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Art: Singaporean artist Tang Kok Soo’s “A Big Flower” wins UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year Award 2026

From a field of repeated hearts and light to paintings exploring memory, social identity and the interconnectedness of life, this year’s UOB Painting of the Year winners reveal how Southeast Asian artists are expanding the possibilities of painting. A flower composed of countless tiny pink ‘hearts;, each radiating its own halo of light, has earned Singapore artist Tang Kok Soo both the 2026 UOB Southeast … Continue reading Art: Singaporean artist Tang Kok Soo’s “A Big Flower” wins UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year Award 2026

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★★★★☆ Film Review: Rose dir. Markus Schleinzer

Markus Schleinzer’s stark, folktale-like drama is anchored by a remarkable Sandra Hüller, examining the absurdity of gender norms and the courage it takes to claim a life of one’s own. Duration: 93 minutes The first thing that strikes viewers about Rose is its striking black-and-white cinematography. The monochrome palette draws attention to the textures of faces, clothing and the pastoral landscape, giving the film the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Film Review: Rose dir. Markus Schleinzer

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★★★★★ Film Review: Look Back dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

Live action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit one-shot celebrates the labour of love and sacrifice that goes into art-making against the backdrop of heartbreaking tragedy. Duration: 100 minutes Having already received a fantastic anime adaptation back in 2024, the prospect of yet another version of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit one-shot manga Look Back might initially seem unnecessary. What more could a live-action adaptation offer a story … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: Look Back dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

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★★★★★ Film Review: The Assassin(s) dir. Hur Jin-ho

Hur Jin-ho speaks truth to power in this action-packed, tension-filled political conspiracy thriller about the 1974 Liberation Day assassination attempt. Duration: 131 minutes In the grand tradition of making journalism look like the most badass career in the world, Hur Jin-ho’s The Assassin(s) is a magnificent piece of political thriller filmmaking, a gripping procedural about the pursuit of truth, and a reminder of the magic … Continue reading ★★★★★ Film Review: The Assassin(s) dir. Hur Jin-ho

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Preview: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts

Gateway Arts’ How To Be A Kid follows a 12-year-old girl who tries to hold her grieving family together, inviting children and adults to explore loss, difficult emotions and the importance of leaning on one another. When a family experiences a loss, everyone grieves differently. Some may retreat into silence, others may try to keep life running as normally as possible, while children might struggle … Continue reading Preview: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts

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Film: The 42nd vOilah! French Film Festival returns to Singapore with enduring stories that have shaped history and imagination

From 12 to 29 November, the 42nd edition of vOilah! brings 34 films to Singapore, spanning landmark moments in French history, compelling stories of women who challenge convention, the whimsical worlds of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and family-friendly adventures across generations. French cinema has a way of making the familiar feel extraordinary. A walk through Paris becomes a mystery, an ordinary encounter blossoms into romance, and a … Continue reading Film: The 42nd vOilah! French Film Festival returns to Singapore with enduring stories that have shaped history and imagination

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Film: SGIFF 2026 Opens with a Celebration of Cinema and Creative Freedom

From a star-studded red carpet to a rousing defence of artistic integrity, the 37th Singapore International Film Festival opens on a high note, with sold-out screenings, a renewed commitment to local filmmakers and a reminder of why the cinema-going experience still matters. The opening night of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has always been about more than the films themselves. It is about the … Continue reading Film: SGIFF 2026 Opens with a Celebration of Cinema and Creative Freedom

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art, Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Dance Review: Sounding Light 定光 by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre

Cloud Gate invites us to pause and appreciate the little things all around us, and to rediscover the wonder and beauty of simply being alive. Duration: 60 minutes What if the world has never been quiet, but we have simply forgotten how to listen? In Sounding Light, which played last weekend as part of the 2026 edition of the Esplanade’s da:ns focus: Connect Asia Now … Continue reading ★★★★★ Dance Review: Sounding Light 定光 by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre

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Review: Still Lives – Singapore by Daniel Kok and Luke George feat. RUDRA

Bodies, instruments and histories held in stasis, Still Lives: Singapore turns the act of tying into a meditation on care, memory and the communities that gather around them. Duration: ~105 minutes What does it mean to watch a metal band that cannot play its instruments, in a theatre where nobody is quite required to sit still? In Still Lives: Singapore, four members of pioneering Vedic … Continue reading Review: Still Lives – Singapore by Daniel Kok and Luke George feat. RUDRA

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★★★★☆ Dance Review: BATU by Ayu Permata Sari and Hasyimah Harith

A multisensory fever dream that examines femininity in all its sorcery, esoterica, and erotica through the lens of the humble mortar and pestle, and the stories passed down from woman to woman in the kitchen. Duration: 75 minutes You can watch a dance, or you can feel it take hold of your body. BATU does both, pulling you into its strange, increasingly feverish world through … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Dance Review: BATU by Ayu Permata Sari and Hasyimah Harith

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