life, with … Continue reading Review: GAME PLAY – Dungeons & Distractions (SMU Arts Fest 2024)

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Arts, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Every Brilliant Thing by Gateway Arts

Presented by Singapore Pools and produced by Gateway Arts, a brand-new adaptation by Oliver Chong of Every Brilliant Thing comes to stage this September for Gateway Arts’ third production of their 2024 season. Based on the original script by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, Every Brilliant Thing is adapted, directed, and designed by Oliver Chong, who himself starred in a Mandarin version of the play … Continue reading Preview: Every Brilliant Thing by Gateway Arts

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Arts, Dance with Me, Interview, Music, Theatre

An Interview with SMU Arts Fest 2024 Festival Directors and producers on student development and the power of collaboration

While most students in Singapore are better known as hardcore bookworms constantly preparing for exams to hit their elusive 4.0 GPA, students at Singapore Management University (SMU) are able to do all that and more. Being management students specifically, there’s that careful balance of work and play, the latter of which takes centrestage at this year’s SMU Arts Fest, aptly dealing with the theme of, … Continue reading An Interview with SMU Arts Fest 2024 Festival Directors and producers on student development and the power of collaboration

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