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AFA Creators Super Fest 2024
2024-07-27 10:00 - 2024-07-28 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Singapore Expo, 1 Expo Dr, Singapore, Singapore, 486150, Singapore
Create, Share, and Play at AFA Creators Super Fest 2024! Back in Singapore on 27 and 28 July 2024 at Singapore Expo Hall 3, AFA CSF Singapore is a community-focused festival where established creators come together to exchange insights, share their experiences, and inspire budding creators.
Highlights include:

Arts: Featuring renowned guest illustrators, informative talk shows, live drawing sessions, a Creators Market, art competitions, showcases of works by talented artists, workshops, and more.
Cosplay: Featuring a diverse range of activities, including special guest cosplayers, talk shows, meet and greet opportunities, merchandise offerings, and cosplay competitions.
Music: On our always-popular Super Akiba Stage, check out hot performances from vocalists, dance groups, and DJs! Music creators can also learn from the best in the Singapore music industry.
Fashion: A new zone will feature wearable crafts, accessories and apparel inspired by Japanese culture and crafted by creators from Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and more.

AFA Creators Super Fest is a ticketed event.
For more information about AFA Creators Super Fest 2024, please visit https://animefestival.asia/csf2024 and follow the AFA Facebook and Instagram pages for the latest updates.

Romantic Travelogues – Concordia Quartet’s Malaysia Tour Homecoming Concert
2024-07-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Conservatory Concert Hall, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, 3 Conservatory Drive, Singapore, 117376, Singapore
Travel and romance have long inspired some of the greatest works. Fresh from their concert tour of Malaysia, Concordia Quartet presents a travelogue of Romantic works written while their composers were away from home.
The programme features Dvořák’s ‘American’ quintet, which incorporates the sights and sounds he experienced when he saw a Native American traveling circus, and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet Op. 44 No. 2, written while the composer was on honeymoon in the Black Forest.
The night is topped off by Schubert’s Quartettsatz, a work so exquisite and complete that some scholars believe Schubert deemed it needed no additional movements.
Violist Andrew Filmer from Malaysia joins the quartet members in the Dvořák String Quintet.
FEATURING
Concordia Quartet
Edward Tan, violin
Kim Kyu Ri, violin
Martin Peh, viola
Lin Juan, cello
Guest Musician
Andrew Filmer, viola
PROGRAMME
Franz Schubert
String Quartet in C minor, D.703 (String Quartet No.12, Quartettsatz)
Antonín Dvořák
String Quintet No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97, B180
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 44, No. 2
Programme duration ~ 90 min with 20 min intermission

Conversations on Storytelling: Regional Voices, Global Impact
2024-07-31 17:00 - 19:30 | Lasalle College of the Arts, 1 McNally Street Singapore 187940, Singapore, Singapore, 187940, Singapore
Wednesday, July 31, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Panel: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM I Reception: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
LASALLE College of the Arts

Puttnam School of Film and Animation
1 McNally St, Singapore 187940
F208 [Block F, Level 2]

Moderated by: Tony Bui, Film Director; Professor at Columbia University; Artist-in-Residence, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Speakers:

Anthony Chen, Film Director
Nicole Midori Woodford, Film Director
Jeremy Chua, Film Producer

Join us in celebrating the 75th anniversary  of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute for a discussion with prominent Singaporean filmmakers on the role and importance of regional storytelling to foster greater understanding between people, countries, and cultures.
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) and co-sponsored Columbia University, School of Arts. This event is part of the Columbia Conversations: Spanning Borders, Bridging Communities Series in Asia. Click here to learn more.

