Tag: Singapore

Arts, Chinese Theatre, Esplanade Theatre, musical, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Love Ya Mom! 爱呀，我的妈! by Godot Theatre Company

Godot Theatre Company impressed us last year when they presented their award-winning production of Tuesdays with Morrie. Now, they’re back again at the Esplanade Theatre, this time with their hit Mandarin musical Love Ya Mom! In this musical comedy, a single mother (also an expert mechanic) and her daughter (with rock star ambitions) swap bodies when a genius scientist’s experiment goes wrong. Chaos, naturally, ensues as they struggle … Continue reading Preview: Love Ya Mom! 爱呀，我的妈! by Godot Theatre Company

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Arts, Dance with Me, Music, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: Fatih – The Prince and the Drum by NADI Singapura (Pesta Raya 2019)

An epic, joyous production elevating the art of drumming to new heights.  There are some productions that can only be described as nothing more than pure joy to watch. Fatih – The Prince and the Drum, happens to be one such production, as it cleverly uses a mix of Malay percussion, song, martial arts and staging to make a familiar tale of a fallen prince seeking … Continue reading Review: Fatih – The Prince and the Drum by NADI Singapura (Pesta Raya 2019)

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Arts, Dance with Me, Music, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Review: The Seen and Unseen (Sekala Niskala) by Kamila Andini (Pesta Raya 2019)

Clear direction and precise choreography make this highly spiritual work a success. Transitioning from one medium to another can be a daunting task, with the biggest question being “what does the new form add that the old one did not?” But for Indonesian director Kamila Andini, the answer to that is clear, with the stage adaptation of her 2017 film The Seen and Unseen. Born out … Continue reading Review: The Seen and Unseen (Sekala Niskala) by Kamila Andini (Pesta Raya 2019)

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Both Sides, Now: An Interview with Drama Box/ Both Sides, Now Artistic Director Kok Heng Leun

After seven years of work, Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative’s Both Sides, Now is finally coming to a close as the community engagement project ends with an art installation and carnival at Telok Blangah. What started in 2013 as an exploration into end of life issues and how they’re tackled in Singapore has gone on a journey, reaching out to various communities across the island as Both … Continue reading Both Sides, Now: An Interview with Drama Box/ Both Sides, Now Artistic Director Kok Heng Leun

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Arts, Dance with Me, Experimental, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Subtle Downtempo No by Murasaki Penguin and RAW Moves

Ever found a shirt that wouldn’t fit properly? Or made to feel like an outlier because you didn’t fit into the system?  Coming to you this July as part of their 2019-20 season of Systems, local contemporary dance company RAW Moves and Australian/Japanese dance company Murasaki Penguin come together to present Subtle Downtempo No, a performance where, through dance, sound, light and the flow of time the … Continue reading Preview: Subtle Downtempo No by Murasaki Penguin and RAW Moves

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Preview: Musical Frontiers 2019 by Ding Yi Music Company

Bringing two unlike worlds together, this August, get ready as Ding Yi Music Company returns with the third edition of their Musical Frontiers series, this time uniting Ding Yi with the award-winning Vietnamese Bamboo Ensemble, Suc Song Moi (The New Vitality) in their first ever visit to Singapore for a music showcase and collaboration One an intimate Chinese chamber music company best known for its … Continue reading Preview: Musical Frontiers 2019 by Ding Yi Music Company

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Food, Singapore

Rabbit Carrot Gun Launches The World’s First Impossible™ Scotch Egg

  In a world first, local contemporary casual eatery, Rabbit Carrot Gun, has embraced Impossible Foods to create something truly special – an Impossible™ Scotch Egg! Having been around for 6 years already, Rabbit Carrot Gun is constantly looking to improve their service and offerings, having recently changed up their décor to keep up with the times, and showing us the desire to always improve and … Continue reading Rabbit Carrot Gun Launches The World’s First Impossible™ Scotch Egg

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC Shows July 2019

This July, BBC presents more exciting shows to fill your screens. Get up close and personal with some of the most dangerous hurricanes with Josh Morgerman in Hurricane Man, follow bikers Dave and Si on their quest to taste some of the most delicious Mediterranean food in The Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure, and visit some of the world’s most unlikely tourist destinations in The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan.   BBC EARTH … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows July 2019

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Preview: Fatih – The Prince and the Drum by NADI Singapura (Pesta Raya 2019)

As the annual Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of the Arts returns this weekend, expect the Esplanade to come awash in a flurry of activity as the space is enlivened by a carefully curated variety of performing arts from the Malay Archipelago, from famous regional singers and bands, to children’s theatre, to dance and theatre. Headlining the festival is the first large-scale commission of a … Continue reading Preview: Fatih – The Prince and the Drum by NADI Singapura (Pesta Raya 2019)

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Preview: The Seen & Unseen by Kamila Andini (Pesta Raya 2019)

This weekend, the Esplanade’s annual Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of the Arts returns to present a finely curated selection of performing arts from the Malay Archipelago, ranging from well-known regional singers, children’s plays, and of course, theatre and dance. Of these, they will be premiering Indonesian artist Kamila Andini’s The Seen and Unseen, a theatrical/dance performance inspired by her film of the same name, as performed … Continue reading Preview: The Seen & Unseen by Kamila Andini (Pesta Raya 2019)

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