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Daniel Teo is a freelance writer who writes on a wide range of subjects, from performing arts to interior design. He writes about life and home on Instagram @stayingonthehill. He is an aspiring dramaturg, dramaturging for "Being: 息在" by 微 Wei Collective presented at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2022, and serving as co-editor of the Asian Dramaturgs’ Network e-publication "ADN Re/View". Previously, Daniel worked at Centre 42, a theatre development centre, as a researcher, archivist and documenter.

Brian Gothong Tan

The Swimming Pool Library Exhibition: Mind The Gap?

By Daniel Teo (1,018 words, 4-minute read) When the tour party assembles for Brian Gothong Tan’s The Swimming Pool Library exhibition, I realise I am likely the oldest person in the group. Our tour leader, Elijah Tay (pronouns “they”/“them”), introduces themselves and announces they had just turned 20. Just great, my mid-30s self thought. When […]

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Crispian Chan

She Creates: Nine Years Theatre’s “FAUST/US 浮世/德”

By Daniel Teo (1400 words, six-minute read) All eyes are on Cherilyn Woo in her solo directorial debut for Nine Years Theatre (NYT), FAUST/US. It’s the first time in the Mandarin theatre company’s seven-year history that someone other than Artistic Director Nelson Chia is at the helm of a production. In keeping with the NYT

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The Pond Photography

Nine Years Theatre’s “Pissed Julie 茱莉小解”: Third Wheelings

By Daniel Teo (1340 words, six-minute read) In Pissed Julie, the magic number is three. The play begins with a row of three chairs, dwarfed by a succession of three enormous three-sided wooden frames. The actors emerge from the darkness and dance to a waltz in triple metre. And, in this bold adaptation of August

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