The Fall of the House of Usher, Lot’ng Arts Space, 2–12 Aug Promising a twisted journey into the mind of a mysterious house and the equally enigmatic residents. Presented by theatrethreesixty, this play is directed by Nicole-Ann Thomas, and the performance highlights physical theatre. More info here. 2+1 = TIGA trio, at Space.Toccata, 8 […]
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali dan Jakarta from 6 – 12 August 2018 We start this week with a rare Sumbanese traditional songs offering. Rumah Sanur in Bali presents It’s Showcase Vol. 2 – “Poetic Voices from the island of Sumba”. Ata Ratu will share traditional Sumbanese songs and culture while playing
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Duration: 48 min Matt Lyon and Naeem Kapadia are back on ArtsEquator’s theatre podcast, and with a bang: nearly an hour’s worth of discussion on the Singapore Theatre Festival 2018 which just ended on 22 July. They discuss Thomas Lim’s Supervision, Tan Tarn How’s Press Gang and the verbatim performance One Metre Square: Voices from Sungei
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How To Be Happy (again) by Ethos Books 5 Aug 2018 As part of Esplanade’s Spoken Word Sunday series, How To Be Happy (again) will start the series off this sunday! It will be an evening of rhyme and rhythm filled with words exploring happiness and the notion of a greater good. Come by to here poetic
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The New Play Project: Book One, at klpac, 1–5 Aug Four staged readings from a project that focuses on storytelling by four KL writers; Ridhwan Saidi, Adiwijaya Iskandar, Juno Hoay-Fern Ooi and Terence Toh. There will be Q&A opportunities after the show. This project is facilitated by director Tung Jit Yang and the writers have
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Bonn Phum, the Village Festival, now in its fifth year and attracting hordes of young Cambodians, took place from April 6 – 8 2018, in the grounds of the Kok Ampil pagoda. Founded by Lomorpich Rithy with her sister Lomokesorr and a few close friends in 2014 when she was a final-year university student, the
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April is hot in Cambodia, with temperatures regularly hitting the mid-30s. And in the tourist town of Siem Reap, performers at New Cambodia Artists (NCA), the country’s first contemporary dance company, lay down in their studio as they wait for the midday heat to pass. The power cut doesn’t help. Several industrial fans stand silent
By Akanksha Raja (1500 words, seven-minute read) dead was the body till i taught it how to move (dwtb) is Bhumi Collective’s first production of the year, and just like their two principal works of 2017 – Every Brilliant Thing with Andrew Marko and The Last of Their Generation with Mohamed Shaifulbahri – it is
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Singapore & the World — Behind the Game: Exploring History Through Assassin’s Creed, National Museum of Singapore 28 Jul 2018 Singapore and the World is a programme that focusses on the historical and contemporary connections that links Singapore to the world. The exhibition gives a behind-the-scenes look into Ubisoft Singapore’s role in Assassin’s Creed that
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Caravaggio Art Talk 3, at Balai Seni Negara, 25 July, 11am In conjunction with the Caravaggio Opera Omnia exhibition, art expert Sabiana Paoli will be providing audience members insights to Caravaggio’s most significant works made in Rome, Malta, Naples and Sicily. Admission is free. The exhibition opens 23 July, 3pm. More info here. A Modern Woman
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali, Bromo, Solo and Jakarta from 23-29 July 2018 In Bali, Uma Seminyak is exhibiting Dolanan, an art show by 4 artists that highlights the world of imagination. Dolanan means play or specifically child’s play in a world full of innocence and imagination. In the same spirit, the
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By Corrie Tan (2,015 words, 10-minute read) “My concern now is how to nurture the critical sensitivity of the playwright, and for that matter theatre and literature and all the other arts. Because I think we have a way of life that somehow massages you in a way so comfortable that you tend to forget
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Hua (華) Settler Imaginary in Borneo, at Malaysia Design Archive, 19 July 8pm Academic Dr Zhou Hau Liew presents ‘Preliminary Thoughts on the Hua Settler Imaginary in Borneo: Cultural Mapping, Revolutionary Communism, and the Ideas of Chineseness’. This talk rethinks the legacy of communism in Sarawak through cultural mapping. Image: Lanfang Republic Borneo Map, source
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Solo and Jakarta from 16 – 22 July 2018 We have picked a variety of art events this week that might be interesting for you. Balai Soedjatmoko in Solo presents the first edition of Beksan, a platform of discussion and performance that also serves as documentation for
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SINGAPORE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2018 FAGHAG 19 – 22 July 2018 Join Pam Oei in this rainbow-coloured cabaret and see her demonstrate why she deserves to be called Singapore’s Number One Faghag! Join her as she plays multiple characters, tell jokes and heart-warming tales while being accompanied by maestro Julian Wong on the piano in this entertaining
