Tag: Singapore

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Singapore Media Festival 2020 reimagines Asian storytelling and opportunities for Asian creators

The seventh edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) is back this November with a hybrid format and a refreshed lineup that will propel Asian stories to a global audience. The 11-day Festival will bring together the region’s best talents through a mix of physical and virtual programmes that showcase the sector’s ingenuity, creativity and resilience and presents diverse experiences that reimagine Asian storytelling. Hosted … Continue reading Singapore Media Festival 2020 reimagines Asian storytelling and opportunities for Asian creators

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Arts, Music, Review, Singapore

Review: Tune In 2020 by Ding Yi Music Company

As one of Singapore’s foremost Chinese chamber music ensembles, it’s always been a part of Ding Yi Music Company’s ethos to make sure their sound remains relevant, and show the world that there is still very much a place for Chinese chamber music in this day and age. That’s an idea that comes to the fore with their annual Tune In concert, with this year’s edition marking … Continue reading Review: Tune In 2020 by Ding Yi Music Company

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Arts, KC Arts Centre, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Banter, Theatre

The Banter: It takes a village, as Wild Rice prepares to reopen

It’s been about seven months since performing arts came to a grinding halt, thanks to the safety restrictions implemented for the pandemic. But this November, following several rounds of live performance pilots, companies are more than ready to return to theatres, with several live shows slated in the weeks to come. And if it’s one company that anyone should be looking forward to seeing again, … Continue reading The Banter: It takes a village, as Wild Rice prepares to reopen

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

vOilah! 2020: Paris My Neighbourhood by Collective Minds

Paris isn’t just about the Eiffel Tower and high fashion everywhere you turn. For legendary producers and DJs Breakbot and Irfane, it’s also their home. Playing as part of this year’s vOilah! France Singapore Festival, the duo will be showing you the real Paris that they know and love with the two-part documentary Paris My Neighbourhood on YouTube. The brainchild of Singapore-based events agency Collective Minds, Paris … Continue reading vOilah! 2020: Paris My Neighbourhood by Collective Minds

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

Review: The Escape Game by s**t kingz (da:ns Festival 2020)

When we last saw them at FULL OUT! for da:ns Festival 2019, Japanese street dance quartet s**t kingz charmed us with their cheeky choreography and their commitment to fun as they danced their hearts out onstage. While they can’t be physically present this time, the Esplanade has commissioned and co-produced a brand new digital show from them for this year’s da:ns Festival, one that’s sure to … Continue reading Review: The Escape Game by s**t kingz (da:ns Festival 2020)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Preview, Singapore

Review: Failing the Dance – A Double Bill of Lecture-Performances (da:ns Festival 2020)

The lecture-performance form often feels loaded, if only because it sometimes seems like an excuse to showcase incomplete work that fills in the blanks with academic rhetoric. But in the case of the Esplanade’s Failing the Dance, the double-bill of lecture-performances makes a compelling case for the viability of the form, and its ability to raise awareness of issues and dialogue, and manifesting these arguments through … Continue reading Review: Failing the Dance – A Double Bill of Lecture-Performances (da:ns Festival 2020)

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Food

Food For Thought: ‘The Best of Lime’ at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering

Celebrate the best of the best with Lime Restaurant’s new buffet line-up – The Best of Lime – at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering. Featuring a combination of local delights, international favourites, and some intriguing new creations, the a la carte-style extravaganza will take diners on a gastronomic journey of discovery. While you might not be able to fly away just yet, this is your chance to treat … Continue reading Food For Thought: ‘The Best of Lime’ at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: shy-c releases single ‘Solace In My Sleep’

Singaporean based indie-electronic producer shy-c  has announced the release of his latest EP ‘Solace In My Sleep’. Due on 11 December 2020, shy-c pre-empts the EP release with a new single of the same title. Released under Springroll Records, the single marries shy-c’s love for dreamy lo-fi synth pop beats with acoustic instruments, and is slated to be released on 30th October 2020, Friday. The … Continue reading Music Is: shy-c releases single ‘Solace In My Sleep’

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Arts, KC Arts Centre, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

The Banter: An Interview with the cast of SRT’s Tuesdays with Morrie

With the restrictive circuit breaker measures, it’s been far too long since members of the public have been allowed to step into a theatre. But this November, Singapore Repertory Theatre is set to be among the first to begin public performances once again, with their production of Tuesdays with Morrie, their first performance in the KC Arts Centre in seven months. Based off Mitch Albom’s bestselling memoir … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with the cast of SRT’s Tuesdays with Morrie

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Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying

It’s been said that grief changes us irrevocably––that the death of a loved one shakes us up in unexpected and unimaginable ways. Some of us cling to rituals and superstitions. Others replay memories. Still others laugh in the face of its absurdity. Fresh from her successful foray into digital theatre, Sim Yan Ying “YY” is back with a brand new digital project this October, with Where … Continue reading Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying

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