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Ready For Takeoff: British Airways’ final Boeing 747 aircraft cleared for takeoff this week

UNITED KINGDOM – British Airways has announced that its final two Heathrow based Boeing 747 aircraft are scheduled to depart from the airport for the very last time tomorrow morning (Thursday 8 October). One aircraft is painted in its heritage ‘Negus’ livery and the other in its current Chatham Dockyard livery. Thousands of British Airways flight crew, cabin crew and engineering teams have worked over … Continue reading Ready For Takeoff: British Airways’ final Boeing 747 aircraft cleared for takeoff this week

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Art What!: Art Basel announces ‘OVR: Miami Beach’ for December and plans for Miami Art Week 2020

Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms (OVR) are back this December, with OVR: Miami Beach featuring galleries accepted to the 2020 edition of the show and will be accompanied by a program of online events, including talks and gallery walk-throughs. Art Basel will further amplify the cultural offerings of museums, foundations, non-profits, and galleries whose activities will comprise Miami Art Week 2020. Like Art Basel’s in-person fairs, … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces ‘OVR: Miami Beach’ for December and plans for Miami Art Week 2020

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Art What!: #NEVERBEFORESG – 9 Chapters About Covid-19 by National Museum Singapore

With few tourists and citizens less willing to enter arts and entertainment spaces, COVID-19 has not made life easy for any museum or gallery here in Singapore. And that’s precisely why for their latest exhibition, the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) is taking the venue out of the equation, and running it completely online. Titled #NEVERBEFORESG, the online exhibition reflects on how COVID-19 has affected the … Continue reading Art What!: #NEVERBEFORESG – 9 Chapters About Covid-19 by National Museum Singapore

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Art What!: Cao Fei’s ‘Isle of Instability’ at West Bund Art & Design Shanghai

A portrait of the artist (L) and a study (R) for the artist’s upcoming installation, Isle of Instability, 2020, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary. Courtesy of the artist and Audemars Piguet. SHANGHAI, CHINA – Contemporary artist Cao Fei will premiere her latest artwork, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary, in Shanghai at West Bund Art & Design from 11th to 15th November 2020. Open to the … Continue reading Art What!: Cao Fei’s ‘Isle of Instability’ at West Bund Art & Design Shanghai

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Arts, Dance with Me, Singapore

Dance With Me: Behind Closed Doors by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Dance theatre company, Maya Dance Theatre is back again this October with a brand new digital dance-theatre presentation. This time around, they’re focusing on the ever-growing issue of loneliness in the elderly, inviting audience members to experience the life of social isolation led by the elderly in Behind Closed Doors. With an aging population and a rapidly-paced lifestyle, seniors are increasingly facing loneliness and social isolation. By … Continue reading Dance With Me: Behind Closed Doors by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

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Arts, Singapore

Dance With Me: T.H.E Dance Company to present new works-in-progress online with Being Virtually Present

In the midst of the evolving Covid-19 pandemic that might change the arts landscape forever, the performing arts must go on. After several months of experimenting and learning, T.H.E Dance Company will be presenting #THEGOESONLINE: Being Virtually Present 数码舞人登陆 : 似乎存在, where, from October to December 2020, T.H.E will be sharing the Company’s works-in-progress and artistic research. Artistic Director Kuik Swee Boon shares: “As a … Continue reading Dance With Me: T.H.E Dance Company to present new works-in-progress online with Being Virtually Present

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: Asian Film Archive presents Reframe – An (In)Hospitable World

This October, the Asian Film Archive (AFA) is set to present its latest Reframe programme, An (In)Hospitable World, aiming to bring together diverse audiences and the film community at large to consider the “new level of inhospitality” brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Taking its title from Jennifer Fay’s book, The (In)hospitable World explores the power of cinema to represent, reflect, and envision lives in “an … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Asian Film Archive presents Reframe – An (In)Hospitable World

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Arts, Review, Singapore

SIFA v2.020: Poetry Under The Southern Bough by Toy Factory Productions (Live Performance Pilot)

Presented by Arts House Limited (AHL), Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) v2.020 will be premiering newly commissioned work Poetry Under the Southern Bough by Toy Factory Productions, as part of the new wave of live performance pilots initiated by the National Arts Council.  A hybrid event comprising live performance and virtual streaming, watch as the contemporary performance weaves tapestries of dance, opera, music and theatre to celebrate the … Continue reading SIFA v2.020: Poetry Under The Southern Bough by Toy Factory Productions (Live Performance Pilot)

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Television Time: BBC Shows – October 2020

October on the BBC means a new slew of shows to suit audience members of all backgrounds, and a perfect end to a long day at work. For starters, satisfy the inner sleuth in you as crime drama – Grantchester returns for a brand new season this month. With new mysteries and secrets surfacing in their little town of Cambridgeshire, Reverend Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) and … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – October 2020

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Art What!: Taipei Dangdai returns in May for 2021 edition

TAIPEI – In light of the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 and ongoing quarantine and travel restrictions, Taipei Dangdai has announced new dates for its 2021 edition. Originally scheduled to take place from 15th to 17th January, the Fair will now be held from 21st to 23rd May 2021 (VIP Preview 20 May) at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Taipei Dangdai will return to January dates in … Continue reading Art What!: Taipei Dangdai returns in May for 2021 edition

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