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Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatre Companies, Toy Factory

Review: A Silent Hour – Buskers of Singapore by Toy Factory

Bridging the distance between audiences and buskers. Toy Factory is breaking new ground this year with their outreach programme for inclusive theatre sharing, presenting brand new ways and forms of experiencing the arts, not only through new technologies or ways of staging, but even the form itself. With A Silent Hour: Buskers of Singapore, creator Stanley Seah puts the spotlight on musician Yee Kien, one of … Continue reading Review: A Silent Hour – Buskers of Singapore by Toy Factory

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: SSO Gala – Missa Solemnis · Masaaki Suzuki

In 1819, the year Raffles landed in Singapore, Beethoven wrote the first notes of Missa Solemnis. A grand setting of Mass, the work is considered one of the composer’s greatest achievements at the height of his career, a point in his life when Beethoven was practically completely deaf. The great composer never got a chance to hear his work, and on the opening page wrote “From … Continue reading Preview: SSO Gala – Missa Solemnis · Masaaki Suzuki

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Experimental, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

The Studios 2019: An Interview with Felipe Cervera, Director of Miss British

As the Esplanade’s 2019 seasons of The Studios roars into its second week, The Art of Strangers presents a brand new show – Miss British. Based off an original idea by Sharon Frese, who stars alongside Grace Kalaiselvi, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai and Riduan Zalani, Miss British is a devised, multi-disciplinary work questioning the British identity, thinking about issues of both the monarchy and slave trade. What then are the prejudices and social hierarchies left behind … Continue reading The Studios 2019: An Interview with Felipe Cervera, Director of Miss British

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., The Arts House, Theatre

Review: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

Between living and dying, as presented by Ground Z-0. There are only two things that are certain in life – birth and death. With Always Every Time, Ground Z-0 presents the Singapore premiere of two new works each dealing with one of these certainties – Adib Kosnan’s Tiap Kali Aku… (Every Time I…) and Zelda Tatiana Ng’s 我在你左右 (Always On My Mind).  The double-bill began with Tiap Kali … Continue reading Review: Always Every Time by Ground Z-0

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Fashion, Singapore

Design Orchard: Bringing Design To New Heights with Technology

In partnership with Silversea Media Group, Design Orchard takes its design to new heights with brand new retail technologies this April to showcase new frontiers in virtual reality (VR), as well as scent technology, to elevate the shopping experience. From 5th to 21st April, a virtual replica of the Design Orchard store will be available to browse, as shoppers can simply access more information about … Continue reading Design Orchard: Bringing Design To New Heights with Technology

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Fashion, Singapore

#DontTellMeHowToDress: NomadX Wants You To Stand Up For Women

Plaza Singapura’s NomadX is taking a stand against sexual assault and victim shaming of women in Asia this April with #DontTellMeHowToDress. An initiative fronted by Thai supermodel and actress, Ms Cindy Sirinya Bishop (best known as the host of “Asia’s Next Top Model”), what was initially a social media campaign quickly evolved into something far greater as Philippines and now, Singapore has caught on to the … Continue reading #DontTellMeHowToDress: NomadX Wants You To Stand Up For Women

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC Shows April 2019

This April, the BBC brings a whole new series of shows and seasons for that slice of British-ness amidst the pallid way Brexit hangs over the soon-to-be-former European nation…or will it? Either way, settle into your couch with a cup of tea and biscuits, and find comfort in binge watching these quintessentially English shows and more. Check out the list below: BBC EARTH Babies: Their … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows April 2019

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Experimental, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

The Studios 2019: Rubber Girl On The Loose by Cake Theatrical Productions (Review)

Antigone gets schooled. School is a tragedy. Specifically in Cake’s case, it’s a Greek tragedy. Opening the Esplanade’s 2019 season of The Studios, Cake presents Rubber Girl on the Loose, a brand new adaptation and reinterpretation of Sophocles’s Antigone, except this time, set within the tyranny of a formal education system. The titular ‘rubber girl’ is of course, Antigone, wearing rubber bands all over her body and refusing … Continue reading The Studios 2019: Rubber Girl On The Loose by Cake Theatrical Productions (Review)

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Arts, Singapore

It’s Time To Get Loud as Noise Singapore Returns For 2019

Noise Singapore is back with 2019 edition, once again featuring its signature Noise Anchor Programmes and Noise Music Mentorship. Established in 2005, Noise Singapore (created by the National Arts Council) provides more opportunities for youths to participate in and engage with the arts. With this edition, Noise Singapore commissioned five creative entities to co-develop programmes that expose participants to varied forms of digital and urban arts … Continue reading It’s Time To Get Loud as Noise Singapore Returns For 2019

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Singapore

Healthy Body, Healthy Life: Get Fit At One Raffles Place This April

This April, in collaboration with the Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF), One Raffles Place set to promote healthy lifestyle habits & mental wellness with a series of workshops and activities in the city centre. Targeting Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen (PMEBs) working in the vicinity of One Raffles Place, the Healthy Workplace Ecosystem allows them to have easy access … Continue reading Healthy Body, Healthy Life: Get Fit At One Raffles Place This April

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