Tag: Singapore

Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: SSO Gala – Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2

28 year old Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov has received critical acclaim and praise for his wide imagination and incredible harmony. Now, he’s about to make his Singapore debut this April, with the dark majesty and Romantic grandeur of Rachmaninov’s popular Second Piano Concerto, promising a powerful showcase of his pianist gifts as part of the SSO Gala Concert series. Abduraimov has worked with plenty of leading … Continue reading Preview: SSO Gala – Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2

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Arts, Centre 42, Review, Singapore

Are You Game, Sau(dara)?: An Interview with Creators Fasyali Fadzly and Soultari Amin Farid, and Dramaturg Grace Lee-Khoo

KUALA LUMPUR – Last weekend, we travelled up to Five Arts Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to catch the cross-Causeway double bill presentation Are You Game, Sau(dara)? Comprising two brand new works created in response to Malaysian playwright Leow Puay Tin’s seminal play 3 Children, we sat down with creators Fasyali Fadzly and Soultari Amin Farid, as well as dramaturg Grace Lee-Khoo, before we caught the show to find out a … Continue reading Are You Game, Sau(dara)?: An Interview with Creators Fasyali Fadzly and Soultari Amin Farid, and Dramaturg Grace Lee-Khoo

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Food, Sands Theatre, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 Set to Take Place at Marina Bay Sands This June

The venue of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 awards ceremony has officially been announced – the Sands Theatre within the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Tuesday 25th June. The world-renowned celebration recognises the top gastronomical institutions and establishments in the world and will be preceded by a full programme of associated events and activities for both international culinary professionals and food lovers. … Continue reading The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 Set to Take Place at Marina Bay Sands This June

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Fashion, Singapore

Design Orchard: Jewels Rock Sugar X Ying the Label POP-UP CAFÉ

The all new Design Orchard is getting going with a series of exciting pop-ups and events. This March, local label Ying the Label is having their very first collaboration with homegrown sweets brand Jewels Rock Sugar by Cheng as they launch a pop-up cafe at Design Orchard. Promising an experiential concoction of food, fashion and art, where visitors can enjoy and learn about brand stories … Continue reading Design Orchard: Jewels Rock Sugar X Ying the Label POP-UP CAFÉ

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Museum Musings: Stories of a Woman and Her Dowry by Yanyun Chen

Winner of the People’s Choice Award for her work at the President’s Young Talents 2019 (PYT 2019), Yanyun Chen is already back with a new work this March, as Grey Projects presents Stories of a Woman and Her Dowry. Best known for her charcoal-based practices (which also featured prominently in PYT 2019 with her work The scars that write us), this new exhibition deals with the story … Continue reading Museum Musings: Stories of a Woman and Her Dowry by Yanyun Chen

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: VCH Excite! My Muse – Rani Singam presented by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Rani Singam, Singapore’s ‘first lady of jazz’, takes to the stage this April as part of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO)’s VCH Excite! series. Taking the form of a music-movie concept, Rani Singam will tell the story of our collective lives through both narration and song, inspired particularly by “Remember”, the love theme from the movie Cinema Paradiso which forms part of the programme. During the programme, audiences are … Continue reading Preview: VCH Excite! My Muse – Rani Singam presented by Singapore Symphony Orchestra

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Arts, Chinese Theatre, Interview, KC Arts Centre, Nine Years Theatre, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatre Companies

Dealing with the Devil: An Interview with Performer Mia Chee and Director Cherilyn Woo of Nine Years Theatre’s FAUST/US (浮世/德)

This March, Nine Years Theatre (NYT) opens their 2019 season with what is now their signature style of adapting a Western text into Mandarin, this time around having selected Goethe’s Faustus, the quintessential ‘deal with a devil’ story of a scholar who sells his soul in exchange for his wildest dreams. But in Nine Years Theatre’s FAUST/US, not only will protagonist Faust be receiving a gender swap; for … Continue reading Dealing with the Devil: An Interview with Performer Mia Chee and Director Cherilyn Woo of Nine Years Theatre’s FAUST/US (浮世/德)

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Arts, Review, Sands Theatre, Sands Theatre Highlights, Singapore, Theatre

Review: Matilda the Musical by Base Entertainment Asia

A celebration of the magic of childhood in musical form.  British author Roald Dahl remains one of the world’s most beloved authors, with countless children around the world having read his novels, each one etched into their childhood. It stands to reason then that one of the most successful adaptations of one of his works concerns a little girl who loves to read, with the … Continue reading Review: Matilda the Musical by Base Entertainment Asia

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC Shows March 2019

This March, the BBC has prepared an exciting line-up of shows to get you hooked as you settle in and binge watch all that the channel has to offer. Check out the list below: BBC EARTH Wild Metropolis This innovative series features a diverse cast of animals that are adjusting to this new world better than we could have predicted. Not only are they applying … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows March 2019

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Arts, Film, Hong Kong, Singapore

Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum Announces Operation Greenlight Projects and Additional Award Sponsors

HONG KONG – The 17th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has unveiled four projects shortlisted for this year’s Operation Greenlight, set to take place on 20th March 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. In addition, HAF has confirmed four more awards for this year, including three new ones, bringing the number of award categories to 15, with a combined value of HK$2,100,000 (approx. … Continue reading Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum Announces Operation Greenlight Projects and Additional Award Sponsors

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