Mosaic Music Series 2017: An Interview with Canvas Conversations

The Esplanade’s regular Mosaic Music Series returned last night as the season kicked off with local band Canvas Conversations in collaboration with fellow local musician FERRY (of Giants Must Fall), as they performed a dreamy electronic music set at the Esplanade Annexe Studio. Consisting of four members, namely Vick Low, Jeff Hue, Namie Rasman and Bings Lee, the band first came to attention at Noise 2015, before … Continue reading Mosaic Music Series 2017: An Interview with Canvas Conversations

Review: Lemmings and The Wedding Pig by The Second Breakfast Company

Staging new scripts can be daunting, and even more so when these scripts mark their writers’ stage debuts. But in The Second Breakfast Company’s second outing, they’re going big and presenting an ambitious double bill of two completely new plays, both of which tackle mature topics beyond their young writers’ ages, and are promising starts should they choose to continue down this route in the future. The … Continue reading Review: Lemmings and The Wedding Pig by The Second Breakfast Company

Review: Asian Youth Theatre Festival Day 3

We round off our coverage of the inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival with our reviews of Jayaprana & Layonsari by Gigi Art of Dance, Beder Meye (Snake Charmer Girl) by Prachyanat, and a review of last Friday’s forum theatre piece Jangan Kurang Ajar (Don’t Be Rude) by Adib Kosnan & Tumpil Yang Tampil. Read more below: Jayaprana & Layonsari by Gigi Art of Dance (Indonesia) Hailing … Continue reading Review: Asian Youth Theatre Festival Day 3

Review: Asian Youth Theatre Festival Day 2

On Day 2 of the inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival, we caught Can’t Get Enough Of by Route180 Productions, a theatre company comprising Buds Youth Theatre alumni, and The Second Breakfast Company’s The Wedding Pig, a condensed version of a new play they’ll be premiering as part of their double bill in November. Check out our review below: Can’t Get Enough Of by Route180 Productions Directed by Rebekah Sangeetha … Continue reading Review: Asian Youth Theatre Festival Day 2

Review: Asian Youth Theatre Festival Day 1

The inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival kicked off at *SCAPE on Friday, and we sat through FIVE of the ten short, one act plays that were presented at the festival today! Tasked to perform plays that riffed on themes of cultural identity, these youth groups from both the international theatre scene and Singapore certainly delivered on the theme, some more successfully than others, and proved … Continue reading Review: Asian Youth Theatre Festival Day 1

Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival – Local Groups

Besides regional talent, five local groups from Singapore will be taking part in the inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival happening this weekend. Check out what they’ll be showing and the workshops they’ll be conducting over the three days! HYPOKRITE  The Youth Wing of the Ravindran Dance Company, HYPOKRITE was formerly known as the Youth Drama Group before being renamed the Ravindran Drama Group in memory … Continue reading Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival – Local Groups

Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2017

Think that there aren’t enough youth involved in the arts today? Think again, with the inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival this October to show you the sheer variety of cultures and people across Asia finding themselves increasingly entwined with the future of theatre. Taking place from 13th – 15th October, the inaugural festival will feature both local and regional theatre groups performing shows and conducting … Continue reading Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2017