All The World’s A Sea 《一切世界海》
2024-08-01 - 2024-08-04 | Singtel Waterfront Theatre at The Esplanade, 8 Raffles Ave., Singapore 039802, Singapore, Singapore, 039802, Singapore
Synopsis
Seeking anchor in a world buffeted by unrest, All The World’s A Sea presents the journeys of the uprooted and displaced — where despair and oppression sit alongside hope and resistance.
A captured nose. A body in limbo. A transplanted tongue.
Aberrant eyes. Ears lost in translation. Consciousness gone rogue.
Who am I? What am I?
Inspired by the Buddhist philosophy of Ayatana (six senses), director Kuo Jian Hong builds upon her 2018 epic I came at last to the seas (commissioned for Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts) for a bold new reimagination. Bringing together an international team from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Nanjing and USA, the interdisciplinary epic fuses evocative storytelling with ambitious scenographic design.
All The World’s A Sea is presented by The Theatre Practice, in collaboration with Esplanade — Theatres on the Bay, and features performers from Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Jiangsu Performing Arts Group (Kun Opera Theatre) and Sun Son Theatre.
简介
徘徊在充满矛盾的世界里，我是苦难的旁观者，也是聚散离合的当事人
寻根，是我寻找自己的过程。
没有鼻子的士兵 移植舌头的外地人 意图越狱的黑客
充耳不闻的女子 不见了身躯的父亲 蓝眼珠的新生儿
在漂流中哼唱属于我们的歌
***
实践剧场《一切世界海》创作原型来自2018华艺节委约作品《六根不宁》。从六根的概念出发，以被迫漂泊的灵魂贯穿整部作品，在压迫、愤怒、挣扎的荒原中，找寻自我的锚位，激起型态各异但层层闪亮的浪潮。
由实践剧场及滨海艺术中心合作呈现，《一切世界海》的表演／创作团队，集结来自香港话剧团、江苏省演艺集团昆剧院、马来西亚、台湾与本地多位专业剧场工作者，透过相似实而存在差异的文化语言，共同编织表演、形体、布景、灯光、服装、音乐、影像和文本皆能平等共存的戏剧景观。
Programme Details
Date: 01 – 04.08.2024
Time: 2.30pm (Sat – Sun), 8pm (Thu – Sat)
Venue: Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade
Language: Performed in Mandarin (with English surtitles)
Duration: 95 mins (No intermission)
Ticket Price: From $48 (+ $4 booking fees)
Shows on 3 Aug will be recorded for archival and future publicity purposes.
节目资讯
日期：01 – 04.08.2024
时间：2.30pm（六～日）、8pm（四～六）
地点：滨海艺术中心新电信水滨剧院
语言：华语演出（附英文字幕）
时长：95分钟（无中场休息）
票价：$48起（＋$4订票手续费）
8月3日的两场演出皆为录影场
Ticket Prices
CAT 1: $68 (+$4 booking fee)
CAT 2: $58 (+$4 booking fee)
Preview (01.08.2024)
CAT 1: $58 (+$4 booking fee)
CAT 2: $48 (+$4 booking fee)
票价
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CAT 2: $58（＋$4订票手续费）
预演场 Preview (01.08.2024)
CAT 1: $58（＋$4订票手续费）
CAT 2: $48（＋$4订票手续费）
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Art Collective .01 - Symphony of Colors
2024-08-01 11:00 - 2024-09-30 21:00
Art Collective .01 – Symphony of colors”, a highly anticipated exhibition, marks the inaugural collaboration between FortyTwo, Singapore’s largest e-furniture brand, and Be One Gallery, a renowned art exhibition organizer. Symphony of colors exhibition features 10 selected artists curated by Be One Gallery, showcasing exceptional talents in Realistic, Abstract, and Texture art, reflecting the dynamic nature of contemporary creativity.

The exhibition will be held at Qoltured by FortyTwo showroom at Raffles City located above the City Hall MRT station. This sophisticated venue provides an ideal setting for showcasing artworks, allowing visitors to experience the pieces in a home-like environment that enhances their appreciation and connection with the art. The timing of the exhibition coincides with Singapore National Day 2024, as we plan the exhibition to celebrate this special occasion. The exhibition honors the nation’s rich cultural heritage and artistic achievements. We are thrilled to bring together such a diverse group of artists for this ground-breaking exhibition. This prime location will attract significant attention and provide excellent exposure for the artists, celebrating Singapore’s cultural richness.

Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2024 - Way of the Valiant : Paving Art Through War
2024-08-02 | NAFA Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries, 80 Bencoolen Street, NAFA Campus 1, 90 Bencoolen St, Singapore 189655, Bencoolen, Singapore 189655
UOB-NAFA Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2024 will mark its 5th anniversary and this year is held in conjunction with ADPRex, on 2 August 2024 in Singapore and online.
In concord with the theme of precarity, the 5th edition of the Southeast Asian Arts Forum will once again evaluate questions surrounding the meaningfulness of practice, the arts, and our communities amidst periods of uncertainty and conflict.
Following years of post-pandemic uncertainties and in the midst of global efforts in constructing the new normal in our everyday lives, we are faced yet again with the overwhelming surges of conflict, violence, and destruction.
Amidst these turbulent times, how we express the pain of loss and the hope for a future without it can be a powerful driving force behind creative output when we collectively begin to heal or work towards healing.
Now in its fifth edition, our hybrid Forum includes livestreamed presentations, performances, and dialogue to inspire an exploration of Southeast Asian arts and its discourses; facilitating an exchange of knowledge from the community to the classroom and vice versa.
Presenters come from Lao PDR, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand , Vietnam and Myanmar.
This event will be held both in person at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and online.
For more information, and to register : https://seaartforum.nafa.edu.sg/registration

Our Tampines Hub Celebrates 59th National Day with Music & Cultural Extravaganza
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-11
Our Tampines Hub (OTH), Singapore’s largest integrated community and lifestyle hub, will be hosting a series of music and cultural programmes, as part of its 59th National Day 2024 Celebrations this August, in conjunction with the Hub’s 7th Anniversary.
Pumping up the excitement are two weeks of dazzling music concerts and cultural performances for the whole family – Nanyang Jazz, National Harp Concert, ‘United Tampines’ Concert, musical jamming and cultural performances, as well as live streaming of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s National Day Concert.
Themed ‘UNITED TAMPINES’, the music and cultural events taking place during the National Day Celebrations @ OTH include some of these highlights:

– Nanyang Jazz
Singapore’s vintage songbird Miss Lou brings her brand of Nanyang jazz to the stage this National Day. Nanyang jazz is a uniquely Southeast Asian musical style inspired by the sounds of 1930s Shanghai and the golden era of American jazz.
Dates: 3 & 10 August, 5pm, at the Festive Arts Theatre.

– National Day Harp Concert
Join us for a spectacular National Day Harp Celebration with a captivating concert of harp ensembles featuring Singaporean and international guest harpists playing local favourites like Kopi O, Bunga Sayang, and the beloved Singapore Town.
Date: 9 August, 11.30am, at the Festive Arts Theatre.

