The Studios 2025: An Interview with Jaha Koo on ‘Haribo Kimchi’ and the process of creation

The surprising flavour of seaweed soup. The sharp sound of a knife slicing cucumber. The hiss and sizzle of mushrooms on a scorching fire. In Haribo Kimchi, South Korean theatremaker and composer Jaha Koo invites us into a pojangmacha, or a typical neon-lit street food tents from Korea. Get ready to meet a snail, a gummy bear, and an eel as they guide us through … Continue reading The Studios 2025: An Interview with Jaha Koo on ‘Haribo Kimchi’ and the process of creation

The Studios 2025: An Interview with playwright David Finnigan on ‘Scenes From The Climate Era’

A couple debates whether to bring a child into a world on fire. Scientists race to build a coral reef in a lab. Somewhere in Antarctica, a team attempts to hold back a melting glacier with a seawall. And in the dark, the last frog of its species calls out—hoping, futilely, for a mate. In Scenes from the Climate Era, Australian playwright David Finnigan zooms … Continue reading The Studios 2025: An Interview with playwright David Finnigan on ‘Scenes From The Climate Era’

Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios 2025 – Sustenance

Two years ago, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s annual theatre season, The Studios, embarked on a three-year curatorial arc revolving around the theme of LAND. In 2023, they covered Landings, exploring the natural world we live in and the way we interact with it, while in 2024, they covered Fault Lines, focusing on disruptions and movements that shift the trajectory of our lives. Now … Continue reading Preview: Esplanade’s The Studios 2025 – Sustenance

From independence to innovation – Singapore celebrates 60 years of design with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION

DesignSingapore Council returns to Milan Design Week with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION at Chiesa di San Bernardino alle Monache, located in the historical Cinque Vie district from 8 – 13 April 2025. As 2025 marks 60 years of Singapore’s independence, the third instalment of the series – launched in 2023 – will explore the country’s evolution through the lens of design. With a unique … Continue reading From independence to innovation – Singapore celebrates 60 years of design with Future Impact 3: DESIGN NATION

Review: Still In Motion by RAW Moves

Let the water flow, and find peace in the shared soundscape. If dance is all about movement – is it possible to find it even within stillness? That is the central question at the heart of Still In Motion, a collaborative, immersive performance by Andy Lee from Unlock Dancing Plaza (Hong Kong) alongside Matthew Goh from RAW Moves (Singapore). Central to the performance is the … Continue reading Review: Still In Motion by RAW Moves

★★★★☆ 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

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

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

★★★★☆ 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

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)