By Akanksha Raja The 42nd Singapore International Festival of Arts returns this year from 16 May to 2 June 2019. In its second year under Festival Director Gaurav Kripalani, it promises a larger smorgasbord of critically acclaimed international performances as well as Singaporean commissions. Watch the Festival’s official trailer: Within one hour of the […]
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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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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali and Jakarta from 1-7 April 2019 Every year, on the 21st of April, Indonesia celebrates the life of one of her women’s emancipation figures, Kartini. In conjunction to Hari Kartini and in an effort to continue supporting the works of Indonesian women, Futuwonder gathered 8 female artists
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For events in Penang this week, go to the Penang Free Sheet. MAP Fest 2019, at Publika, 30 Mar – 14 Apr This 9th annual arts and cultural festival takes place over 3 weekends in Publika, with a variety of arts and cultural activities. Of note in the second week are the music performances. Bookmark Music
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SOTA Open House 2019, School of the Arts, 6 April, 9am – 4pm Unleash your child’s creative potential at SOTA Open House 2019 Want to learn more about the arts-enhanced education in SOTA? Join us on Apr 6, 2019 (Saturday), 9am to 4pm, at the SOTA Open House for tours of our vibrant campus, talks
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Claire Teo and Stephanie Esther Fam respond to Not In My Lifetime? by The Finger Players which was staged at Gateway Theatre from 5 – 17 March 2019. Billed as an inclusive theatre experience, it explores the special education system in Singapore through the experiences of the teachers working in the sector. It’s a collaboration
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Duration: 41 min As part of ArtsEquator’s Critics Reading Group programme, we got together three arts writers – Corrie Tan, Jocelyn Chng and Loo Zihan – to discuss FOUR FOUR EIGHT by Emergency Stairs. Corrie, Jocelyn and Zihan’s conversation sets the work within the context of Liu Xiaoyi’s experimental oeuvre, and reveals their personal, unique encounters with
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In today’s world of Instagram, blogs, vlogs and reality TV where we gaze at other people’s lives, autobiographical theatre is unique for the intimacy created between the actors and the audience as they watch the life being lived, re-lived and rediscovered. As Grace Sherrill rightly states “In the live theatre of AutoBiography, truth claims the
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali and Jakarta from 25-31 March 2019 The Littletalks in Ubud, Bali is holding a watercolor exhibition on Calonarang. Calonarang is a mythical folklore character known for her black magic who has become a part of the Bali story. Many young people in Bali are attracted to her
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For events in Penang this week, go to the Penang Free Sheet. TJIS Vol. 26: The Pre-Poetry Month Party, at InTun Nation, 28 Mar, 8pm The Jack-It Series ramps up events for the coming poetry month with a pre-celebration. The featured act of the day is spoken word poet Chloe Ling. Opening act is rapper MC
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NYFA Conference 2019 – Film Industry 101: How Do I Get My Films Made, *SCAPE, 31 March 3pm For a young filmmaker, the road to making a feature film can be daunting; from securing funding to getting the right team for your film, there are many components to pulling a project together. In this comprehensive seminar,
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Over the past decade, contemporary dance in Singapore has blossomed. One of the most dynamic initiatives that arguably catalysed this growth is the M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival. Starting out in 2010 as “CONTACT 2010: A Week of Dance”, running for a week in its first iteration, the festival has gone from strength to strength,
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By Eugene Koh (945 words, five minute read) Part of the NUS Arts Festival 2019, NUS Stage’s A Disappearing Number, directed by Edith Podesta, presents a world of imperfect humans aspiring to fully grasp the wonder of this world. Like the mathematicians in A Disappearing Number, NUS Stage embarks on an adventure to reach the
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Duration: 21 min Ng Sze Min, a young emerging music composer and producer, whips up a song based on Akanksha’s teenage poetry, and shares about the other projects that she has worked on as part of Artwave Studio, which she runs together with her partner – aside from her personal practice composing audio plays (which
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bandung and Jakarta from 18-24 March 2019 In Bandung, catch the last couple days of the Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) exhibition: Assemblage. Since it was created in 2010, BaCAA has been an award program created to stimulate the growth of contemporary art in Indonesia. Winners of the