– ‘United Tampines’ Concert
Join celebrity hosts Fauzie Laily and Eswari Gunasagar for the ‘United Tampines’ Concert that promises to be a dazzling affair featuring local contemporary orchestras with leading Singaporean vocalists. Top of the bill is T’ang Quartet with Nick Zavior, Stringanza with singer Joi Chua, Orkestra Trio with Addy Cradle and Iskandar, as well as the Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir.
Date: 9 August, 4pm, at the Town Square.

– Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s National Day Concert
Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s annual National Day Concert has become the marquee event when Singaporean composers get new works commissioned and performed by the national orchestra. Conducted by Leonard Tan, the concert celebrates the 7 works of our musical forefathers and showcases our composers of today. The concert will be live streamed at the Hub.
Date: 11 August, 4pm, at the Festive Plaza.

– Jamming & Cultural Performances
We have lots of exciting musical jamming by local bands and cultural dance performances lined up during the National Day weekend!
Date: 8-11 August at the Festive Plaza.

Let’s Get Curious – The Red Pencil (Singapore)’s 13th Anniversary
2024-08-03 09:00 - 13:00 | 82 Redhill Lane, Singapore, Singapore
Local charity The Red Pencil (Singapore) will be celebrating its 13th Anniversary on 3 August 2024 (Saturday), 9am to 1pm, at our Redhill Centre with a FREE community event “Let’s Get Curious”.
We welcome ALL to join us at our 13th Anniversary! 😊 There will be art therapy games, activities and free gifts to be given away.
Suitable for all ages! Come with your families & friends!

Roof of the World : Journeys An Exhibition of New Works by Ong Kim Seng
2024-08-03 12:00 - 2024-08-21 19:00 | artcommune gallery, 76 Bras Basah Rd, #01-01, Singapore 189558, Singapore, Singapore, 189558, Singapore
artcommune gallery is pleased to announce Ong Kim Seng’s upcoming solo exhibition, Roof of the World – Journeys. Featuring around 20 new works completed mostly in the period of 2020 – 2024, the exhibition is on view at artcommune gallery from 3 to 21 August 2024. The exhibition officially opens with the artist in attendance on Saturday, 3 August, 3 – 5pm. This exhibition is part of Bras Basah Complex Galleries Joint Art Week 2024 – a presentation of exhibitions by Bras Basah Complex Galleries held from 17 – 25 August 2024.

A celebrated maestro of light and shade, Ong Kim Seng (b. 1945, Singapore), BBM. A.W.S. DF. N.W.S achieved international prominence for his lyrical and delicate rendering of landscapes in watercolours in as early as the 1980s, and remains one of Singapore’s most important and successful artists. He was conferred the Cultural Medallion in Visual Arts by the Republic of Singapore in 1990.

In 1983, Ong Kim Seng won the prestigious Paul B. Remmy American Watercolour Society Memorial Award with a breathtaking landscape featuring the distinct architectural brickwork of Nepal, becoming the first Singapore watercolourist to rise to international prominence. He was also the first Asian outside of the United States to be awarded the American Watercolour Society (AWS) membership in 1990 and has clinched 9 awards from the AWS to date, with several featuring the landscapes of Nepal.

Open Call for Writers – Sound Plot: ULU
2024-08-05 08:00 - 2024-08-15 12:00 | Online, Singapore
Sound Plot is Centre 42’s audio plays series, each edition drawing on a certain geographic area in Singapore. This edition, produced in collaboration with the NTU Museum, zooms in on Jurong West and its surrounding area, where the university is located.
This is an invitation for two writers to respond through audio drama to this fascinating area, guided by the curatorial prompt “Ulu”. Selected writers will need to be available for an intensive 3-week script development phase in October 2024, and will work with a director during the recording and production process in November & December 2024. Audio production will be done in collaboration with Artwave Studio, and slated for release online in January 2025.
This is a paid opportunity, and commissioned writers will receive $1,000 each.

TO APPLY

Application period runs from 5 August 2024 (12pm) to 15 September 2024 (12pm). Please complete this online form to submit the following:

Your updated CV. Highlight your experience in writing for / working in the audio medium.
A writing sample of no more than 10 pages. This should be from an existing stage play, audio play, or screenplay.
Your proposal for a 15-minute audio play, which must:

respond to the curatorial prompt below
tell us about the curiosity, fascination, or other impulse that draws you to this work, and how you imagine this play might delve into these ideas
describe your ideas for the narrative, characters, and world that the play takes place in
be no more than 2 pages.

CURATORIAL PROMPT

ULU
Jurong West tends to be the butt of our “ulu” jokes. After all, it’s where we seem to tuck away things we’d rather not see: cemeteries, a man-made island heaving with chemicals, and secretive military bases.
But if we look beneath this industrial veneer – always building, always reclaiming – what other stories might we find? Here thrum large swathes of undeveloped secondary forest, rewilding over the memories of the gambier plantations that kickstarted Singapore’s endless development. Here, the coast hugs the mouth of the Straits of Johor, where we can still imagine our deep connections to ancient kingdoms. Here lies a large university town, filled with utopian architecture that tells a story about a world that could be so much better and kinder to the earth. And here lie the hopes and dreams of new families looking to build lives in one of the fastest-growing residential zones on the island, each built-to-order flat remaking the “ulu” face of the Western region.
We invite you to write a play that reckons in any way with these ideas. Whether you’re curious about the many layers of history in Jurong West; have a story to tell about the diverse range of people who live, work, and play here; or have a speculative tale about its future, we want to hear your ideas!

