Tag: Singapore

Fashion, Interview, Singapore

Fashion Forward: BHG Singapore launches three local in-house labels

BHG Singapore has launched three local in-house brands – Societe, Otona Mode, and SBT. Designed by BHG Singapore’s first in-house fashion designer, Esther Choy, this marks the first time in the department store’s 26 years history that they will be offering original designs designed for young Singaporeans by a young Singaporean. The move to hire an in-house designer is part of BHG Singapore’s aim to … Continue reading Fashion Forward: BHG Singapore launches three local in-house labels

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Arts, Concert, Preview, Theatre

The Banter: Drama Box’s Han Xuemei and Chng Yikai talk about meaningful participation in a time of COVID-19

It’s Drama Box’s 30th anniversary this year, but with the COVID-19 pandemic in place, the local theatre company has been unable to organise any programmes since the restrictions on live performances began. At least, until now, with their 2020 edition of  SCENES taking place completely online this September. Organised every five years as a way for Drama Box to celebrate and consolidate their practice, this year’s … Continue reading The Banter: Drama Box’s Han Xuemei and Chng Yikai talk about meaningful participation in a time of COVID-19

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC Shows – September 2020

We still may not be able to travel just yet, but let BBC take you around the world with their lineup of shows this September. Watch Guilt and meet Scottish brothers Max and Jake, whose lives become intertwined thanks to a dark secret they share after a late night out. With this secret threatening both their livelihoods, how far will they go just to keep … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – September 2020

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M1 Patch! 2020: Artist Farm 2020 《艺术农庄》 (Review)

It is the journey, not the destination, that takes centrestage in Artist Farm 2020.  Following in the footsteps of last week’s Playwrights’ Bootcamp, The Theatre Practice (TTP) rounds off their 2020 edition of the M1 Patch! festival with the third edition of Artist Farm. Led by TTP Artistic Director Kuo Jian Hong, Artist Farm unites a group of nine artists and three dramaturgs to experiment and work … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Artist Farm 2020 《艺术农庄》 (Review)

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Arts, Review, Singapore

Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Review)

Finding new avenues for expression in a lockdown.  With the circuit breaker and restrictions on performance, staying home has been pretty much all artists can do as they wait for Singapore to open up again. But being cooped up all day can certainly lead to some dangerous mental health issues, from anxiety to cabin fever. Exploring the effects of lockdown on their artists, Maya Dance … Continue reading Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Review)

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M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: What If? (Review)

  Considering it’s the year the world is going through a global pandemic, it feels strangely appropriate that the final year of the M1 Peer Pleasure Festival is themed around Disability. Not only did the team involve disabled creatives and performers in the works this year, but also, considered the idea behind how disability is simply a different way of perceiving the world, something that COVID-19 … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: What If? (Review)

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Preview: SCENES – Participatory Practices by Drama Box

  Drama Box is celebrating its 30th year in Singapore arts with SCENES: Participatory Practices, a virtual gathering of artists from the Asia Pacific region with socially-engaged artistic practice. SCENES first took place in 2010 with a celebration of Chinese language theatre in Singapore, and has since been programmed every 5 years as Drama Box’s way of consolidating its practice. The second edition in 2015 … Continue reading Preview: SCENES – Participatory Practices by Drama Box

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M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Power (Review)

  The future of Singapore lies in your hands. Co-organised and developed by The Theatre Practice (TTP) and Accommodate, the last of the 2020 M1 Patch! workshops ends with Play with…Power. In the online land-use simulation game, players roleplay as various civil servants, as they work together with their respective parent ministry to bid for land in order to decide how to develop it for the … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Power (Review)

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M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Flavours (Review)

Anything goes in the world of cocktails. The art of mixology may come across as a craft reserved for those with exquisite taste buds and superior skills, but if it’s one thing bartender Johnny Rosle (who mixes drinks at bespoke cocktail bar Oriental Elixirs) has taught us, it’s that anyone can make a good drink, as long as you’re willing to play. Playing as part … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Play with…Flavours (Review)

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M1 Patch! 2020: Playwrights’ Bootcamp (Review)

Bringing out unexpected creativity under immense time pressure. If anyone was asked to write, conceptualise and stage a play in under 3 days, most people would balk and respond that it’s an insane task. But for the participants of The Theatre Practice’s Playwrights’ Bootcamp, it’s an activity they’ve willingly taken upon themselves to see through once again, as they create and perform a whopping nine plays … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: Playwrights’ Bootcamp (Review)

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