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Huayi 2023: An Interview with best friends Chen Wu-kang and Su Wei-chia, co-creators of ‘Two men, ten years later’ (两男常罩)

In spite of countless life events, in spite of differing artistic directions and career trajectories, in spite of battling a global pandemic and even life-threatening illness, Taiwanese dancers Chen Wu-kang and Su Wei-chia have remained best friends for 30 years now. Ever since co-founding the company HORSE in 2004, the two have also collaborated on numerous projects, including the experimental work 2 men (2012), which … Continue reading Huayi 2023: An Interview with best friends Chen Wu-kang and Su Wei-chia, co-creators of ‘Two men, ten years later’ (两男常罩)

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Preview: Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2023 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

The Esplanade’s Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts has always been a gateway to the region’s best Chinese arts, from China to Hong Kong, Taiwan to of course, Singapore. In the next edition, running from 27th January to 5th February, the festival coincides with the Year of the Rabbit, full of positivity and wit, as the Esplanade welcomes audiences to discover new worlds, make memories … Continue reading Preview: Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2023 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

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★★★☆☆ Review: Less Than Half by Adib Kosnan, Yarra Ileto & Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Glass half empty perspective towards how a nation cares for its minorities. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Adib Kosnan, Yarra Ileto) 7 Script (Aswani Aswath, NAFA students) 6 Performance (NAFA students) 7 Sound Design (Alif Danial Ahmad) 7 Lighting (Tai Zi Feng) 7 Total 34/50 (68%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ In a world where appearances are everything, it is far too often that we try … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Less Than Half by Adib Kosnan, Yarra Ileto & Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

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★★★☆☆ Review: Mother of Compost by Noémie Huttner-Koros

An invitation to ponder over the future of families in the anthropocene. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Andrew Sutherland) 7 Script (Noémie Huttner-Koros) 7 Performance (Noémie Huttner-Koros) 8 Audiovisual Design (Edwin Sitt) 6 Lighting Design (Jasmine Lifford) 7 Costume Design (Molly Werner) 7 Stage Design (Molly Werner) 6 Sound Design (Lyndon Blue) 8 Total 54/80 (68%) Final Score: ★★★☆☆ Noémie Huttner-Koros loves babies. But … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Mother of Compost by Noémie Huttner-Koros

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Preview: Checkpoint Theatre 2023 Season

Come 2023, Checkpoint Theatre is introducing an exciting season ahead, with new work, a hot favourite, and a previously delayed staging, all coming to the Drama Centre Black Box across the year, as the company continues to present and develop important, original stories from Singapore. The season opens with Myle Yan Tay’s Brown Boys Don’t Tell Jokes. Directed by and with dramaturgy by Huzir Sulaiman, … Continue reading Preview: Checkpoint Theatre 2023 Season

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Performing Video Games: An Interview with award-winning ‘The Dark Room’ creator John Robertson

What if you could play a video game in real life, making decisions that have actual consequences on how you progress, and even stand to win an attractive reward at the end? That’s kind of what John Robertson does with his award-winning show The Dark Room. Originating as a YouTube series with over 4 million views and counting, and spawning a videogame, 250,000 viewer Twitch … Continue reading Performing Video Games: An Interview with award-winning ‘The Dark Room’ creator John Robertson

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★★★☆☆ Review: Tree Confessions by This Is Not A Theatre Company

The hidden life of trees, revealed. Written by Jenny Lyn Bader and directed by Erin B Mee, in This Is Not A Theatre Company’s Tree Confessions, audience members get to hear from a character they’d never have imagined ever hearing the voice of: a tree. The mechanics of the show are simple – audience members are required to find a tree of their choosing, sit … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Tree Confessions by This Is Not A Theatre Company

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★★★★☆ Review: Django In Pain by Por Piedad Teatro & The Play Company

Darkly comic fairytale about seeking help, told through a surreal puppet show. It’s not often a puppet show opens with a scene of its protagonist attempting to hang himself. But that is precisely how homemade puppet theatre show Django In Pain begins, and only goes down an increasingly surreal narrative that will surprise you at every turn. Co-created by husband and wife theatremaking duo Antonio … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Django In Pain by Por Piedad Teatro & The Play Company

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M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023: An Interview with Birds Migrant Theatre members Wiwi Tri and Ak Zilani, co-devisors and performers of ‘Foreign Bodies’

Singapore has about 1 million migrant workers. But at what point do we think of migrant workers beyond their jobs, and see them as full-fledged human beings with their own lives and desires? Birds Migrant Theatre, a group of migrant workers from Indonesia, Bangladesh, and the Philippines united by their love for theatre, are here to deepen that understanding, and show that migrant workers can … Continue reading M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2023: An Interview with Birds Migrant Theatre members Wiwi Tri and Ak Zilani, co-devisors and performers of ‘Foreign Bodies’

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Review: RATA – new grounds, new sounds by RATA Orkestra and Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

New forms of composition for a new year. In a year that has seen the world emerge from the wake of a global pandemic, lies an opportunity to reimagine our practices and interactions. In many ways, the RATA Orkestra is a group that represents that first step into a new future, with an eclectic band of musicians led by Safuan Johari presenting new music through … Continue reading Review: RATA – new grounds, new sounds by RATA Orkestra and Esplanade – Theatres on The Bay

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