SCHEDULE

The turnaround for these audio plays will be quick and intensive. Selected writers will need to be available for the phases outlined below and commit to the duration of the project.
5 August – 15 September:

Open Call for Proposals
Prepare your documents and apply via this form

20 September:

Selected writers will be notified

1 October – 21 October:

Script development intensive
Writers will need to be available to turn in drafts of their script, engage in discussions with script dramaturg, director, sound designer and producer

27 October – 10 December:
Audio pre and production phase

Writers will need to be ready for script edits, rehearsals with voice actors and director, and participate in the recording process

6 January – 17 February:

Audio post-production phase: reviewing of edits and final publishing

20 January – 28 February

Launch of Audio Plays, starting from 20 January 2025

Radiant Traces
2024-08-08 10:00 - 2024-08-28 19:00 | Galerie 5 by Sol Luminarie, 50 Craig Road, Singapore, 089688, Singapore
Galerie 5 by Sol Luminaire presents a show of art and lighting featuring artwork by local artist Bbblob. Under her moniker Bbblob, Jacelyn Zhen showcases sculptural works and paintings inspired by the concept of “Radiant Traces”. Traces are like memories. Moments in time. Every stroke, forms a layer that shapes us. The show explores works that imagine the vivid experience of a memory.
Bbblob creates forms that embrace and contrast.Through soft gradients and radiant compositions, the works shift from one plane to another. They suggest changing landscapes, where our recollections integrate and rearrange into different facets of the self.
Woodcuts featuring marks, multiple layers and canvases that connect across panels. These details draw on a natural rhythm and can be viewed from various angles. In her abstract works, Bbblob plays with colour and texture to present a range of shaped works, paintings, collages and monotypes. They invite viewers to step into her colours and interact with both the present works and imagined layers between.

Artistic Directors Academy Masterclass #2 and Public Lecture: Queer Labour by Fadescha
2024-08-09 - 2024-08-17 | 72-13, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore, Singapore, 239007, Singapore, 239007, Singapore
Work towards a manifesto for a future rooted in empathy and inclusivity. Artistic Directors Academy (ADA) Masterclass #2: Queer Labour by Fadescha awaits all artists and cultural changemakers, from 9 to 17 August. Join the free Public Lecture on Wednesday, 14 August! Sign up here for either, or both programmes.
Eligible for SkillsFuture credit, the 10-session Masterclass by Fadescha recognises and celebrates Queer Labour, the labour of surviving the everyday. Participants will confront neoliberal values of isolation and self-abandonment, and engage with artworks, diverse texts, and sessions of embodied practice, to focus on the voices and lived-experiences of the structurally marginalised communities.
The public lecture on Wednesday, 14 August, at 7.30 PM will delve into Fadescha’s ‘Qworkaholics Anonymous’—a project reimagining de-addiction programmes to honour the survival efforts of marginalised individuals.
Vidisha-Fadescha (they/them) is an artist, curator and cultural critic. Holding their lived experience of a radical gender, caste, race and disability, Fadescha suggests centering one’s own body and desire towards liberation. Their artistic work includes video, sound installations, text, and performance. They direct collective practices as a norm-critical pedagogy to queer hegemony. Fadescha’s works have garnered attention in leading arts and cultural publications.
Artistic Directors Academy (ADA), led by T:>Works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen, is a research laboratory to develop Artistic Directors, harnessing international cultural innovators to helm Masterclass modules, as well as individual mentoring to sharpen and intensify skillsets.
For more information, visit tworksasia.org/ada or contact us at ada@tworksasia.org.

National Day Celebrations at the National Museum
2024-08-09 09:30 - 2024-08-10 00:00 | National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178897, Singapore
Spend your National Day at the museum to “Lepak (hang out) and Play” with us!
Celebrate Singapore’s birthday with various activities such as outdoor and inflatable playgrounds featuring iconic local HDB playground designs, drop-in craft activities, intergenerational programmes and our popular scavenger hunt at the museum. Don’t forget to check out Play:Date and reminisce about the joy of playing with toys as a child.
End the day with a “picnic under the stars” and catch the live outdoor screening of the National Day Parade on the museum’s front lawn.
In the lead-up to National Day, look out for special light-up installations on our lawn that take us back to our childhood days.
Don’t forget to tag us on social media with #NationalDayatNMS!
Please note that photos taken by the museum during these programmes may be used for future publicity.

