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Arts, Singapore

Singapore Biennale 2019: Quora Fora – A Rehearsal by Jason Wee

In a world ravaged by militant and/or corrupt authorities, how do we, as ordinary citizens, learn to take a step in the right direction in the hopes of a better future? In Jason Wee’s Quora Fora: A Rehearsal, the local artist poses this question to the audience in attendance with a performance art piece combining opera, poetry and architecture. Playing at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre at … Continue reading Singapore Biennale 2019: Quora Fora – A Rehearsal by Jason Wee

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The Banter: An Interview with Actor Ghafir Akbar In Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR – Over the last five years, Ghafir Akbar has slowly but surely been making a name for himself in the Singapore theatre scene. Besides having garnered critical acclaim and our nod as Best Actor for his role in Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Guards at the Taj (2018), the Malaysian actor has worked closely with some of Singapore’s foremost theatre companies and who only seems to be getting … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with Actor Ghafir Akbar In Kuala Lumpur

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Review: No Place by Square One Collective (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

★★★☆☆ (Performance attended 15/1/20) Deciding one’s fate via a series of absurd games. What does the future look like? According to New York-based Square One Collective, a lot worse. Written and directed by Andrea Ang, No Place (almost reminds us of the a phrase no place like home’) imagines the world in 2075, on the brink of being physically impossible to live in. Three people – … Continue reading Review: No Place by Square One Collective (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Music, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Mak-Mak Menari by Bhumi Collective (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 17/1/20) Poignant docu-drama about sisterhood over a lifelong passion for Malay dance.  In the performing arts world, dancers are notorious for having a short career span, with many retiring before hitting middle-age. But for one group of dance enthusiasts, age is no barrier to their passion, as the makciks of Mak-Mak Menari continue to meet, rehearse, and perform together to this day. … Continue reading Review: Mak-Mak Menari by Bhumi Collective (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

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Arts, Books, Singapore

Review: The Arts House’s Prologue 2020 – Invisible Cities

Held in conjunction with the National Gallery Singapore’s Light to Night Festival, over two weekends, the Arts House saw visitors from all walks of life spill over from the Civic District to the premises, taking in the multitude of programmes the venue had programmed for Prologue – the Arts House’s very first festival of 2020. In our experience of Prologue 2020, we were welcomed at … Continue reading Review: The Arts House’s Prologue 2020 – Invisible Cities

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Museum Musings: Singapore Art Museum Reveals Artist Impressions of New Building Design, Slated To Re-Open To The Public In 2023

    While it is still in the early stages of reconstruction, the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has revealed artist impressions of its new building design, set to be open to the public once again come 2023. Led by the team of architects from SCDA, the new design aims to balance the building’s status as a gazetted national monument, while serving the needs of both … Continue reading Museum Musings: Singapore Art Museum Reveals Artist Impressions of New Building Design, Slated To Re-Open To The Public In 2023

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Food, Singapore

Food For Thought: BreadTalk Brings an Abundance of Good Fortune To Chinese New Year 2020

As with every festive season, local bakery BreadTalk is back with more creative confections this Chinese New Year! Look forward to a selection of new buns, cakes, cookies and desserts specially for this season, each one handcrafted with ingredients associated with good luck for you to bite in and get a head-start to a prosperous year ahead.  Bring home cakes to delight visitors, from the … Continue reading Food For Thought: BreadTalk Brings an Abundance of Good Fortune To Chinese New Year 2020

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Arts, Film, Review, Singapore

Film Fanatic: An Interview with A Land Imagined (幻土) Director Yeo Siew Hua and Composer Teo Wei Yong

When we watched (and reviewed) A Land Imagined last year, it had just made history as the first Singaporean film to win the prestigious Golden Leopard, the highest accolade at the 71st Locarno International Film Festival. Fast forward a year later, and at Taiwan’s 56th Golden Horse Awards (the ‘Oscars of the Mandarin-speaking world’), A Land Imagined received four nominations, for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Film Score, … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with A Land Imagined (幻土) Director Yeo Siew Hua and Composer Teo Wei Yong

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview

Music Is: Philippe Quint – The Red Violin by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

Inspired by classic 1998 film The Red Violin, tracing the life of a magnificent, haunted violin in a tale spanning over 300 years, watch as lauded Russian-American violinist Philippe Quint revisits this tale in a special concert this March. Alongside John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning music for The Red Violin, the SSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Litton contrasts Bernstein’s vibrant Candide Overture with the brooding strains and defiant … Continue reading Music Is: Philippe Quint – The Red Violin by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (Preview)

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Review: Kebaya Homies by The Necessary Stage (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 15/1/20) Irreverent trip down TNS’ past works featuring two of their best collaborators. The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) most well-known works aren’t always something you’d readily call ‘fun’, with topics such as poverty, nationhood, climate change and political detainees just a few of the issues they’ve covered across the years. So when they do get a chance to take a lighter concept and … Continue reading Review: Kebaya Homies by The Necessary Stage (M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020)

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