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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: S.E.A. Focus 2025 to showcase evolution of Southeast Asian art with 20 galleries

S.E.A. Focus, a leading platform and marketplace for contemporary Southeast Asian art, is returning for its seventh edition from 18 to 26 January 2025 at the Tanjong Pagar Distripark, with Bank of Singapore as the main sponsor. This annual showcase, organised by STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery and commissioned by the National Arts Council, Singapore (NAC), is a highlight of the Singapore Art Week … Continue reading Art What!: S.E.A. Focus 2025 to showcase evolution of Southeast Asian art with 20 galleries

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Arts, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Hedda Gabler by The Winter Players

Following their sold-out debut with Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, emerging theatre collective The Winter Players (TWP) is taking to the stage next January with their sophomore production, Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler at the KC Arts Centre. In line with their Company-in-Residence tenure at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), TWP’s selection for SRT’s Resident Company Programme is a significant milestone for this young collective, whose mission is … Continue reading Preview: Hedda Gabler by The Winter Players

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Arts, Comedy, Review, Theatre

★★★★★ Review: Dim Sum Dollies Present The History of Singapore – Sixty Sexy Years by Dream Academy

As one of Dream Academy’s favourite recurring shows, the Dim Sum Dollies’ The History of Singapore is always a welcome production each time it receives a staging, where each iteration builds on the last, tracing the history of our small island nation from birth to modern day – alongside all its highs and lows, and everything is up for parody. Seamlessly blending humour and history, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Dim Sum Dollies Present The History of Singapore – Sixty Sexy Years by Dream Academy

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Film, News, Preview, Singapore

35th Singapore International Film Festival Closes with Record-breaking Box Office, Celebrates Excellence in Asian Cinema at Silver Screen Awards

The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) concluded its 35th edition on December 8 with another record-breaking year. The festival marked its highest-ever box office earnings, with total ticket sales seeing a 10% increase from the last edition. This year’s attendance also surpassed the previous edition’s record, cementing SGIFF’s place among audiences as a key platform for Asian cinema. The final night of the festival culminated in the prestigious … Continue reading 35th Singapore International Film Festival Closes with Record-breaking Box Office, Celebrates Excellence in Asian Cinema at Silver Screen Awards

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Film, News, Preview, Singapore

35th Singapore International Film Festival Kicks Off with Southeast Asian Premiere of Stranger Eyes

The 35th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) opened on the evening of 28 November, setting the stage for a vibrant celebration of Asian cinema. Held at the iconic Capitol Theatre, the evening saw the Southeast Asian premiere of Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua’s award-winning psychological thriller Stranger Eyes, marking the first of 105 films from over 48 countries — 80% of which are from Asia — to be … Continue reading 35th Singapore International Film Festival Kicks Off with Southeast Asian Premiere of Stranger Eyes

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) by SRT’s The Young Company

Agony underneath confetti, this is a play that speaks of the universal pain we hide under a smile. Growing up is never easy, and it often feels like we’re trapped in a world only we know, when no one else seems to understand the pains of adolescence. But for some, that pain mutates into something much more horrifying, with the spectre of mental health and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) by SRT’s The Young Company

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Meet Fred by SRT’s Inclusive Young Company

An earnest, metatheatrical exploration of what it means to not belong. Produced by Hijinx, in association with Blind Summit, Meet Fred is a metatheatrical, devised work by Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) Inclusive Young Company (IYC) that follows the titular puppet, Fred (voiced brilliantly by Shea Chiang). One day, Fred gains sentience and realises that life is a lot more complicated than he bargains for. For one … Continue reading Review: Meet Fred by SRT’s Inclusive Young Company

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Arts, Dance with Me, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: Invisible Habitudes《看不见的归属》(2024) by T.H.E Dance Company

Searching, finding, longing, connection. In an increasingly fractured world, our own identity can enter a state of flux, where we no longer feel comfortable at home, and the familiar becomes strange. It becomes difficult when we’re constantly shouted at from all fronts, yelled at to listen to someone else’s opinion, when we haven’t even settled on our own. In exploring that, T.H.E Dance Company explores … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Invisible Habitudes《看不见的归属》(2024) by T.H.E Dance Company

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Arts, Comedy, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Dim Sum Dollies Present The History of Singapore – Sixty Sexy Years by Dream Academy

How can History be sexy? When it is according to the Dim Sum Dollies, of course. Following the success of their post-pandemic hit cabaret revue show “Still Steam” in 2022 after a seven year hiatus, the Dollies present a tantalizing taster menu of characters and sketches—ranging from beloved classic dishes to exciting new platters of wicked pleasures. With this latest satirical spoof, the Dim Sum … Continue reading Preview: Dim Sum Dollies Present The History of Singapore – Sixty Sexy Years by Dream Academy

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Arts, Museums, National Museum, Preview

Museum Musings: AMAZÔNIA: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado at National Museum Singapore

The awe-inspiring beauty and untamed majesty of the Amazon comes to life in Amazônia, an extraordinary photographic odyssey by internationally acclaimed Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Making its highly anticipated Asia-Pacific debut at the National Museum of Singapore from 22 November 2024 to 2 March 2025, this travelling exhibition transports visitors into the heart of one of the world’s greatest ecosystems. Held a decade after Salgado’s … Continue reading Museum Musings: AMAZÔNIA: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado at National Museum Singapore

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