As One Thing Flows To Another
2024-08-10 11:00 - 2024-09-22 17:00 | The Private Museum, 11 Upper Wilkie Rd, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 228120, Singapore
The Private Museum is pleased to present As One Thing Flows To Another, curated by guest curator Ng Hui Hsien. The exhibition reimagines culture, heritage, and tradition in contemporary contexts—connecting an expansive range of artistic forms through multidisciplinary collaborations. It explores the works of eight visual artists, and features special collaborations with leading Singaporean music charity, The TENG Company as well as Photographer and Author, Dr Chua Yang, daughter of Cultural Medallion recipient Chua Mia Tee. The exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of The TENG Company and the launch of the second book in the Women Inspiring Women series by Dr Chua Yang.
As One Thing Flows To Another explores the eight graces within Chinese culture: music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea. Each of these elements carries a long history and profound philosophies in Chinese culture, evoking images of leisure, serenity, and refinement. Historically, they served as cultural capital, conferring status on practitioners within the realm of the literati. During ancient China, the term “six arts” developed to encapsulate some of these elements, and later, the term “four arts” emerged. In more recent times, the umbrella term “eight graces” is used.
Such observations highlight the creative evolution of language and culture. Embracing the idea of change and departing from a historical understanding, As One Thing Flows To Another reimagines the eight graces in our contemporary context, drawing inspiration from their modern associations. In this exhibition, artworks intertwine and diverge in their characteristics, forming loose and free connections that weave together broad themes of nature, everyday life, and nationhood in contemporary times.
As One Thing Flows To Another invites visitors to experience moments of inspiration, humour, and contemplation, aiming to foster a renewed appreciation for the fluidity of cultural elements and the bending of conventions that shape our world.

Asian Youth Orchestra Concert Tour 2024 - Singapore
2024-08-14 19:30 - 21:45 | Esplanade Concert Hall, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Dr., Singapore, 038981, Singapore, Singapore, 038981, Singapore
Asia’s premier pre-professional orchestra, the Asian Youth Orchestra will be embarking on its 2024 Asian Concert Tour with a line-up of much-loved French composers, Ravel, Lalo and Debussy in Singapore on 14 August.
Internationally celebrated cellist, Alban Gerhardt will play Lalo’s Cello Concerto. He brings over 30 years of experience to the stage, and is recognised as one of the most versatile cellists today.
The orchestra will be led by Principal conductor Joseph Bastian, who inspired the AYO on major annual tours throughout Europe and Asia since 2022.
Since its inaugural performances in 1990, the award-winning orchestra has played over 400 concerts in Asia, Europe, the US and Australia, to an audience of more than one million concertgoers. It made its Lucerne Festival debut in 2017, is a recipient of Japan’s Praemium Imperiale and Nikkei Asia Prize, and is counted “amongst the finest youth orchestra round the world.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
AYO’s 100-plus orchestra members are selected annually through a strict audition process. They represent China Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Macao, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Over the years, a staggering 25,000 musicians, aged 17 to 27 have auditioned for its annual tours. Four Singaporeans have been selected to perform with the AYO’s 2024 Asian Concert Tour.
Not to be missed, this year marks the 10th AYO concert in Singapore, a long-awaited moment after an 8-year gap since its last tour to Singapore in 2016.
PROGRAMME
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No.2
Édouard Lalo: Cello Concerto
Claude Debussy: La Mer
Maurice Ravel: Boléro
FEATURING
Asian Youth Orchestra
Joseph Bastian, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cello soloist
About Asian Youth Orchestra
Visit website: https://www.asianyouthorchestra.com/

Playing With Fire by Checkpoint Theatre
2024-08-15 20:00 - 2024-08-25 20:00 | Drama Centre Black Box, Singapore, Select a Country:
With climate catastrophe on the horizon, why would anyone want to work in oil and gas?
Having secured interviews with several employees of the petrochemical industry, this is the question a determined young writer expects to answer. Instead, Sue Rozario finds herself uncovering a troubling web of connections between the oil and gas industry, Singapore’s modern development, and her own family history. As she delves deeper into her research, she is forced to confront layers of hidden truths – not only of her interviewees’ personal and professional lives, but also of her own.
Playing With Fire shares a profoundly human look into Singapore’s industrial past and present, while placing the complexities of a just energy transition under a microscope.
Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips’ sharp, sophisticated writing shines in this new play that interrogates the relationships between people and industry with empathy and nuance. Claire Wong’s skilful direction anchors an exceptional cast, comprising Rebecca Ashley Dass, Cheryl Lee, Gosteloa Spancer, Nora Samosir, and Rafaat Haji Hamzah, who bring the complexities and tensions of this thrilling work to life.
Timely and compelling, Playing With Fire examines how we have become implicated in the climate crisis, and asks what it would take to break out of it.

Duration: Approximately 90 minutes
Rating: G

TGIF Music Station: SCCC x YES 933 | “SINGAPO人” Under the Starry Sky 爱在七夕星空下
2024-08-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Ho Bee Concourse, Level 1, 1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906, 018906, Singapore
Qixi festival is the chinese version of Valentines Day. The festival celebrates 2 romantic legends, the cowherd and weaver girl, who shown how in love they were for each other, and many were moved by the story of them, therefore dedicating this day to them and worshipping them for love. Up till this day, chinese females still celebrate this festival traditionally, in hopes to find a good husband for their future.

Get together with your loved ones for this session of TGIF Music Station, as we bring you happy love songs by Desmond Ng, Tyen Rasif, Wendy Uwenn Ong, the cast from the Wonderland movie and the choir group from CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School.

