Preview: TLC Children’s Festival by The Little Company

This September, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s The Little Company is bringing theatre to your screens, with the TLC Children’s Festival taking place completely online! For a whole month, look out for brand new productions, workshops and fun activities with the aim to entertain, inspire and nurture the kids. For starters, catch Fly High, as Poppy (Tan Rui Shan) and Mo (Andrew Marko) embark on a quest to build … Continue reading Preview: TLC Children’s Festival by The Little Company

Royston Tan directs short film for National Arts Council’s #SGCultureAnywhere campaign

The National Arts Council (NAC) released a filmlet starring seven Singaporean artists across art forms as part of the #SGCultureAnywhere campaign. Produced by Chuan Pictures and directed by acclaimed local director and 2002 Young Artist Award recipient Royston Tan, the 30-second piece showcases the wonder of Singapore’s art, and portrays resilience and versatility of our artists who have been seeking new ways to bring the … Continue reading Royston Tan directs short film for National Arts Council’s #SGCultureAnywhere campaign

Art What!: Planet or Plastic? at the ArtScience Museum

‘Bird’s Nest’ by Mandy Baker. Here, she captures how discarded fishing line that has formed nest-like balls due to tidal movements of the ocean. Collecting other debris in their path, they come to resemble jellyfish or other marine creatures, both alluringly alien and eerie in knowing that these are made of harmful plastics. Climate change and environmental conservation are some of the biggest issues of … Continue reading Art What!: Planet or Plastic? at the ArtScience Museum

Dance With Me: Ramayana, The Journey Begins by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Following their recent foray into digital dance with Stop and Smell the Roses, local dance company, Maya Dance Theatre (MDT) returns with yet another digital offering this September. Presented as part of Indian Heritage Centre‘s (IHC) Culture Fest 2020, MDT will be tackling one of the greatest Asian epics of all time with Ramayana, The Journey Begins. Split into two parts, Ramayana, The Journey Begins sets … Continue reading Dance With Me: Ramayana, The Journey Begins by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Review: BODY X – 㗝呸 The Culprit

Mandarin murder mystery makes for compelling drama, with effective use of Zoom. There’s always something deliciously intriguing about plays set in the past, a kind of escapism away from the dread of the present as we delve into the lives of those who came before us. In the latest work from BODY X Productions though, there’s an eerie parallel with the problems of today, as … Continue reading Review: BODY X – 㗝呸 The Culprit

Ready For Takeoff: British Airways offers double the baggage allowance for all students travelling to the UK

British Airways is launching its popular annual offer for students travelling to the UK, entitling  them to check in an extra piece of luggage weighing up to 23kg, in addition to the current allowance of one checked bag of up to 23kg in the World Traveller (economy cabin). Moreover, these tickets are valid for a year and students can change dates without a change fee. … Continue reading Ready For Takeoff: British Airways offers double the baggage allowance for all students travelling to the UK

Art What!: Art Basel announces new Online Viewing Rooms with two editions in September and October

Art Basel has announced new Online Viewing Rooms concept, with two freestanding, thematic editions taking place in September and October Featuring no more than 100 galleries in each edition and running over the course of four days, this new format will give Art Basel galleries the opportunity to present tightly curated exhibitions drawn from their programs, showing six works simultaneously. Live from 23rd to 28th … Continue reading Art What!: Art Basel announces new Online Viewing Rooms with two editions in September and October

Dance With Me: Dancers’ Locker 2020 by Frontier Danceland (Preview)

Frontier Danceland annual Dancers’ Locker programme returns this year with a digital twist. Featuring 6 unique short films by company artists Ma Yue Ru (Singapore), Tan Xin Yen (Malaysia), Sammantha Yue (Singapore), Konrad Plak (Poland), Mark Robles (Philippines), and Keigo Nozaki (Japan) developed with artistic collaborator and film producer Jeremy Chua (Singapore), this year’s Dancers’ Locker is the culmination of a three-month long audio-visual exploration … Continue reading Dance With Me: Dancers’ Locker 2020 by Frontier Danceland (Preview)

The Arts House presents the Serial Short Story Project, with Suffian Hakim and Xie Shi Min

Singapore’s home of literary arts The Arts House, together with digital publisher Tusitala Books, invite audiences to participate in The Serial Short Story Project. This is an experiment in serialised fiction where members of the public will get a chance to contribute and create a highly collaborative work via crowdsourcing of ideas, live streaming, and upvoting. For every week during the months of September and October, award-winning … Continue reading The Arts House presents the Serial Short Story Project, with Suffian Hakim and Xie Shi Min

Art What!: An Exercise of Meaning In A Glitch Season and Time Passes at National Gallery Singapore

Proposals for Novel Ways of Being, an unprecedented initiative uniting 12 local arts institutions, independent art spaces and collectives, opens next week with two brand new exhibitions at National Gallery Singapore. Aimed to showcase solidarity within the visual arts community, the two exhibitions, An Exercise of Meaning in a Glitch Season by National Gallery Singapore, and Time Passes by Singapore Art Museum, are helmed by independent curators, and spotlight established … Continue reading Art What!: An Exercise of Meaning In A Glitch Season and Time Passes at National Gallery Singapore