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By Akanksha Raja (890 words, 5 minute read) Along the bustling roads of Chinatown and the throngs of long-time residents, local visitors and tourists, there’s an invisible, theatrical time machine that comes to life a few evenings a week, running until mid-August. Chinatown Crossings, Drama Box’s latest promenade theatrical performance, pays tribute to the neighbourhood
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Angklung musicians featuring Austrian soprano Maria Theresia Gruber staged the song Bengawan Solo at the Indonesian Cultural Night event held at Vienna’s Weltmuseum on Tuesday evening. Antara reported that the young soprano also sang “Im Prater blühn wieder die Bäume” (The trees are blooming again in the Prater), accompanied by angklung tunes. Indonesia Cultural Night
Sesi Diskusi Buku KAOS NOL, Lit Books, 11 July 7pm This book club meets every two weeks to discuss books that focus on theatre and the performing arts. This time, the group will be examining In Praise of Shadows (1933) by Junichiro Tanizaki. Session moderated by Juno HF & Ridhwan Saidi. Do purchase drinks at
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali, Yogyakarta and Jakarta from 9 – 15 July 2018 Titian Art Space in Bali presents the exhibition Mokoh for the house of Mondo. The late I Dewa Putu Mokoh was a Balinese painter who had exhibited his works internationally. A couple of his exhibitions include the 1993
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dead was the body till I taught it how to move by Bhumi Collective 11-14 July 2018 The Bhumi Collective presents dead was the body till i taught it how to move, a performance and story by Dominic Nah, written by Edward Eng. The performance tells the story of Dom, whose father had a
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By Bernice Lee (974 words, 5 minute read) I caught Astrid Boons between rehearsals in Korzo for Vestige. She’s preparing to restage the work, rehearsing with a new cast member who had thankfully been part of the original creative process. She shares that coming to Singapore is a result of happenstance: Dimo Kirilov, who presented
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There are definitely lists of shows, workshops, exhibitions and much more for the adults, well, what about the kids? Parental units, fear not! Arts Equator has come up with a list arts events to keep your beloved children occupied from July to August that are exciting, fun-filled and especially for the young ones! From workshops,
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PRESS GANG by Wild Rice 5 – 15 July 2018 Press Gang is a play presented by Wild Rice as part of the Singapore Theatre Festival. The play brings us into a newsroom that is full of crisis, from a new rumour that is emerging to a battle between power and truth. The play also
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Damansara International Arts Festival (DIAF), DPAC, 3–15 July In conjunction with the fifth anniversary of performing arts space DPAC, DIAF features two weeks of music, puppetry, dance, theatre and more. Many shows feature international performers. I recommend Malaysia’s Adab Berguru by BaiZam Generation, featuring three generations of dynamic wayang kulit tok dalang performers in one
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Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bandung and Jakarta from 2 – 8 July 2018 Dance lovers and practitioners, we have several dance events in Jakarta and Bandung for you to choose from. Today (Monday, 2 July 2018) and tomorrow are the last 2 days to catch classes at the Youth Dance Festival happening
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By Akanksha Raja (850 words, six-minute read) In Framed, by Adolf, playwright-director Chong Tze Chien’s fascination with Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust continues from 2016’s Starring Hitler as Jekyll and Hyde, which explored the idea of the dictator as a failed artist. Framed revolves not so much around Hitler, but the journey of one of
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The Rainforest Fringe Festival started in 2017 to spotlight Sawarak’s distinct jungle heritage. The second edition this year (July 6 to 15) promises to unveil an even wider spectrum of both traditional and contemporary expressions. Presented in the heart of Kuching, the festival’s slate is an eclectic and vibrant mix of dance, music, photography, design,
Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali and Jakarta from 25 June – 1 July 2018 What would cultural heritage look like beyond the western perspective? Journey around East Timor’s Local Heritage is a lecture by Dominique Guillaud that looks at Atauro Island, an island in East Timor, and its heritage. Through the stories
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Chinatown Crossings by Drama Box 22 June – 18 August 2018 Experience Chinatown through an Indian man named Kumalan who grew up in Chinatown’s shophouse during the 1960s and 1970s. Relive the old Singapore while discovering the lost and forgotten practices and art form of Chinatown’s community in this theatre performance. Follow his story during
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Malam Sayu Berpuisi, at klpac, 27 June, 8:30pm A night performance held outdoors on klpac’s grounds, by the banyan tree. Poets will be accompanied with improvised music by duo Feel Tu Penting. Poets for the night feature a mix of spoken word poets and theatre people — but all will be performing, and not reading, their
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