Hello Future: Building a Wonderland
2024-08-17 - 2024-09-08 | HarbourFront Centre, 1 Maritime Square, Level 1 Atrium, Singapore, Singapore 099253, Singapore
What does a sustainable future mean to you? In this exhibition, witness the creativity of preschool children and discover the futures they have imagined!
Hello Future: Building a Wonderland is part of the Think! Contemporary Preschool programme, presented by Singapore Art Museum (SAM) in partnership with eight preschools across Singapore. As part of the programme, young children learn about the world around them through contemporary art. To develop Hello Future, children were introduced to artworks and exhibitions at SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, such as Black Forest by Cultural Medallion recipient Han Sai Por and Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey. The artworks show the impact of humans on the environment as well as the importance of living sustainably. With guidance from their teachers, they learnt how global warming has a cascading effect on our ecosystems and why they must protect the environment.
Working with their friends, families and teachers, the children used newly acquired techniques to transform found materials into artworks and stories that convey their hopes for the future.
As you explore this Wonderland created by children, uncover their whimsical ideas for building a sustainable Singapore!

Augmented Harmony
2024-08-17 15:00 - 2024-08-18 21:00 | The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429, 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429, Singapore, Singapore, 179429, Singapore
Classical music like you have never seen it before. Churen Li is back in Singapore to unveil Augmented Harmony, a multi-sensory experience fusing classical piano with augmented reality, AI and projections, that will leave you spellbound.
Audiences will be transported to new realms with mesmerizing visual moments, created and curated by Singaporean visionary artist Layla Wei. These vignettes will elevate the music and awaken your senses.
This unique event fuses classical music, visual art, and state-of-the-art technology, transforming a traditional piano performance into an ethereal experience.
Join us for this concert that redefines the boundaries of traditional performance, showcasing the harmonious convergence of timeless classical music and the infinite possibilities of creative technology.
Push your appreciation of classical piano with this unique, cutting-edge, immersive concert.
Only 4 shows. Matinee and Evening Concerts available. Limited capacity. It will sell out.

Our Tapestry - An Intergenerational Art Therapy Programme For Seniors
2024-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 | The Red Pencil Singapore, 82 Redhill Lane, Singapore 150082, 82 Redhill Lane #01-69, Singapore 150082, Singapore, Singapore
Unlock 80% Subsidy + 100% SkillsFuture Funding for a Heartwarming Family Art Therapy Journey!
About “Our Tapestry”
Looking to deepen your family connections in a unique and creative way? The Red Pencil (Singapore) invites you to join “Our Tapestry,” a fully funded art therapy programme specially designed for seniors aged 50 and above. It aims to foster empathy, compassion, and stronger family bonds through the co-creation of a meaningful textile masterpiece.
Exclusive Funding Benefits:
• Seniors (50+): Enjoy an 80% subsidy on programme fees through the National Silver Academy. The remaining fee is covered by 100% SkillsFuture funding – making this programme completely FREE for eligible seniors!
• Accompanying participants (if 12 and below): Join at no cost!

Oleanna
2024-08-22 20:00 - 2024-08-25 16:30 | 42WS Black Box, 42 Waterloo Street S187951, 42WS Black Box, 42 Waterloo Street S187951, Singapore, Singapore, S187951, Singapore
“You. Do. Not. Have. The. Power.”
Carol, a college student, approaches her professor for help with her classwork. A seemingly innocuous consultation session explodes into a series of accusations and altercations about elitism, education, and sexual harassment.
Presented by The Windland Collective and Major Minor Encounters, David Mamet’s Oleanna remains as complex and controversial as ever as it challenges the present day notions of feminist ideology and political correctness.
Directed by: Grace Kalaiselvi
Cast: Choy Chee Yew and Swathilakshmi Perumal
Venue: 42 Waterloo Street Black Box
Ticket prices: $30, $25.50 (Senior Citizens, Full-time Students and NSFs)

Singapore Night Festival 2024
2024-08-23 - 2024-09-07 | Bras Basah.Bugis precinct, Singapore, Singapore
Singapore Night Festival 2024

The Singapore Night Festival — Singapore’s largest nocturnal experience — returns to the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct for its 15th edition this year. Happening for three weekends for the first time from 23 August to 7 September this year’s festival is themed the Art of Play. This exploration of the concept of play and childhood is inspired by the historical significance of the precinct as the birthplace of some of Singapore’s first schools.
Discover the unique stories and traditions of the precinct through the festival’s signature projection mapping artworks night light installations by local and regional artists alongside a series of exciting programmes food and retail experiences across numerous Festival Villages and performances including jazz performances and a xinyao singalong — another festival first!
Take a step back in time with this year’s Highlight Act titled Wonder World and bask in the old-school and retro vibes of Singapore from the 1950s to 1970s. Conceptualised by local artist SKL0 this seemingly whimsical amusement park experience ponders on and touches upon our modern idea of nostalgia and heritage. Look forward to being immersed in this world of amusement park rides old school games stalls nostalgia-themed food and beverages performances and more!
With the Singapore Night Festival 2024 running over three weekends join us and play on as we celebrate Singapore’s arts and culture!
For more information please visit: https://www.nightfestival.gov.sg/
*The website will be refreshed with information on the 2024 edition on 17 July.

