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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Red Balloon Series – Rhythms, Rites, and Renewals by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Don’t miss this heart-pounding, eye-opening Asian premiere of Threshold for percussion and orchestra. Written by LA Philharmonic Principal timpanist Joseph Pereira, requiring six timpani and a vast array of percussion instruments ordinary and extraordinary, this performance promises nothing but wonder with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s very own Principal Timpanist Christian Schiøler, and guest percussion duo Maraca2. Contemporary music champion Pascal Rophé leads the SSO in his … Continue reading Preview: Red Balloon Series – Rhythms, Rites, and Renewals by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

I Can, We Can: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Jesse Ruben

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jesse Ruben is a beacon of hope. With two albums already under his belt, the 32-year old musician is enjoying strong success on the road as he promotes his latest EP Hope. On how he got started, Jesse explains: “I’ve always had a very special relationship with music, and I grew up listening to all sorts of genres – rock & roll, folk, … Continue reading I Can, We Can: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Jesse Ruben

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Arts, Circus, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil

This July, the circus is back, as the award-winning Canadian circus Cirque du Soleil returns with the Singaporean premiere of acclaimed touring show KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities™. As with all recent circus shows, they’ll be arriving in style, setting up tent on Bayfront Avenue beside Marina Bay Sands, and promises an epic, out of this world storyline and acts to bowl you over with. Written and … Continue reading Preview: Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities by Cirque du Soleil

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Arts, Opera, Singapore

Preview: Fantasy Island Cruise by L’arietta Productions

This April, homegrown opera company L’arietta Productions is here to take audiences on a trip aboard the Fantasy Island Cruise! Directed by Richard Tan, with music directed by Aloysius Foong, the company is set to perform an operatic double bill of works at the Arts House Play Den, presenting Joseph Horowitz’s Gentleman’s Island and Gian Carlo Menotti’s chamber opera classic The Telephone. In Gentleman’s Island, two well-bred gentlemen find themselves shipwrecked … Continue reading Preview: Fantasy Island Cruise by L’arietta Productions

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Singapore International Piano Festival 2019 by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

The 26th edition of the Singapore International Piano Festival returns this May and gathers virtuoso pianists from all four corners of the world. Presented by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, naturally, the festival will be held at their home at the Victoria Concert Hall, doubling in significance as the iconic birthplace of the festival. Well known for its intimate setting, audiences can expect concerts up closer and … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Piano Festival 2019 by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Railway Records by Desert Wine

  Desert Wine’s Comfort Theatre Series returns this weekend with a brand new production, this time with a site-specific theatre work titled Railway Records.  Held in partnership with the Bicentennial, the free performance runs at the black truss bridge at the former Bukit Timah Railway Station on Saturday, March 30th for six 30 minute sessions, showcasing five monologues that capture the last 116 years of our passenger … Continue reading Preview: Railway Records by Desert Wine

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Arts, Asian Civilisations Museum, Museums, Peranakan Museum, Preview, Singapore

Museum Musings: Wanderland at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Join the Asian Civilisations Musuem’s first ever fruit market, and enjoy a free cup of  LiHo bubble tea, kurama ningyo and bunraku puppet performances, fusion music performed within the galleries, or decorate your own kite for a community art installation as you create your own wanderland this weekend. Other activities include old school arcade games, an immersive space with plenty of dioramas to take photos … Continue reading Museum Musings: Wanderland at the Asian Civilisations Museum

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Experimental, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

The Studios 2019: An Interview with Natalie Hennedige, Director of Rubber Girl On The Loose

so This week, the Esplanade’s new season of The Studios returns, presenting a lineup of intimate, powerful theatre shows playing at both the Theatre Studio and Annexe Studio. Kicking off the season is Cake Theatrical Productions with their hotly anticipated new production Rubber Girl On The Loose.  Based off Sophocles’s Antigone, this new interpretation of the Greek classic carries on in Cake’s tradition of reworking Greek plays (following … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Natalie Hennedige, Director of Rubber Girl On The Loose

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Preview: The Phantom of the Opera presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

Winning over 70 major theatre awards, boasting the best-selling cast recording of all time and achieving the honour of being the longest running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is without one of the world’s favourite musicals. So the fact that Base Entertainment Asia will be bringing this titan of a musical back to Singapore in April 2019 is absolutely cause for celebration. … Continue reading Preview: The Phantom of the Opera presented by BASE Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto presented by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

This April, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra presents Mendelssohn’s the Hebrides, the Violin Concerto, and the Scottish Symphony; three of Mendelssohn’s finest violin classics capturing the composer’s Romantic spirit, inventiveness and vibrant capacity for melody at Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Conducted by leading Spanish-Catalan conductor Josep Pons, the performance will also feature  guest soloist, young American violinist Stefan Jackiw, considered one of America’s foremost violinists, captivating audiences on both … Continue reading Preview: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto presented by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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