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For events in Penang this week, go to the Penang Free Sheet. New Crack! The Doctor’s Hour, at Crackhouse Comedy Club KL, 18–19 Mar, 9–11pm A series for comedy veterans to test out their new material. This week, Dr Jason Leong will be trying out material for his upcoming 1-hour special. Tickets are RM10
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The Studios is Esplanade’s longest running platform for supporting Singapore’s theatre scene. This season opens at the end of March, and the theme this year is “The weight of a stone in a pocket”. That alone piqued my curiosity, so I spoke with Lynn Yang, lead programmer for The Studios 2019, to find out a little
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District 18 by P7:1SMA, organised by Arts in Your Neighbourhood, at Tampines Round Market, 16 – 17 Mar, 12pm Rediscover stories of hawkers and market stall owners of a pasar bulat (wet market), its legacy, and its relevance in today’s age of supermarkets. This interactive contemporary dance performance is set against the backdrop of the
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For events in Penang this week, go to the Penang Free Sheet. Finding Cik Siti Wan Kembang, at The Zhongshan Building, 14 Mar, 8–10pm In the legend of Kelantan, there are two warrior queens by the name of Cik Siti Wan Kembang who played important roles in the state’s history. Rusaslina Idrus presents a lecture
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta and Bandung from 11-17 March 2019 The Jakarta Arts Council and Bekraf is back with its Teater Arsip program. Titled Di Balik Setiap Pintu (Behind Every Door), this year’s program focuses on Wayang Beber and sensory ethnography and uses this as a theme for curations and research
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ArtsEquator Radar features articles and posts drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. Here’s a round-up of content from this week, scoured and sifted from a range of regional news websites, blogs and media platforms, and
By Elaine Chiew (1195 words, five-minute read) ‘A GAME OF NUMBERS’: Elaine Chiew interviews Mary Loh and Professor Victor Tan on the mathematically-themed NUS Arts Festival 2019 believed to be first-ever in Singapore. Organised by NUS Centre For the Arts, a fete of mathematics-themed arts engagements in dance, music, theatre and film awaits us in
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali from 4-10 March 2019 In order to understand the contemporary art and society, we have to take our understanding beyond the principles of modernism. As a part of the Poros Bandung exhibition, Komunitas Salihara is holding a talk on modernism in paintings and print
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Not In My Lifetime? by The Finger Players, 5 – 17 March, Gateway Theatre Not In My Lifetime? explores the special education system in Singapore and people in it. The play, based on the experiences of playwright Alvan Yap, is supported by multi-talented performers Inch Chua, Evelyn Chye, Myra Loke, Timothy Nga, Nix Sang and
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For events in Penang this week, go to the Penang Free Sheet. Hari Kraf Kebangsaan 2019, at Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur, 28 Feb – 11 Mar, 10am–10pm The annual national craft festival returns this year, with a wide selection of goods. Sections include woven goods (vast selection from Borneo), knives, textiles, batik, sculptures, metalwork
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ArtsEquator Radar features articles and posts drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. Here’s a round-up of content from this week, scoured and sifted from a range of regional news websites, blogs and media platforms, and
For events in Penang this week, go to the Penang Free Sheet. Kami Pun Ada Hak Bersekolah: Wanita Orang Asli Bersuara book launch, at University of Malaya Art Gallery (Level 5), 26 Feb, 2–4pm The launch of Kami Pun Ada Hak Bersekolah: Wanita Orang Asli Bersuara (We Have The Right To Education: Orang Asli Women
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By Jocelyn Chng (440 words, three-minute read) Part of National Gallery Singapore’s special programme Performing Spaces that explores how space can be a “living organism” facilitating encounters between performers and audiences, Learning takes place over two weekends in March 2019. Learning is choreographed by Liz Santoro and Pierre Godard, co-founders of French dance company Le
Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali and Jakarta from 25 February – 3 March 2019 At Sudakara Art Space in Bali, Arya Trimini Putra is attempting to create 1000 paintings in 30 days and you can participate in this record-breaking attempt. This interactive event is part of the Art is Unlimited exhibition. Inspired
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Still Life by Checkpoint Theatre, opening 28 February, 72-13 Mohammed Sultan Road What happens when an artist picks up her paintbrush after a long hiatus? Does the body still remember what has been lived? Or are the senses dulled by time, the joints fused with experience? Still Life is an affecting look at life and
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