Community Voices at Peranakan Museum: Gifting from the Heart by the Arab Peranakans
2024-08-23 10:00 - 2024-08-25 22:00 | Peranakan Museum, 39 Armenian St, Singapore, Singapore 179941, Singapore
Community Voices at Peranakan Museum: Gifting from the Heart by the Arab Peranakans
23 – 24 August, 5pm – 10pm
25 August, 10am – 7pm
Free admission to most activities
Join us this weekend to explore the Arab Peranakan community’s unique gifting traditions. Community Voices at Peranakan Museum showcases the rich cultures of various Peranakan communities through performances, demonstrations, crafts, and community-led tours of the museum galleries.
Enjoy discounted admission to Fukusa: Japanese Gift Covers from the Chris Hall Collection during programme hours. Redeem a free postcard and a mystery exhibition merchandise when you purchase a ticket to the special exhibition and follow the Peranakan Museum (@peranakanmuseum) on Instagram.
This edition of Community Voices is presented in partnership with the Arab Network @ Singapore and in conjunction with the Singapore Night Festival.
https://www.nhb.gov.sg/peranakanmuseum/whatson/programmes/community-voices-2024-aug

Aidha Unspoken Life Photography Exhibition 2024
2024-08-23 11:00 - 2024-08-25 18:00 | UltraSuperNew Gallery, 168 Tyrwhitt Road, SIngapore, Singapore, 207572, Singapore
This free exhibition features incredible photographs and stories by migrant domestic workers, showcasing their artistic talents and offering a unique glimpse into their lives and perspectives.
Happening for one weekend only, this is an event you won’t want to miss! See you there!

A Date With Tradition 2024
2024-08-23 18:00 - 2024-09-07 22:30 | Stamford Arts Centre, 0202, 155 Waterloo Street, Singapore, Singapore, 187962, Singapore
A Date with Tradition 2024
Held in conjunction with Singapore Night Festival
23 – 24 August 2024 | 6.00pm – 10.30pm
30 August 2024 & 6 September 2024 | 6.00pm – 10.30pm
31 August 2024 & 7 September 2024 | 3.00pm – 10.30pm
Stamford Arts Centre
155 Waterloo St, Singapore 187962
Free and ticketed programmes

Arts House Limited (AHL) proudly presents A Date with Tradition 2024 at Stamford Arts Centre (SAC), held in conjunction with the Singapore Night Festival. Join us for its third edition over three weekends — 23–24 August, 30–31 August and 6–7 September — for an electrifying array of programmes that showcase the beauty and richness of our traditional arts, foster social bonding, and enhance multicultural understanding. From engaging workshops and performances to a community mural painting and other drop-in activities, discover a wide array of fun experiences waiting for you!

Music lovers can feel the rhythm with the syncretic sounds of Open Score Project in Palindrome as they premiere an original piece celebrating Singapore’s rich cultural tapestry. Additionally, visitors to SAC can be enthralled by the traditional Indian dance form Kathakali in Bhaskar’s Arts Academy’s production of Cherita Singapura and P7:1SMA who will present Joget Putu Piring, a traditional Joget dance performance inspired by the intricate process of kneading, steaming and serving of our beloved local kueh delicacy, putu piring. Another performance to look out for is a showcase of different genres of traditional Chinese opera, Fledgelings Take Flight, presented by Traditional Arts Centre’s Young People’s Opera Theatre. Discover the intricate artistry of Minhwa Painting guided by experts from the Singapore Association of Minhwa Art, among many other exciting multicultural experiences.

Don’t miss this exhilarating celebration of tradition and fun! We encourage you to explore the festival grounds, discovering new aspects of traditional arts and multicultural experiences.

For more information, visit https://artshouselimited.sg/a-date-with-tradition-2024

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PIXEL PARADISE at Armenian Street
2024-08-23 19:00 - 2024-09-07 00:00 | Peranakan Museum, 39 Armenian St, Singapore, Singapore 179941, Singapore
PIXEL PARADISE at Armenian Street
Singapore Night Festival Village
23 August – 7 September 2024, 7pm – 12am
Programmes and extended hours available on: 30 – 31 August 2024, 6 – 7 September 2024, 7pm -11pm
Join us as Armenian Street transforms into Pixel Paradise! Inspired by the Peranakan Museum’s beaded objects and pixel video games, immerse yourself in a pixelated universe of playful art and gamified experiences. Connect with other players, participate in challenges, and win rewards.
https://www.nhb.gov.sg/peranakanmuseum/whatson/programmes/singapore-night-festival-2024

What It Is Of
2024-08-24 - 2024-11-03 | Blank Canvas, 2, Argus Lane, George Town, Penang, 10200, Malaysia
At the age of seven, Éric Baudelaire participated in laboratory experiments designed to investigate the existence of telekinesis, the ability to move objects using the power of one’s mind. The experiments used a tychoscope, from the Greek tycho for chance and scope to see, a tin-can-sized robot that ‘makes chance visible’ by drawing random patterns on paper. During half-hour sessions, human participants were instructed to “bring the tychoscope towards them with their thoughts” and influence the drawings it made. These specimens were then compared to control drawings made without human subjects in the room, to see if they deviated from pure chance and potentially demonstrated the existence of telekinetic phenomena.
The experiments were overseen by Isabelle Baudelaire, Éric’s mother, as part of a programme run by the Trasbior laboratory at the French industrial conglomerate CGE from 1980 to 1981. The programme set out to perform and analyse 1,000 experiments, but was closed down after only 215 sessions when the company was unexpectedly taken over. The tychoscope was lost to science. In 2020, Éric began exploring his family’s history of parapsychological research, including the work of his Nobel-prize-winning great-great-grandfather, and recreated a contemporary replica of the original tychoscope.
What It Is Of continues the Trasbior experiments, aiming to create an archive of drawings from around the world far larger than the 1,000 originally intended. Participants are invited to engage in a 25-minute session where they seek to influence the tychoscope’s movement with their consciousness. The resulting drawings become part of the exhibition and are displayed alongside control drawings made without a subject present. Visitors can compare the specimens and draw their own conclusions. This ever-expanding archive, which probes notions of belief, chance, parapsychology and the interplay between mind and matter, constitutes the work What It Is Of.
What It Is Of
24 August – 3 November 2024
12pm – 7pm (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Opening
24 August 2024, Saturday
6pm – 8pm
Artist Sharing
25 August 2024, Sunday
2pm – 3pm
RSVP to +60 16 246 6814
Tychoscope sessions
What It Is Of is a participatory work. Visitors are welcome to sign up for a free half-hour session to create a tychoscope drawing which will become part of the exhibition and project archive.
During each session, a single participant is invited to sit at the drawing table with the tychoscope placed on a blank sheet of paper. For 25 minutes, they are requested to sit quietly and focus on the tychoscope, trying to bring it towards them purely with the power of their thoughts. The resulting drawing is numbered and displayed alongside a control drawing created without a human participant.
Sessions are held every half an hour while the exhibition is open. Participants are requested to arrive ten minutes before the session, as late arrivals may not be able to participate. All are welcome to sign up, as long as they are able to sit and focus for 25 minutes.
Sessions can be signed up for at: https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/2190-what-it-is-of

