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Waterloo Street Stories 2024: Cor Machina (Heart of the Machine)

42 Waterloo St 42 Waterloo St, 187951

Cor Machina (Heart of the Machine) is an immersive and interactive experience combining poetry, sound, and light. Part of "Waterloo Street Stories 2024: Interplay" and Centre 42's 10th Anniversary celebrations, this event celebrates the rich histories and communities of Waterloo Street. Waterloo Street represents Singapore's diverse heritage, and Cor Machina explores the connections between communities and the arts, […]

Free

[Collected on Paper] Occasion #1: Time Capsules

Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film 155 Middle Road, Singapore

A book showcase initiated by Hong Shu-ying 14 Sep to 21 Dec 2024 Objectifs Library Free admission Related events Book Sharing (Please register here) Date & Time: Wed 2 Oct, 7.30pm – 9pm Location: Objectifs Workshop Space Free admission Book Club #1: Time Capsules (Please register here) Date & Time: Thu 14 Nov, 7.30pm – 9pm Location: […]

Opening Panel: To Be Faithful or Not To Be Faithful?

The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429, Singapore, Singapore

How true should a translator stay to the source text? 🤔 To kick off the Singapore Translation Symposium this Saturday, join A.K. Kulshreshth, Uganda Kwan, and Ng Yi-Sheng as they discuss the art of translation—balancing faithfulness, cultural nuances, and precision. Get insights into the challenges translators face and discover what “faithfulness” to a text really […]

Free

Translating Plays: A Conversation with Haresh Sharma & Saleem Hadi

The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429, Singapore, Singapore

Explore the art of translating and adapting plays for the stage with acclaimed playwrights Haresh Sharma and Saleem Hadi! 🎭✨ They’ll share insights on navigating language, culture, and the challenges of adaptation, while discussing the role of projected texts in shaping audience experiences. Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4gqeq8d 📆 Sat, 28 Sept ⏰ 11.30am - […]

Free

SYNERGY (The Design Edition)

Alma House 46 Kim Yam Road #03-03

SYNERGY is a creative tech event and platform that brings together the worlds of art and technology. In March this year, Tusitala and BeFantastic organised the inaugural 1-day art fringe event at Figment Club House. It met resounding success receiving over 140 participants and 63 contributors and speakers. We’re bringing it back this September as […]

$10

Breaking Through: How Emerging Translators Build Their Careers

The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429, Singapore, Singapore

Are you an aspiring translator? Or simply curious about the inner workings of the literary translation industry? 🤔 Join Amanda Ruiqing Flynn and Shelly Bryant as they share valuable insights and practical advice — from mentorships, literary agents, and more! Whether you're just starting out or looking to level up, this is your chance to […]

Free

An Unusual Intimacy

The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429, Singapore, Singapore

Join us for the highly anticipated book launch of Tapping Words, Bridging Cultures: Memoir of Yang Quee Yee! 📚✨ The late Yang Quee Yee was a renowned expert in compiling Malay-Chinese-English dictionaries. This memoir pays tribute to his lifelong intimacy with language and his remarkable partnership with his wife, Mdm Chan Maw Woh. Together, they […]

Free

5G Hotspot

72-13 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore, Singapore, 239007, Singapore

Join Per°Form CoThink Lab Fellow Wong Binghao (Bing) as they discuss a decade of discursive curatorial practice. They will take as their primary object of analysis 5G Bing — an Internet grimoire of writing, aesthetics, and cultural criticism.    Wong Binghao (they/them) approaches art essayistically, as eclectic constellations of practice, research, and lived experience. They […]

Free

SINGAPORE WRITERS FESTIVAL 2024

SINGAPORE WRITERS FESTIVAL 2024 8 to 17 November 2024 Programmes available on the Singapore Writers Festival website   Arts House Limited proudly presents the 27th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival, which returns from 8 to 17 November 2024 with first-time Festival Director Yong Shu Hoong at its helm. Anchored on the theme ‘In Our […]

From Person to Page: Expressing the Self in Comics with Tania De Rozario

Zoom N.A.

The glow in your chest when you find the perfect meme to explain the day you just had. The laughter that bubbles up when your friends share the same. We have all experienced how images and narratives go hand-in-hand to move our emotions. Join writing and visual art powerhouse Tania De Rozario in this four-week […]

$265

Ethos Nights: Faceri

Oldham Theatre Nationa Archives of Singapore building, 1 Canning Rise, Singapore, Singapore

Faceri is a night of film and spoken word co-presented by the Asian Film Archive and Ethos Books. The second of the Ethos Nights series, this event features three short films and four writers, tracing the lines of making and unmaking evoked by the etymology of the word “fashion”, from the old French “Façon,” meaning […]

$15

TOOLS: A Workshop Series for Playwrights Exploring Theatricality – Magic Props

42WS Black Box, 42 Waterloo Street S187951 42WS Black Box, 42 Waterloo Street S187951, Singapore, Singapore

This workshop investigates the remapping process, where one thing stands in for another and real-world elements correspond with their stage-space equivalents. What happens when a stick becomes a gun or a house is described as an imaginary zone? We’ll examine the audience’s role in recognizing these substitutions and experiment with how to teach them to […]

$30 – $50

Objectifs Film Club X Walter Benjamin Reading Group: Dance Of A Humble Atheist

Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film 155 Middle Road, Singapore

Objectifs Film Club x Walter Benjamin Reading Group: Dance of a Humble Atheist by Toh Hun Ping x One Way Street by Walter Benjamin Fri, 28 Feb 2025 | 7.30pm – 9pm Venue: Objectifs Workshop Space Organised in collaboration with the NUS Malay Studies Department Free admission, please RSVP here. Please note that as this is a film screening x […]

Free
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