Tag: Singapore

Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore, Theatre

Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians

Tan Kheng Hua is one of our favourite people. Growing up, she already firmly earned a place in our hearts and our homes as the hilarious Margaret on hit local sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997 – 2007). But even in adulthood, as we began to go to the theatre more, she became a key indicator of quality onstage, and in this website’s lifespan, we’ve … Continue reading Singaporeans on Film: Tan Kheng Hua Takes On The World with Crazy Rich Asians

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Arts, literature, Preview, Singapore, The Arts House

Preview: LumiNation by The Arts House

Coinciding with the nation’s 53rd birthday, the Arts House presents LumiNation, an all new programme showcasing a series of carefully curated events that explore just what it means to be a Singaporean. In its inaugural edition, the programme explores the theme of Hidden People, Hidden Words, Hidden Histories, Hidden Spaces. Held over two weekends from, LumiNation focuses primarily on taking audiences through the lens of written and spoken narratives, as … Continue reading Preview: LumiNation by The Arts House

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Preview: Silver Arts Festival 2018

The National Arts Council’s Silver Arts 2018 returns this September as seniors and their families once again come together to celebrate and appreciate the arts together. Held all around the country, a choice selection of events have been curated featuring a line-up of veteran artists and acts to encourage inter-generational bonding and creative ageing.  Held across four weekends from 6th to 30th September, this seventh … Continue reading Preview: Silver Arts Festival 2018

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Arts, Food, Kids, Preview, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre.

Review: Tales of Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth Junior

Fairytales come alive in this family-friendly theatrical experience. Following a successful run of the more adult-oriented, immersive dining show Grimmsneyland earlier this year, Andsoforth returns with a new version of the show in the form of Tales of Grimmsneyland. This time around, the immersive dining experience has been scrapped, and instead of adults, the target audience has shifted to kids aged 4 years old and above, as they dive … Continue reading Review: Tales of Grimmsneyland by Andsoforth Junior

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Arts, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Late Night Ghost Stories – Seven: Level 2 (Esplanade’s Red Dot August)

We caught a dramatised reading of Aswani Aswath’s Absence Makes The Heart… at the 2018 Singapore Theatre Festival, and met director Lewin Bernard thereafter. Now, Bernard is back with a new show this August, as part of the Esplanade’s Red Dot August programme! In Seven: Level 2, Tan Weiying, Desmond Soh and Nazray will present a haunting tale surrounding the seventh month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Known as … Continue reading Preview: Late Night Ghost Stories – Seven: Level 2 (Esplanade’s Red Dot August)

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Preview, Singapore, Singapore Sports, Singapore Sports Hub, Sports

ICC 2018 – Arsenal makes huge statement in front of record crowd

With the second match of the 2018 International Champions Cup Singapore, Arsenal went up in their second match of Singapore against top-tier French team Paris Saint-Germain at the National Stadium. Playing to a stadium at full house with 50,308 enthusiastic, cheering spectators absolutely helped enhance and show everyone what the full soccer experience is all about. Arsenal opened strong, with probably as close to their first … Continue reading ICC 2018 – Arsenal makes huge statement in front of record crowd

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Preview: F. Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites by New Opera Singapore

Following on from last year’s production of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, New Opera Singapore is back this August with an all new annual production! This year, the company will be presenting Francis Poulenc‘s Dialogues of the Carmelites. Written after George Bernanos’ 1947 play of the same name, Poulenc’s second opera is a three act French opera during the French Revolution, where nuns from a Carmelite monastery are … Continue reading Preview: F. Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites by New Opera Singapore

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ICC 2018: Arsenal v Atletico Madrid Post Match Summary

The 2018 International Champions Cup (ICC) Singapore kicked off to a roaring start last Thursday as English titans Arsenal went up against Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. As always, the ICC excites with the world’s biggest and best football clubs coming head to head in our very own National Stadium. With so many fervent supporters of the English Premier League here in Singapore, it was no … Continue reading ICC 2018: Arsenal v Atletico Madrid Post Match Summary

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Arts, Music, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Go Local Series! Recollecting Memories《影视歌曲忆当年》by Ding Yi Music Company

This August, the musicians of Ding Yi go on a trip down memory lane with Recollecting Melodies 《影视歌曲忆当年》 a free outreach concert at the Singapore Botanic Gardens’s Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage! With the newly launched Go Local! series, Ding Yi hopes to reach out to a wider audience and cultivate more appreciation for Chinese chamber music via accessible performances of familiar tunes in a community setting. In … Continue reading Preview: Go Local Series! Recollecting Memories《影视歌曲忆当年》by Ding Yi Music Company

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Food, Foodstreet, HawkerFood, Singapore

Singapore Food Festival 2018: Hawker Spotlight on Amoy Street Food Centre

The Singapore Food Festival has rolled around once again, and of course, we’re more than happy to celebrate anything to do with food. This year, City Gas and the Singapore Tourism Board return to collaborate on the fourth edition of Hawker Spotlight, as they showcased Amoy Street Food Centre, perhaps one of the favourite and convenient hawker centres in the CBD affordable yet delicious bites. In … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2018: Hawker Spotlight on Amoy Street Food Centre

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