InstaGeylang
2024-08-24 11:30 - 2024-09-02 18:00 | Kamal Arts Gallery, 1 Engku Aman Turn, Wisma Geylang Serai, #04-05, Singapore 408528, 408528, Singapore
InstaGeylang is a community based photography challenge that encourages the public to snap and share their photos of Geylang Serai on social media.
It aims to promote creative activity and start a repository of collective memory for the Geylang Serai area over the years.
This year’s exhibition coincides with the completion of the arch at the corner of Geylang Serai Market and Tristar Inn and improvement works of Joo Chiat Complex.
A book of photographs documenting the three years of this competition will be launched.
To date there are 3,287 tags of high quality photographic images taken in the Geylang Serai area and its vicinity. Refer to: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/instageylang/
This year, 35 works by 21 individuals have been selected, comprising both professional and amateur photographers.
Prizes are as follows:

1 Best Photo will win a $1,000 cash voucher
3 runner-up prizes with $300 cash voucher each
Final entries will receive a memento and have their work displayed in the exhibition.

More information and competition rules link: https://sites.google.com/kamaldollah.com/instageylang/home
Exhibition period : 24 August to 2nd Sep 2024, 10am to 6pm. Free Admission.

[Open Call] Young Photographers’ Mentorship Programme 2024
2024-08-27 08:00 - 2024-09-30 23:30 | Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, 155 Middle Road, Singapore, 188977, Singapore
Apply by Mon 30 Sep 2024 (2359H)
The Young Photographers’ Mentorship Programme (YPMP) aims to develop the artistic voice and ambitions of young photographers. This three-week long mentorship programme encourages them to explore and experiment with image-based work, and deepen their understanding of the creative and professional possibilities in photography. The programme was formerly known as the Shooting Home Youth Awards.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from some of the region’s foremost visual storytellers as mentors and guest lecturers. Topics covered include how to develop a personal photographic practice, professional and ethical considerations, and exhibition making. They will work towards completing one photo project, which will be presented at Objectifs in the form of an open studio at the end of the programme.
YPMP is open to Singapore-based photographers aged 15 to 23 years old.
Only 12 participants will be selected for this programme. Participants must attend all workshop sessions in person.
Physical sessions:
1) 3 Dec, Tue, 6pm – 9pm
2) 5 Dec, Thu, 6.30pm – 10.30pm
3) 7 Dec, Sat, 1pm – 4pm
4) 10 Dec, Tue, 7pm – 10pm
5) 12 Dec, Thu, 7pm – 10pm
6) 14 Dec, Sat, 12pm – 5pm
7) 17 Dec, Tue, 7pm – 10pm
8) 18 Dec, Wed, 7pm – 10pm
9) 20 Dec, Fri, 5pm – 10pm
Open studio – 21 Dec, Sat, 12pm – 7pm
APPLY NOW

Feeling a little stuck when preparing your portfolio for the application? Join us for a session held on Zoom and bring along all your questions and concerns!
How to Prepare Your Portfolio + Q&A Session
Date and Time: Thu 19 Sep 2024, 7.30pm
Held online via Zoom
Register here

Everyday Practices
2024-08-30 - 2025-07-20 | Singapore Art Museum, 39 Keppel Rd, #01-02 Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065, Singapore, Singapore, 089065, Singapore
Everyday Practices is the inaugural exhibition at Singapore Art Museum (SAM)’s new collection gallery at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, marking the opening of a dedicated space featuring artworks from the SAM collection that reflect contemporary global practices and life today.
The exhibition features 21 artworks from 19 artists and 1 artist collective from 10 countries across Asia, whose practices span different generations and media. Inspired by renowned performance artist Hsieh Tehching’s seminal work, One Year Performance 1978-1979, it delves into the themes of everyday life, examining the repetitive nature of daily activities and the physical endurance they demand. Through the Everyday Practices, visitors can discover how everyday actions can be transformed into meaningful gestures amidst adversity. The public can also look forward to a variety of programmes and activities designed to foster diverse conversations inspired by SAM’s collection.
