Circus acts elevated to art in a performance that shows the necessity of care. In an already crowded arts and entertainment industry, it can be difficult to stand out and offer something new to the scene. Enter Australian circus company Circa, who show that there is still room to innovate and elevate the circus arts to new heights with their work Humans 2.0. Directed by … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Humans 2.0 by Circa (SIFA 2023)
A series of exercises in self-reflection that leaves audiences wandering. How much do you remember from your time in school? Most people are likely to tell you – not much, as we complained about the stress of exams and the pointlessness of learning certain subjects. But with participatory performance The School, the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) offers audience members a potential alternative education … Continue reading ★☆☆☆☆ Review: The School by Jean Ng, Li Xie and Joavien Ng (SIFA 2023)
Taut, thrilling battle of truth, faith and conviction. “What do you do when you’re not sure?” That is how John Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt: A Parable opens, in a sermon by the popular and charismatic parish priest Father Flynn. It is a strange question, particularly one that is raised by a man of the cloth who should embody total and complete faith. Yet Father Flynn … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Doubt – A Parable by Pangdemonium
Knotty forms of love and social commentary, and titillating forms of subversive entertainment. The Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) has never shied away from unusual presentations and venues. But while grunge or nature has often characterised the surprise space, this year, they’ve gone a little higher – literally, with CÉ LA VI on the 57th floor of the iconic Marina Bay Sands. This wasn’t … Continue reading Review: LOVE DIVINE by SUKKI, Daniel Kok and Luke George (SIFA 2023)
Following his successful direction of I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, TJ Taylor is set to direct the latest batch of “The Showstoppers”, the top students of Sing’theatre Academy, to perform one of the most popular musicals of the 21st century…RENT. RENT debuted off-Broadway in 1996, one day after its composer and playwright Jonathan Larson died of an aortic aneurysm at the age of … Continue reading Preview: RENT by Sing’theatre Academy
From 18 May through September, Singapore Art Museum (SAM) at Tanjong Pagar Distripark will present three new contemporary art exhibitions by local and international artists that will invite unique art encounters for all. Audiences can look forward to Lila: Unending Play by Jane Lee, the well-established Singaporean artist’s solo exhibition exploring the nature and limits of painting; the inaugural presentation of a new biennial project, … Continue reading Art What!: Three New Exhibitions Showcasing Progressive And Experimental Artistic Practices Open At Singapore Art Museum
AI Art generators may be getting their turn in the spotlight now, with a proliferation of apps available for public use, but Turkish artist Refik Anadol has already gone above and beyond that, with his unique method of producing original AI Art. Harnessing over 100 million visual materials from archives and personally collected images from Iceland, Greenland and Antarctica, Refik takes this data and processes … Continue reading Art What!: Refik Anadol’s ‘Glacier Dreams’ debuts in Singapore as a new multi-sensory experience in Julius Baer’s NEXT initiative
Death-defying acrobatics, the human body stretched to its extremes, and intimate choreography that makes us feel for the performers – who doesn’t love the circus? In Circa’s Humans 2.0, the Australian circus company is taking the species to the next level, and blends movement, dance, theatre, and circus together to explore how we connect, attract, repel and attach, how we commune and how we isolate. … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with Circa Associate Director Ben Knapton, and Tour Manager Todd Kilby, for ‘Humans 2.0’
In the realm of theatre, what is real and what is not? That’s a line further blurred in Japanese theatre production NEW-ILLUSION. Utilising chelfitsch’s innovative EIZO-Theater style, watch as life-size projections create dynamic illusions that live actors play with. In NEW-ILLUSION, projected images of a man and a woman begin talking about a play that was performed in the theatre, a play set in the … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with Toshiki Okada, playwright and director of ‘NEW-ILLUSION’
In INTERMISSION, traditional Thai music and contemporary dance practice intertwine to examine the body as a political site and the sociopolitical power of dance. Stuck in the state-enforced past and unable to see the future of his own country, choreographer Thanapol Virulhakul proposes Thai postmodern dance as a method to navigate Thailand’s socio-political power structure that infiltrates all areas of a citizen’s life. A single … Continue reading SIFA 2023: An Interview with Thanapol Virulhakul, director of ‘INTERMISSION’
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